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Dark Horse ⋅ 2024

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Co-written by Tom Hardy

In a future where a corporation mines what's left of a barren Earth, a high-level soldier gets a message from a mysterious entity that makes him question what it truly means to be human in a world where the boundaries of technology and identity blur

BOOM! ⋅ 2012

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Meet the "Real Housewives" of Earth's greatest super-team, the Meta-Legion

Written by popular YouTube host Grace Randolph of the Beyond the Trailer channel

Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Limited series that questions what would've occurred if Carter Burke from Aliens survived the events of Hadley's Hope

Co-written by Paul Reiser, the actor who portrayed Burke

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Co-written by Iman Vellani who plays Ms. Marvel in the MCU

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96-page one-shot anthology of stories written by actors who portray the characters in the Shazam movie including Zachary Levi

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Origin of Riddler, written by Paul Dano, the actor who portrayed the Riddler in the 2022 Batman movie

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Premiere issue of a series developed and produced by Mark Wahlberg, also cast in the main role

Boneyard Press ⋅ 1994

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First published work in the comic book industry by Gerard Way, writer of Umbrella Academy and frontman for My Chemical Romance

Story about a serial killer written by Gerard Way (Garry Way) when he was 16 years old

[example of the type of issues found in the Dollar Bin Diving Subscriber feature]

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Anthology of stories that take place between seasons three and four, first released online

One-shot written by Joshua Jackson, the actor who portrayed Peter Bishop in the television series

Copies ordered by retailers: 6,182

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Crossover team-up of Sgt. Rock and Ash from the Evil Dead franchise, written by Bruce Campbell

Eternus

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Ashcan ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2021

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Twelve-page ashcan preview

Story concept Andy Serkis, director of Venom II: Let There Be Carnage

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Co-written by James Wan, director of Aquaman, The Conjuring, Saw and Insidious

Texas Trio ⋅ 1966

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Fanzine anthology of stories

First published story by notable science-fiction writer, Howard Waldrop

Illustrations by Buddy Saunders, future owner of MyComicShop.com

Fan letter from George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones)

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Mike Mayhew

Written by CM Punk

One-shot Legacy Numbering that began with Special Marvel Edition #1 (1971)

Phenom X #1

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Image ⋅ 2021

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Written by John Leguizamo, an innocent man desperate to regain his freedom agrees to become a subject in a government experiment that gives him phenomenal shape-shifting abilities

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Anthology of stories celebrating Batman's Rogues Gallery

Penguin story written by Danny DeVito, the actor who played the Penguin in Tim Burton's Batman film

Image ⋅ 2021

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Co-written by Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

A woman who lives an otherwise normal life activates bizarre powers to take on human traffickers

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Written by Paul Scheer, actor from the TV show Black Monday, Veep and creator of Human Giant

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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1st appearance of Emily Preston, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who worked alongside Deadpool

1st appearance of Scott Adsit, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st appearance of Michael Hawthorne, a necromancer

Written by comedian Brian Posehn with Gerry Duggan

BOOM! ⋅ 2021

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An immortal warrior performs dangerous jobs for the U.S. government in exchange for the truth about his own existence

Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt

[March 2021 - KEY COLLECTOR EXCLUSIVE optioned for film and two season Netflix anime series / October 2021 - Mattson Tomlin, uncredited co-writer of The Batman 2022 is set to write the live-action film for Netflix]

IDW ⋅ 2005

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Written by Rob Zombie, frontman of White Zombie and writer/director of various horror movies

Epic ⋅ 1991

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16-page story written by Larry (Lana) Wachowski, co-writer/director of The Matrix

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Written by Gerard Way, frontman of My Chemical Romance

Free Comic Book Day 2007 giveaway

1st team appearance of the Umbrella Academy: The Monocle (Sir Reginald Hargreeves), Spaceboy (Luther), Kraken (Diego), The Rumor (Allison),The Séance (Klaus), The Horror (Ben), Vanya

1st appearance of The Murder Magician

[Adapted for a Netflix TV series, premiered February 2019]

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Written by Kevin Smith

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Four-issue limited series written by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, showrunners of the Hulu animated series M.O.D.O.K

1st appearance of M.O.D.O.K.'s family, in a vision

Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2017

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Premiere issue of a six-issue series

Written and illustrated by Canadian pop-singer, The Lights as a lead-in to her fourth album

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Premiere issue of a series focused on a hero called 'Starboy,' inspired by the album of the same name by Canadian pop star, The Weeknd

In 2018, Eymun Talasazan sued The Weeknd for $5 million claiming an idea he presented to Marvel was stolen by the musician (result of case is unknown)

Verotik ⋅ 1994

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Anthology of horror-erotica stories written by various artists including Glenn Danzig, frontman of the legendary punk band, The Misfits and Grant Morrison

Ashcan ⋅ Ultimate Creations ⋅ 1996

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Written by James Hellwig aka the Ultimate Warrior

Ashcan edition with wraparound cover

Cover appearances include: Captain America, The Flash, Wolverine, Bone, Milk and others

Orchid #1

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Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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Written by Tom Morello, guitarist from Rage Against The Machine

In a post-apocalyptic world that fell when the seas rose, a young girl defies her role in a society where the wealthy harvest the poor as slaves

Turf #1

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Image ⋅ 2010

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Written by British celebrity, Jonathan Ross

At the height of Prohibition, a monster and an alien team-up to clash against Eastern European vampires who have invaded New York City

Bad Planet #1

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Image ⋅ 2005

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Written by Thomas Jane and Steve Niles

A lone warrior is mankind's only chance of surviving arachnid space predators

ONI ⋅ 2010

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Written by Rashida Jones and Christina Weir

A woman attempts to balance her life as a socialite and CIA operative

Music Box #1

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IDW ⋅ 2010

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Written by Scott Lobdell with story concepts by Jennifer Love Hewitt

Anthology of horror stories about a haunted music box

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One-shot written by Saturday Night Live alumni, Bill Hader and Seth Meyers

Dark Horse ⋅ 2018

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Written by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who passed away June 8, 2018

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,359

Dark Horse ⋅ 1996

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Written by Mark Hamill and Eric Johnson

After unintentionally saving a woman from getting abducted, a man is forced to become a vigilante

Image ⋅ 2006

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Written by Rosario Dawson and David Atchison

The Occult Crimes Taskforce keeps the streets of Manhattan safe from unholy creatures of the night

Cold Space #1

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BOOM! ⋅ 2010

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Written by Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon

An outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war

Voodoo Child #1

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Virgin Comics ⋅ 2007

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Written by Nicolas Cage and his son, Weston

A detective and a resurrected spirit investigate young women who have gone missing in post-Katrina New Orleans

Published by Virgin Comics, a comic company founded by eccentric businessman Richard Branson

An ashcan was released two months earlier

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