A punch in the face vs. A kick to the groin
Avengers vs. X-Men 1 Diamond Select Toys Edition
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Avengers vs. X-Men 1
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1148159079
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Owner:
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kaholo1256
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Brian Michael Bendis story
John Romita Jr. Pencil’s
Scott Hanna Ink’s
Laura Martin Colorist
Jim Cheung Cover
SO HOW MANY ARE THERE K???
This was the suppose to be a coveted you have to buy the sign variant. So when it first was put out there was a grand total of three known to exist due to some issue with Diamond. Yeah that rumor and listing lasted maybe a week. Quickly after that though it seemed like this variant exploded on the census. Now there is a total of FIVE HUNDRED and TWO on the registry. Of those I currently own both a 9.6 and 9.8SS with a single 9.9SS out there somewhere. I think everyone of the ones they created were slabbed
As for the cover I actually like this Sketch variant better than the other one currently out. Something about the original cover was cool to see down in the simple black and white.
PERSONAL STORY OF HEROISM…
Originally this was one of the issues that came out and was suppose to be sold along with some neon light up sign of Iron Man's face. While I'm not an Iron Man fan I am a Avengers vs. X-Men fan and since this was suppose to be a rare variant I was all about it.
So my local store put in a purchase for it and when he went to sell it we opened the box and... No comic... What the? So Earl calls around to Diamond asking what had happened and was informed that the comic was going to be shipped separately. Not wanting to sell something incomplete we waited, and waited, and waited some more. Nothing. Then one day he gets a group of Diamond Variant Captain America's by Neal Adam's. While this isn't what I wanted and not thinking this was the comic still he calls and is told that this comic wasn't going to be sold with the sign anymore and that the Captain America's would be what replaced the Avengers vs. X-Men.
I was a little down to be honest. I always enjoy these sketch variants and while they eventually did come out with a Sketch variant for this comic it wasn't the coveted Diamond one.
So one day just to be curios about another Avengers vs. X-Men issue on the census I look it up and low and behold there are a bunch of these graded with the word Diamond variant.
WTF??? I thought they didn't make them. So I scan left and right and finally come up to a few on eBay.
While they were on there for a while I never found one I liked for the price. I did ask where all of them got there's and no one ever seemed to want to share. Diamond conspiracy??? Anyways after a few months had gone by I saw a listing for one with all of these amazing signatures.
So I added the Price of the sign and comic combo, CGC SS fees, Stan's normal fees, and the cost of the Con tickets and all and just happened to use that figure and ask if they would be willing to sell it at my price. To my amazement and enjoyment he or she agreed.
Now for your eyes my copy of Avengers vs. X-Men Diamond Variant signed by Oliver Coipel, Mark Morales, Cover Artist and all around great guy Jimmy Cheung and just to make it pop a little a bold red signature of Stan "The Man" Lee.
Boom Diamond in your face, it does exist. Now if I could only find a Unicorn...
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