Shopify got their poop in a group and we’re back up!!!
Oh, Shopify…
Their functionality follows their stock price
That made me go check out their 52-week high and the delta nearly made me do a spit take… oof.
Expensive FOC week, but there are a few real highlights for me:
Star Wars Bounty Hunters Sprouse - 1st Reva cover - she will be re-used.
Poison Ivy 3 Middleton - epic as his Batgirl 23 - lots of covers for this one - might be underordered
New Champion of Shazam Middleton - same as Poison Ivy above - shops low order Shazam
DC vs Vampires 8 Szerdy - sexy Batgirl at non-exclusive price
Some great hardcovers on FOC too:
Gil Kane’s Spiderman Artisan Edition - Morbius and Death of Gwen Stacy pencils
John Byrne FF Omnibus 2 - absolute bangers in this one if you’ve never read them
Batman Silver Age Omnibus 1
Those Middleton covers came out of nowhere for me. Def a couple for my PC, for sure.
I’ve been waiting something like 4 years now for a Middleton signing for my BG23.
Not paying $400 though.
Would likely get a few other earlier covers signed if/when it ever happens.
Do you think this is his career defining cover? FWIW, I think it might be his GOAT. I have 1 copy that I happened to find sitting all by itself on NCBD–still can’t believe I lucked out.
I found 2 that day. Immediately flipped one for $15.
At least it paid for my second copy which I think is 9.8 quality.
NYX3 may be his best, some may argue. I don’t k ow if he’s topped himself since BG23, but he definitely has come close many times.
NYX 3 is definitely up there. And I agree with him having not topped himself since BG23. But I really want to see his newest covers (from this week’s FOC) in person too.
I’m big on Szerdy regular price covers has one coming for Harley Quinn soon.
Fun fact. Nathan Szerdy was in my wife’s class in high school. He dated one of her friends at the time.
NCBD New Releases are up:
Also, the summer sale continues! All ratios are 10% with coupon code: 10%OFFDDCRATIOS
And last but not least, this week we are also offering a cool bundle to celebrate The Mandalorian. Come check it out:
Ahhh damn, I’m tapped out for a couple of weeks. Oh well, nice to see such a sale being offered in the first place!
FOC is live!
Some issues I want to highlight (some repeats from the FOC thread, but whatevs):
Eight Billion Genies #2 2nd Print’s cover is simple but dope nonetheless. The only thing that would make it better is foil or glitter or some effect. In any case, I like it for the cover alone.
I am liking these Harley homage covers. I dunno who is responsible for DC’s cover direction lately, but they deserve a pat on the back.
I like the character design, right off the bat. I just hope the read is as good as the cover art looks.
DC continues with their swimsuit cover series. The ONLY note I have is that I wish WW’s look carried over to Nubia’s cover… for continuity’s sake.
The reason I’m highlighting this is simply because of Brao’s cover. I’ve recently become a fan of his style and I just want to bring light to anything he’s doing right now.
Hey, how about these dope Predator covers?! I know not everyone shares this opinion, but I can’t wait for the day that Marvel Supes tussle with them Predators.
I think the cover price on this facsimile is slightly pricier than the original’s… slightly.
This is my introduction to JULIET NNEKA’s art, but hot darn this is a nice cover.
And last but not least, the king of cross hatching has another great open order cover.
That Sienkiewicz Predator cover is the best so far. I’ve passed on most of the other ones…I won’t pass with that cover…it’s great!!!
I know, right? Sienkiewicz killed it. It really seems like the Predator is howling in frustration–almost like Elektra has been making him run in circles.
FOC is live!
But what I really want to talk about is…
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How no one will ever get any sleep staring at this creepy a$$ cover:
One more from Boom!
I think we’re finally getting to see the Death Ranger and maybe see how he turned on the Omega Rangers? Not 100% sure, but I’m picking up a copy to read.
Also, Rahzzah has a couple really neat covers on FOC this week:
Catwoman has a few cool covers out too (here are two of them). But like, why is Catwoman wearing gloves poolside? She looks menacing here. I see that, I stay away lol.
Also, did anyone else notice that Sozo Maika’s open order Catwoman cover changed from what was originally solicited (I’m not sure which I prefer actually)? Here is the original for reference:
On the Marvel front, they have some pretty cool covers for order. Betsy Cola killed this Shang-Chi cover (I can’t hate on that neon ;p ). I’m not familiar with Javier Rodriguez’s art, but his Miles Morales cover has me taking notice. And lastly, a Dell’Otto Predator cover? YES PLEASE!
Have a great weekend CHU! Stay dope.
Ivan