Bragging rights - your best Dead Universe deal of late?

Doorman · Post by **Doorman** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:16 pm

BroJ, how was the Essington show? I wasn't that impressed with the last one so I passed on it this time around.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:12 am

Doorman wrote:BroJ, how was the Essington show? I wasn't that impressed with the last one so I passed on it this time around.

not great for cheap stuff, only managed to spend $20. Did get a few cool items, which I mentioned in my "steals and deals" post on the Hall of Fame board.

newt138 · Post by **newt138** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:04 am

picked up the following today for 50 cents each.

Valiant

Chaos Effect Epilogue 2
Geomancer 7,8
Magnus Robot fighter 41,48-50,52,54
Original Magnue Robot fighter 1
Psi Lords 2,3,8,10
Punx 1
Rai 17,21,23,28
Shadowman 32,42
Starslayer Director's Cut 1-4
X-O manowar 36,39,41,50,61

Acclaim

Magnus Robot fighter 2-5,8-15,17,18
Shadowman Vol 2 5,6,9-13,16,17
Solar Man of the Atom 4
X-O manowar vol 2 3,11,13,17

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:10 pm

I always kick myself for not posting up here more often what i grab and pics if possible.

The monster Marvel collection i got last year also had a few boxes of DC and Indy books, with a few DU lots in there.
I snagged a complete Crossgen set including trades etc.
Just need a few licensed books to complete 100%

The other books are First Eclipse and i think an almost set of Pacific too.
I just crossed off the gaps i had on Sable and Mike Grells Sable ( reprint book), having completed Jon Sable Freelance last year.
I loved First comics and the main series they produced from Sable, Badger, Nexus, Grim Jack etc are the books that made my head turn in the early part of the 80's when my world was a spin mainly from Super hereos.
So completing these sets is really a massive thing for me.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:24 pm

On a recent trip up farther north of England to see family i revisited two shops i found last year.
The1st was in a mini shopping arcade and tiny as you like.
Hardly and merchandise and a few rows of back issues.
Over priced DF signed books on wall etc.
What back issues they do have are well priced, nether cheap or over the top, but when you have as many items in stock as me it's nice to ignore them and go for the cheap bins to please myself.

So this time i found a bunch of Innovation Lost in Space and DC impact, shame that i just found the same Lost in space in the same box i got the Sable issues from, but hey Lost in Space is cool, I might even bag n board them for our back issue selection.

The second store is hilarious.
It's basically the front room of an old town house round the back of the main shopping high street.
There about five in a row that have all done the same, but it really felt weird the first time i was told where it was, just a strange old place to have a shop, well i say shop, it really is just a tiny room with a rack of imports issues ( new weekly comics to you) some old action figures and merchandise that is sun bleached mostly, plus about 8 long boxes of 50p books.
Last year i spent £30 on 50p books and did similar this time between the two stores.

This time i found my first copy of the Nexus Magnus preview issue in the UK, which tells you all you need to know about how HTF this is over here.
Some Teshkeel issues that preceded the ongoing series and were free previews, Origins and First Light, what winners for 50p, as never seen a single issue of any Teshkeel in the Uk or on ebay uk.

There were a small bunch of weird books across the board from lots of DU,s, but i filed them all away, so cant recall most of them already.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:57 pm

Draco wrote:This time i found my first copy of the Nexus Magnus preview issue in the UK, which tells you all you need to know about how HTF this is over here.
Some Teshkeel issues that preceded the ongoing series and were free previews, Origins and First Light, what winners for 50p, as never seen a single issue of any Teshkeel in the Uk or on ebay uk.

There were a small bunch of weird books across the board from lots of DU,s, but i filed them all away, so cant recall most of them already.

Are those Teshkeel books the Origins and First Light preview books?

I have landed a couple of lots of international edition Teshkeel books in the last few weeks. Magazine sized jewels.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:16 am

Chiclo wrote:
Draco wrote:This time i found my first copy of the Nexus Magnus preview issue in the UK, which tells you all you need to know about how HTF this is over here.
Some Teshkeel issues that preceded the ongoing series and were free previews, Origins and First Light, what winners for 50p, as never seen a single issue of any Teshkeel in the Uk or on ebay uk.

There were a small bunch of weird books across the board from lots of DU,s, but i filed them all away, so cant recall most of them already.

Are those Teshkeel books the Origins and First Light preview books?

