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Here's a few comic book bargains seen in the wild in this season of sales... tell me your best spots - and buys - and we'll add them! The Babysitter

You know those smaller, weirder titles from Image Comics that retailers don't order enough of and before you know it are suddenly on the retailer's back

Looks like it was no one-off. Weeks before the second issue of 27 by Charles Soule and Renzo Podesta is set to ship, it has already sold out its overprint

Matt Fraction talked to John Siuntres on Word Balloon a couple of days ago about Fear Itself. So what do we know? Well, the series will centre on Thor and

Bleeding Cool has already pointed out the effect that Hastings carrying exclusive cover variants can have on the market - even when they are still

It's not out till Wednesday. But a copy of the first issue of the new series 27 from Image Comics has just sold on eBay for $35 as a preorder. And more

We said this was going to be hard to find. We didn't think it was going to be this hard. Bleeding Cool picked 27 #1 as a comic with speculation potential

This week brings all sorts of interesting possibilities fo the comic book speculator - the individual who snaps up all the issues of a certain comic at

The second lowest ordered book of all time from Dynamite is coming out this week. Bring The Thunder #1, created and co-written by Alex Ross, written by

It's a $100 book. In the US, Amazon have preorders listed at $63, which is a good discount, 37% off. In the UK however it's a £75 book, which is about par

From the any-excuse-to-try-and-get-some-unit-sales Black Friday nonsense in the US that has, despite the UK not celebrating Thanksgiving Day, has started

No sooner has the rumour that the new Batman movie Dark Knight Rising will be based on Prey, the Doeg Moench/Paul Gulacy five parter story from Legends Of

Decades ago Scott Rosenberg was faking interest in his comic book Cowboys & Aliens, trying to get it made as a film - despite the comic book not

The Coming Of The Teraphiles, the Doctor Who novel by Michael Moorcock. What could be better for collective geekdom than this ultimate mash-up of

Bleeding Cool mentioned that there might be a little more demand for this comic than retailers may have initially considered. I understand that, even

Hastings continue their roll out of comic stores across certain parts of the country, and have now established the largest direct market comic chain in

A few eBay listings that might be worth bringing to your attention. First up is an original piece of art by Dave Sim featuring Lady Gaga and Cerebus

It's a near-perfect copy of the comic. There only six graded at 9.9 by CGC in the world. And right now it's the highest price comic book published in the

Walking Dead. Chew. Morning Glories. Skull Kickers. Looks there's a new comic book for the speculators to get all excited about. 27 by Charles Soule and

Sometimes you just have to watch the signs. Retailers traditionally order less of an original graphic novel than any corresponding monthly series, at

Here's the deal. Twenty people get to spend the evening drinking with Marvel Knights founder Jimmy Palmiotti. Wizard Hot Artist Amanda Connor, Punisher

UPDATE: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell is currently up for £3.99. As a Little Bleeder put it to me; X-Men Second Coming under a tenner. That

Just as with the US version earlier in the year, the UK Amazon Glitch is beginning to rock the charts. Here are a few examples; Top Books Ordered On

It's another mini-Amazon glitch! This time it's the upcoming Omnibus edition, Captain America Lives! by Ed Brubaker and Bryan Hitch, Steve Epting, Butch

This is a dangerous game. Speculating on new comic books that haven't gone up in price, just in case, one day, that they do. Ah well, in for a penny.

On November the 6th, a charity auction is being held to raise money for Variety - The Children’s Charity of Southern California. As wll as heaps of movie

It's the first Archie comic in history to sell out and need a second print. And with Perez Hilton getting in on the action, no wonder that the first (out)

Here are ten imaginary US dollars. What can we spend them on today in hope of a decent return in six months time? Well, tip for the top is Green Lantern

From Ultimate Comics in the US/Canada and Forbidden Planet in the UK, here is a retailer variant to Mark Millar and John Romita Jr's upcoming Kick Ass 2

By Mike McLarty of ComicKarma. He's helping out while Rich Johnston is in holday in Venice. Follow him here, email him here. Ryan Carstensen supports his