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February 26, 2015

Celebrity Cameos #28 Clark Kent & Lois Lane

Filed under: Celebrity Cameos — Doorman @ 8:28 pm

Some of the best parts of movies like Old School and Zombieland are their unexpected celebrity cameos. The same thing happens in comics, every once in a while. Here’s a look at another Celebrity Cameo!

In Marvel Comics’ Excalibur #8 (cover date: May 1989), two well-known DC Comics characters show up in New York: Clark Kent and Lois Lane. As Captain Britain goes flying by, some onlookers even use the lines: “Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane!” which were made famous from the introduction to the live-action Adventures of Superman television series from the 1950s.

On Ebay: Excalibur | Superman
On AtomicAvenue: Excalibur | Superman

February 4, 2015

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #54 February 2015

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 10:53 pm

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,697,358 (-1.65% from last month; +11.54% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 75,472 (+0.03%; +421.07%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.80% (+1.75%; +367.17%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 175,982 (+4.26%; +1.55%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 6.52% (+6.09%; -9.01%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 35,288
My current eBay feedback (total): 65,974
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.8%

Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (14,205 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) DC Comics (8,991 listings)
Third Clearance (↑) Other Indies (7,890 listings)
Fourth DC Comics (↓) Clearance (6,253 listings)
Fifth Other Indies (↓) Image Comics (5,735 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,543,116 (+4.97%; -5.02%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 74,024 (+1.93%; +10.34%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.80% (-2.89%; +16.18%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 6.55% (+13.13%; -19.83%)

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 98,371 (+0.25%; +3.90%)

January 8, 2015

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #53 January 2015

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 12:35 pm

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,742,554 (-5.19% from last month; +7.04% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 75,451 (-0.57%; +417.32%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.75% (+4.70%; +383.29%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 168,796 (-32.19%; +24.47%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 6.15% (-28.43%; +16.35%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 34,611
My current eBay feedback (total): 64,642
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.8%

Other Indies (↓)
Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (14,207 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) DC Comics (9,000 listings)
Third DC Comics (↑) Other Indies (7,664 listings)
Fourth Clearance (6,506 listings)
Fifth Image Comics (↑) Image Comics (5,667 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,470,044 (+0.05%; -8.78%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 72,621 (+0.60%; +14.77%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.94% (+0.61%; +25.81%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 5.79% (+3.39%; -19.25%)

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 98,127 (+0.30%; +4.16%)

December 3, 2014

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #52 December 2014

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 2:35 pm

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,892,750 (+2.30% from last month; +22.55% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 75,886 (-4.22%; +434.56%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.62% (-6.31%; +336.21%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 248,920 (+28.96%; +88.12%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 8.60% (+25.99%; +53.39%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 33,846
My current eBay feedback (total): 63,186
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.8%

DC Comics (↓)
Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (14,702 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) (↑) DC Comics (9,463 listings)
Third Other Indies (↓) Other Indies (7,813 listings)
Fourth Image Comics (5,782 listings)
Fifth Magazines Dark Horse (3,273 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,469,332 (+8.18%; -9.59%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 72,187 (+.041%; +13.59%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.91% (-7.13%; +25.64%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 5.60% (+27.56%; -8.65%)

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 97,838 (+0.23%; +4.20%)

November 5, 2014

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #51 November 2014

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 8:31 am

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,827,745 (+1.43% from last month; +20.68% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 79,231 (+6.99%; +447.70%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.80% (+5.48%; +353.83%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 193,025 (-38.27%; +54.73%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 6.83% (-39.16%; +28.31%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 33,232
My current eBay feedback (total): 61,705
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.8%

Marvel (Bronze) (↓)
Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (15,199 listings)
Second Other Indies (↑) DC Comics (10,087 listings)
Third DC Comics (↑) Other Indies (8,091 listings)
Fourth Image Comics (5,689 listings)
Fifth Magazines Dark Horse (3,332 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,358,276 (-3.28%; -18.44%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 71,893 (-0.67%; +16.69%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 5.29% (+2.69%; +43.07%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 4.39% (-10.59%; -37.46%)

The number of comics available on Atomic Avenue continues to plummet. Of course this is in reaction to their rather steep increase in fees of nearly 50%. Atomic Avenue’s total number of available comics hasn’t been this low since May 2011 (over three years ago!).

