After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
 Fantastic Four #109 April 1971 John Buscema |
 FF vol. II #7 July 2013 Mike Allred |
On Ebay: Fantastic Four | FF
On AtomicAvenue: Fantastic Four | FF
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
Taking a page from Marvel and DC’s marketing book, Skullkickers decided to relaunch their book with a new issue #1 and an enticing title change. Issue #21 was renamed MIGHTY SKULLKICKERS and the numbering changed to #1. I think the plan worked, and sales increased – even though it was a noticeable swipe at the big two publishers.
 Thor #337 November 1983 Walter Simonson |
 Mighty Skullkickers #1 April 2013 Edwin Huang |
On Ebay: Thor | Skullkickers
On AtomicAvenue: Thor | Skullkickers
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
Taking a page from Marvel and DC’s marketing book, Skullkickers decided to relaunch their book with a new issue #1 and an enticing title change. Issue #20 was renamed SAVAGE SKULLKICKERS and the numbering changed to #1. I think the plan worked, and sales increased – even though it was a noticeable swipe at the big two publishers.
 Savage Wolverine #1 March 2013 Frank Cho |
 Savage Skullkickers #1 March 2013 Edwin Huang |
On Ebay: Wolverine | Skullkickers
On AtomicAvenue: Wolverine | Skullkickers
Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.
Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,675,192 (+10.62% from last month; +32.31% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 71,933 (+396.64%; +574.79%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.68889% (+348.95%; +410.00%)
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 160,123 (-7.60%; +79.96%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 5.99% (-16.52%; +36.03%)
My current eBay feedback (unique): 27,415
My current eBay feedback (total): 50,052
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
| Position | Dollar Sales | # of Current Listings |
| First | Marvel Comics | Marvel Comics (16,520 listings) |
| Second | Marvel (Bronze) (↑) | DC Comics (10,258 listings) |
| Third | Movie/TV (↓) | Other Indies (6,944 listings) |
| Fourth | DC Comics (↑) | Image Comics (5,313 listings) |
| Fifth | Bad Girls (↓) | Dark Horse (3,163 listings) |
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,680,591 (+3.44%; +14.69%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 66,774 (-0.47%; +25.61%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 3.97325% (-3.77%; +9.52%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 6.88% (-15.79%; +4.40%)
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 95,025 (+0.36%; +6.25%)
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
Taking a page from Marvel and DC’s marketing book, Skullkickers decided to relaunch their book with a new issue #1 and an enticing title change. Issue #23 was renamed DARK SKULLKICKERS DARK and the numbering changed to #1. I think the plan worked, and sales increased – even though it was a noticeable swipe at the big two publishers.
 Green Lantern #85 September 1971 Neal Adams |
 Dark Skullkickers Dark #1 July 2013 |
On Ebay: Green Lantern | Skullkickers
On AtomicAvenue: Green Lantern | Skullkickers
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
 Wolverine: the Origin #2 December 2000 Joe Quesada |
 Powerless #2 September 2004 Tony Harris |
Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.
Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,418,306 (-5.61% from last month; +11.59% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 14,484 (-0.69%; +27.00%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 0.59893% (+5.21%; +13.81%)
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 173,293 (+27.79%; +57.09%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 7.17% (+35.46%; +40.78%)
My current eBay feedback (unique): 26,694
My current eBay feedback (total): 48,775
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.9%
| Position | Dollar Sales | # of Current Listings |
| First | Marvel Comics | Clearance (3,112 listings) |
| Second | Movie/TV (↑) | Marvel Comics (1,630 listings) |
| Third | Bad Girls (↑) | Other Indies (1,581 listings) |
| Fourth | TPBs | TPBs (1,101 listings) |
| Fifth | Marvel (Bronze) (↓) | Bad Girls (938 listings) |
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,624,716 (+0.82%; +9.31%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 67,086 (+6.02%; +24.15%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.12909% (+5.16%; +13.58%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 8.17% (+13.95%; +63.73%)
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 94,683 (+0.50%; +5.14%)
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
 Alpha Flight #12 July 1984 John Byrne |
 Alpha Flight #129 February 1994 Dario Carrasco |
 Alpha Flight vol. II #12 July 1998 Duncan Rouleau |
 Alpha Flight vol. III #12 April 2005 Clayton Henry |
 G.I. Joe: Cobra #12 January 2011 Antonio Fuso |
On Ebay: Alpha Flight | G.I. Joe
On AtomicAvenue: Alpha Flight | G.I. Joe
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
 Wolverine vol. II #1 November 1988 John Buscema |
 Daken: Dark Wolverine #7 June 2011 Giuseppe Camuncoli |
On Ebay: Wolverine | Daken
On AtomicAvenue: Wolverine | Daken
After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
 Daredevil #187 October 1982 Frank Miller |
 Daredevil #505 April 2010 |
On Ebay: Deadpool | Daredevil
On AtomicAvenue: Deadpool | Daredevil
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