A Long, Ugly Travel Day – Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
Actually, it was Tuesday, but the reverberations continue. I can’t make this trip back and forth without it taking at least 12 hours. Going west 2.5 weeks ago they changed my gate during a nap and I missed a flight and waited 4 hours for the next one. Yesterday, I parked my rental car on Washington Ave in San Leandro blocks from the freeway entrance to put a couple of things in my suitcase in the trunk, and a commercial truck pulled in front of me too close and started taking the front bumper off until I started screaming my lungs out. In my rage, I tried to slam the passenger door, but hit my upper thigh instead. (Still limping.) The damage was minimal, but lucky, and a long accident report later, I got on the shuttle without my cell phone, and had to ride back to the lot and ask them where the car went. They found the phone, and I got back on the 5 leg transit trip to SFO. The Delta agent gave me a boarding pass for the wrong Johnson flying tomorrow (today) which I didn’t notice until the TSA agent started awkwardly asking me “Who is Rachel?” Another portion of an hour later I finally got through it all and entered the Terminal with a 30 minute lunch hour instead of a 3 hour one. I did NOT miss that plane. And then, some of the worst turbulence I have felt in a long time, but they turned off course and got out of it after just a few minutes. My luggage was there, as promised, even with snafu at check in, so I was home with a gas station sandwich, which I snuck over to Merlins for a secret meal with a good tap beer, watching the Lake Street traffic in the perfectly pleasant night air. Not a bad end to a long day!
I counted in the DC’s Monday before I left, but Bob had trouble getting the Marvel info to me and so with my busy return to work Wednesday, I haven’t been able to get to this until Wednesday night, Thursday morning. I have nothing to say about actual comics for sale this week. I know. What a loss.
Thanks to League Of Comic Geeks for this week’s images, which are in some unusual, non-alphabetical order, and 6 across. Use the list, and MAYBE the pictures will be useful. Again, I do not have time to sort the images into publisher groups.
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Marvel Comics
ALL-NEW VENOM #9 $ 4.99
ALL-NEW VENOM #9 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 4.99
ALL-NEW VENOM #9 JUAN FERREYRA VAR $ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 $ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 EMA LUPACCHINO VAR $ ???
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 NETHO DIAZ VAR $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 CHIP ZDARSKY VAR $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER NEGATIVE SPACE VIRGIN VAR $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 MARK BUCKINGHAM VAR $ 4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 VALERIO SCHITI DESIGN VAR $ ???
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3 $ 6.99
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3 DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON VAR $ 6.99
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3 GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VAR $ 6.99
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3 PEACH MOMOKO MARVEL RIVALS VAR $ 6.99
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME #5 $ 3.99
GWENPOOL #4 $ 3.99
GWENPOOL #4 RICKIE YAGAWA VAR $ 3.99
HELLVERINE #9 $ 3.99
HELLVERINE #9 DUSTY PETERSON VAR $ 3.99
HELLVERINE #9 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 3.99
MARVEL RIVALS: HELLFIRE GALA #1 $ 6.99
MARVEL RIVALS: HELLFIRE GALA #1 ADAM WARREN VAR $ 6.99
MARVEL RIVALS: HELLFIRE GALA #1 AKA EMMA FROST VAR $ 6.99
MARVEL RIVALS: HELLFIRE GALA #1 CHRISSIE ZULLO VAR $ 6.99
MARVEL RIVALS: HELLFIRE GALA #1 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS WRAPAROUND VAR $ 6.99
MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #11 $ 3.99
MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #11 PHILIP TAN VAR $ 3.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 $ 4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 CARLO PAGULAYAN DOOMASAUR VAR $ 4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 MARCO CHECCHETTO FOIL VAR $ ???
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS VAR $ 4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 R.B. SILVA VAR $ 4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 PETE WOODS VAR $ ???
