Are Comic Books a Smart Investment?
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When “The Walking Dead #100” topped the July comic book sales charts, it sent a message to the rest of the industry: alternate covers are back.
In comics, an alternate cover is pretty much what it sounds like: A guest artist produces a different take on what’s to come inside the book and the publisher prints a limited number of comics with said cover in hopes of boosting overall sales volume.
“The Walking Dead #100” had 12 covers you could buy either off the shelf or via special promotion. A…
Are Comic Books a Smart Investment? originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-11-12T06:00:00Z.
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