A trade paperback may reproduce the stories either at the same size in which they were originally presented in comic book format, in a smaller digestsized format, or a largerthanoriginal hardcover. Nostalgia zone comic book store buy and sell comic. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. This year we touched base with four comic book stores that rely on the direct. The marvel cinematic universes effect on comic book back.
Buying a brand new comic today to make a profit is seldom a good idea, as its not particularly hard to find and as indemand as, say, the first issue of detective comics. For the time being, instead of providing a be on the lookout bolo list for new releases, we are providing a list of great back issues to be on. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. We at westfield comics have been selling comic books through the mail for a very long time.
We have tens of thousands of different issues available for immediate shipment, with over 6,000,000 total issues in. The comic back issue market is a tricky market, the internet has made it so. Many retailers have worked together to help create a whole different subindustry in the comic book market. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The easiest way to determine if your comics fall into the good category is by looking at the cover price. Youve come to the site with the largest selection of back issue comics on the entire internet. Actually before that, sure, we knew all about the comic book industry crash of the mid90s, the marvelcution layoffs during that time, and how the back issue market really took a nosedive. Seduction of the innocent revisited a look back by michael naiman. You can browse our instock back issues selection here, or use one of the popular links below to see available back issues for a specific characterseries if you are unable to find what you are looking for, please use the contact form at the bottom of the page we may be able to supply your back issues. With new comics listed every day, you can buy with confidence from our back issue inventory as all of our items are what you see is what you get wysiwyg. Comics is a market in transition publishers weekly.
If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Lamont said that, although he sells a lot of back issues, the lack of new product from diamond will probably force him to close, whether temporarily or not and, he expects, most comic book. The direct market as we know it was created in the early 1970s in response to the declining market for mainstream comic books on newsstands. Recommended online retailers for comic book back issues, graphic novels, and. A new report suggests that the bottom has fallen out of the backissue market.
The fact that the cover is white also makes it a difficult one to find in mint condition. Comic book racks used to sell issues in grocery stores shelves and gas. We have tens of thousands of different issues available for immediate shipment, with over 6,000,000 total issues in stock. The business of black comic books black enterprise. Scans have been added for many of the back issues available on the site but due to the sheer amount, most cheaper issues have stock images. Mike and dennis make sure that hundreds of fresh titles flow into the back issue bins, every week. Bloomberg businessweek shares the sad news that, while the price for particularly famous and important back issues. In the coming months ill be examining groups of collected editions that have a market value and are truly collectible. This column, bound together, has looked at individual books that are highlights of the back issue market. The comic book crash of the 90s and why comics are safe. Your source for new and back issue comic books and collectibles. Our comic book mail order service started in 1979 which, as a frame of reference, was the same year that sony debuted the technologicallyastounding walkman.
Mile high comics provides new, used, and collectible comic books, trade paperbacks, hardcovers, and statues for comic book collectors seeking new and back issues. Buy comics online at gmart comics, the fullservice online comic shop for new releases, 35% off comic book subscription service, variant covers, back issues. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. The weakening canadian dollar got me to thinking about the effect it is having, if any, on the back issue comic book market. Ive always been a collector by nature, which is a problem when youre a comic book reader. This article applies to both paperback and hardcover collections. Comic book retailers struggling after diamond pulls plug. Our back issue bins are full of your favorite titles, from superhero to other genres. While diamond may have halted shipments of new comic book releases, this is the perfect opportunity to shift your money to pick up some great back issues. Exploding the myth of comic book collecting this news article from bloomberg businessweek is trending in the geekiverse right now. Top 10 comic book back issues to buy for the week of 41.
For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on javascript in your browser. Endgame is almost out and one of the most curious places where the hype over this blockbuster film is being felt is in the comic book back issue market as characters get introduced into the marvel cinematic universe, their comic book appearances have risen dramatically in value. From that back issue comic that you just cant find anywhere to the most recent issues. Piranha comics is your one stop shop for everything comic related. In the 1960s comics that were over five years old were so scarce you couldn t find them. This or that presents a beginners guide to key issue comics. Comic books back issue comics hall of justice comics. Comic back issue sales are up, but market has changed icv2.
Piranha comics new comics, back issues, collectibles and. The comic book market is primarily concentrated on more vintage comics, most of which were published in the 1930s to mid1970s. Comic book retailers plans to fix the direct market when. Back issue comics find vintage golden and silver age books. Even when those things did finally show up, and after it managed to help equalize the back issue market somewhat, everything started slowly increasing in value again. Comic book collecting is not for the faint of heart. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. I d read all my comics covertocover and was always looking at the ads, so i started ordering back issues over the mail to get all the older stuff. Back issues of comics released in the last 30 years are often not worth as much as they were when they were first released. If you would like to see a scan of a particular issue that only has a stock image then please email and we will try to. That means that local comic shops are clinging to the shrinking market of print periodicals that is, individual issues of comic books published monthlyish by companies like dc entertainment. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Sorry, your comic book collection is probably worthless.
Pricing recent back issues is so difficult mile high comics. Find the latest and best comic books from all your favorite publishers including marvel, dc, image, dark horse, and more. I tried a series, i liked that series, i went to my lcs and dug up as many back issues as i could find. Bobs comics has both current and back titles, as well as signed and graded comic books. A universe of comic books and collectibles this issue. Comic fusion carries tons of back titles for marvel comics, dc comics, dark horse comics, image, crossgen, devils due, dreamwave comics, independent comics and a special first issue section. Not only do we carry dc, marvel and other wellknown publishers, but we also. Comic stores, dealers, and speculators were dumping comics. That s why i started buying back issues through mail order. In the comics industry, the term trade paperback market may refer to. Why did comics vanish from newsstands and what will bring. Collected editions back issue market comic book daily.
As comics direct market struggles, a surprising publisher. New comics delayed across industry in wake of coronavirus. But if someone spots a fun superman book or a goofy lois lane comic, they might buy it, not because they were looking for that specific issue, but. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or fangirl could ever want. Back in 2017, a meet the publishers panel at san diego comic con kicked off a storm when the heads of dc comics states an intention to stop the collapse of the comic book industry. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Comic collections valued at thousands of dollars are actually worth hundreds at best.
Check out news about comic releases and find out about special promotions. Values of back issues founded by harvey kurtzman and william gaines, the american comedy magazine known as mad hit the shelves in 1952. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. Our comic back issues catalogue is available in our ebay store. Comic back issues from ace comics uk and online comic shop. A sliver of the indie market is comics created by people of color. Mile high comics your new and collectible comic book store. It has the aim of remaking the direct market of comic book retailers, when the industry returns to printing, publishing and distribution.
Nostalgia zone specializes in many comic book genres and titles other retailers often overlook. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Oh, when i first started reading them, things were fine. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. Comic books are like oil in that they are traded in u. How to invest in comic books on the stock market money. We buy single books, collections and store overstock all back issues are actual scans of the book you will receive no generic images ever no silly codewords or consignment buyer. We carry extensive comic book back issue collections of underground comics, romance comics, war comics, western comics, horror comics, tv and movie comics and much more. There are three core causes to the comic book market crash of the 90s whose roots began around this time.