RED HULK #7 [DOOM] $ 3.99
RED HULK #7 PAULO SIQUEIRA VAR [DOOM] $ 3.99
SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #2 KAARE ANDREWS 2ND PRINTING VAR $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #7 $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #7 CHRIS SPROUSE REVENGE / SITH 20TH ANNIV VAR $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #7 KAREN DARBOE VAR $ 3.99
STORM #11 $ 3.99
STORM #11 JUNGGEUN YOON VAR $ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #5 [DOOM] $ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #5 DAVID BALDEON VAR [DOOM] $ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #5 KYLE HOTZ VAR [DOOM] $ 3.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #8 $ 4.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #8 ANDREA SORRENTINO VAR $ 4.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #8 RYAN BROWN VAR $ ???
ULTIMATE X-MEN #18 $ 4.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #18 ROD REIS ULTIMATE SPECIAL VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 ARTGERM VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 ELIZABETH TORQUE VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 MARCUS TO 250TH HOMAGE VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #19 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL JUST SPECT COLL VAR $ 4.99
WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1 $ 4.99
WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1 JUNGGEUN YOON VAR $ 4.99
WOLVERINES & DEADPOOLS #2 $ 3.99
WOLVERINES & DEADPOOLS #2 STEPHEN SEGOVIA VAR $ 3.99
DC Comics
BATMAN #1 SDCC 2025 ASHCAN SPECIAL EDITION $ ???
DC K.O. ASHCAN #1 2025 SDCC EXCLUSIVE $ ???
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #5 CVR A JAHNOY LINDSAY $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #5 CVR B JULIET NNEKA CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #5 CVR C TIRSO CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10 CVR A RAFA SANDOVAL $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10 CVR B PAREL CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10 CVR C GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10 CVR D INC 1:25 TIRSO CD STK VAR $ ???
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #10 CVR E INC 1:50 PAREL VIRGIN CD STK VAR $ ???
BATGIRL #10 CVR A DAVID TALASKI $ 3.99
BATGIRL #10 CVR B TRAN NGUYEN CD STK VAR $ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #24 CVR A ANNIE WU $ 3.99
BIRDS OF PREY #24 CVR B NIMIT MALAVIA CD STK VAR $ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #24 CVR C KYUYONG EOM CD STK VAR $ 4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #24 CVR D BRUNO REDONDO ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CD STK VAR $ 4.99
CHEETAH & CHESHIRE ROB JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (OF 6) CVR A SCOTT $ 3.99
CHEETAH & CHESHIRE ROB JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (OF 6) CVR B PAREL CD STK VAR $ 4.99
CHEETAH & CHESHIRE ROB JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (OF 6) CVR C LEIRIX LI CD STK VAR $ 4.99
CHEETAH & CHESHIRE ROB JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (OF 6) CVR E PAREL FOIL VAR $ 6.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #880 FACS ED CVR A JOCK $ 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #880 FACS ED CVR C JOCK FOIL VAR $ 6.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #880 FACS ED CVR D BLANK VAR $ 4.99
JSA #10 CVR A LEONARDO ROMERO $ 3.99
JSA #10 CVR B JORGE CORONA CD STK VAR $ 4.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #3 (OF 7) CVR A CHRISTIAN DUCE $ 4.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #3 (OF 7) CVR B FEDERICI CD STK VAR $ 5.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #3 (OF 7) CVR C QUAH CD STK VAR $ 5.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #3 (OF 7) CVR D INC 1:25 MAGUIRE CD STK VAR $ ???
POISON IVY #35 CVR A JESSICA FONG $ 3.99
POISON IVY #35 CVR B EJIKURE CD STK VAR $ 4.99
POISON IVY #35 CVR C BEN HARVEY CD STK VAR $ 4.99
RESURRECTION MAN QUANTUM KARMA #5 (OF 6) CVR A JEFF DEKAL (MR) $ 4.99
RESURRECTION MAN QUANTUM KARMA #5 (OF 6) CVR B BEACH CD STK VAR (MR) $ 4.99
SECRET SIX #6 (OF 6) CVR A STEPHEN SEGOVIA $ 3.99
SECRET SIX #6 (OF 6) CVR B LESLEY LEIRIX LI CD STK VAR $ 4.99
SECRET SIX #6 (OF 6) CVR C SALVADOR LARROCA CD STK VAR $ 4.99
TEEN TITANS GO #6 $ 2.99
Image Comics
BITTER ROOT NEXT MOVEMENT #5 (OF 5) CVR A GREENE CONNECTING (MR) $ 3.99
FARMHAND #24 (MR) $ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #319 CVR A ANDY KUBERT & LAURA MARTIN $ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #319 CVR B ANDY KUBERT B&W VAR $ 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #319 CVR C INC 1:10 FRANCIS PORTELA VAR $ ???
