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I need to do a write up regarding a couple of comic cons Iāve attended as I spend a very considerable amount of time at both and did my best to make observations.
One of those observations was the amount of times I had fans of different ages, gender ask ādo you have any Poison Ivy books?ā. The request was made enough that I specifically made a note of it in a small logbook I carry. Again, I was helping a friend who had nothing by way of her books sans a single graded random bookā¦so I wanted to make note to ensure I have my own section or box of random Ivy stuff going forward. These books will be included in it.
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Honestly, I didnāt think it was as good as the previous cover.
her popping a squat on plant personās head kinda turned me off.
I could see this Poison Ivy cover becoming popular. It has sort of a fantasy/fairy art to it that I think would appeal to a sub set of collectors.
Happy St. Patrickās Day (eve), everyone! I empathize for those who still have young kids and try to trap Leprechaunāsā¦and wake up to a messy house. Cleaning up the house is not something I look forward too after the little buggers run rampant (whether it be leprechauns or children) ā¦especially with it landing on a Monday this year. Going to be a rough morning. But, what we can look forward to are the comics on FOC this Sunday, coming out in the next month or so!
COVERS
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Dekal doesnāt do many covers each month, but when he does he usually hits it out of the park. Hereās another for the Dekal fans (liking it for the St. Pattyās day green too!). Dirty D Cover-of-the-Week!
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Up there with Jeff Dekal is David Aja, in my opinion. He has that simple stile using solid colors and backgrounds (usually solid white). Itās almost like a negative space variant, but not quite. Not his best work here, but for a Wolverine cover I like it and picking up a copy for may Aja collection.
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Geiger comes face to face with the unstoppable power of Ashley Arden, The Glowing Woman. Can he learn to control his abilities as she has, or will his growing power doom him and everyone he holds dear? Meanwhile, The Custodian returns-alive and more dangerous than ever. But whatās his connection to Junkyard Joe, and why is he back now? Secrets unravel, and the stakes have never been higher!Lots of talk and praise for this series so far. The Glowing Woman has been on a few covers, but this might be the best one of her so far. And it goes along with the Geiger āhalf head/half skullā cover motif. So highlighting it here this month.
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Issue #1 popped with itās Mike Tyson Punch-Out video game homage. Could the Super Mario do the same?
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REPRINTS
Image is pumping out more awesome Jason Howard 2nd Prints for G.I.Joe and Transformers titles. Still going with A & B Good and Bad Guys/Gals. So letās highlight those first.Ā
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Of all these reprint variants, this one is likely the one that has spec value. This issue is the first appearance of Shredhead, and there his is on the cover! Checks a few boxes.
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So hard to resist the shiny foil facsimile coversā¦This one is classic Neal Adams, and can be a bit pricey. So fax worthy for Adamās fans.
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FIRST APPEARANCES
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THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUTāSTARTING HERE! Itās about to get icy cold in Gotham Cityā¦as we reveal the connections between a young, up-and-coming scientist named Victor Fries, his history with the Ark M experiment, and what it all has to do with the mysterious Joker. A bombastic two-parter with a guest artist, the one and only super-star Marcos Mart n, starts here!Looks as if the Joker makes a cameo at the end of issue #6. So donāt go heavy here. I expect a 2nd print variants with Joker on the cover to be announced soon. If you donāt already have this book on your pull list, it might be a good time because more villains will be making appearances in near term future issues.
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Meet the three new symbiotes who could put the Spiders at the edge of their webs! Which of them has what it takes? Could it be the devious Venomouse? The disorderly Katie Power? Or a whole new Eddie Brock? Read and find out!Some new variations of Venom Symbiotes, if youāre still into collecting such things.
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INDY SPOTLIGHT
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A 4-issue sci-fi epic in the vein of Heavy Metal , Dune , and Star Wars , yFu follows the story of Andre the Patcher (a planetary cyber-empath), and a young farmer named Estonāya on the desolate world of Markap as they encounter the āyFuā goddesses - caretakers of the Yearning Tree, who may hold the key to restoring abundance to the universe, and wrench it from the clutches of the ancient, evil Cron.Interesting comparisons. No variants or incentives that Iāve seen. Although Iām not sure if Devilās Due is still with only Diamond.
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BACK OF FOC
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In 1982, a tranquil town becomes the backdrop for a series of eerie and unsettling events. During a routine evening patrol, Sheriff Depero encounters a chilling scene: a blood-soaked woman dashes toward him, screaming that her life is in danger. Horror stands at the gates of the city!This was on FOC back in early February. Since then Keenspot appears to have moved from Diamond to Lunar, so this book is on FOC again.
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PICK OF THE WEEK
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And there came a day, unlike any other, when Doctor Doom ruled the worldā¦and he needed an AVENGERS team all of his own! Kristoff Vernard, son of VICTOR VON DOOM, has been tasked with building the newest iteration of Earthās Mightiest Heroes! But who are these would-be heroes? And how did they come to be the SUPERIOR AVENGERS?Part of One World Under Doom. New characters, starting out as a team, but I would not expected any immediate flip potential here. Iām sure the print run will be large, so this is a long term hold. Reminds me of Young Avengers, so for that reason this is the Dirty D Pick-of-the-Week.
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Drek of the Week - But Could Still be Fun
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This is a first-of-its-kind blind bag program. The blind bags will include a chance to get ANY of the solicited covers from A through I. However, there are rare SURPRISE issues that may or may not be related to BATTLE BEAST or the Invincible Universe that can be found in these blind bags. Those SURPRISE issues will not be publicly announced in advance of the issue release.Blind Bags and chase covers are starting to become a thing in comic books. The Marvel Whatnot comic trading packs seemed to have kicked this thing off and was very successful. The trading card collectors market has been doing this for a long time with success, it was inevitable weād find publishers jumping on the train. People love to gamble their money away, whether it be at casinos or on scratch tickets, or blind bags.
You may not know what Battle Beasts are, but make no mistakeā¦there will be A LOT of these made and soldā¦people are talking about it and hyping itā¦and itās likely a sign of things to come for comic books. So itās highly unlikely youāll get much of anything of any value in these blind bags. Itās essentially like a scratch off ticket. So for that reason this is the Dirty D Drek-of-the-Week.
But just because itās drek, doesnāt mean it doesnāt have itās entertainment value. Iāll be grabbing a few myself. So have some fun with itā¦pick up a few and open them if gambling is your thingā¦share on social media what you got. But do not break the bank on these.
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Parting Thoughts
Happy St. Pattyās Day! Enjoy the week and your comics!
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