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Deadpool #5

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Deadpool #5
 
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Deadpool’s Carnage Symbiote is born

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If Ellie Comacho prevails as the next X-23, this Symbiote which first started to make itself known in issue #1 of this series may prove to be her distorted version of Gabby aka Honey Badger/Scout

Venom #5

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #5
 
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Variant cover art by Skan, store exclusive limited to 3,000 copies

1st cover appearance of Knull

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Although the hype is around the Venom #3 third printing that has been billed as Knull’s first cover appearance, this store exclusive was available for sale first

Venom #4

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #4
 
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman

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And for those who don’t like to collect store exclusives, this second printing of issue #4, distributed traditionally also precedes the third printing of #3

Watch Dogs #1

Titan ⋅ 2019

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Watch Dogs #1
 
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Comic series based off of the Watch Dogs video game

[March 2024 - New Regency producing a film based on the game with Sophie Wilde in the lead role]

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Filming has wrapped on the video game adaptation

Batman #121

Reprint ⋅ DC ⋅ 1997

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Batman #121
 
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Reprint of Batman #121, first appearance of Mr. Freeze

Distributed by Toys 'R' Us, logo in upper-right corner

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Mr. Freeze being the villain in the next Robert Pattinson Batman film is only a rumor and his first appearance is pricey but this fairly scarce collectible is a cool collectible with minimal risk

Marvel Comics Presents #86

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Marvel Comics Presents #86
 
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1st full appearance of Cyber, an invulnerable mutant fused with adamantium responsible for Wolverine’s missing eye that led to his Patch persona

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Benefitting from some kind of possession, Cyber received a power upgrade of unknown proportions and now has that cool gold-plated Destro look - tap cover and swipe

Demon Annual, The #2

DC ⋅ 1993

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Demon Annual, The #2
 
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1st appearance of Hitman, a contract killer with a strict moral code who received special powers after being bitten by an alien

🔮 DC Possibilities: With the success of The Boys, here is another Garth Ennis creation that could work with the combined tone of John Wick and early Guy Ritchie films

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Created by Garth Ennis (The Boys), alcoholic Gulf War veteran Tommy Monaghan and his x-ray vision could bring a zany Peacemaker-esque vibe with a supernatural twist to James Gunn’s DCU

Uncanny Avengers Annual #1

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Uncanny Avengers Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of the Emerald Warlock, a powerful sorcerer feared by Scarlet Witch and Agatha Harkness

[October 2023 - as speculated in Nick’s Picks Week 129, original character Rio Vidal portrayed by Aubrey Plaza in the Darkhold series will be inspired by the Emerald Warlock]

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The Agatha Disney+ series premieres this week and will introduce a large audience to Aubrey Plaza who is playing a version of the Emerald Warlock who first appears in this issue

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