MONKEY MEAT THE SUMMER BATCH #5 (OF 5) $ 4.99
RADIANT BLACK #36 CVR A STEFFANO SIMEONE $ 3.99
SISTERHOOD A HYDE STREET STORY #2 (OF 5) CVR A LEILA LEIZ & SINCLAIR $ 3.99
SISTERHOOD A HYDE STREET STORY #2 (OF 5) CVR B FRANK & ANDERSON VAR $ 3.99
SPAWN BLACK RITUAL THE BOOK OF NYX #4 (OF 7) CVR A NAT JONES $ 3.99
SPAWN BLACK RITUAL THE BOOK OF NYX #4 (OF 7) CVR B BRETT BOOTH VAR $ 3.99
SPAWN BLACK RITUAL THE BOOK OF NYX #4 (OF 7) CVR C NAT JONES VIRGIN VAR $ 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #16 CVR A FERNANDO BLANCO (MR) $ 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #16 CVR B PAUL AZACETA VAR (MR) $ 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #16 CVR C INC 1:10 CHLOE BRAILSFORD VAR (MR) $ ???
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #118 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR) $ 3.99
Other Comics
Arcana Royale #4 (CVR A) (A.C. Zamudio) $ 4.99
CUL DE SAC #1 (OF 4) CVR A JONATHAN WAYSHAK $ 5.99
CUL DE SAC #1 (OF 4) CVR B TONY FLEECS CURSED MIRROR VAR $ 5.99
DICK TRACY #11 CVR A GERALDO BORGES $ 4.99
DICK TRACY #11 CVR B FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA VAR $ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR A LEE BERMEJO $ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR B TOM FOWLER VAR $ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR C LEE BERMEJO GOLD FOIL VAR $ 8.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR D BLANK SKETCH VAR VAR $ 4.99
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR E INC 1:10 MONTEYS EC HOMAGE VAR $ ???
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12) CVR F INC 1:20 FOWLER B&W ARTIST ED VAR $ ???
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] #1 Cover A (Tunica) $ 4.99
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] #1 VAR B (Reis) $ 4.99
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] #1 VAR C (Tunica Concept Art) $ 4.99
Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone [Kai-Sei Era] #1 VAR D (Sketch VAR) $ 4.99
Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #1 (CVR A) (Alex Nieto) $ 4.99
Hello Darkness #13 A Main (Dressed Mercado) $ 5.99
Hello Darkness #13 B VAR (Dressed Frison) $ 5.99
Hello Darkness #13 D BOOM 20th Anniversary VAR (Dressed Lotay) $ 5.99
HERCULOIDS #6 CVR A FRANCESCO MATTINA $ 4.99
HERCULOIDS #6 CVR B JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER VAR $ 4.99
HERO TRADE PROJECT CHIMERA #1 (OF 2) CVR A LAPHAM CONNECTING $ 5.99
HERO TRADE PROJECT CHIMERA #1 (OF 2) CVR B ROB LIEFELD VAR $ 5.99
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #3 Second Printing Cvr A Spears Something Wicked $ 5.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind #1 A Main (Dressed Tango) $ 7.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind #1 B VAR (Dressed Gregson) $ 7.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind #1 C VAR (Full Art Foil, GAME ART) $ 9.99
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind #1 F Unlockable VAR (Full Art Gregson) $ 7.99
MONEY SHOT BIG BANG #3 (OF 5) CVR C HOWELL LILITH CROSSOVER BLACK BAG VAR (MR) $ 9.99
MONEY SHOT BIG BANG #3 (OF 5) CVR D LOTAY BLACK BAG VAR (MR) $ 9.99
MONEY SHOT BIG BANG #3 (OF 5) CVR E GRAHAM BLACK BAG VAR (MR) $ 9.99
My Little Pony: Hoofloose Cover A (Price) $ 7.99
Power Rangers Prime #9 A Main (Dressed Clarke) $ 4.99
Power Rangers Prime #9 B VAR (Dressed Kung) $ 4.99
