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CGC 10.0 Graded Deadpool First Appearance Sells For $15,449

The first and only CGC 10.0 copy of New Mutants #98 – the first appearance of Deadpool — written by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza and drawn by Liefeld, has just sold for $15,449.

This sale eclipses the controversial 2009 sale of a CGC 9.9 copy for $12,500. There have been over 3900 copies of this 1991 Marvel comic graded by CGC, with only this single copy evaluated at 10.0.

The first CGC 9.9 hit the census in 2005 when there were only 275 total graded copies. The $12,250 sale for that copy took place around December 2009 when there were 1244 total copies graded.

By March 2013, there were 9 copies in 9.9 on the census (including 1 signature series copy) out of a total 3082 copies graded. So, in the time since the $12k sale up to this time, 1838 submissions produced 8 additional cgc 9.9 copies on the census. So, everything else being equal, another 9.9 appeared for every 230 copies submitted during this “gold rush” period, with prices for these additional 9.9 copies ranging from $3500 to $6000.

None of which says anything much about this CGC 10.0, besides what we already knew about it being one out of 3900 submissions. However, let’s look at other highly-submitted books from roughly the same period:

Amazing Spider-Man #300: 10 copies in 9.9, 0 copies in 10.0 out of 7700 copies graded.

Wolverine (1988) #1: 12 copies in 9.9, 1 copy in 10.0 out of 5100 copies graded.

Uncanny X-Men #266: 10 copies in 9.9, 0 copies in 10.0 out of 4200 graded.

Confining it to the year of New Mutants #98’s publication, there are 25,129 comics from 1991 on the CGC census, with only 130 CGC 9.9 graded and only 9 CGC 10.0 graded out of those. 

Nothing in all of that prevents another CGC 10.0 from showing up on the census tomorrow, but it does go a ways towards explaining why an important comic from 1991 has just sold for $15,449 at public auction.

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Groot fan art on wood by  Rob Loukotka

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‘THE WARRIORS’ ACTION FIGURES: NUNCHUCKS, CHAINS AND KNIVES INCLUDED!

In November of 2004, toy giant Mezco acquired the rights to Walter Hill’s iconic 1979 film The Warriors. A year later at the San Diego Comic-Con, Mezco debuted six ten-inch versions of the film’s most memorable stars; Swan, Ajax, Cleon and Cochise of The Warriors, as well as Luther (a member of the Rogue), and one of the infamous Baseball Furies. Of the three sets of Warriors action figures Mezco would go on to put out, the 2005 grouping is really pretty special. Here’s why.

Aside from the detailed and rather cinematic look of the figures, it was the fake blood and the tiny weapons they came packing with that made the figures so appealing. Swan came with a lead pipe, spraypaint can (you should always keep one with you when using a public bathroom for the record),  a Bowie knife, and switchblade. Cleon had nunchucks, a rumble chain and spraypaint can. Cochise (seen above), is one of the more collectible members of the group. He came complete with a handy Molotov cocktail, nail board, and can of spraypaint. Ajax didn’t come with any weapons except his fists. Because that’s how loners roll, baby.

Of the collection, my favorite (and perhaps yours?) is Luther.

Luther was played by Detroit Rock City native, actor David Patrick Kelly. Cool movie trivia; Kelly actually improvised one of the film’s most memorable lines “Warriors… come out to play-ee-ay!!” So it makes sense that his action figure should come complete with bottles (three in total) that he chimed on his fingers while reciting those famous, game-on words.

The 2005 Baseball Furies figures came in three different variants of face paint (yellow, orange and red/black), and were accessorized with two baseball bats. One of them broken. Nice. Mezco later released one more fully articulated collection based on The Warriors; a nine-inch set of six figures that included rabble rouser Cyrus, and Sully, the leader of The Orphans (who came with a sweet razor blade), as well as a series of just the Baseball Furies. If you are so inclined, it’s pretty easy to track down some of Mezco’s Warriors. However, if you’re wondering, it won’t come cheap in most cases. Especially when it comes to Luther or one of the Furies.

Whoever dies with the most toys wins!

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Nailed it

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Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope - Pilot

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How cool is this batman bus?!

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"I wanted to make a fan film for a character I've always loved and believed in - a love letter to Frank Castle & his fans. It was an incredible experience with everyone on the project throwing in their time just for the fun of it. It's been a blast to be a part of from start to finish -- we hope the friends of Frank enjoy watching it as much as we did making it." - Thomas Jane

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Florida Supercon Cosplay

Conventions are cool and all, but over the years the cosplayers have made it more and more worth the trip. You can't help but be awed and delighted to see these folks with their costumes. It's the most epic display of industriousness, fashion and fun. 

This past weekend was the Florida Supercon in Miami. These are some of the dopest cosplayers from the show. Enjoy! 

Deadpool and Spider-Man, a playful combination. 

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Bill Nye, yo!

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He's really Putin the moves on

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Poor coworker, dealing with white people humor 

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3D printed Putin butt plug. I can't make this shit up, folks.

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Too soon?

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Haha!