{"id":3702,"date":"2019-05-14T20:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T03:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2019-05-14T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T03:01:46","slug":"spiral-comics-may-2019-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/spiral-comics-may-2019-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiral Comics May 2019 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"center-news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/index.php\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/SpiralComics-Theme\/images\/Spiral-Comics-logo.gif\" alt=\"Spiral Comics Logo\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>WELCOME<\/h3>\n<p>Hello, comic fans! Well, Marvel has hit a new low in my opinion in the variant cover bubble we are currently inhabiting. Now, they&#8217;re issuing 1-in-25 variants for second printings! So, follow me here&#8230;there&#8217;s a regular second printing of FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN [2019] #6 and WAR OF THE REALMS: AGENTS OF ATLAS #1, but also 1-in-25 variants of the second printings. This isn&#8217;t the very first time they&#8217;ve done this. As far as I can tell, last month&#8217;s IMMORTAL HULK #16 second printing also had a 1-in-25 variant and could be the first one. I thought it might be a fluke last month, but here we are with a couple more this month. I&#8217;ve been collecting comic books since 1984 and seen the different variant cover schemes develop since their inception, and this is definitely a new twist. While scarcity is a large factor in the collectability of variant covers, the art is also a huge factor. In all these second print ratio variant cases, the art has not been revealed before the final order cut-off date. So, I&#8217;m left to wonder who would actually be collecting these variants that retailers have to order sight unseen for customers who have no chance to pre-order them. I remember well when 1-in-25 variants first started appearing on one of my favorite titles and I had to have them all. There was a definite thrill of the hunt, but Marvel overdid it with just about every title having some kind of variant every month. I eventually had to begrudgingly pass on chasing variants in favor of more titles to read. Now, these ratio variants are so common, I have no difficulty passing on all variants except the ones with exceptional art. Maybe it&#8217;s just a simple ploy to get retailers to order a minimum of 25, and nobody is actually looking for these things. Which reminds me&#8230; As always, let us know if there is something we can track down for you&#8230;we try to cater to regular, normal newbies&#8230;crazy, intense collectors&#8230;and everyone in between (except for Mr. Nobody, because he has no heart). &#8211;Glenn<br \/>\nP.S. Spiral Comics offers a free Recommendations Service for upcoming comic books. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/free_setup.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/free_setup.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiral Comics Free Recommendation Service\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/free_service_banner.gif\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re already getting our monthly Newsletter with generic comic book info. Why not sign up for our Free Recommendations Service, where we send you curated comic book selections that specifically meet <u>your interests<\/u>! We have hundreds of character\/team tags to choose from. The recommendations are always free, but what do the actual comics cost, you wonder? Prices vary, of course, but you can get up to 4 standard comics per month shipped to your home for approximately ~$16. That&#8217;s a monthly dose of 4 of your superhero crushes delivered to your door every month. Test drive our recommendations service <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/recommendations_by_tag.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>GET STARTED IN COMIC BOOKS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>Focus This Month:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Get Started In&#8230; <\/em>Paper Girls<\/p>\n<p>This Eisner Award-winning series from Brian K. Vaughn is wrapping up! Check out our guide to Getting Started In Paper Girls comic books!<\/p>\n<p>Spiral Comics has created specific articles&#8211;and we keep them current&#8211;to help you get started in particular characters and series. See all of our GSI Guides <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_gsi.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=106&amp;title=PAPER%20GIRLS\">Get Started Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=106&amp;title=PAPER%20GIRLS\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/MAY19\/MAY190037.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>NEW TAGS<\/h3>\n<p>The following tags were added to Spiral Comics&#8217; database since last month. They can represent existing pop culture tags that hadn&#8217;t been created in our database yet, as well as brand new tags from the latest Previews catalog. Click on the links to see a short description and any items that can be pre-ordered this month&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=BLADE RUNNER&amp;id=1892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLADE RUNNER<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=CARE BEARS&amp;id=1888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CARE BEARS<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=DEATH'S HEAD&amp;id=1889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DEATH&#8217;S HEAD<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=MARVEL FACSIMILE EDITIONS&amp;id=1890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MARVEL FACSIMILE EDITIONS<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=NEW BUFFYVERSE [2019]&amp;id=1886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NEW BUFFYVERSE [2019]<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VIZ MEDIA&amp;id=1897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIZ MEDIA<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VIZ SHOJO BEAT&amp;id=1895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIZ SHOJO BEAT<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VIZ SHONEN JUMP&amp;id=1894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIZ SHONEN JUMP<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VIZ SHONEN SUNDAY&amp;id=1896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIZ SHONEN SUNDAY<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VIZ SIGNATURE&amp;id=1893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIZ SIGNATURE<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=WARP WORLD&amp;id=1891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WARP WORLD<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=YEAR OF THE VILLAIN--THE OFFER [2019]&amp;id=1887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YEAR OF THE VILLAIN&#8211;THE OFFER [2019]<\/a><br \/>\nExplore our massive Tag List <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_tags.