Bad Idea partnered with 200 comic shops who were each anonymously mailed one copy of Hero Trade with no indication of its origin. Many stores dismissed it entirely while four stores ordered additional copies
There are approximately 250 copies in circulation
Hero Trade has sold for an all-time high of $3,200 graded 9.8
Bad Idea's executive team is: Dinesh Shamdasani, Josh Johns and Atom Freeman with intern Tim Lenaghan
In the 1970s, an ambitious filmmaker took authenticity too far while filming his horror masterpiece and now, decades later, the new studio executive discovers why the lot had been shuttered so many years ago
[October 2024 - rumored at NYCC,Bad Idea will announce movie news for this property / October 2024 - confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter]
This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive
The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade
Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different
PASSIVE was distributed to the west part of the country and is two pages longer than Aggressive
Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping
This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive
The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade
Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different
AGGRESSIVE was distributed to the east part of the country and is two pages shorter than Passive
Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping
Standalone reprint of a story originally printed as a back-up feature in Eniac #1
The first wave of 50 shipped randomly to collectors who redeemed a ‘final five’ sticker that was obtained by pre-ordering Bad Idea’s final solicited titles
Each copy has a word balloon, printed by hand on page 7 that reads "DO NOT CGC ME!"
Interior features a mock advertisement for The Hero Trade, inspired by the TMNT #1 ad from Gobbledygook
