NEW COMIC WEDNESDAY #1598
 329 TOTAL ITEMS GO ON SALE STARTING AT 7:00AM WEDNESDAY
 ALTERING YOUR REALITY EVERYDAY SINCE 1994!

-THIS WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS-

OUR TOP TEN COMICS FOR THIS WEEK
RANKING IS BASED ON OUR ORDERING FOR THE WEEK
1) BATMAN #159
2) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
3) ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6)
4) PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
5) ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3
6) ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7
7) SUPERMAN #25
8) AVENGERS #25 [DOOM]
9) JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6
10) X-MEN #15
 

9 FIRST ISSUES

LOOKING FOR A NEW SERIES?
THESE TITLES WILL ALL ARRIVE ON 042325

Arcana Royale #1
GATCHAMAN RYU SCAVENGERS #1 (ONE SHOT)
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ROADBLOCK #1 (ONE SHOT)
MEDIEVAL SPAWN #1 (OF 4)
MOONSHINE BIGFOOT #1 (OF 4)
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
THE FIRST AMERICANS #1 (OF 8)
YOUNGBLOOD DELUXE #1

9 LAST ISSUES

IT'S THE FINAL LAP
FOR THESE CHERISHED TITLES

ARCHAIC #5 (OF 5) (MR)
Masters of the Universe/TMNT: Turtles of Grayskull #4
SABRETOOTH: THE DEAD DON'T TALK #5
STRING #5 (OF 5) (MR)
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #3 (OF 3)
SYNAP #5 (OF 5)
Those Not Afraid #4
X-FORCE #10
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #5

12 FOIL COVERS

SHINY FOIL COMIC  COVERS SHIPPING THIS WEEK

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil Var
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 5th Print Cvr C Dan Mora Foil
BATMAN #159 CVR F JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS FOIL VAR
BATMAN #159 GIANT SIZED SPECIAL ED CVR B LEE FOIL VAR
BRAVE & BOLD #60 FACSIMILE EDI CVR B NICK CARDY FOIL
Godzilla 70th ANNIV Foil Classics: Godzilla #1 Cover A (Adams)
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 GREG LAND FOIL VARIANT
SUPERMAN #25 CVR H DAN MORA FOIL VAR
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR G PARRILLO FOIL
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR I MANIX FOIL
YOUNGBLOOD DELUXE #1 CVR B ROB LIEFELD FOIL VAR

0 MANGA

MANGA ARRIVALS FOR THIS WEEK

NEW MANGA...
NO MANGA THIS WEEK

15 SECOND PRINTS

1st PRINTS ARE GONE, HERE'S YOUR 2nd CHANCE

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil Var
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2 Fourth Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2 Fourth Printing Cvr B Tony S Daniel
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Third Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Third Printing Cvr B Gabriele Dell Otto
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr A Rafa Sandoval
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 5th Print Cvr A Hayden Sherman
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 Fifth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 Fifth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora
BUG WARS #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG (MR)
Godzilla Vs. America: Chicago Cover A (2nd Printing-Seeley)

5 GAME RELATED

GAME RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad #3 (CVR A-Kieran McKeown)
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR A-Stephen Green)
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR B-Mattia de Iulis)
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR C-Campbell)
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR D-Von Rueden)
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-CRUNCHING THIS WEEKS NUMBERS-

We order 99.9% of the comics all our distributors solicit. Keep that in mind as you read the numbers below; they not only break down our shipping week, but they're also a good representation of this week in comics nationwide. The list ranks this weeks TOP 10 shippers by the number of SKU's they sent out this week. In the case of a tie, the shipper with the higher cumulative MSRP TOTAL is given top poll position.