I have landed a couple of lots of international edition Teshkeel books in the last few weeks. Magazine sized jewels.

My copies are US editions dude. those international sized ones sound awesome.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:22 am

Sounds like a good day out, even if you did have to venture into the cold North!

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:33 am

Managed to only grab a small batch at the show we did Sunday.
Crossed another Devi off my Virgin list

An issue of Critters, 5 Continuity issues, 1 Eclipse & 1 Event.

I did get a Caliber Kabuki Compilation though which was prestige fromat and awesome, but the gem was the first two Pitt tpb's by Full Bleed for £2.00 each

WIN !!!

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:35 pm

Draco wrote:the gem was the first two Pitt tpb's by Full Bleed for £2.00 each

WIN !!!

VERY sweet pulls !!!

I need to work on my Virgin! run as well... quality stuff there.

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:14 pm

The script for Transformers War Within v3 issue 4 from Dreamwave which was never published. Got it from and signed by Simon Furman for a cool £3

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:35 pm

Knightt wrote:
Draco wrote:the gem was the first two Pitt tpb's by Full Bleed for £2.00 each

WIN !!!
VERY sweet pulls !!!

I need to work on my Virgin! run as well... quality stuff there.

I seem to find an issue or so from my Virgin list at each show, but when i look at my list it seems to not go down, very frustrating.

As for the Full Bleed tpbs, i never knew they existed.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:19 pm

Draco wrote:As for the Full Bleed tpbs, i never knew they existed.

Same here... heck, I do not even have the single issues completed yet, now to learn about TBS ?

Odd feeling of excitement and anguish at the same time just came over me...

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:34 pm

Knightt wrote:
Draco wrote:As for the Full Bleed tpbs, i never knew they existed.
Same here... heck, I do not even have the single issues completed yet, now to learn about TBS ?

Odd feeling of excitement and anguish at the same time just came over me...

I was really naughty when pricing the Full Bleed issues in the late teens for the show we did Saturday.
I have some of the NM copies at £25.00 just to tease

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:40 pm

Scored a big Fatale poster for $.99:

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:36 am

Scored some INCREDIBLE swag this weekend.

John Byrne's Next Men hardcover TPB by IDW cover price $50.00
Kirby: King of Comics large hardcover (story of Jack Kirby with MANY samples of his art) Abrahms Press cover price $40.00
The Badger TPB vol 1 from IDW cover price $24.99
The Badger TPB vol 2 from IDW cover price $24.99
The Badger TPB vol 3 from IDW cover price $24.99

Total price: $165

MY PRICE: $25.00

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:37 pm

I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:34 pm

Chiclo wrote:I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.

Badger is for anyone with a heartbeat who ever enjoyed a comic

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:34 pm

Chiclo wrote:I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.

Any idea how many total Badger trades there are ?

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:03 pm

Knightt wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.
Any idea how many total Badger trades there are ?

Check how many issues in the ones you have, there are about 70 issues of the First run then a few Dark Horse and some Image issues too.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:31 pm

Knightt wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.
Any idea how many total Badger trades there are ?

Somewhere I got the idea that these three were the only three released by IDW. I could be wrong here and I cannot cite where I was left with this impression but I don't think they released any more.

They did release trades for several other First properties. I have fished several out of the $5 bin at the comic shop in Lubbock. Grimjack and John Sable spring to mind.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:56 pm

Chiclo wrote:
Knightt wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have and have read those Badger trades.

What really surprised me is how much the wife enjoyed them.
Any idea how many total Badger trades there are ?
Somewhere I got the idea that these three were the only three released by IDW. I could be wrong here and I cannot cite where I was left with this impression but I don't think they released any more.

They did release trades for several other First properties. I have fished several out of the $5 bin at the comic shop in Lubbock. Grimjack and John Sable spring to mind.

Nothing like grabbing these outstanding tpbs for $5/£2-3.

Drift and myself pride ourselves on bargain bin hunting at shows and one of us always comes up trumps.

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:19 pm

Picked this lot off this morning.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... LNLK%3AITM

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:34 pm

comicsyte95 wrote:Picked this lot off this morning.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... LNLK%3AITM

Nice grab, some of those are quite easy to get, but not 64 at once

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:42 pm

Thanks,i wanted to buy this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... LNLK%3AITM
and then bought the ashcans because it looked like a fair deal.