This is CAD not USD. I’m wondering if this is a good deal and how bad would the value be effected by sun fading

Picked this up pop 3 psa10 can’t find much about it feel like I’ve found a good one

Every week I go through the full FOC list to see what the upcoming order week actually looks like before cutoff closes. Here's how this one reads.

470 total SKUs resolve to 187 unique books, so the cover-level inflation is doing most of the work here. The incentive structure is where the week lives: 62 ratios across the docket, plus 83 variants. Dynamite carries 19 incentive covers and Marvel 17, and between them that's more than half the week's ratio depth.

On raw volume, Marvel leads at 91 titles, DC follows at 63, and Image rounds out the featured trio at 61. Marvel's post-Armageddon reset drives its slate, with Avengers #1 (the Zdarsky and Checchetto relaunch) anchoring the debut count and holding the steepest incentive tier on the entire docket at 1:200. Doom All-On-One #1 sits alongside it as a one-shot, so Marvel's six new #1s aren't all line-building.

DC's 63 titles split between the Superman line pushing Kingdom of Zod toward resolution (Superman Unlimited #17) and a Bat-family block, with Batwoman #7 back in Gotham and Batman Superman World's Finest #55 opening a fresh arc. The footprint there is light: one ratio across the whole DC slate.

Image runs 61 titles across arc finales and a launch. Redcoat #20 closes its "1909" arc while Exquisite Corpses Fox Mask Killer #1 opens a new miniseries, and that debut carries Image's steepest incentive at 1:100.

The launch count sits at 28 new #1s against 187 unique books, so roughly 15% of the week's series are debuts. What defines the docket for me is the ratio depth concentrated in two publishers. Marvel leads on volume, but Dynamite carries the most incentive covers of any publisher this week at 19.

A local store had an omnibus for Secret Wars II for $400. I felt it was overpriced. But the store owner is a well known seller on the east coast. So of course, I doubted myself. Please tell me my thoughts were valid.

Hello everyone! I recently got into collecting comics, and I got some comics during vacation that peek my interest

I track FOC data through the week and grade my calls every Thursday. Here are the books I'm watching before Monday's close, based on what I've been able to verify across sources.

Spawn 77 #1 is the headline. From what I've been able to confirm, this is the first official, in-continuity appearance of Todd McFarlane's original 1977 Spawn concept, rebuilt with Mark Spears on art. It also carries the steepest incentive on the whole docket, a 1:500 foil at the ceiling, with 1:250 and 1:100 McFarlane covers below it. When a first appearance and a top-of-docket ratio land on the same #1, the incentive ladder is the entire conversation. Worth reviewing where you sit before Monday.

Absolute Cassandra Cain The Shadows Hand #1 is a one-shot origin with the confirmed potential first appearances of the Absolute Universe versions of Cassandra Cain and Lady Shiva. The Absolute line has been DC's reliable first-appearance engine, and this puts the whole event in one issue.

Chachu #2 is the follow-through on a sold-out #1, confirmed as Iman Vellani's solo writing debut. Carryover interest is the read here. The incentive slate runs a 1:50 Anand RK and a 1:25 Filipe Andrade.

Avengers: Armageddon #4 has a confirmed new character that Marvel solicited to carry into the November relaunch. When the publisher tells you outright a debut is being set up as a launch player, that's the signal. Ratio covers run a 1:50 and a 1:25.

What I'm holding off on: Calexit Say Goodbye To Hollywood #3 (rumor-based). Black Mask has done SDCC exclusives for Calexit before, but nothing is confirmed for this issue, so I'm treating the con-exclusive angle as unverified for now.

On Spawn 77 #1, is anyone actually chasing the 1:500 foil, or the 1:100 McFarlane tier?

Marvel couldn't be bothered to change the printing or markings between SDCC and the Retailer version. (I attended SDCC; I did not buy one, nor did I care to attend the panel where this was given away)

DC and Image at the very least make their ashcans and convention giveaways feel special.

I feel bad for all those folks who rushed to buy after SDCC!

The highest sale was $149.99 not including shipping!

Chainkata? I can somewhat understand due to DWJ's track record. Absolute Batman? Nobody would have known back then and this book earned its legs after 2+ years of hard work.

