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Todd McFarlane sells his SDCC Booth on Whatnot | CBSI Comics
Todd McFarlane is selling his SDCC Booth on Whatnot! BOOKMARK THE STREAM NOW Pieces of Todd’s booth from SDCC are being cut up to be auctioned off on Whatnot. “As a creator who likes to try new things and experiment from time to time, teaming up with the Whatnot crew to help us interact and auction a few items at [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Knight Terrors: Zatanna #2 Chuma Hill 1:50 Variant WRITER: Dennis Culver ARTIST: David Baldeon $150-175. I am either in the ‘love this’ or ‘hate this’ camp…but I cannot decide which. Clearly some people love it based on the current pricing. 2 Dwellings #1 Jay Stephens 1:10 Variant WRITER: Jay Stephens ARTIST: Jay Stephens $40-50. I’d tend to say that [...]
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week - August 16 2023 - NCBD | CBSI Comics
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week – August 16 2023 – NCBD 16 new cool picks being released this week. Some have already jumped in price! Read below for details on hot NEW KEY ISSUE books of the week ! Not all of these will jump in price but you make the decision on which ones [...]
Let’s Talk Comics Vol 6 | CBSI Comics
This article covers recent news and trends in comics, as well as random topics that I just feel like making fun of. Enjoy! UPDATE: A few weeks ago in an article I made a not particularly funny remark about Donny Cates leaving readers hanging on stories. Since then, new details have come to light about a life-threatening accident that forced [...]
THE CLASSIC TOP TEN 8/5/2023 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back to the classic top ten. The goal is simple; create a list that strives to feature no variants. In addition to that there will be no love for the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Jets and Joaquin Phoenix’s accent in Napoleon. The reverse order is intentional. -Topher ———- True Firsts is brought to you by: www.comicbarricade.com [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 251 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Braniac to X-Men to Spawn and more. Just some [...]
Lets Talk Comics Vol. 5 | CBSI Comics
This article covers recent news and trends in comics, as well as random topics that I just feel like making fun of. Enjoy! 1 New Champions Variants The last time something from Marvel was this creatively bankrupt, they were selling the movie rights to Fox. 2 League Of Comic Geeks New tool I discovered that is absolutely phenomenal. [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Transformers (2023) #1 Ashcan SDCC B/W Variant WRITER: Daniel Warren Johnson ARTIST: Daniel Warren Johnson Was $150. Now $300. Well, this one seems to be the winner of SDCC. I like the color better, but this B/W version appears to be much tougher to actually get. 2 Incredible Hulk (2023) #1 2nd Print Patrick Gleason 1:25 Variant WRITER: Phillip [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 250 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Daredevil to X-Force and more. Just some more fun [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Save Now #2 SDCC Exclusive WRITER: Matt Kindt ARTIST: Tomas Giorello $200. I know we have went over the vitriol for Bad Idea time and again, yet here they are, still chugging along. I’m only giving them props today for putting out a quality product and trying to be creative. 2 Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham #1 Ashcan WRITER: Rafael [...]
Willy Wonka, Zoids, Barbie and More! | CBSI Comics
Welcome back everyone. Thank you for stopping by to check out the latest TF. You can also find me here: @comic_book_true_firsts Kenneth Branaugh doing Gargoyles movie got me excited until it was poo pooed. No matter, here are some Gargoyle comic keys juts in case… Gargoyles 1 ( Marvel ) Both the newsstand and direct should be on [...]
Lets Talk Comics, Vol. 4 | CBSI Comics
This article covers recent news and trends in comics, as well as random topics that I just feel like making fun of. Enjoy! 1 Hero vs Hero Stories Please, just stop doing these stories. It has been a tired cliché of the genre for decades now and it needs to die so we may live 2 White Rabbit [...]
TERRIFICON 2023 : July 28th - July 30th 2023 at Mohegan Sun Expo Center | CBSI Comics
TERRIFICON 2023 : July 28th – July 30th 2023 at Mohegan Sun Expo Center TerrifiCon is BACK my friends!! July TerrifiCon, a growing comic convention at the Mehegan Sun Casino in CT. (Check out the site here). CBSI IS HEADED BACK TO TERRIFICON!! We will be there catching up with the comic community and sharing the experience with folks who [...]
Cover Fire 7/26/2023 | CBSI Comics
The Most Fire Cover From This Wednesday’s Releases 7/26/2023 NO INCENTIVE VARIANTS OR STORE EXCLUSIVE VARIANTS ARE COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE. THIS FEATURE IS ABOUT COVER AESTHETICS, ONLY, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEC. HOWEVER… For this week’s INCENTIVES and EXCLUSIVES needs, check out the weekly “COVER LOVERS” podcast with TEAM NERD HERD and me, RIGHT NOW! Weekly Rundown… [...]