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 97,613 (+0.25%; +4.33%)

October 7, 2014

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #50 October 2014

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 12:43 pm

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,787,804 (-3.58% from last month; -24.55% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 74,052 (-5.03%; +440.25%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.65628% (-1.50%; +333.76%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 312,677 (-24.92%; +93.53%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 11.22% (-22.11%; +55.34%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 32,618
My current eBay feedback (total): 60,276
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.9%

Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (14,318 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) DC Comics (9,227 listings)
Third CGC Other Indies (7,778 listings)
Fourth DC Comics Image Comics (5,129 listings)
Fifth Magazines (↑) Dark Horse (2,992 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,404,303 (-11.09%; -9.46%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 72,380 (-1.66%; +20.61%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 5.15416% (+10.60%; +33.21%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 4.91% (-2.77%; -42.97%)

The number of comics available on Atomic Avenue continues to plummet. In three months, it has fallen by over 300,000 available comics. That’s more than a 15% drop in one fiscal quarter. Of course this is in reaction to their rather steep increase in fees of nearly 50%. Atomic Avenue’s total number of available comics hasn’t been this low since August 2012 (over two years ago!).

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 97,374 (+0.33%; +4.47%)

September 9, 2014

Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed #155 New Mutants

Filed under: Swiped: Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed! — Doorman @ 10:09 am

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.

New Mutants #39
New Mutants #39
May 1986
Art Adams with Bill Sienkiewicz
Steed & Mrs. Peel vol. 3 #0B
Steed & Mrs. Peel vol. 3 #0B
August 2012
Joshua Covey

On Ebay: New Mutants | Steed
On AtomicAvenue: New Mutants | Steed

September 3, 2014

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #49 September 2014

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 8:29 am

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,891,428 (+8.62% from last month; +18.44% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 77,975 (-1.30%; +445.13%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.69676% (-9.14%; +4,502.77%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 416,452 (+36.67%; +106.50%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 14.40% (+25.79%; +74.16%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 31,706
My current eBay feedback (total): 58,523
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.9%

Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (15,254 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) DC Comics (9,888 listings)
Third CGC Other Indies (8,184 listings)
Fourth DC Comics Image Comics (5,273 listings)
Fifth Other Indies Dark Horse (3,042 listings)

 

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,579,477 (+0.39%; +1.16%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 73,604 (+2.01%; +24.37%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.66002% (+1.61%; +22.95%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 5.05% (+1.20%; -37.65%)

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 97,050 (+0.30%; +4.43%)

August 13, 2014

Connecting Covers #46 Sweet Tooth

Filed under: Connecting Covers — Doorman @ 8:00 am

A fun aspect of comic books is that sometimes their covers combine to make an even larger image. Here’s a look at some connecting covers.

Jeff Lemire brought Sweet Tooth to an end with issue #40. The four issues prior to that utilized a connecting cover design.

Sweet Tooth #36 37 38 39

On Ebay: Sweet Tooth
On AtomicAvenue: Sweet Tooth

August 6, 2014

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #48 August 2014

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Doorman @ 8:38 am

Here’s a look back at the current comics aftermarket.

Number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section: 2,661,902 (-6.49% from last month; +11.71% from last year)
Number of those that are Cyberspace Comics listings: 79,006 (-2.51%; +470.81%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay: 2.96803% (+4.25%; +410.97%)

Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions: 304,711 (-23.10%; +168.37%)
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction: 11.45% (-17.76%; +139.98%)

My current eBay feedback (unique): 31,068
My current eBay feedback (total): 57,259
My positive eBay feedback score: 99.9%

Position Dollar Sales # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (17,306 listings)
Second Marvel (Bronze) DC Comics (11,541 listings)
Third CGC (↑) Other Indies (8,426 listings)
Fourth DC Comics (↓) Image Comics (5,577 listings)
Fifth Other Indies (↑) Dark Horse (3,262 listings)

 
My CGC store category is showing up in my top five sales categories this month because of a record-breaking sale of Incredible Hulk #271 graded 9.8 by CGC. In fact, it made news at BleedingCool.com.

 
Number of listings on Atomic Avenue: 1,573,277 (-8.82%; +1.195%)
Number of those that are in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue: 72,155 (-0.20%; +25.53%)
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue: 4.58629% (+9.45%; +24.04%)
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders: 4.99% (+1.96%; -4.77%)

AtomicAvenue’s sharp decline in listings is very probably a direct reaction to their recent increase in fees of about 50%.

 
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive: 96,762 (+0.37%; +4.46%)

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