Pokemon Investment

 The valuation of high-grade and vintage Pokemon cards since 2004 has grown, according to CardLadder by over 3400%. Compare that to the Standard and Poor 500 stock market index, which has grown by a “mere” 483% over the same time period. The overall value of Pokemon cards has grown this year 28%, compared to “only” 13% by the S&P 500. AJ Scaramucci of Treasure Trove.com says he has already turned down an offer of over $3 million for the Tales of Suspense #39 and, though Treasure Trove has no plans to sell the comic or the Pikachu Illustrator card, he believes these sort of collectibles are vastly undervalued and expects the Pikachu Illustrator card due to the same type of rarity as that of artworks by masters from the 18^th and 19^th centuries to reach a valuation of $100 million sometime in the future.

New Comics for 9/23/26

 A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES #2

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #24

ABSOLUTE FLASH #19

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #24 CVR A HAYDEN SHERMAN

BISHOP #4

BLACK STAR #3

BLACK TOWER THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY #2

BUG WARS THE COMING OF THE WARDOOM #2

CONAN THE BARBARIAN TIDES OF THE TYRANT KING #1

CORPSE KNIGHT #6

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE #1

DC W.I.P. BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1

DEAD ACRE #3

DISNEY TIM NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: ALL HAIL THE PUMPKIN KING  ISSUE #3

DISPATCHED #3

DO A POWERBOMB BLACK AND WHITE #3

DORC #8

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK ESCAPE FROM CHICAGO #1

EXQUISITE CORPSES RASCAL RANDY #3

EYE COLLECTOR #4

EYRIE MAGAZINE #14

FERAL #26

FLASH #37

FORGED #13

FORT PSYCHO #2

GAMBIT GONE #1

GENERATION X-23 #8

GHOST OF A GHOST #1

GHOST PEPPER #15

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #110

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #3

GREEN LANTERN #39

GUN HONEY DOUBLES DOWN #4

HARLEY QUINN #66

HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS – HELL’S COUNCIL #1

INFERNAL HULK VS. WOLVERINE #1

INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE CAPES #11

JUNK PUNCH #4

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #23

LAST DRIVER #2

LAST STARFIGHTER #3

LAZARUS ORDER #2

M1 MONSTER RACING LEAGUE #4

MADAME TARANTULA MAGAZINE #3

MARVEL MANGAVERSE: GHOSTLOCKE #1

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: LEGENDS OF ETERNIA  ISSUE #2

MEGA MAN GEAR MASTERS #1

MIKE HOFFMANS TIGRESS MAGAZINE #1

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #2

MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1

POWER RANGERS GREEN #2

PUNISHER VS. SPIDER-MAN #3

ROCKETFELLERS #14

SMILE: ANY GIVEN SMILE #1

SOLOMON KANE THE LION ERRANT #3

SPAWN SCORCHED #55

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #5

SPIDER-MAN/HULK: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE #2

STAR TREK (2026) #1

STAR WARS: THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT #2

STREET FIGHTER MASTERS JURI #1

SUPERMAN #141 FACSIMILE

SUPERMAN #42

SUPERMAN FATHER OF TOMORROW #5

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #41

TERMINAL #3

THAT TEXAS BLOOD HELL COMES TO ALLISON RANCH #1

THE DOGSITTER #3

THE FOUNDRY #2

THE ROCKETEER: INFILTRATOR! #3

THOR #801

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS BLOOD OF THE WOLF MAN #4

V FOR VENDETTA #1 FACSIMILE

VAMPIRELLA (2026) #6

VOID RIVALS #34

WATCHMEN #1

WOLVERINE #28

YUMI 00EX #2

Pokemon Valuation

 

Remember Logan Paul’s Pokemon card which sold for over $16 million (See “Logan Paul’s Pokemon TCG Pikachu Illustrator Card Becomes Most Expensive Trading Card Ever Sold”)? It went to AJ Scaramucci, who calls himself a “venture collector” and is, according to the September 11, 2026 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, a partner in the Treasure Trove website, which bills itself as “a holding company structured to hold and compound elite culturally-significant real-world collectibles” and spent $2 million in cash on a CGC 9.8 copy of Tales of Suspense #39 (first appearance of Iron Man) earlier this summer. Like many other Pokemon collectors, Scaramucci got interested in collecting the cards during COVID though he apparently had no interest in the game when he was younger and, like many of today’s collectors, has no interest in playing the game but sees the cards, comics and other epherema as artistic and cultural items he expects to grow in value over time.

Murloc Figure

 to move more World of Warcraft D&D merchandise to the customer, stores ordering at least one of each SKU of the assorted D&D World of Warcraft products, which means at least one of each of the covers,  the DM Screen,  Icecrown Citadel Adventure Map Pack, Miniatures Horde Pack and  Miniatures Alliance Pack, will receive an assortment of unpainted Murloc miniatures to give away with the purchase of D&D World of Warcraft products.  Although the promotion does not dictate how the miniatures are to be given away, it recommends giving one to each customer buying both a book and one other related D&D World of Warcraft product. I hope WotC puts some effort and additional promotional dollars into not only the World of Warcraft promotion but also letting people know about it, making the Murloc figure a rare and hard to find item.  Too often, and this is not only Wizards but most other game (and comic) publishers, companies come up with promotions and then rely on social media or word of mouth to get the word out about them.  In the case of most recent promotions, the customer comes in, makes a purchase or qualifies for the promotion but has no idea about it and is surprised when we give them the item for which they qualified. We and other stores make in-store signage but if a company decides to go to the effort to design a promotion, also go to the effort to let the target market know about it.

Games Workshop New Releases

 These will release October 3rd. let us know by 3 p.m. Sept 15 if you want any.

The Emperor’s Angels have finally arrived! The 11th Edition release of our most iconic faction, includes new miniatures, new variations, and a new format codex.

Codex: Space Marines is designed for gamers to react rapidly in the most tense encounters and comes in a new format with updated lore, rules, and hobby inspiration. 

 This release contains multi-purchase Astartes kits that have an answer for all the horrors the galaxy will throw at them. Hobbyists will collect multiple kits to fulfill all battlefield roles.

Keep the tide at bay with new heroes such as Kaius Konorius, who stands ready to sacrifice all in their dedication to their Chapter and the Emperor.

Fluxx as a Gift

 

Fluxx is always number one on my list of recommendations to people coming into the store looking for gifts (as long as they are not looking for Magic, Pokemon or something specific). With dozens of different versions of the game, a staff member can usually find one which fits into the parameters the gifter has set. Although Looney Labs has fewer licensed versions than in the past (I believe Monty Python and Star Trek are the only two current ones), the addition of Wonderland, Oz and Pooh, I mean Hundred Acre Wood, appeals to older gamers and, although there is Mystery Fluxx, given the characters continued popularity and its presence in the public domain, I would  certainly stock a Holmes and Watson themed deck.

One Piece TCG

 We are unable to secure a steady supply of English One Piece cards but have found a source for Japanese packs, the same place we are getting our Japanese Pokemon cards. We should start getting in some next week.