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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

Currently Amazon are listing the B.P.R.D. Plague Of Frogs hardcover, to be released in February, at a massive 52% off. Down from $34.99 to $16.86. Given

As of today, there will be thousands of copies of Skullkickers# 1 on sale in comics shops. Well, two of them have just sold on eBay for $14.99 each. This

The last few weeks have seen a real return to the speculator market in comics of the nineties. But rather than concentrating around high profile franchise

Okay it's just possible that Bleeding Cool might have had a little to do with this. But days before publication, Skullkickers #1, the first issue of the

I understand that a week before the new Skullkickers #1 ships to stores from Image Comics, the creative team have already created and signed off the cover

Okay I'm not just trawling through eBay today. It's just that for some its one of the most perfect comic books ever made. To others they wonder how Paul

Guessing on sharp rises in the value of comic books is a mug's game. So lets all be mugs for a second. One recent trend in comics speculation is the

Recently a Frank Miller Daredevil cover went for over $100,000. Now a more recent McFarlane cover is heading into that ballpark. From Amazing Spider-Man

It's not just the American Golden Age comics from the nineteen thirties which are seeing a price bump of late. The Dandy Beano Summer Special from 1963,

Marvel's standard sized six-issue Premiere Hardcovers have stuck at the $19.99 price point through the year. Marvel trade paperbacks however have moving

It was released last week and sold out. Not that uncommon for an Image comic book. But it looks like Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma is

It was shipped 1 in 10 withe the regular run of Tales From The Fringe #2 from DC/Wildstorm. But it's started to make a small stir. Because it reproduces

I know I've got one of these somewhere. Can I find it before the bubble bursts? Scott Pilgrim: Full Colour Odds & Ends 2008 is a compilation of Free

It's rare that I run these kind of things. But they have in the past made certain people a little extra cash on the weekend. Bleeding Cool ran news of the

As Scott Pilgrim is about to hit, and media interest is at a high, now is probably the best time to sell anything you want to get maximum return on. The

So, you want to enter the dangerous world of comic book speculating. Buying a comic from a retailer for twice what he paid for in the hope that he'll want