Journal
Notes from solicitations, bags, and the lamp
Short pieces on how we read Deadpool cover codes, what a fan bundle contains, and how a Marvel NFT comic edition sits beside a print you already own.
Journal
Short pieces on how we read Deadpool cover codes, what a fan bundle contains, and how a Marvel NFT comic edition sits beside a print you already own.
Cover A is not automatically common, and a 1:25 is not automatically prettier. Here is how we read solicitations before we hold a bundle.
A hold is one slot. A bundle is a small run assembled so the issue reads as a set on the shelf, including the ugly cover you would otherwise skip.
The digital file is not a receipt for the print, and the print is not a backup drive. Walkthroughs exist because the two objects share a character and almost never share a trim.
Rain on a scooter bag will ruin a foil faster than a careless fold. These are the packing habits we use between the desk and the doorway.
Chase covers attract rushed deposits. Slowing the inquiry by five questions has saved more money than any pep talk about “the market.”