042325 COMPANY RANKINGS # NEW TITLES  MSRP TOTALS 
  1) DC COMICS 69  $               416.31
  2) MARVEL COMICS 48  $               230.52
  3) IMAGE COMICS 35  $               142.65
  4) DARK HORSE COMICS 17  $                  74.83
 5) BOOM! COMICS 9  $                  44.91
  6) DYNAMITE COMICS 8  $                  49.92
7) TITAN COMICS 8  $                  31.92
8) MAD CAVE COMICS 7  $                  40.93
  9) IDW COMICS 6  $                  35.94
10) TITAN COMICS 6  $                  29.94
 INDY COMICS 11  $                  65.89
TOTALS: 224  $            1,163.76
TOTALS BASED ON SKU'S PER TITLE FOR THIS WEEK    

NEW COMICS COST HOW MUCH?!?: Here's the price point breakdown for the Week of 04/23/25. This coming week, there are 224 NEW COMICS shipping with a total of MULTIPLE price points ranging from $2.99 to $19.99. The largest concentration of books, this week falls again into the $4.99 price point with all other price points trailing far off into the back. The industry has settled on the $4.99 price point as the standard MSRP for comics. So, if someone asks you: "Hey, how much are new comics today?" The answer is $4.99, and that's from the experts at Alternate Reality!

042325 PRICE POINTS # SHIPPING   TOTALS 
$2.99 5  $                  14.95
$3.99 71  $               283.29
$4.99 93  $               464.07
$5.99 28  $               167.72
$6.99 13  $                  90.87
$7.99 5  $                  39.95
$8.99 2  $                  17.98
$9.99 5  $                  49.95
$14.99 1  $                  14.99
$19.99 1  $                  19.99
TOTALS: 224  $            1,163.76

-THIS WEEKS STORE SALES-

25% OFF OUR BOOK OF THE WEEK

PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 4)

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Marcelo Ferreira

A heat wave sends NYC into a blackout and Spider-Man on patrol as tempers boil across the city. But beneath its grimy sewers and subways lurks a threat unlike anything Peter Parker has faced before. Introducing "Skinner," a Predator of no honor and no clan - only a thirst for blood

COVER PRICE:

 $5.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $4.50

 

25% OFF OUR BOOK KIDS OF THE WEEK

ONE COOL DUCK #1-KING OF COOL HC

ASTRA PUBLISHING
(W/A) Mike Petrik

Duck is feeling pretty good about himself. He can flip on a skateboard, and he’s a great friend. Then Cat comes along and seems so cool—but Cat also does some mean stuff nobody likes! Each character has a distinct way of speaking, and readers will love learning how to read and pronounce entertaining slang expression from the fifties and other “cool” eras.

COVER PRICE:

 $12.99

ALL WEEK LONG YOU PAY:

 $9.75

 

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 Every THURSDAY from NOON to 6:00pm
 Ladies SAVE 20% OFF Everything in the store!


 

KIDS CORNER SUNDAY
 Every SUNDAY from NOON to 5:00pm
 20% OFF All Comics & Books in our Kids Corner!

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All "BOOK OF THE WEEK" discounts are applicable only during the week of the NEW COMICS release.
All discounts apply only while supplies last and for single copy purchase.

-THIS WEEKS SHIPPING-

228 NEW & RETURNING COMIC BOOKS ARRIVE THIS WEEK

(Prices shown are the MSRP for the item during this week of release and may not reflect later market changes)

