Important!

Hello everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read my discussion, I look forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts and opinions.

So when it comes to digital comics, where do you stand? Do you read digital? Only physical comics? A bit of both? I’ve recently been reading comics digitally and I have some takeaways:

PROS of reading digital:

Cost - the amount of comics I can read per dollar spent on digital vs. physical is not even comparable

Ease- pick up a tablet and just go to town

Storage - storing physical books and comics has become an increasingly difficult task for me

Trial - having the ability to read the first few issues of a series before making a time or money commitment is huge. I typically give something 3-5 issues before I decide to read it or not

CONS of reading digital:

Art - I feel there’s some weird inability to connect with comic art on a digital platform versus a physical comic. I enjoy the artwork way more in physical books and comics

Support - while reading digital, are we supporting our favorite titles, writers, artists, inkers, and all the others who put so much work into what makes a comic? I definitely am unsure on this one

Collecting - part of the fun of comics is the collecting aspect. Such a rewarding feeling of finding that missing issue or trade paperback to complete a collection while browsing a comic shop.

Can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks and where they currently stand in the word of physical and digital comics. Have a great day everyone!

Welcome to the Weekly Pull List for Wednesday April 24th, 2024.

Thank you for your continued help in curating the lists we use to track pulls for the coming week. We've added a comment to this thread called 'WPL books shipping week of 4/24/2024' and populated it with the list we are currently working from for this week. We ask that you respond to that comment and add any books you do not see listed that you are expecting this week. The list we create will be used to calculate the WPL Results.

Below are links to other shipping lists where you can see what is expected be on the shelf this week:

• Comic List

• League of Comic Geeks

• Midtown Comics

• Previews World

• Previews Parser

Last Week's Most Pulled Titles:

Based on 76 submitted pull lists and 86 books shipping.

1. WONDER WOMAN #8 (34)
2. BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #26 (31)
3. SUPERMAN #13 (31)
4. ROXXON PRESENTS THOR #1 (28)
5. FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #4 (27)
6. JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER DEAD IN AMERICA #4 (27)
7. ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #3 (27)
8. NIGHTWING #113 (25)
9. AVENGERS TWILIGHT #5 (24)
10. HELEN OF WYNDHORN #2 (22)
11. BATMAN OFF-WORLD #4 (21)
12. SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #2 (19)
13. GREEN LANTERN WAR JOURNAL #8 (17)
14. ANIMAL POUND #3 (16)
15. TITANS #10 (16)
16. JAY GARRICK THE FLASH #6 (15)
17. DEAD X-MEN #4 (14)
18. GIANT SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (13)
19. MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #19 (12)
20. CATWOMAN #64 (11)
21. COBRA COMMANDER #4 (10)
22. BLACK WIDOW AND HAWKEYE #2 (9)
23. CAPTAIN MARVEL #7 (9)
24. WHAT IF VENOM #3 (9)
25. JAMES BOND 007 #4 (8)
26. SPIDER-BOY #6 (8)
27. BLUE BOOK 1947 #3 (7)
28. KILL YOUR DARLINGS #8 (7)
29. SPIDER-WOMAN #6 (7)
30. STAR WARS MACE WINDU #3 (7)

Please have your lists for the /r/comicbooks Weekly Pull List posted here by end of day Tuesday (EST) in order to have them included in the results for the week. Thank you!

Pull list calculations are based on books listed in the 'WPL books shipping week of 4/24/2024'' comment below. Don’t see an issue scheduled to ship this week listed there? Please let us know!

All, are they any large bulk buyers in there group for a large comic book inventory? I came across a seller looking to unload a sizable inventory. I know auctions could be viable, but I think a larger end buyer or two would be a better option. I am working to get the inventory list and see what options are best.

i am new to dc comics but harley quinn is my favorite character and i heard the harleen is the best harley quinn comic , is other harley quinn comics important to understand the harleen comic story ?

I’ve read Hoopla might be as close as it gets. Have any of you had any luck finding a better alternative? I absolutely loathe the entire Kindle design and experience via Amazon…

Joshua Williamson raises the heat in issue #4 of Cobra Commander. Is it just me, or is this guy a phenomenal freaking writer? It’s Hasbro meets Deliverance and I’m not mad about it. With Buzzer and Ripper in check, the commander has a new threat to deal with. Hint hint it’s spoiled by the cover. Personally, I loved this issue, and can’t wait to see Golobulus’ reaction. What can he do? He can’t get rid of our main man, and Cobra Commander keeps proving he is useful, after all.

The spirit of this post is, basically, coming from the manga and anime subs where there are discussion threads each new episode or chapter for any given piece of work, I was hungry for something like that, but for these Energon Universe books which are INCREDIBLE, yet sometimes leave me with questions I’d be keen to bounce off folks. So, if you’ve been keeping up with energon, pop in and please share your thoughts below on the latest Cobra Commander. What did you like? What did you like less? What stood out to you? Anything that didn’t make sense? What made you laugh? Let it rip, folks. I’ll try and make a more timely post this Wednesday RE Duke’s finale as well. Cobra-la-la-la-la-la.

I understand that in certain cases, Variant covers cost and can be valued more than a Cover A print, and vice versa. What I don't understand is the logic.

Let's take Ultimate Spider-Man 1 for a recent example. While the Cover A seems to be quite boring in comparison to any of it's Variants (including the ratio variants), it seems that the Cover A is valued at a higher price. Wouldn't it make more sense that although the comic book Cover A version itself sold out globally in very quick fashion, that Variants, especially ratio versions, be valued more due to the number printed? Wouldn't the fact that the Cover A version having so many prints release, regardless of it being sold out, show that there's actually more of those versions in the market vs. the Variant covers?

