Call me a completest I guess, but I am a fan of variant comic book covers if they are sold at cover price. I find myself shying away from a variant that cam out yesterday that is being pushed at $24.99. Who the hell knows what a book will be worth less than 30 days after is is published? I get that a book is worth what the market will bear...so in a sense we've created this monster...Great article addressing this "problem"(?)
http://comicsbeat.com/a-growing-sense-of-concern-over-variant-covers/
Just as an example, here is the listing for Superman Unchained released tomorrow:
| Superman Unchained #1 (Brett Booth & Norm Rapmund 75th Anniversary New 52 Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Bruce Timm 75th Anniversary 1930s Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund 75th Anniversary Superman Reborn Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Dan Jurgens Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Dave Johnson 75th Anniversary Golden Age Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Director's Cut Edition) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Jerry Ordway 75th Anniversary Modern Age Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams Black & White Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams Regular Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Jose Luis Garcia Lopez 75th Anniversary Silver Age Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Lee Bermejo 75th Anniversary Lex Luthor Variant Cover) |
| Superman Unchained #1 (Neal Adams 75th Anniversary Bronze Age Variant Cover) |
All but the "Regular Cover" are listed as "AR" for a price. I tend the cringe when I see that as I can usually count on at least $7.99 a book and it only get more expensive from there.
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