Items HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE below are Diamond Comics LATE ARRIVING from last week  
 1) NEW DC COMICS-69  MSRP 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora CRD STK Var  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 Sixth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil Var  $     7.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2 Fourth Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2 Fourth Printing Cvr B Tony S Daniel CRD STK Var  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Third Printing Cvr A Nick Dragotta  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 Third Printing Cvr B Gabriele Dell Otto CRD STK Var  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR A JAVIER RODRIGUEZ  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR B CRYSTAL KUNG CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR C CHRISTIAN WARD CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR D JEFF SPOKES CONN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr A Rafa Sandoval   $     4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora CRD STK Var   $     5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #1 Fourth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil Var  $     7.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 Fifth Printing Cvr A Hayden Sherman  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 Fifth Printing Cvr B Dan Mora CRD STK Var  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1 Fifth Printing Cvr C Dan Mora Foil Var  $     7.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 CVR A HAYDEN SHERMAN  $     4.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 CVR B JESSICA FONG CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 CVR C DECLAN SHALVEY CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #159 CVR A JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS  $     4.99
BATMAN #159 CVR B ANDY KUBERT CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #159 CVR C GABRIELE DELL OTTO CONN CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #159 CVR D JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #159 CVR E JOE QUINONES APRIL FOOLS CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
BATMAN #159 CVR F JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS FOIL VAR  $     7.99
BATMAN #159 GIANT SIZED SPECIAL EDITION CVR A JIM LEE  $   14.99
BATMAN #159 GIANT SIZED SPECIAL EDITION CVR B JIM LEE FOIL VAR  $   19.99
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A NICK CARDY  $     3.99
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR B NICK CARDY FOIL VAR  $     6.99
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C BLANK VAR  $     4.99
FLASH #20 CVR A MIKE DEL MUNDO  $     3.99
FLASH #20 CVR B JEFF SPOKES CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
FLASH #20 CVR C LESLEY LEIRIX LI CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GREEN ARROW #23 CVR A TAURIN CLARKE  $     3.99
GREEN ARROW #23 CVR B MIGUEL MERCADO CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GREEN ARROW #23 CVR C ANNIE WU APRIL FOOLS CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
GREEN LANTERN #22 CVR A XERMANICO  $     4.99
GREEN LANTERN #22 CVR B LUCIO PARRILLO CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
GREEN LANTERN #22 CVR C MIGUEL MERCADO CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
GREEN LANTERN DARK #4 (OF 7) CVR A WERTHER DELL EDERA  $     4.99
GREEN LANTERN DARK #4 (OF 7) CVR B NIMIT MALAVIA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
GREEN LANTERN DARK #4 (OF 7) CVR C KEVIN WADA CRD STK VAR  $     5.99
HARLEY QUINN #50 CVR A ELIZABETH TORQUE  $     3.99
HARLEY QUINN #50 CVR B DAVID NAKAYAMA CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
HARLEY QUINN #50 CVR C NOOBOVICH CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
HARLEY QUINN #50 CVR D DAVID NAKAYAMA APRIL FOOLS CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR A DAN MORA CONN (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $     3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CRD STK VAR (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $     4.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR C NATHAN SZERDY CRD STK VAR (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $     4.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR D MARK SPEARS CRD STK VAR (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $     4.99
METAMORPHO THE ELEMENT MAN #5 CVR A STEVE LIEBER  $     3.99
METAMORPHO THE ELEMENT MAN #5 CVR B CHRISTIAN WARD CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
PEACEMAKER PRESENTS: VIGILANTE EAGLY DOUBLE FEATURE #2 (OF 5) CVR A GERADS  $     3.99
PEACEMAKER PRESENTS: VIGILANTE EAGLY DOUBLE FEATURE #2 (OF 5) CVR B FOWLER CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
PEACEMAKER PRESENTS: VIGILANTE EAGLY DOUBLE FEATURE #2 (OF 5) CVR C GEDEON CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
POWER GIRL #20 CVR A YANICK PAQUETTE  $     3.99
POWER GIRL #20 CVR B W SCOTT FORBES CRD STK VAR  $     4.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR A DAN MORA  $     5.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR B RAFAEL GRASSETTI CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR C GUILLEM MARCH CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR D JEFF DEKAL CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR E BRAD WALKER CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR F DAN HIPP APRIL FOOLS CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR G BLANK CRD STK VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR H DAN MORA FOIL VAR  $     8.99
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #3 (OF 3) CVR A BRYAN HITCH  $     6.99
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #3 (OF 3) CVR B CHRIS SAMNEE VAR  $     6.99
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #3 (OF 3) CVR C DECLAN SHALVEY VAR  $     6.99
NEW DC TOTALS:  $ 416.31
 