Power Rangers Prime #9 C BOOM 20th Anniversary VAR (Dressed Lotay) $ 4.99
Power Rangers Prime #9 H FOC Reveal VAR (Dressed Carlini) $ 4.99
Power Rangers Prime #9 I Unlockable VAR (Full Art Clarke) $ 4.99
RED SONJA VS AOD #4 CVR A BJORN BARENDS $ 4.99
RETURN TO SKULL ISLAND #2 (OF 4) CVR A THE KNOTT $ 4.99
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE SUMMER OF LOVE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR A BARDIN $ 4.99
RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE SUMMER OF LOVE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR B MURPHY VAR $ 4.99
ROY #1 (MR) $ 4.99
SILVERHAWKS #6 CVR A JAE LEE JUNE CHUNG $ 4.99
Something is Killing the Children #43 A Main (Dressed Dell’Edera) $ 4.99
Something is Killing the Children #43 B Foil VAR (Full Art Vilchez) $ 6.99
Something is Killing the Children #43 C BOOM 20th Anniversary VAR (Dressed Panosian) $ 4.99
Something is Killing the Children #43 H FOC Reveal Var (Dressed Ortiz) $ 4.99
Something is Killing the Children #43 I Unlockable Var (Full Art Dell’Edera) $ 4.99
THUNDERCATS #17 CVR A LUCIO PARRILLO $ 4.99
THUNDERCATS #17 CVR B DECLAN SHALVEY VAR $ 4.99
THUNDERCATS #17 CVR C JAE LEE JUNE CHUNG VAR $ 4.99
VAMPIRELLA (2025) #4 CVR A LUCIO PARRILLO $ 4.99
VAMPIRELLA (2025) #4 CVR C CELINA VAR $ 4.99
DC Books
ABSOLUTE BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE ZOO $ 24.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE ZOO $ 17.99
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 KNIGHTSEND (2025 EDITION) $ 100.00
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST HC VOL 07 TOTAL ECLIPSO $ 24.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 07 TOTAL ECLIPSO $ 17.99
DC FINEST JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE RETURN TP $ 39.99
DC THE NEW FRONTIER TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION) $ 9.99
GREEN LANTERN (2023) TP VOL 04 CIVIL CORPS $ 19.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED TP VOL 01 INTO THE INFERNO $ 17.99
RED HOOD OUTLAWS TP VOL 04 $ 14.99
SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE TP (2025 EDITION) $ 12.99
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS BY DAN JURGENS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $ 125.00
SWAMP THING BY RICK VEITCH TP BOOK 02 SYNCHRONICITY (MR) $ 29.99
Image Books
FERAL TP VOL 03 $ 16.99
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01 NEW EDITION $ 12.99
Other Books
BEST OF 2000 AD TP VOLUME 01 (OF 6) ESSENTIAL GATEWAY TO GALAXYS GREATEST COMIC $ 22.99
ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD TP #VOL 04 DREDD VS DEATH $ 28.99
ESSENTIAL JUDGE DREDD TP VOL 02 THE APOCALYPSE WAR $ 25.00
MIRACULOUS LADYBUG CHIBI SUMMER SPECIAL TP $ 7.99
Disney Descendants: Evie’s Wicked Runway: The Complete Manga Collection TP $ 19.99
FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest 18 TP $ 10.99
House of Slaughter Book One Deluxe Edition HC $ 49.99
My Little Pony: Lost Stories of Equestria TP $ 21.99
Pet Shop of Horrors: Collector’s Edition Vol. 3 TP $ 24.99
Pumpkin and Beetle: Two Vampire Cats TP $ 6.99
Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade (New Edition) TP $ 12.99
The Beauty of Horror: Ghouliana’s Sanctuary for Monsters–A GOREgeous Storybook to Color TP $ 16.99
News
COMIC SHOP NEWS #1981 $ FREE
DYNAMITE DISPATCHES #2 AUGUST 2025 $ FREE