1 April 2026
What sits in a fan bundle that a single cover hold will never include
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.
A cover hold is useful when you already know the exact file: “Deadpool, issue 8, cover B, trade dress, no foil.” We park one inbound copy against your name and email you when the box is opened.
A fan bundle is for people who want the issue as a conversation, not a trophy. We include the newsstand-looking A cover, the artist variant you actually wanted, and — when it is honest to do so — the incentive that completes the month. Skipping A because it is “plain” is how runs develop holes that later cost more than the bundle deposit.
Bundles also carry pairing notes. If a Marvel NFT comic drop that month reprints the virgin art with a different trim, we write that down so you can decide whether the digital edition is a duplicate or a different object.
Humidity in Bangkok and Chiang Mai will cockle unbagged boards. Bundle pickups include a short packing check: bags, boards, and whether the foil cover should sit in the middle of the stack, not against a rubber band.
If you only want the chase piece, book a hold. Do not ask us to call a single incentive a bundle; the word means a set.