What is an incentive variant cover?
Incentive Variants are actually designed to help comics shops. If a store orders a certain number of copies of a new Spider-Man comic, they qualify for a copy of a special, ultra-limited variant. The idea is selling that incentive variant for big money will help the store owner break even on the larger order.
What is a team variant cover?
Sort by. DC Team variant covers are only available to stores who choose to meet the minimum order requirements, as such they are not as commonly found as the other standard covers.
Why are variant covers more expensive?
Because some stores will order more books than they need in order to nab a few extra variants, it’s common to find chase variants sold for a lot more than their cover price so the store can recoup its losses.
How many Brzrkr variants are there?
BRZRKR is a twelve-issue limited series by Reeves and New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt (Folklords, Bang!), acclaimed artist Ron Garney (Wolverine, Captain America), colorist Bill Crabtree (BPRD), and letterer Clem Robins (Hellboy), about an immortal being’s eternal struggle with the hidden truth behind …
Is it worth collecting variant covers?
Obtaining even the least rare variants are still a must for many collectors. You may even just love the artist, the character or even the aesthetic/art of the cover itself. Whatever reason it is, there will always be the need for a Cover Variant in your collection.
Why are there so many variant covers?
Variant covers became more common during the “speculator boom” of the 1990s, when more collectors became interested in the storage and preservation of their comic books with the goal of future financial gain rather than reading the comics themselves.
When did variant covers come out?
1986
The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne.
How many covers are there for Brzrkr?
CoverWatch: 30 Covers For Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR #1.
How many issues will Brzrkr be?
twelve-issue
Studios is proud to announce BRZRKR, a twelve-issue limited series from the iconic Keanu Reeves in his Must Read comic book writing debut alongside New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt (Folklords, Bang!) and acclaimed artist Ron Garney (Wolverine, Captain America), colorist Bill Crabtree (BRPD), and letterer …
What is a variant cover on comic books?
A variant cover (also referred to as a variant edition) refers to a comic book issue with multiple different covers produced. Sometimes these are just a different artists version of the cover or contain a different art style.
What is the point of blank comic covers?
Now it seems that every single new comic book from all publishers also contains a blank cover version. These are fun to collect and of course the purpose is for talented artists to use them as their canvass for their own 1 of a kind unique covers. Many have become very valuable online.