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Bad Idea Comics is collecting their Hank Howard, Pizza Detective stories in a crowdfunded collection, and are including an unseen The Hero Trade and Hank Howard, Pizza Detective crossover Bad Idea's first such event, in two parts by Matt Kindt and Robert Venditti, crossing over their respective comic books with artist David Lapham who has[...]

On Sunday, Bleeding Cool reported from WonderCon in Seattle that the Bad Idea Panel would be giving every attendee a copy of the exclusive Hero Trade Fourth Anniversary Special Collecting the original Hero For Sale story by Matt Kindt and David Lapham and its sequel Sell Out, both now in colour courtesy of Bill Crabtree,[...]

Such as the comic book they are giving away exclusively at C2E2 in Chicago. Bask in the glory of the solitary HERO TRADE: HUDSON preview page below Seek consolation in the extraordinary lengths BAD IDEA has gone to protect you from spoilers Never before has a comic publisher dared to preview just one page[...]

Which means in this case, Marvel Celebrates Stan Lee, Generation Zero: Gods Among Us, and The Hero Trade All published within the last couple of years, but totting up at least four figures in value – the price on Generation Zero has yet to be set of course, so who knows I was just tidying[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news yesterday that Bad Idea's Hero Trade Passive/Aggressive by Matt Kindt and David Lapham published yesterday was actually one of two books, with the same cover but totally different insides And that if you wanted the other version, not only do you have to buy another copy, but one from a[...]

And now today the first of the final five bad idea comics arrives in stores – Hero Trade: Passive/Aggressive by Matt Kindt and David Lapham, including a back-up strip by Matt Kindt and Klaus Janson. Bad Idea has been coy about this release, only showing a handful of pages Now we know why Hero Trade: Passive/Aggressive[...]

The launch of The Hero Trade: Passive/Aggressive by Matt Kindt and David Lapham, including a First Customer Pin to be given to the first customer in a comic store who picks it up And, for those who have been collecting them, giving you one more week before they reveal what on earth they are meant[...]

No one believes Bad Idea Comics is coming to an end at the end of the year, but nevertheless, they are kicking off the final Five with the return of Hero Trade, the series they kicked Bad Idea off with back in the day… here are their August 2021 solicitations. *** HERO TRADE: PASSIVE / AGGRESSIVE[...]

Initially, Hero Trade by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was a hidden comic book., sent out to retailers without any indication it was the first published Bad Idea comic book and as a result now sells for four figures Might that be about to go higher, as Bad Idea promises a full-length Hero Trade comic[...]

With a bunch of titles up for auction right now, here are their three biggest bidders today. The Hero Trade Ashcan Comic – Bad Idea Comics' first print publication, leaked and hidden in comic book stores has gone for four figures on eBay This is a relative steal at $750. Naughty and Nice Good Girl Art of[...]

Unlike most comic book stores, when Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida got the mystery Hero Trade #1 ashcan, not knowing it was actually by Matt Kindt and David Lapham, but really digging it, he ordered a hundred copies He didn't get a hundred copies, but he did get a few more[...]

Bleeding Cool understands that Bad Idea comic  The Hero Trade by Matt Kindt and David Lapham, currently closing in on $800 on eBay and limited to around 250 copies, will appear in the back of Eniac #3, the new series from Matt Kindt and Doug Briathwaite from Bad Idea Comics We knew that title was[...]

The Hero Trade #1 is a preview copy of what will be a new Bad Idea Comics series, by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was sent to comic book retailers three to four weeks ago, pretending to be a small press title from a couple of nobodies, asking people to order more copies[...]

There have now been sales on eBay for The Hero Trade preview copy sent anonymously to comic book stores for $600 on a Buy It Now, for $695 after 14 bids, for $760 after 14 bids and for $780 after 49 bids As these comic books were sent without notation, just seemingly as promotion small[...]

Bleeding Cool has confirmed that one copy of The Hero Trade #1 preview listed for $300 was sold with an accepted offer of $250 Another copy already has one bid of $300 with a day to go A third copy is, at time of writing, on $187 with 19 bids. The Hero Trade #1 is a[...]

The Hero Trade #1 by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was sent to comic book retailers two to three weeks ago, pretending to be a small press title from a nobody, asking people to order more copies Those that did, will be getting them, those that didn't will not And they are blaming it on[...]

Here's the package that retailers received back then, dubbed The Hero Trade #1. Photo of The Hero Trade #1 and letter, supplied to Bleeding Cool by a kindly retailer. With the message: Dear comic shop, I am sending you one copy of my first self-published comic, The Hero Trade #1, free of charge Please don't throw it away[...]