variantgate Archives

Patrick Gleason Talks VariantGate, Walmart and Web-Head Covers
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported the news about what we dubbed VariantGate, that high-ratio Marvel Comics variant covers and retailer-exclusive variant covers have been turning up in the Wal-Mart three-pack bagged comics that Marvel uses to liquidate excess stock. As well as 1:500 and 1:1000 covers that comic stores had to put a lot of money down[...]
VariantGate: Wal-Mart Sells Other Comic Shop's Exclusive Marvel Covers
A scandal breaking out amongst comic collectors that we are dubbing VariantGate, is the word that high-ratio Marvel Comics variant covers and retailer-exclusive variant covers have been turning up in the Wal-Mart three-pack bagged comics that Marvel uses to liquidate excess stock Usually containing popular Marvel comics of recent months, as well as an occasional[...]