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That Hellboy: The Fury #3 is awesome! Great book. I have yet to see this book in person. Do you know how many copies were made?

Apparently I lack vision? What's next? Yeah, I don't get it either.

Only so many comics can be on the collecting communities radar and I wonder how sustainable this trend of modern hot indies can be? Will we all be sitting on piles of "use to be hot" books in 10 years, because nobody cares about these books any more? Of course, books like the Walking Dead should retain some value since that book has hit "classic" status similar to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But those books are few and far between. (I'm thinking about past "hot" books like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, Fish Patrol, Swamp Thing, Sandman, Lobo appearances, Punisher appearances, and even more recent successes like Y: The Last Man.) How many of you are buying these books just to flip them? How many of you are chasing these hot books and storing them because you think they are going to continue to increase in value? What is your goal with this area of collecting? Personally, I find this whole area of collecting fascinating. I cannot see becoming a flipper because the money made versus the time spent just does not seem to be worth it and my day job simply pays more. As a collector who lived through the 90s, I have long since given up purchasing multiples of the "hot" books, because I am sitting on piles of "use to be hot" books from that era. Back in the 80s and 90s when the "hot book" information was delivered via magazines, these trends had longer legs than they do now. With the Internet, books are hot then cold in a matter of weeks if not days. Like I said, it is fascinating to watch! As a Star Wars comic reader/collector, I am interested to know if the Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi comics are still hot? Can first printings of issue #0 and 1 still fetch above cover? While I don't actively participate in this area of collecting, I do enjoy reading about it and am even more interested when a comic I purchased ends up becoming "hot".

Three's Company American Idol Wife Swap Being Human I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones I remember.

I agree about heist/crime fiction movies/TV being a bigger market than zombies movies/TV. It has a more broad appeal. But, let's not forget we are talking about comic books here. I think your zombie fans are going to be more inclined to pick up a comic book than your heist/crime fiction fans. I'm speculating the 10-15 years of constant zombie comics is due to the zombie movie crowd crossing over and buying comics. There is no heist/crime fiction comic trend to suggest that fans of a heist/crime fiction TV/movie would buy comics. Thanks, Ron

I just read the article and I still don't understand how Neil Gaiman is part owner of Medieval Spawn and Angela? Isn't Medieval Spawn a derivative of Spawn? I can only guess this was not "work for hire". It's strange to see Todd McFarlane losing the suit for the 2 other female angel characters and the Dark Spawn character since they are derivatives of these other 2 characters. I can only guess this is karma at work here.

There are quite a few copies of these issues out there. It's like Batman 436, just too many copies to appreciate in value. Also, there have been too many soft "reboots" of the Bat characters (Robin, Batwoman, Batgirl, etc.) for these characters to drive book prices.

I've had similar things happen. The only thing that it's done is the same thing that your experience did for you: I basically now shop almost exclusively at my old LCS (Lee's comics in Mountain View). Even though it's a 45 minute drive from my home, I tend to be in the area every week anyway for work, so it's not a big deal. Still, I find it baffling when LCS' don't want to sell their products to customers. Comic shops that are serious about making sure that their customers get their books offer really flexible and easy subscription programs. Yes sir, instead he turned down about 20.00-30.00 in sales. I ran into the same thing with toys-r-us with hot wheels and Star Wars. They actually had signs posted limited one! I would go bankrupt if I turned customers away. That LCS is looking at the future, not the short term sell out of a couple of issues of a single title. If that LCS sell those issues to multiple people, those are multiple potential return customers for that title. If he sells them all to one person, that one person will not be returning to the store month after month to buy out every issue of that title. Smart dealer.

I would tread lightly if I were making such accusations.You are apologizing, yet you're saying right after that "this thread is a scam", therefore, insulting those that contribute to it. Some experienced boardies are quick to call such folk out who only come here to spam for their sales. It seems that your judgement is from lack of networking and history with good board memebers here. Making such accusations like that may not be a good way to start if you're seeking to learn speculation. Get to know the place and the people before making rash comments. You may gain a good network. Then again, you might be in the wrong place. very true, maybe im not here to make friends but think about this, this thread alone has over 10500 hits what does that mean? seems to me that this is an advertisement. good hard working people are paying top dollar for this books to flip/make a profit. I only asked for sources of information to conform these claims of being "hot". rather then beating around the bush It's got 10,500 posts because it's ten years old,not from people selling their wares.We would not allow that on this thread.there is however a forum sales thread that is specifically for selling. its not 10 years old first post was on 10/26/11 11:21 PM O.K. on that note there are only 335 posts,and 10K views.That means alot of people are reading.What does the post count matter anyway? I'm just having a hard time trying to understand where your getting at? what im getting at is tons of people see this. 10000+ has looked as this thread and can be used as a marking tool. my original post ask a question about people making a profile from modern comics and where did they get there sources. i sorry if i sound confrontational but its mind boggling that people havent brought up this point I really think your reading more into it than you need to.This is a for fun type of thread,you see a comic that is selling for more than sticker and you mention it.Nothing more! maybe thats true for you but not all people have the same point of view. i just want to bring some issues to light. Good luck with that! i hope so. like i said oak i never meant to offend anyone just to give people a differentiate perspective, not to invest their life saving on what someone sees on here rather to do research yourself and invest on what you think is worthy. i hope you can understand that. People on here know what to buy and what not buy,of course I can understand your point.I just think your making too big a deal out of nothing,everyone here knows what's what here. points have to made to be heard. im fairly new on here, ive been trolling reading the threads for awhile and im sure there adding 100s of new users everyday. and i dont think "everyone" knows whats what. This is a major marketing tool if you realize it or dont and it can be abused. I believe the word you are looking for is "lurking" not "trolling". There are some unscrupulous people (ahem - Larry) who do try to use this thread as a marketing tool, but most posters on this thread are just pointing out comics that they see that are selling for more than your average modern. Trust me, most of the time when the information hits this thread, its probably too late to act on any of the comics.

Someone at Tate's must have found this stash of copies while getting the store stocked for Christmas. They look minty fresh (as if never put on the shelf / out for Dark Horse day)... I quickly bought all of them. So, was this comic truly limited to 500 copies? I also acquired 10 copies of this comic for cover price (most bought directly from Tate's and also in terrific condition, but I also acquired a few from a member of the Dark Horse boards) which makes me question if this was really limited to 500 copies. Also, I've never seen the "common" signed issues. Maybe the non-signed issues are more common. Regardless, if you bought these for cover, you did really good. I saw many of these comics sell on E-Bay for quite a bit.

Tate's Comics exclusive Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness 1 has been fetching good money usually $70+. I believe it was limited to 500 copies, many of which were signed for people who were at the store during a Dark Horse weekend. How many copies of Hellboy The Fury 3 retailer incentives were made? There is one on E-Bay right now for $300 and I don't remember seeing any other copies prior to this one.

There "Dr Banner" induced Gamma sharks. That would explain the anger issues.

The Planet Master looks very similar to a certain Kree warrior's first outfit. A pretty cool looking book.

That's a lot of money for such a silly looking cover. All those sharks in the same pose. It looks dumb, regardless of how well you believe they are rendered.

He's a racist. I'm sure there are other reasons as well.

Great looking cover! Ron