 2) NEW MARVELCOMICS-49  MSRP 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2  $     4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 CHRIS GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN WRAP VARIANT L  $     4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 PABLO VILLALOBOS VARIANT  $     4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 PAOLO RIVERA VARIANT  $     4.99
AVENGERS #25 [DOOM]  $     4.99
AVENGERS #25 CHRIS GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN WRAP VARIANT B [DOOM]  $     4.99
AVENGERS #25 LUCIANO VECCHIO CAPTAIN MARVEL VARIANT [DOOM]  $     4.99
AVENGERS #25 RUSSELL DAUTERMAN VARIANT [DOOM]  $     4.99
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #4  $     3.99
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #4 IAN CHURCHILL VARIANT  $     3.99
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #3  $     3.99
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #3 DAN PARENT VARIANT  $     3.99
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #3 IVAN SHAVRIN VARIANT  $     3.99
INFINITY WATCH #4  $     3.99
INFINITY WATCH #4 DAVID BALDEON HANDBOOK VARIANT  $     3.99
INFINITY WATCH #4 INHYUK LEE PHIL COULSON VARIANT  $     3.99
MAGIK #4  $     3.99
MAGIK #4 PEACH MOMOKO DESIGN VARIANT  $     3.99
MAGIK #4 ROSE BESCH MAGIK VARIANT  $     3.99
NEW CHAMPIONS #4  $     3.99
NEW CHAMPIONS #4 PABLO VILLALOBOS VARIANT  $     3.99
NEW CHAMPIONS #4 RIAN GONZALES VARIANT  $     3.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3  $     4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3  GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN WRAP VARIANT H  $     4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3 GABRIELE DELL'OTTO VARIANT  $     4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3 GODTAIL DOOMASAUR VARIANT  $     4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3 R.B. SILVA VARIANT  $     4.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1  $     5.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 GREG LAND FOIL VARIANT  $     8.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 MARCELO FERREIRA DESIGN VARIANT  $     5.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 PEPE LARRAZ PROMO ART VARIANT  $     5.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 RYAN BROWN VARIANT  $     5.99
SABRETOOTH: THE DEAD DON'T TALK #5  $     3.99
SABRETOOTH: THE DEAD DON'T TALK #5 RAFAEL DE LATORRE VARIANT  $     3.99
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #15  $     4.99
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #15 ROD REIS ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT  $     4.99
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT: RED BAND #9 [POLYBAGGED]  $     4.99
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT: RED BAND #9 GONZO VARIANT [POLYBAGGED]  $     4.99
X-FORCE #10  $     5.99
X-FORCE #10 BENGUS MARVEL VS. CAPCOM VARIANT  $     5.99
X-MEN #134 FACSIMILE EDITION  $     4.99
X-MEN #15  $     4.99
X-MEN #15 BENGUS MARVEL VS. CAPCOM VARIANT  $     4.99
X-MEN #15 CHRIS GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN WRAP VARIANT O  $     4.99
X-MEN #15 GERALD PAREL CYCLOPS VARIANT  $     4.99
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #5  $     3.99
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #5 DAN PARENT VARIANT  $     3.99
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #5 MARVEL ANIMATION VARIANT  $     3.99
NEW MARVEL TOTALS:  $ 230.52
 
