"Some of my customers knew her when she was just another face in artist alley. "She actually used to be up here at some of the smaller Northern California cons, anime cons, and so on," he said. Higgins is well familiar with Momoko as well. I hope Peach has a long, happy cover career that maybe rolls into some interior art." "That watercolor pastel softness is refreshing, akin to the popularity of David Mack's art. "I think that the appeal of Peach is a unique art style," said Jen King at Space Cadets Collection. Still, variant covers remain collector favorites, with publishers even heralding deals with cover artists such as Peach Momoko. King in Black #1 variant cover by Peach Momoko (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) The number of books that I've sold out of on Wednesday had endless calls for on Thursday and by next week, they're cover price on eBay…it's nine out of 10 books." "Those things burn so hot for five days, and then they're gone. "As a store owner, I've almost given up caring about chasing the last hot variant cover," said Ryan Higgins of Comic Conspiracy. They can be hard to keep track of, and some stores are waving the white flag. Variants and variant artistsĪnd a major driver in the here-and-now? The many, many variant covers that proliferate the market. Transformers #80, which bit the dust in 1991, is a $40-$120 item. Marvel's original Star Wars #107, which creaked into cancelation in 1986, will set you back anywhere from $50-$90. Static #45? A mere 37 graded, with 13 being 9.8 or better.Ĭollectors have long hipped to the 'final issue' phenomenon, with some of Marvel's famous 1970s-1980s licensed properties leading the way. Now figure in 23 years of lag, relegation to quarter bins, and how many copies of an already scarce issue can be left in near mint or better condition? If you guessed "not many," you're right.Ĭertainly not all comics are graded and certainly not all by one company but by way of comparison, CGC's census (opens in new tab) lists 359 copies of Static #1 graded, with 176 of those in 9.8 or better. That Icon #42 had retail orders for about 6000 copies, and Static #45 was about 4800 copies. The reason Milestone petered out in '97 is because sales were low. Static #45 (Image credit: Milestone Comics / DC) (opens in new tab)
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