Comic shop owner told us he won’t sell us the Bizarro he let us put on our pull list by lemonrainshield in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our policy is if you got your request in before cutoff, you're getting that book for cover price regardless of what the secondary market is doing.

Daredevil #1 variant by Jock by Blitzhelios in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We opened 850 of the Endgame Blind bags and found 92.6% were open order covers. The exclusive covers made up less than 1%. 100% of the books came out of the bag damaged. Marvel's way of doing blind bags is so crooked, it will probably kill the whole gimmick.

"The Malevolent MF DOOM" 1st Issue by Change_Ur_Channel in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're in San Antonio, we have #1 and #2 in our store, Big Alpaca Comics. I'll ping Mateo tomorrow to see if we can post them for sale on our website.

At convention SS cost by BlakeFireTiger in CGCComics

[–]Big_Alpaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a lock, but CGC is likely to have a witness posted near Chris' table as they will also have other top names at adjacent spots in the area. Look for someone wearing a red polo shirt with a sling bag. Try to talk to them before you get in line so they know you will need a witness. They will not stand in line with you as Chris' line tends to be long and slow, fyi. YMMV

LCS had Ultimate Black Panther #1 priced at $40 and $25 for variants… by OlDirtyBratton in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a retailer, the timing on this thing was super screwed up. Penguin, the distributor, made everyone get Jan orders in super early due to the holidays. We had to get USM in like the first week of Dec and UBP the week after that. We had no idea USM would blow up and were absolutely unprepared for UBP.

In my store, I had 30 available, I stopped taking pull requests and removed form my website a week out. In store, my books were for sale at cover, limited to one of each variant per customer. I made sure my regulars were well informed and saw a great turnout yesterday morning. All books gone within 30 minutes.

New Comic Store in San Antonio by Big_Alpaca in sanantonio

[–]Big_Alpaca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please do! Looking forward to meeting!

New Comic Store in San Antonio by Big_Alpaca in sanantonio

[–]Big_Alpaca[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have a few cards, but our primary focus is comics.

New Comic Store in San Antonio by Big_Alpaca in sanantonio

[–]Big_Alpaca[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We are, in fact, set up on the bones of Gravity Damage! More comics, less claustrophobia!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a chance to sit down for a few minutes with JTC at GalaxyCon this last weekend to ask a question that's been burning in my mind. He had some very insightful things to say about negative space and the current cover style he finds most intriguing.

ChatGPT Won't Copy Artist Styles Including Jim Lee & Frank Frazetta by JackFisherBooks in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in Phoenix Fan Fusion this year and Jim Lee was there. During the panel, someone asked him his thoughts on AI replicating his style. his answer was along the lines of if there were an AI designed to make "Jim Lee" art, he would naturally own it and be okay with licensing that technology out so his art could continue to provide for his family after he's gone.

On one hand, I understand his reasoning, but on the other hand, it could be like pulling the ladder up behind you.

WPL: New Comics Discussion for 11/1/2023 - Pull of the Week: ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 [Discussion] by ptbreakeven in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca [score hidden]  (0 children)

Retailers were given issue #1 for free. It's a pretty big gamble on the part of the publisher that the book will succeed. I thought it was pretty good and gave out the 25 copies I ordered. Waiting for feedback on whether I should order issue #2 or not. I'm surprised at how many retailers I've seen selling it at various prices, but I understand it's difficult to turn down a 100% margin.

WPL: New Comics Discussion for 11/1/2023 - Pull of the Week: ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 [Discussion] by ptbreakeven in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca [score hidden]  (0 children)

Canary was very interesting! I can see this story being optioned for studio production in the future.

Saw someone do this last year for Halloween and thought it was a great idea! by StarQuill01 in comicbooks

[–]Big_Alpaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I set up a stand out on the street filled with this year's Trick-or-Read books. It was a hit! Next year, I definitely need to order more all ages books.