 3) NEW IMAGE COMICS-35  MSRP 
ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #2 CVR A ERIC ZAWADZKI (MR)  $     3.99
ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #2 CVR B ARTYOM TRAKHANOV VAR (MR)  $     3.99
BUG WARS #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG (MR)  $     4.99
BUG WARS #3 (OF 6) CVR A MAHMUD ASRAR & MATTHEW WILSON (MR)  $     4.99
BUG WARS #3 (OF 6) CVR B ADAM KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN VAR (MR)  $     4.99
DUST TO DUST #5 (OF 8) CVR A JG JONES  $     3.99
GI JOE #6 CVR A TOM REILLY  $     3.99
GI JOE #6 CVR B DERRICK CHEW VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE #6 CVR C LORENZO DE FELICI VAR  $     3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ROADBLOCK #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A ANDREW KRAHNKE  $     3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ROADBLOCK #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B JORGE FORNES VAR  $     3.99
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #42 CVR A BJORN BARENDS  $     2.99
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #42 CVR B DON AGUILLO VAR  $     2.99
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #42 CVR C ANTONIO LUCCHI VAR  $     2.99
HORNSBY & HALO #6 CVR A PETER SNEJBJERG & JOHN KALISZ  $     3.99
HORNSBY & HALO #6 CVR B GERMAN PERALTA VAR  $     3.99
HORNSBY & HALO #6 CVR C MARK CHIARELLO VAR  $     3.99
MEDIEVAL SPAWN #1 (OF 4) CVR A FRANCESCO MATTINA  $     3.99
MEDIEVAL SPAWN #1 (OF 4) CVR B TODD MCFARLANE & FRANCESCO MATTINA B&W VAR  $     3.99
MEDIEVAL SPAWN #1 (OF 4) CVR C BLANK SKETCH VAR  $     3.99
MONSTRESS #57 (MR)  $     3.99
MOONSHINE BIGFOOT #1 (OF 4) CVR A ZACH HOWARD & NELSON DANIEL  $     4.99
NULLHUNTER #7 (OF 12) CVR A MICHAEL WALSH  $     3.99
NULLHUNTER #7 (OF 12) CVR B GUSTAFFO VARGAS VAR  $     3.99
NULLHUNTER #7 (OF 12) CVR C AARON LOSTY VAR  $     3.99
POWER FANTASY #8 CVR A CASPAR WIJNGAARD (MR)  $     3.99
POWER FANTASY #8 CVR B DANI VAR (MR)  $     3.99
SPAWN RAT CITY #13 CVR A ZE CARLOS  $     2.99
SPAWN RAT CITY #13 CVR B MARCO FAILLA VAR  $     2.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE MUMMY #2 (OF 4) CVR A FAITH ERIN HICKS  $     4.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE MUMMY #2 (OF 4) CVR B RYAN SOOK VAR  $     4.99
WITCHBLADE #10 (2024) CVR A GIUSEPPE CAFARO & ARIF PRIANTO  $     3.99
WITCHBLADE #10 (2024) CVR B TULA LOTAY VAR  $     3.99
YOUNGBLOOD DELUXE #1 CVR A ROB LIEFELD  $     3.99
YOUNGBLOOD DELUXE #1 CVR B ROB LIEFELD FOIL VAR  $     5.99
NEW IMAGE TOTALS:  $ 142.65
 
 4) NEW DARK HORSE COMICS-17  MSRP 
Arcana Royale #1 (CVR A-A.C. Zamudio)  $     4.99
Black Hammer: Spiral City #5 (CVR A-Teddy Kristiansen)  $     3.99
Black Hammer: Spiral City #5 (CVR B-Tyler Crook)  $     3.99
Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad #3 (CVR A-Kieran McKeown)  $     3.99
From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome to Twilight #2 (CVR A-Scott Hepburn)  $     4.99
From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome to Twilight #2 (CVR B-Soo Lee)  $     4.99
Into the Unbeing: Part Two #3 (CVR A-Hayden Sherman)  $     3.99
Into the Unbeing: Part Two #3 (CVR B-mon Roy)  $     3.99
Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #4 (CVR A-Williams II)  $     3.99
Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #4 (CVR B-Michel Fiffe)  $     3.99
Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #4 (CVR C-Fero Peniche)  $     3.99
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR A-Stephen Green)  $     4.99
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR B-Mattia de Iulis)  $     4.99
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR C-Aaron Campbell)  $     4.99
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (CVR D-Tim Von Rueden)  $     4.99
Those Not Afraid #4 (CVR A) (Glenn Fabry)  $     3.99
Those Not Afraid #4 (CVR B) (Patrick Piazzalunga)  $     3.99
NEW DARK HORSE COMICS TOTALS:  $   74.83
 
 5) NEW BOOM! COMICS-9  MSRP 
Last Boy #2 E FOC Reveal Variant (Dressed  Rodriguez)  $     4.99
Minor Arcana #6 A Main (Dressed  Lemire)  $     4.99
Minor Arcana #6 B Variant (Dressed  Perez)  $     4.99
Minor Arcana #6 C BOOM 20th ANNIV Variant (Dressed  Mercado)  $     4.99
The Amory Wars: No World for Tomorrow #10 A Main (Dressed  Gugliotta)  $     4.99
The Amory Wars: No World for Tomorrow #10 B Variant (Dressed  Wayshak)  $     4.99
The Last Boy #2 A Main (Dressed  Panosian)  $     4.99
The Last Boy #2 B Variant (Dressed  Torque)  $     4.99
The Last Boy #2 F Unlockable Variant (Full Art  Panosian)  $     4.99
NEW BOOM! COMICS TOTALS:  $   44.91
 
