Books you just cant find in the Wild 20 20

[BuraddoRun]

On 4/21/2024 at 10:48 PM, Jesse-Lee said:

Oh nice, thanks! I knew I recently saw one listed on eBay but it was gone, I should have thought to double check the sold listings. It's a cool book - heavy glossy cover and all black on the back, so a terrible fingerprint magnet. Mine has some bad tics on the back too - but it's ok because I'm not selling it and I paid $2. It's got a version of the New 52 #1 cover under the mask cover, it looks like this:

Oddly enough, I found this same book at Half Price Books myself a month or two ago. Definitely a cool find!

[Jesse-Lee]

On 4/22/2024 at 12:02 AM, BuraddoRun said:

Oddly enough, I found this same book at Half Price Books myself a month or two ago. Definitely a cool find!

Weird! I wonder if some unclaimed copies ended up going to shops or something? But 5 years after SDCC would be odd...

Edited April 22 by Jesse-Lee

[BuraddoRun]

On 4/22/2024 at 12:13 AM, Jesse-Lee said:

Weird! I wonder if some unclaimed copies ended up going to shops or something? But 5 years after SDCC would be odd...

I dunno. It figures they probably get multiple copies from various sellers. Or it could just be coincidence. I don't know how they handle distribution with things that go back to the main warehouse VS things sold directly to and kept at the individual stores.

[F For Fake]

On 4/21/2024 at 4:16 AM, BuraddoRun said:

I found these recently at HPB. I never knew they made comics based on the Disney World attraction.

 

I recall buying these as they were released. It seemed so odd at the time that a major license like Disney had gone with such a small publisher like Slave Labor Graphics. Didn't last long, but the books were pretty cool.

[Qalyar]

On 4/21/2024 at 3:16 AM, BuraddoRun said:

I found these recently at HPB. I never knew they made comics based on the Disney World attraction.

 

Seven issue run and, honestly, not terrible as a light horror series. Obviously, the Roman Dirge covers are also a draw, especially for fans of Lenore. If you're a completionist fan, there's also a red foil variant to #1 which is... not super common, but not that rare. There was also a slipcased hardcover that collected #1-6; I don't believe I've seen a copy. to my knowledge, #7 was never reprinted.

In 2016, Marvel did a 5-issue miniseries for the Haunted Mansion also (gee, I can't imagine why Marvel would get to do Disney stuff... weird!). I haven't read it. It does have "modern cover variant"-itis (there's at least 7 versions of #1, including a Scottie Young cover that I assume is the chase option -- and that's not counting the Halloween ComicFest book that's technically a different title -- even the last issue has four!).

Finally, in 2020, IDW published a standalone 72-page Haunted Mansion graphic novel (I believe technically called Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy). I haven't read it either, but based on the art direction, it's definitely more "Disney" and less "horror".

[littledoom]

Recent htf, low print, and variants from dollar digging

[Tnexus]

Finally found one of my grails after about 3 years of searching. Only two other recorded sales I can find.

[Jesse-Lee]

On 5/18/2024 at 1:14 PM, Tnexus said:

Finally found one of my grails after about 3 years of searching. Only two other recorded sales I can find.

 

Woah, nice.

[littledoom]

On 5/18/2024 at 11:14 AM, Tnexus said:

Finally found one of my grails after about 3 years of searching. Only two other recorded sales I can find.

Who is the cover artist?

[Tnexus]

On 5/18/2024 at 9:33 PM, littledoom said:

Who is the cover artist?

That's a good question. I haven't been able to figure that out, and I also didn't see it mentioned inside the program. No artist mark on the cover that I can see either. I'll check more in depth tomorrow.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/19/2024 at 2:54 AM, Tnexus said:

On 5/18/2024 at 11:33 PM, littledoom said:

Who is the cover artist?

That's a good question. I haven't been able to figure that out, and I also didn't see it mentioned inside the program. No artist mark on the cover that I can see either. I'll check more in depth tomorrow.

Lol that was my first question too, but only after going through Dave Stevens history to see some are programs. When the question popped in the brain here I wrote it off as being too meticulous 😂 

But it is a good question ❓ ⁉️ ⁉️ 

I know Jim Lee has done some local programs but his name is everywhere

[Tnexus]

Reddit sleuths figured it out! Carlos D'Anda.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmfI7bR_bd/

[littledoom]

Some books I was lucky to find in the wild this weekend for $1 each

[littledoom]

This is a book I never see in the wild in close to a decade of searching. I don't think I even see them at conventions. Once in a while a raw copy might surface on ebay. A few years ago I paid a pretty penny for a raw Eric Powell signed copy on eBay.

Edited June 10 by littledoom

[littledoom]

A promo that rarely ever comes up for sale online

[Jesse-Lee]

There are a couple of these on eBay, and I actually got this one as part of a 3-book lot on there for $35 (along with an ASM 41 ToyBiz reprint and a Spawn 200 Silvestri variant), but these were part of the Star Wars Hyperspace Fan Club 2010 Membership Kit, so you had to be an active Hyperspace Fan Club Member to get the book. The Hyperspace club was discontinued in 2010, and they announced that it would be discontinued prior to shipping out the kits. I looked around to see if there was any estimate as to the number of active members in 2010 who would have gotten the kits, but I couldn't find any numbers. I can't imagine it was a massive amount though...

[fastballspecial]

[littledoom]

On 7/22/2024 at 1:58 PM, fastballspecial said:

What comic is this?

[Toz]

On 5/22/2024 at 11:45 AM, littledoom said:

Some books I was lucky to find in the wild this weekend for $1 each

Once upon a time I had like 25 copies of the Comico Attractions Rocketeer.Sadly let them go in my second purge 

[littledoom]

On 7/22/2024 at 6:00 PM, Toz said:

Once upon a time I had like 25 copies of the Comico Attractions Rocketeer.Sadly let them go in my second purge 

Sorry to hear, on the bright side I'm sure they went to good homes!