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week - July 26 2023 - NCBD | CBSI Comics
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week – July 26 2023 – NCBD 28 new cool picks being released this week. Some have already jumped in price! Read below for details on hot NEW KEY ISSUE books of the week ! Not all of these will jump in price but you make the decision on which ones [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 249 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Dark X-Men to Catwoman and more. Just some more [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Batman/Spawn #1 SDCC Variant WRITER: Todd McFarlane ARTIST: Todd McFarlane Red=$50-70; Gold=$100+. Using McFarlane toys as the cover, this is a very interesting book. The more I look at it, the more I want if for some reason. 2 The Mandalorian (2023) #1 Peach Momoko SDCC Sketch Variant /700 WRITER: Rodney Barnes ARTIST: Georges Jeanty $150. Peach continues her [...]
SDCC Whatnot Hero House Exclusive Variants & SMZ POP UP SHOP | CBSI Comics
Whatnot has announced their exclusive offerings for SDCC this year as well as a new Pop Up Shop powered by SMZ Comics. The Pop Up Shop will be located inside the Hero House (located directly across the street from the San Diego Convention Center) and will feature all of the amazing exclusives for purchase in person. The full list can [...]
TOP TEN TOYS! | CBSI Comics
This week I am not doing a Classic Top Ten comic list and instead giving you a top ten toy list! The goal on this one is to try and stick to recent stuff and hopefully you can actually find some of these despite the flippers who are waiting outside of Target and Walmart for their manager buddies to let [...]
Lets Talk Comics, Vol. 3 | CBSI Comics
This article covers recent news and trends in comics, as well as random topics that I just feel like making fun of. Enjoy! 1 George Lucas Revisionist History I get that some people are unhappy with Disney’s handling of Star Wars, but can we please stop pretending George Lucas is the answer to the problems? This is the [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 248 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Superman to White Widow and more. Just some more [...]
The Classic Top Ten 7/13/2023 | CBSI Comics
I don’t do these often but with so many nonvariants doing well I thought it was appropriate. The goal is simple; create a list that features no variants. In addition to that there will be no love for the Montreal Canadiens. The reverse order is intentional. -Topher 7/13/2023 ———- True Firsts is brought to you by: www.comicbarricade.com [...]
New Comic Release Pre Order Marvel DC Image Boom July 16 17th 2023 | CBSI Comics
Josh Grav’s Final Order Cutoff Comic Books w/ Joker’s EMW Welcome to the Friday FOC Show with East Meets West right here on comicbookinvest.com. Each week the EMW crew takes a look at books that they like for this upcoming FOC after the weekend. Thanks to Joker and of course Josh for not only the awesome list, but also the [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #1 WRITER: Cullen Bunn ARTIST: Dalibor Talajic CGC 9.8=$475. Raws were around $25, now $50+. People are thinking that Deadpool 3 will be this type of story. We have warned people before about overpaying for books that feed into movie scripts–it doesn’t turn out well in the end. 2 Wolverine (1994) #88 WRITER: Larry [...]
Marvel 50th Anniversary Variants : Complete Check List with Print Runs | CBSI Comics
25 titles got the special homage treatment though when you look at how low the max print runs could be, building a set certainly seems daunting. Below each comic is the max number of the variant(based on the 1:50 ration against the stated print run of the comic) that could exist. Remember a lot of stores were not ordering enough [...]
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week - July 12 2023 - NCBD | CBSI Comics
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week – July 12 2023 – NCBD 28 new potential picks being released this week. Some have already jumped in price! Read below for details on hot NEW KEY ISSUE books of the week ! Not all of these will jump in price but you make the decision on which [...]
Detective Comics 8 / Atomic Comics 1 | CBSI Comics
Classic Covers Homage Covers Comic Book Cover Swipes This is pre super-hero definitive CLASSIC COVER and has been since the dawn of Comic Fandom. Detective Comics 8 was released in late August of 1937 with a cover date of October. The Cover is by Craig Flessel, who worked on a lot of DC Covers including issues 2-19 of Detective Comics [...]