 6) NEW DYNAMITE COMICS-8  MSRP 
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR A PARRILLO   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR B SHALVEY   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR C LEE & CHUNG   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR D MASSAFERA   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR E MANIX   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR F ACTION FIGURE   $     4.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR G PARRILLO FOIL   $     9.99
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR I MANIX FOIL   $     9.99
NEW DYNAMITE COMICS TOTALS:  $   49.92
 
 7) NEW TITAN COMICS-8  MSRP 
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR A DE LA TORRE (MR)  $     3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR B ROOTH (MR)  $     3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR C TEMPLESMITH (MR)  $     3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR D FOC BRAITHWAITE (MR)  $     3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR E FOC TORRE VIRGIN (MR)  $     3.99
LOOSE END #3 CVR A CARANFA (MR)  $     3.99
LOOSE END #3 CVR B HACK GOODFELLAS HOMAGE (MR)  $     3.99
LOOSE END #3 CVR C HYMEL (MR)  $     3.99
NEW TITANCOMICS TOTALS:  $   31.92
 
 8) NEW MAD CAVE COMICS-7  MSRP 
BLADE FORGER #2 (OF 5)  $     4.99
FLASH GORDON QUARTERLY #3  $     6.99
GATCHAMAN RYU SCAVENGERS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A RICCARDO ROBALDO  $     6.99
GATCHAMAN RYU SCAVENGERS #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR B NUNO PLATI VAR  $     6.99
SPECTRUM #5 (OF 6)  $     4.99
STRING #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     4.99
SYNAP #5 (OF 5)  $     4.99
NEW MAD CAVE COMICS TOTALS:  $   40.93
 
 9) NEW IDW COMICS-6  MSRP 
Godzilla 70th ANNIV Foil Classics: Godzilla #1 Cover A (Adams)  $     9.99
Godzilla Vs. America: Chicago Cover A (2nd Printing-Seeley)  $     7.99
Star Trek #31 Cover A (Ward)  $     4.99
Star Trek #31 Variant B (Levens)  $     4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #24 Cover A (Myer)  $     3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #24 Variant B (Neo)  $     3.99
NEW IDW COMICS TOTALS:  $   35.94
 
 10) NEW ONI PRESS COMICS-6  MSRP 
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #10 (OF 12) CVR A LEE BERMEJO  $     4.99
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #10 (OF 12) CVR B DARICK ROBERTSON VAR  $     4.99
OUT OF ALCATRAZ #2 (OF 5) CVR A TYLER CROOK  $     4.99
OUT OF ALCATRAZ #2 (OF 5) CVR B OLIVER DOMINGUEZ VAR  $     4.99
RICK AND MORTY RICKLEMANIA #3 (OF 4) CVR A MARC ELLERBY  $     4.99
RICK AND MORTY RICKLEMANIA #3 (OF 4) CVR B HITORI E NICOLAS VAR  $     4.99
NEW ONI PRESS COMICS TOTALS:  $   29.94
 NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS-11  MSRP  PUBLISHER
ARCHAIC #5 (OF 5) (MR)  $     3.99 Ahoy
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #95 CVR A CAIO CACAU  $     4.99 ZENESCOPE ENT
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #95 CVR B IGOR VITORINO  $     4.99 ZENESCOPE ENT
LILITH #3 (OF 5) CVR A CORIN HOWELL (MR)  $     4.99 Vault Comics
LILITH #3 (OF 5) CVR B INC 1:5 CHRIS SHEHAN VAR (MR)  $     4.99 Vault Comics
LILITH #3 (OF 5) CVR E CORIN HOWELL BLACK BAG VAR (MR)  $     9.99 Vault Comics
LILITH #3 (OF 5) CVR F ASHLEIGH IZIENICKI BLACK BAG VAR (MR)  $     9.99 Vault Comics
MERCY SPARX SWEET 16 COMMEMORATIVE RELEASE CVR A (MR)  $     5.99 DEVILS DUE
SURGEON #4 (OF 6) (MR)  $     5.99 LAGUNA STUDIOS
THE FIRST AMERICANS #1 (OF 8) CVR B (MR)  $     4.99 CRITICAL ENT
TOMORROW GIRL #11   $     4.99 ANTARCTIC PRESS
NEW INDEPENDENT COMICS TOTALS:  $   65.89  
REORDER COMICS-3  
DAREDEVIL #20 CHRIS GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN WRAP VARIANT C  $     4.99
MURDER KINGDOM #5 (OF 5)  $     4.99
STORM #5 MARK BROOKS ANIMATED-STYLE VARIANT [DOOM]  $     3.99

