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Nick Barrucci, CEO of Dynamite Entertainment, tells us that "ThunderCats have been a juggernaut for us! The main series launched at 200,000 units, the maxi-series, the one-shots, they just continue to build on the tapestry! Declan Shalvey has been just killing it on the main series, and Ed Brisson has also been doing so and[...]

Bleeding Cool reported a month ago that DC Comics and Lunar Distribution were stomping down on comic book retailers selling or opening and revealing blind bag copies of Batman #1 With a harshly worded letter Well, it seems they have done the same regarding this week's publication of DC's K.O #1, also with a blind[...]

Welcome to the lagtest in Blindbagonomics as Harley Quinn X Elvira #1 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Juan Samu was solicited from Dynamite Entertainment with a blind bag offering for retailers and collectors which will ship following the main release And it has helped the book gain over a hundred thousand orders in total[...]

The latest Blindbagonomics, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13, launches with a blind bag promotion for the new creative team and Bleeding Cool has a look at the David Nakayama 1:250 variant for the issue, withj the blind bag exclusive version, a full art/virgin version also as a 1:250 for the blind bags. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1[...]

In recent months, the concept of the "blind bag" has jumped from collectables to comic books, with series launching with "blind bags" containing all manner of mysterious things Pioneered by the comic book Battle Beast, published by Skybound and Image Comics, it got a 400,000 print run, which saw everyone else try to copy it,[...]

Oni Press December 2025 solicits and solicitations include Rick and Morty: The End #1… including whatever a blind bag-less cover is, Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1, and the finales of Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa and Skin Police 2, as well as haunted secrets of Crownsville, and battling dragons in the streets of 1900s Paris[...]

DC Comics media partner The Hollywood Reporter has been given the PR that DC Comics received half a million orders for Batman #1 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez, beating out Invincible: Battle Beast #1 from Skybound/Image at 400,000, both recipients of the blind bag boost, that sees comic book stores order a certain version[...]

He's joined for this New Year's treat by artist Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds, Hunt for the Skinwalker)." With covers from Joseph Michael Linsner, Shannon Maer, and cosplayer Ani-Mia, as well as a mystery blind bag variant Each bag includes two separate copies of the issue, both of which are exclusive to the Blind Bag[...]

Saying; IMPORTANT: TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS have a FIRM street date of 12/31/25.To ensure a fair and consistent experience across the industry, retailers are strictly prohibited from shipping the contents of ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1 True Believers Blind Bags so that they are in consumers' possession before the on-sale date of 12/31/25 Retailers who violate this may[...]

And with the blind bag craze being chased by virtually every major publisher in the business, it caught my attention that Ignition Press was implementing a blind bag on their launch title… in a distinctly unique fashion The publisher's debut title combines true crime and horror in a terrifying thriller where listeners of brand-new episodes[...]

As the Maker, creator of the Ultimate Universe, finally returns and confront the heroes… And Ultimate Endgame is the first Marvel comic book title to embrace the blind bag promotional sensation, following Skybound, IDW, DC, Keenspot, Vault and Dynamite… with the Ultimate Endgame #1 True Believer Blind Bags that will include secret covers that will remain[...]

Okay, we are all down with this now, right? Publish a comic with random variant covers with a couple of chase versions in blind bags, and you can put another zero on the end of your print run And the appeal is still holding, it seems And carrying over into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13[...]

A Batman #1 "Blind As A Bat" Blind Bag 1:1000 Jorge Jimenez gold foil variant, has just sold on eBay for $1300 from a seller in Pasadena, Maryland Another copy sold from a seller in Rego Park, New York for $1000 There are no other copies that have been listed on eBay Just those two[...]

We previously managed to see a 1:1000 Jorge Jimenez Batman #1 "Blind As A Bat" blind bag gold foil variants But while we wait to see a gold foil version of the Jim Lee 1:500 variant, we have the original images used to create the gold foil variants And as for DC Comics and Lunar[...]

The Batman #1 "Blind As A Bat" blind bags have been opened and sold in comic book stores, on eBay and on the WhatNot sales streaming platform ahead of going on sale this coming Wednesday And DC Comics and Lunar Distribution have made their displeasure known $10 each, they contain foil variants of any number[...]

As deduced from the following letter just sent to comic book retailers courtesy of Lunar. Street Date Reminder: Batman #1 Blind Bags DC has been made aware that some retailers have made Batman #1 Blind Bags available ahead of the official street date To ensure a fair and consistent experience across all sales channels, brick-and-mortar retailers and live-selling platforms[...]

Well, it became quite a thing for the Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 blind bag edition, retailers opening copies live on streaming sales platform WhatNot the week before sale And even though everyone pretty knows what's in the Batman #1 Blind As A Bad blind bag issues, with some stores openly selling copies of the[...]

It was Bleeding Cool that broke the news that DC Comics was to launch its first blind bag comic book, in an attempt to mirror the success that Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 had, grabbing 400,000 orders That promotion genuinely gave real surprises in its blind bag offering, including seemingly impossible bonus comics, such as[...]

from Scott Snyder and Javi Fernández, to follow the "Blind As A Bat" Batman #1 blind bag programme, DC Comics will follow up with a DC's K.O #1 blind bag programme called "Lights Out" All in a rush to get some of that Battle Beast energy… though, like with Batman #1, a rather dull entry[...]

Blind bagged comic books are all the rage now, after Invincible Universe: Battle Beast topped the charts, with DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment following suit with Batman #1 and Die!Namite #1 Vault Comics did it their own way, so stores – or individual collectors – could buy packs of ten blind bagged variants of the[...]

Lunar Distributors, exclusive direct market distributors for Image Comics has offered the following "Retailer Advisory" courtesy of Image Comics to comic book stores. "The INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #1 CVR C BLIND BAG VAR 0125IM289 has an In-Store Date of 5/14/2025 This product is intended to be sold to the customer in the blind bag If[...]

Series 21 for the hit LEGO mini figure blind bag series has arrived online and in stores These hit blind bags contain 12 amazingly detailed LEGO miniature mini figure that will easily enhance any builder's collection Each mini figure is packed with fun detail and will come with accessories that give collectors exactly what they[...]