Image unveiled a Die #16 analog variant cover as a "thank you" exclusive to Diamond UK retailers, but can you say "thank you" without NFTs?
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Take a look at Jill Thompson's variant cover for Crimson Flower #1, the upcoming Dark Horse series by Matt Kindt and Matt Lesniewski.
The only danger is that if you do too many, like Marvel, they become less special and less desirable for collectors.
Other History Of The DCU Retailer Variants For Black History Month
DC's choice of titles for February is a curious one, with three new opportunities for card stock retailer variant covers, DC Love is a Battlefield #1, The Other History[...]
Batman/Catwoman #1 debuts in December, and DC Comics is making three of what they call Team Variant covers available to order now in limited qualities,
Now for November, as in October, Marvel appears to be bringing them back, full speed ahead.
To get a retailer exclusive cover from Marvel or DC, shops, shows or creators have to order a minimum of 3000 copies, with subsequent variants at 1500 and 1000 They pay full wholesale price, plus the cost of the artist[...]
"In just one week, Cobra's variant covers will be in every comic book sssshop in America! So many variant covers, the comics indusssstry, in its already weakened state will be completely overwhelmed! Hahahahaha!"
Cobra Commander reveals Cobra's plans to release Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1 variants across the country.
"Commander, you idiot!" interrupted Editor-in-Chief Destro in the press[...]
1: Prelude original graphic novel and the FCBD Fire Power #1 free promotional comic, both by Kirkman and co-creator/artist Chris Samnee.
How Will Retailers Get New Walking Dead Silver and Gold Variants?
We mentioned earlier today that Image Comics and Skybound are to publish a new issue of The Walking Dead, a Negan one-shot by Robert[...]
So Marvel has announced to retailers that orders for the following covers have been cancelled, the Living Vampire, Dark Marvel and Sneaker variant programmes.
Living Vampire Variants:
Amazing Spider-Man #48 Lopez Living Vampire Variants APR200990
Amazing Spider-Man #47 Garbett Living Vampire Var APR200987
Avengers #35 Living Vampire Var APR201020
Black Cat #13 Nakayama Living Vampire Var APR200998
Black Widow #3 Lupacchino[...]
What they will all look like, I'm sure we will get to see at some point.
Marvel Adds Lithographs and Free Rare Variants For Back In Action Image from Marvel.
So is your store Back In Action like Marvel Comics? Are Marvel comics staffers actually back in action in their offices yet? There does seem to be[...]
As a very famous and successful internet personality, of course we're very familiar with the concept of women fighting over us. So we weren't surprised at
So when Dynamite Entertainment wants to do a Jim Lee cover month, what do they do? Wait ten years for Lee to draw them all? Hell no!
Instead, Bleeding Cool can EX-X-XCLUSIVELY reveal that Dynamite has commissioned a series of Jim Lee homage variants by artist Juan Gedeon and colorist Carlos Cabrera, paying tribute to classic[...]
Marvel has announced a series of Dark Variants to run across its line of titles that month, featuring infected… sorry, "twisted" heroes The press release reveals:
Sometimes it's good to be bad! For the month of May, your favorite Marvel characters are showing off their sinister sides in deliciously evil variant covers From Spider-Man to Captain[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed their EX-X-XCLUSIVE variants for the upcoming ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Portland later this month The variants include an Alienated #1 variant by Özgür Yildirim, as well as variants for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 and #2 by George Caltsoudas, and will be given away for free[...]
What a time to be alive!
As revealed in Marvel's full April solicitations, Star Wars: The Action Figure Variant Covers #1 will collect all of John Tyler Christopher's Star Wars action figure variants in a single one-shot for the low price of $9.99 cheap!
And yes, because we know you were wondering: this collection of variant covers[...]
Marvel Comics has unveiled three connecting Spider-Man variants by Chinese artist Jie Yuan, the first of a series of variants celebrating Chinese New Year The artist was chosen as part of a talent search conducted by Marvel and Wacom last year and has produced covers for Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality #3, Amazing Spider-Man #39, and[...]
Image Comics has revealed two more covers for Mercy #1, the upcoming former Panini mini-series launching in the United States in March by Mirka Andolfo.
That's what DC is doing for Wonder Woman #750, and we've covered a few of these and other variants for the issue in previous articles.
But now, DC Comics has released a full listing of the variants, 36 of them in total, though coming from just 15 artists at 14 stores, many just recolored versions of[...]
But important questions were left unanswered, such as how many variant covers will the book have and who will draw them? Well, those questions are unanswered no more, as Valiant has now revealed the first issue's main cover by Christian Ward, as well as variants by Jeff Dekal, Rod Reis, Greg Smallwood, and Raúl Allén,[...]
With danger on all sides and her deadly past coming to haunt her, Spider-Woman is in for an action-packed ride, and she wouldn't have it any other way!
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As we all know, the best way to celebrate Valentine's Day is with variant covers. Not only do they serve as a great gift for your significant other, but
With final order cutoff approaching in one week, Dark Horse Comics has given Bleeding Cool the opportunity to write the word EX-X-XCLUSIVE repeatedly in
Now, as DAWN OF X launches and the X-Men venture into an exciting new era, the franchise will be honoring the past with Dark Phoenix 40th Anniversary variant covers! From Jean Grey's psychic battle with Emma Frost to the X-Men's fateful clash with the Shi'ar Imperial Guard on the moon, each cover will see a[...]
Marvel Makes Seven December Comics Available for Retailer Exclusive Covers – Including "Incoming" #1
As it stands, retailers are more likely to choose DC Comics for exclusive variants wgich dozens of retailers plump for, where Marvel are lucky to get a dozen applications for any of their titles in total But now, these are being presented as serving suggestions, and comic book retailers are welcome to order off-menu if[...]
Marvel has finally revealed what the Anolute Carnage: Miles Morales #2 variant they'll be giving away at New York Comic Con next week will look like.
They say comic conventions are hardly about the comics anymore, but tell that to the publishers selling all kinds of EX-X-XCLUSIVE variants at the shows! We've already covered some of Marvel's variant offerings for October's New York Comic Con twice, but the House of Ideas is back for a new round (because "variants" are their[...]
Following the announcement last week that Vault Comics would print a variant for These Savage Shores in gold ink for Local Comic Shop Day, the fancy-pants
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported that Image Comics had extended the final order cutoff date for Spawn #301, the record-breaking issue which will make
And in case anyone was worried Marvel wasn't fully behind the book, never fear: the company is showing it means business in the best way it knows how… by releasing a @#$%load of variant covers.
In October, Mary Jane variants will grace 24 other Marvel comics.
Hit the Jackpot this October with these Mary Jane Variants!
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At the Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, retailers were treated to a look at two more Immoral Variants for comics coming out in September Taking a cue from the wildly popular cover to Immortal Hulk #16, these variants show a gruesome transformation between the title character of the book's two identities.
For The[...]
DC's Year of the Villain isn't done unleashing gimmicky variant covers on the DC Universe just yet! Following the cardstock variants for Year of the Villain and Lex Luthor's "offer," DC is planning another line-wide event in November with Hostile Takeover This won't surprise you, but Bleeding Cool scooped the name of this event way[...]