Cover Fire 7/12/2023 | CBSI Comics
The Most Fire Cover From This Wednesday’s Releases 7/12/2023 WARNING: SOME IMAGES MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SENSITIVE VIEWERS! NO INCENTIVE VARIANTS OR STORE EXCLUSIVE VARIANTS ARE COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE. THIS FEATURE IS ABOUT COVER AESTHETICS, ONLY, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEC. HOWEVER… For this week’s INCENTIVES and EXCLUSIVES needs, check out the weekly “COVER LOVERS” podcast with [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 247 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Barbie to Captain Marvel and more. Just some more [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Extreme Venomverse #4 Takashi Okazaki 1:25 Variant WRITER: Alyssa Wong ARTIST: Peach Momoko Was $100, now $130-150. Still a lot of people buzzing about this character and cover. I’m not as sold on it, mostly because of the number of available copies out there. 2 Spider-Man 2099 (2001) #1 ToyBiz White WRITER: Peter David ARTIST: Rick Leonardi & Al [...]
Fafhrd, The Grey Mouser, Mutant Mayhem and More! | CBSI Comics
Welcome back everyone. Thank you for stopping by to check out the latest TF. You can also find me here: @comic_book_true_firsts Click on the image below for the TF slideshow! You can also find me here: https://sequentialartreport.wordpress.com/ ———- True Firsts is brought to you by: www.comicbarricade.com Related PostsMay 1, 2020 SHE-RA COMICSSeptember 11, 2018 [...]
Cover Fire 7/5/2023 | CBSI Comics
The Most Fire Cover From This Wednesday’s Releases 7/5/2023 In the same vein as my weekly Cover Tunes articles. Picks in Cover Fire will be “A” covers or regularly-priced alternate covers and will all be available during the current week for cover price. Don’t forget to check out The Wednesday One and Rumor Has It to round out your Wednesday Warrioring! NO INCENTIVE [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 Extreme Venomverse #4 Takashi Okazaki 1:25 Variant WRITER: Alyssa Wong ARTIST: Peach Momoko $100. Well, this being live was unexpected. Such an odd cover, but 1st appearances, uniqueness and rareness tend to do well. 2 Silk (2023) #2 Saowee Menguito 1:25 Variant WRITER: Emily Kim ARTIST: Ig Guara $45-60. Another Silk variant that hits immediately. This artist I am [...]
TOP 5 PATRIOTIC Golden Age Comic Book Covers | CBSI Comics
USA America Captain America Uncle Sam Superman Batman Take a look at the hot 5 Patriotic Covers from the Golden Age of Comics!! 1 CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 2 SUPERMAN #14 3 MASTER COMICS #27 4 BATMAN #17 5 WALT DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #22 ALL STAR COMICS #22 NATIONAL COMICS #27 -Ben C (find me on Instagram) Find me [...]
Marvel & DC News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 246 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from TMNT to Mortal Kombat and more. Just some more [...]
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week - July 5 2023 - NCBD | CBSI Comics
NEW KEY ISSUES & rare hot books released this week – July 5 2023 – NCBD 21 new potential picks being released this week. Some have already jumped in price! Read below for details on hot NEW KEY ISSUE books of the week ! Not all of these will jump in price but you make the decision on which [...]
HOT 10 COMICS | CBSI Comics
1 She-Hulk (2004) #3 WRITER: Dan Slott ARTIST: Juan Bobillo $40-50. Was $10-15. I never tell anyone where to spend their money. I do think this, at best, falls into the ‘tread very lightly’ category. Spider-boy? 20 years ago as a middle aged man that died? How is this going to work exactly? 2 Void Rivals #1 Warren Johnson 1:100 [...]
Hasbro GI Joe Complete 1st Appearance Comic Book Character List | CBSI Comics
First Comic Apperance of GI Joe G.I. war comics Marvel 1980s All the GI info you need in one place Check out through the link below CBSI GI JOE FIRST APPEARANCE LIST Want a little more perspective? Check out the WHAT BOOKS TO WATCH Article right below: WHAT BOOKS TO WATCH Until next time, Find me on [...]
Marvel & Indie News, 1st Appearances, & Speculation | Cheap Comics | DBD 244 | CBSI Comics
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Dollar Bin Digging where I spotlight a few books to keep an eye out for to snag on the cheap. This week, I look at some more fun speculation related to the recent news, leaks, rumors, theories, and announcements. Topics ranging from Transformers to Avengers and more. Just some more fun [...]
Cover Fire 6/21/2023 | CBSI Comics
The Most Fire Cover From This Wednesday’s Releases 6/21/2023 In the same vein as my weekly Cover Tunes articles. Picks in Cover Fire will be “A” covers or regularly-priced alternate covers and will all be available during the current week for cover price. Don’t forget to check out The Wednesday One and Rumor Has It to round out your Wednesday Warrioring! NO INCENTIVE [...]