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 NEW BOOKS & TRADE PAPERBACKS-30  MSRP 
100 BULLETS TP BOOK 02 (2025 EDITION) (MR)  $   39.99
BATMAN JUSTICE BUSTER TP VOL 04  $     9.99
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD OUT OF THE DARKNESS TP  $   19.99
Bluey: Bedroom  $     9.99
Bluey: Bus  $     6.99
Bluey: Cheese and Crackers: A Coloring Book  $     5.99
Bluey: Road Trip  $     5.99
Bluey: The Decider  $     5.99
Bluey: Trains  $     6.99
CRIMINAL TP VOL 05 THE SINNERS NEW PRINTING (MR)  $   16.99
DC FINEST SUPERMAN FAMILY THE GIANT TURTLE MAN TP  $   39.99
Deadpool Team-Up by Rob Liefeld: Blood of the Dragon  $   17.99
Godzilla Library Collection  Vol. 4  $   29.99
JLA TP BOOK 02  $   49.99
KILL THE VILLAINESS GN VOL 01   $   20.00
LADY MECHANIKA HC VOL 06  $   29.99
ONE COOL DUCK #1-KING OF COOL HC  $   12.99
ONE COOL DUCK #2-FAR OUT FORT HC  $   12.99
ONE COOL DUCK #3-SUMMER GAMES HC  $   12.99
ONE COOL DUCK #4-CAMP OUT HC  $   12.99
PLASTIC MAN NO MORE HC (MR)  $   24.99
Sonic the Hedgehog  Vol. 18: Extreme Competition  $   16.99
SPAWN MONOLITH TP  $     9.99
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III--Echoes of Fear  $   19.99
SUPERMASSIVE TP VOL 01  $   17.99
TEX RELENTLESS HC SIGNATURE ED   $   29.99
THE MOON IS FOLLOWING US TP VOL 01  $   14.99
Ultimate X-Men Epic Collection: The Tomorrow People  $   39.99
Wolverine: Enemy Of The State [New Printing 2]  $   39.99
X-Men Epic Collection: Mutant Genesis [New Printing 2]  $   44.99
 
REORDER BOOKS/TRADES-30  
Avengers By Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 3  $   44.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN (2023 EDITION)  $   19.99
BATMAN EARTH ONE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP  $   39.99
BATMAN EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP  $   17.99
BATMAN HUSH TP NEW ED  $   29.99
BATMAN OFF-WORLD TP DIRECT MARKET VARIANT EXCLUSIVE  $   19.99
BATMAN THE COURT OF OWLS TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION)  $     9.99
DANGER STREET TP VOL 01 (MR)  $   19.99
DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS TP  $   19.99
GATCHAMAN TP VOL 01  $   17.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 02 ANDY KUBERT CVR  $   14.99
GREEN ARROW (2023) TP VOL 01 REUNION  $   19.99
GREEN ARROW (2023) TP VOL 02 FAMILY FIRST  $   19.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 08 NEW EDITION  $   14.99
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong  $   29.99
NIGHTWING (2021) TP VOL 01 LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT  $   16.99
POWER FANTASY TP VOL 01 DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE CVR (MR)  $     9.99
Powers Volume 1  $   29.99
RADIANT BLACK TP VOL 01 A MASSIVE-VERSE BOOK MV  $   16.99
ROGUE SUN TP VOL 01 A MASSIVE-VERSE BOOK MV  $     9.99
ROOK EXODUS TP VOL 01  $   14.99
SCOTT PILGRIM HC VOL 3 SCOTT PILGRIM & THE INFINITE SADNESS  $   24.99
SCOTT PILGRIM TP VOL 1 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE  $   14.99
SCOTT PILGRIM TP VOL 5 SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE UNIVERSE  $   14.99
SPAWN RAT CITY TP VOL 01  $     9.99
SPAWN SINNS WAR TP   $   16.99
SUPERMAN RED & BLUE TP  $   24.99
SUPERMAN UP IN THE SKY TP  $   16.99
TIM DRAKE ROBIN TP VOL 01 MYSTERY AT THE MARINA  $   19.99
ZATANNA BY PAUL DINI TP (2024 EDITION)  $   49.99
 