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>SPOTLIGHT TAG<\/h3>\n<p>Each month, Spiral Comics focuses on a tag which has a stand-out presence in the latest Previews catalog. Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=SCI-FI&amp;id=1155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;SCI-FI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is something like 12 parsecs of new science fiction series being offered for pre-order this month. If you&#8217;re a fan of the genre, there&#8217;s definitely something here for you!<\/p>\n<p>Explore our massive Tag List <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_tags.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>FIRST IMPRESSIONS FOR MAY 2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY191932\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/MAY19\/MAY191932.jpg\" alt=\"Blade Runner 2019 #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>Blade Runner 2019 #1<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the most exciting new series in comics\u2013for me, at least\u2013in a long time\u2026original Blade Runner stories!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the neo-noir city of Los Angeles, 2019, Ash, a veteran Blade Runner, is grappling with a new case: a billionaire\u2019s wife and child, apparently kidnapped by Replicants for dark purposes\u2026 An all-new ongoing comic series from the pen of Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049, Logan, American Gods), with longtime co-writer Mike Johnson (Batman\/Superman, Supergirl, Star Trek), illustrated by Andres Guinaldo (Justice League Dark, Captain America). The first comic to tell original, in-canon stories set in the Blade Runner universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY191932\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY190928\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/MAY19\/MAY190928.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: Target Vader #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>Star Wars: Target Vader #1<\/strong><br \/>\nVader vs. Valance the Hunter! This will be epic, for sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHE HUNTER. DARTH VADER is on the hunt for a mysterious criminal syndicate operating outside of THE EMPIRE\u2019s rule. But little does he know he\u2019s being hunted by a group of the galaxy\u2019s deadliest bounty hunters, hired by the syndicate to take out Vader once and for all. Led by fallen Imperial Officer BEILERT VALANCE, this ragtag group of assassins will stop at nothing to kill the biggest bounty of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY190928\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY190782\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/MAY19\/MAY190782.jpg\" alt=\"Wolverine and Captain America: Weapon Plus #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>Wolverine and Captain America: Weapon Plus #1<\/strong><br \/>\nEven if you think you know everything about Wolverine and Cap\u2019s origins, there\u2019s about to be some more to know in this unassuming one-shot. Required reading!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHE SECRET HISTORY BEHIND THEIR ORIGINS REVEALED. In 1940, scientists attempted to make a man into the perfect weapon, a Super-Soldier. They failed and made him a legend instead. Before the turn of the century, they tried again for the tenth time. They failed, making a man into death incarnate. At long last, ETHAN SACKS (OLD MAN HAWKEYE, STAR WARS: GALAXY\u2019S EDGE) and DIOGENES NEVES (GREEN ARROW, DEATHSTROKE) reveals the shadowy connections between Captain America, Wolverine and many more of the Marvel U\u2019s Super-Soldiers\u2026 including some surprises. The conspiracy begins here..\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=MAY190782\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See all of our First Impressions for this month <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/category\/first-impressions\/\">here<\/a><br \/>\nSee all of the brand new series for this month <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/brand_new_series.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>NEWLY ADDED AND IN-STOCK<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=011896201900001010000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/011896201900001010000.jpg\" alt=\"Star Trek: Year Five #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Star Trek: Year Five #1<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=011896201900001010000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=002372201900001110000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/002372201900001110000.jpg\" alt=\"Thanos #1 Previews Exclusive DEKAL C2E2 2019 Variant (3000)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Thanos #1 Previews Exclusive DEKAL C2E2 2019 Variant (3000)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=002372201900001110000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=011063201900001090000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/011063201900001090000.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi #1, 3rd Print Variant\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Naomi #1, 3rd Print Variant<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=011063201900001090000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_star_wars.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_amazing_spiderman.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_uncanny_xmen.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME Hello, comic fans! Well, Marvel has hit a new low in my opinion in the variant cover bubble we are currently inhabiting. Now, they&#8217;re issuing 1-in-25 variants for second printings! So, follow me here&#8230;there&#8217;s a regular second printing of FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN [2019] #6 and WAR OF THE REALMS: AGENTS OF ATLAS #1, but also 1-in-25 variants of the second printings. This isn&#8217;t the very first time they&#8217;ve done this. As far as I can tell, last month&#8217;s IMMORTAL HULK #16 second printing also had a 1-in-25 variant and could be the first one. I thought it might be a fluke last month, but here we are with a couple more this month. 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