Crossing Next Men 21 off my "to get" list

[Rob]

The word is officially out on Next Men #21 (it has been for a while, but prices have been real high lately), so they're coming out of the woodwork! This means as a buyer, I'll never find a "steal", and if I had one, this is a bad time to sell because the market is saturated. Actually, right now is the perfect time to sell, because prices are high, and market saturation hasn't really affected it yet. It will soon. There are 18 currently listed on eBay, and 14 that have completed in the past week. These are no longer hard to find.

 

Moving on to the next money maker...

[fiendish]

Great. I just checked, and I've only got one (NM).

 

Two dilemmae:

 

Keep or sell?

 

Read or slab?

[Rob]

Sell now while the iron's hot! True NM's are getting $75 to $100. I may eat these words, but I can't see it getting higher than that. Not with the availability there are now. When they were selling for $20, people were hoarding them. Now at $75, the flood gates have opened.

[fiendish]

Hmm... Sounds tempting.

 

And it raises another question:

 

When's the best time to sell a movie-hyped book?

 

Six months pre-release (before it gets trashed on aint-it-cool)?

 

A month pre-release?

 

A week?

 

A month post-release?

 

Before the DVD release?

[SharpComics.com]

I was looking and I actuallly have 4 copies. The kicker is I remember having 1 of them SIGNED by Mignola at the Chicago Comicon back in 94 or 95, can't remember which year. I wonder what a signed one would go for?

[Solar]

I wonder why this book hasnt slowed down yet. I really dont think the movie looks very good at all.

[localshop]

Hellblazer is also doing very well at the moment for nice runs or sets, and that movie isn't due out until September (?).

[Rob]

Did you guys post? There's 24 on eBay now.

[Rob]

What's going on?!?!?!

[shiverbones]

holy craaaaaaapppp!

[FFB]

I wish you could "short sell" comics like you can short sell shares of stock. I'd short this puppy in a big way.

 

What's going on?!?!?!

[Galactus]

Hey guys, correct me if i'm wrong but isn't San Diego Comic Con #2 the 1st app. of Hellboy?

[Rob]

Hey guys, correct me if i'm wrong but isn't San Diego Comic Con #2 the 1st app. of Hellboy?

 

Officially, yes. But I think the hobby regards Next Men 21 as the unofficial 1st app.

[harveyfan323]

I sold mine recently on ebay in 9.6 and really didn't get that much for it. I think that now is probably a good time to buy with so many sellers out there.

[Galactus]

What i can't understand is that The San Diego Con comic has a much smaller print run as well as being released in 1993 (around 8 months earlier) that the Next Men issue, so surely you would think that this issue would be a lot more expensive?

[shiverbones]

Hellboy is on the cover of the 21. People like that

[awe4one]

What i can't understand is that The San Diego Con comic has a much smaller print run as well as being released in 1993 (around 8 months earlier) that the Next Men issue, so surely you would think that this issue would be a lot more expensive?

 

I'd say NM #21 would be the official 1st appearance as it was released to the Direct Market. The SD issue is more of a prototype or special issue in my eyes.

 

If the SD issue is considered Hellboy's 1st App, the Malibu Sun(?) preview mag should be considered the 1st appearances of most of the early Image stable....

 

Jim

[Galactus]

Good point, but i seem to recall the San Diego Con comic being an actual story (4 pgs?)

[valiantman]

It's probably one of those situations like Preacher #1...

 

Preacher was actually in Absolute Vertigo first...

but somehow it's not as big a deal as Preacher #1.

[supapimp]

got to love them specs.