 NEW MAGAZINES-10  MSRP 
BOOKMARKS MAGAZINE #136  $     8.95
CHICAGO MAGAZINE 0525  $     6.99
MAD MAGAZINE #43  $     5.99
PIECEWORK SUMER 2025  $     9.99
POETS & WRITERS 0625  $     7.99
PROG #158  $   14.99
UNCUT #337  $   14.75
UNCUT: ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PUNK  $   19.99
WORLDS BEST WORDSEARCH 0725  $     9.99
WRITERS DIGEST 0625  $     7.99
 
 NEW RATIO VARIANTS-31  
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR E INC 1:25 RILEY ROSSMO CRD STK VAR  $   12.99
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (OF 6) CVR F INC 1:50 FOWLER & OHALLORAN CRD STK VAR  $   26.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 CVR D INC 1:25 DUSTIN NGUYEN CRD STK VAR  $   10.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 CVR E INC 1:50 JESSICA FONG VIRGIN CRD STK VAR  $   21.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN BLUE LINE SKETCH WRAP VARIANT  $   17.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 TONY DANIEL VARIANT  $   10.99
AVENGERS #25 GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN BLUE LINE SKETCH WRAP VARIANT B [DOOM]  $   17.99
AVENGERS #25 LUCIANO VECCHIO CAPTAIN MARVEL VIRGIN VARIANT [DOOM]  $   21.99
AVENGERS #25 SARA PICHELLI VARIANT [DOOM]  $   12.99
BATMAN #159 CVR G INC 1:25 MICHAEL CHO CRD STK VAR  $   10.99
BATMAN #159 CVR H INC 1:50 SIMONE BIANCHI CRD STK VAR  $   21.99
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #4 SALVADOR LARROCA VARIANT  $   12.99
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #3 MIKE MAYHEW VARIANT  $   69.99
GI JOE #6 CVR D INC 1:10 KARL KERSCHL CONN VAR  $     7.99
GI JOE #6 CVR E INC 1:25 TRAVIS MOORE & ADRIANO LUCAS VAR  $   10.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ROADBLOCK #1 CVR C INC 1:10 KRAHNKE B&W VAR  $     7.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ROADBLOCK #1 CVR D INC 1:25 FORNES FOIL LETTER VAR  $   29.99
GREEN LANTERN #22 CVR D INC 1:25 MARK SPEARS CRD STK VAR  $   45.00
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR E INC 1:25 DAN JURGENS CRD STK VAR (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $     8.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 CVR F INC 1:50 TRAVIS G MOORE CRD STK VAR (WE ARE YESTERDAY)  $   17.99
LILITH #3 (OF 5) CVR C INC 1:10 CORIN HOWELL FULL ART VAR (MR)  $   10.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3 GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN BLUE LINE SKETCH WRAP VAR  $   17.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #3 PHIL NOTO VARIANT  $   10.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 HUMBERTO RAMOS VARIANT  $   12.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR I INC 1:25 DAVE JOHNSON CRD STK VAR  $     8.99
SUPERMAN #25 CVR J INC 1:50 LAURA BRAGA CRD STK VAR  $   26.99
The Last Boy #2 C 1:10 INCV (Full Art  Torque)  $     8.99
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #15 KAEL NGU VARIANT  $   17.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE MUMMY #2 (OF 4) CVR C INC 1:10 MARCH CONN VAR  $     7.99
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE MUMMY #2 (OF 4) CVR D INC 1:25 SOOK B&W CLASSIC HORROR VAR  $     8.99
X-MEN #15 GIARRUSSO MARVEL UNIVERSE CONN BLUE LINE SKETCH WRAP VARIANT  $   17.99

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