While I use, USM 1 Cover A as an example, I do have the Cover A, a Con-Exclusive Variant and a Ratio Variant, but this seems true for multiple comics in my collection. Not to say that I don't have some variants that are worth more than the Cover A (such as Captain America #25 McGuinness Variant).

Again, Im not a buy/sell type collector. I collect due to whether or not I like the story and tend to jump on new comics just for the sake of collecting whole sets. I just never understood the concept of why a comic with a general cover is pricier than it's variants, especially Ratio Variants when they're clearly set to be made based on 'x' amount of Cover A's sold... I can even understand "Error" covers like Spawn #1 due to that color error making it more of a "grail". But Variants include same key events too...so ?

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just really want to understand the analytics more. Is it hype? is it FOMO?
I saw that there was a post previously in regards to the price of USM 1 and that a lot of commenters were saying it would be FOMO and other reasons, but I've only seen this Cover A issue continue to increase in value, so I'm just too new to the game to understand these things. I don't have anything before the Copper Age in regards to significant issues, but I felt like even then, Variants were more regarded as the harder to get and more valuable issues.

Understandably, anything before Copper Age, I can get on board with value due to age and condition...But even when you consider that Disney owns Marvel and WB owns DC, it's like... wouldn't the Cover A's have almost slim to none value as opposed to it's Variant siblings due to the amount that they print?

New to comics looking for comics as the title suggests?

Why are some direct prints more expensive than Newsstand!? Take ASM 194 for example. USUALLY I see Newsstand more expensive.

Left = Direct || Right = Newsstands

there was some discussion on this, here, from 6! Years ago. Pretty vague on who some of the characters from 0-15? Were. I was looking at "Weapon" 0. To me, the picture looked like the leader of GI Joe, Gen Colton- Has anyone looked into this? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Joseph_Colton

Looking for an old comic I read sometime in the 1980s but I have no idea of the age, title, or publisher.

Anthology magazine, supernatural or horror. The comic was missing the first few pages so I have no information.

A young couple moves into a new home and are confronted with a door that they are told must stay closed/locked. So they start investigating.

He is a vampire and she is possibly a werewolf? They find out there was a fire and the previous owners died. But their ghosts are locked behind the door and the last panel has her laughing and say they're not bothered by ghosts.

Anybody recognize this story?

Hello! I'm going to start a collection of marvel comics. Can someone tell me about basics of comics hobby? What comics are most popular and valuable? Where I can buy it cheaper?

I will be really thankful for help and any useful info!

I often see this as a big criticism levied toward the big 2 comic book publishers and the nature of the comic book industry. Personally? It strikes me as crazy because that’s one of the things I enjoy the most about superhero comics, particularly from a historical standpoint

I see the superhero genre as sort of a sandbox where different creators are allowed to play with the characters, and when they’re done, everything gets cleaned up so that somebody else can get their chance to play with this sandbox

I almost like it to evergreen characters like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny. You enjoy their different short films, and when one wraps up, another one begins anew with a different presentation, style, story, etc. I love the never ending cycle because it means that there will always be different takes and types of stories

The characters are like modern mythology in that sense: the characters don’t need an ending

I keep getting hooked on ongoing comics only for them to completely deviate from the original premise or abruptly stop updating. Please help me find something that has an ending lol

Any genres are welcome, including fanworks, as long as they're freely accessible on the internet.

I have seen so many of these posts so I'll keep it short so people don't point me to the other ones.

I read almost exclusively slice of life and Isekai (specifically salary man(or woman) op power fantasy). I have seen all the sci Fi recs for fans of big action shonen style. I even read the first few chapters of the boys, after watching the show.

I don't want gritty "realness". I get it's some people's jam, but I'm not interested, or exclusively interested. I want light hearted power fantasy.

Can I get some suggestions of western comics that fit the bill. Please!

Ngl I found most of these in charity shops

For all of us who dont have many people in real life to talk about comics with, it’s time to talk about what you have been reading.

Whether it’s new stuff, old stuff, single issues, collections, or digital...tell us about it!

Why did you like it? Why did you hate it? Would you recommend it?

Now with handy link to the previous thread!

For me it ammounts to two storylines:

• The Children's Crusade was a crossover with various Vertigo titles. I'm a massive Vertigo fan and this crossover features some of my favourite comics of all time (Delano's Animal Man, Pollack's Doom Patrol, Foreman's Black Orchid...), but a lack of coordination and a very dragged story made the comic quite boring and killed any chances of further Vertigo crossovers. At least it kicked the Books of Magic ongoing.
• Green Lantern: New Guardians was supposed to fix an issue I've had with modern portrayals of Kyle Rayner: He is supposed to have been the Ion and the guy who carried the entire Green Lantern Corps alone for years, yet he is often treated as just another Lantern. I'm not asking that he is worshipped as "the greatest Green Lantern ever" but it'd be nice to acknowledge his greateness. The book turned him into a White Lantern, an idea that I initially found very cool. Unfortunately, and like the rest of the book in my opinion, it was executed poorly and Kyle was now some sort of messiah.

Wanted to show of the variant cover for my new comic, Hero of Legend! The series is a contemplative fantasy adventure inspired by The Legend of Zelda. What do you do in a world where the destined hero has failed?

The first chapter is coming to kickstarter this summer!

If you don't want to wait, but if you don't want to wait, can read the first 25 pages on my website right now.