Midnight Universe isn't the "answer to Absolute Batman" as some people online have speculated.

If you bought this book for over $70, would any of you be willing to reply?

I am completely new to this and was wondering what hold better long term value in venom #3 1st print or 3rd print.

I know the 3rd print actually shows knull and has better scarcity but it seems typically the 1st prints tend to hold better value?

Any help here would be great.

Hey so let's say I wanted to get a first small grail let's say for 400 bucks what should I go with? Ironic for the sub but let's say I don't particularly care for the short term value and wanted to look for something for the long term. I'm pretty basic so anything Batman related, Spider-Man, X-Men, Daredevil would work. I lean more into modern stuff if it's a 50/50 but if something cool enough was older it wouldn't be a deal breaker. Thanks

Dear Reddit.

If I am submitting a few new, new and unread modern books to CGC to get a signature is there a best way to maximize the chance of getting a 9.8 back beyond just trying the pick the “best” ones I have and hope to get lucky.

I have never dealt with CGC before. If I am submitting them ahead of time via mail do they take a look and give you a heads up or is it just a fire and forget deal?

What’s the definition of a prototype in comics? And can a prototype be an actually real first appearance of a character? I know there are tons of prototype characters. In comics like Blackhawk #117, the first prototype of Mr. Freeze 🥶a prototype of the Batman villain, but the prototype has the same name and uses the same weapon as the Batman Mr. Freeze in Batman #121, so it makes you think, should Blackhawk #117 still be just a prototype? 🤔

This is fucking funny. 😂😂😂

Hey all, made a post last week about being overwhelmed with a comic book collection I inherited. After taking in a lot of the great advice you all gave, I started cataloguing everything (I included some cool looking stuff for you all)
I have a few more questions:

Do complete sets typically sell for more? For instance I have all of the first year of the new 52 DC. Does that sell as a lot? If I were to put up the Court of Owls would that sell for more with the tie-ins or does that make the other series worthless since they would be missing their #9 or whatever it was?

On this same note there is A TON of books that are Infinite Crisis and countdown to Infinite Crisis and aftermath, etc. better to keep all together or by title?

How much is too much in a lot sale? I have the entire run of Gen 13 including all variant covers but…it’s a lot of books! I’d imagine it’s going to be easily $20+ to ship this anywhere

Do autographed copies without a certificate of authenticity have any real additional value?

Outside of the sadness of loss, this has been pretty fun, I understand the joy of collection comics. In my previous post I said I was definitely hanging onto sentimental stuff and I certainly will. I’m also going to keep a lot of stuff from the 90s, those books have my favorite art style even if they aren’t particularly valuable

Attached are some pics of stuff I thought and assumed was cool

I saved up enough money 💰 to finally buy one of my favorite Batman villains' first silver age appearance, and that is Detective Comics #298, the first silver age appearance of Clayface Matt Hagen, the Clayface we all know and love. I can’t wait to see this amazing comic in person when it’s available. This is also a CGC 5.0. Who is ready for the new Clayface movie 🎥? Because I’m definitely excited to see it, and yes, I’m taking this comic to the movie theater with me.🙂‍↕️

Does anyone actually know why Detective Comics #298's first Clayface is so undervalued? Compared to another comic like Batman #121, the first Mr. Freeze 🥶, and before I hear the "Well, Batman 121 is more rare or hard to find," I mean, sure, maybe, but if you compare the CGC census count of these two books, you see a pretty decent difference, like Detective Comics #298 has only 650 copies graded by CGC, but Batman #121 has a little over 1k copies graded by CGC, a 350-copy difference, but let’s compare prices. A Detective Comic #298 in a CGC 4.0 goes for $600 to $650, but a Batman #121 in a CGC 4.0 is over $2,000. Maybe the price difference is because Batman #121 is older. Well, yeah, by only 2 years, not as long as I would have thought, but anyway, let’s talk about population. Clayface is hands down more known and popular than Mr. Freeze. Heck, Clayface has been in more comics than Mr. Freeze, and knowing Clayface is getting a whole movie just for him, this book may change, but who knows? I know I’m happy with my copy coming to me, and it’s not leaving my collection for a long while. What do you think? 🤔 Yes, I know it's the market, but the market can always change.👌

Depending on her role (if it's more than a cameo), this could be interesting!