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The Hookup: Comics Deals, Sales, Giveaways, Etc.
wwtMask
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Okay, so there's a recession on, and I don't know about you, but I'm trying to stretch my comics buying dollars as far as possible. There's already a site for cheap ass gamers to share info on good video game related deals, so I thought it'd be nice to have a thread here for us to do the same for comic books. Sales, memberships that give a discount, discounts and the like would be welcomed. As a general rule, don't post any deals that are only available at a local store. Unless it's otherwise verified as a national promotion, use YMMV (your mileage may vary) to identify sales at national chain stores.
I'd like to organize this stuff into these general categories:
Deals (B1G1 Free, Free Swag with purchase, etc)
Sales
Clearance (limited quantities on sale)
Discounts
FREE
And we can denote the origin of the deal in question by these identifiers.
B&M (Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc)
Online (HeavyInk, Mile High, etc)
Direct Subs (Marvel Direct, DC subscriptions, etc)
Digital (EyeMelt, iVerse, etc)
I'll try to maintain this thread as I see new deals pop up, and feel free to add anything you see as well.
I'd like to organize this stuff into these general categories:
Deals (B1G1 Free, Free Swag with purchase, etc)
Sales
Clearance (limited quantities on sale)
Discounts
FREE
And we can denote the origin of the deal in question by these identifiers.
B&M (Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc)
Online (HeavyInk, Mile High, etc)
Direct Subs (Marvel Direct, DC subscriptions, etc)
Digital (EyeMelt, iVerse, etc)
I'll try to maintain this thread as I see new deals pop up, and feel free to add anything you see as well.
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Deals
[B&M] (UK ONLY) Buy 2 get 1 free on TPBs at Waterstones
Sales
Discounts
[Online] 20% off everything at www.heavyink.com
Direct Subscriptions
MARVEL Direct
[Online, Direct Subs] Current Subscribers - 12 issues for $17.97. Use codes J96QPS or J99QPS to get the discount.
[Online, Direct Subs] Current Subscribers - X-Men Party pack: 12 issues each of New Mutants, X-Men Legacy, and Dark Wolverine for $49.97. Use code J96QPM to get the discount.
[Online, Direct Subs] Current Subscribers - Marvel Knights Special: 12 issues each of Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Vengeance of the Moon Knight for $49.97. Use code J99QPM to get the discount.
[Online, Direct Subs] New Subscribers - 12 issues for $24.97, $22.97 each for two or more titles
[Online, Direct Subs] New Subscribers - 36 issues of Amazing Spider-Man for $49.97
[Online, Direct Subs] New Subscribers - X Triple Pack: 12 issues each of Wolverine: Weapon X, X-Factor, and X-Force for $49.97
DC
[Online, Direct Subs] New Subscribers - 12 issues for $24.99/$29.99
[DIGITAL]
[Online] Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited - 12 months for $59.88
FREE
[Online] Various free (to read) comics at Marvel Online
[Online] Various free (to read) comics at Boom Studios
[Online] Spider-Woman and Astonishing X-Men motion comics on Hulu
It's free!
Also, check out that SLG Comics sale. Their store carries more than just SLG titles. For instance, you can get the first four volumes of Scott Pilgrim for $28.68. The sale is only good through Monday (11/23) though.
Edit: Oh, wait, it pops up when you put shit in your cart.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
The discount applies to the cart. Add the comics and then check the cart and you'll see the discount.
EDIT: Okay, you saw it right as I posted.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Link?
Also, if you don't do this already, consider buying your trades through Amazon. Their prices are often 20 to 30% off the cover price. Even better, though, is the "Buy Used or New" option. Depending on the age and popularity of a title, you can sometimes get deep discounts (50% or more off) on trades from third party vendors that sell through Amazon. I've seen some three or four year old TPBs going for less than $2. Keep in mind, though, that shipping is $3.99 per item.
It tends to be more physical brick and mortar stores that do this.
I don't think their website even mentions the deals.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Killraven
New Avengers v.6: Revolution
Silver Surfer: Requiem
Supreme Power v.2
Spider-Man: One More Day
Spider-Man: Reign
Punisher War Journal v.2: Goin’ Out West
New Fantastic Four
Red Prophet v.1
Defenders: Indefensible
Mighty Avengers v.1: The Ultron Initiative
Wolverine: Evolution (Black & White)
Marvel Zombies: The Covers
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Essential Iron Man vol. 1 - $3.99
Batman: Year 100 - $3.99
Snake Woman vol 2 - $1.99
Dave Stewart's Walk In - $1.99
Walking Dead vol. 1 - $5.34
Wonder Woman: Lifelines - $4.47
Robin: Flying Solo - $5.82
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
So I went ahead and got 7 books, all for a total of $27.88. I opted for shipping rather than hoping the local B&N would have everything I wanted. 3 day shipping is free on orders over $25. I'm getting:
Killraven
Silver Surfer: Requiem
Spider-Man: Reign
Defenders: Indefensible
Essential Iron Man vol. 1
Batman: Year 100
Dave Stewart's Walk In
Once again, great find, Munch.
Maybe Killraven too, though I don't know anything about it.
Anyway, that's not enough to make a $25 purchase, and I'll be near a B&N tomorrow anyway.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
There will be several shelves/tables of discounted books at the front of the store in most cases, with a discounted price sticker on them. Usually the brick and mortar Barnes and Nobles will have the same graphic novels as online, but with a $1 markup. I got all of the hard cover Dark Towers trades, Fallen Son, Punisher: War Journal (because the Captain Punisher cover is ridiculous and awesome), and Silver Surfer the other day and they were only $5 or $6 a piece.
The sale will be this: 40% off of all graphics novels, trades, books, and manga at both NYC stores. Furthermore, they will also have 40% off all back issues from Feb 18th to 24th at the Grand Central Station location.
I stress, this is an in-store sale only. Last year, I waited until Wednesday to go, and by then the shelves were considerably emptier at both locations than they usually are. There are a lot of nerds in New York, so I suggest you get there early in the week if you want to have the largest possible selection.
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50 random DC comics: $10
http://www.graveyardmall.com/dcco50raco.html
edit: sorry for making a new thread my settings don't show any threads off the first page.
Daredevil
Secret Wars
Ultimates
and more
Come on guyz, dis is da bomb.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
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Unfortunately, nobody has fucked up with the pricing for the Absolute DC books, which sucks because I'd probably have a heart attack if I could get Absolute Sandman for cheap.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I was iffy on Golden Age Marvel because I don't actually enjoy retro books, but apparently it has essays and bonus material looking at the stuff from a historical perspective, which I'll probably enjoy.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
If only the Captain Britain one was 14.99.....
I REALLY wish the Iron Fist one was 14.99.