Mark Spears + Blind Bags = Inevitable Mayhem!

Comic-book blind bags have become a thing. Image/Skybound did it with the debut issue of, "Battle Beast," to immense success. Now online stores are doing them with exclusives, DC is going to have expensive ones with their, "Batman," relaunch, and everybody wants in on the latest gimmick. When done well (the bags aren't a bunch of money extra, they're a fun bonus and not the whole point as the comic is good too) blind bags are fine. Mark Spears and his monster-focused comics, "Mark Spears Monsters," have been a hit as well. Hence, when you combine two ideas that are currently red-hot, you're bound to get something wild. Well, a new mini-series, "Mark Spears Monsters: The Monster and the Wolf," will have a first issue featuring blind bags that boast many different covers. This is gonna get crazy.

"The Monster and the Wolf," will not price its blind bags higher than a standard issue of the series. His monster-focused comics have always been $5.99 and will remain that way. Plus, his comics are great along with his various covers. Therefore, I'm supportive of this blind bag promotion compared to how bad it could've been (DC with its $9.99 blind bags for the aforementioned new, "Batman," series). I will definitely grab a pack/issue or two so I have one to read and an extra just to try my luck upon release on October 1st. Even though I'm sure a ton of these will be produced, it will likely sell out, considering both Spears and blind bags are at nuclear-hot levels of popularity at this moment. Make sure to pre-order some from your local comic shop while you still can!

Hot Comics Revue 20--Mark Spears is Monstrously Popular

Mark Spears has been making art for comics, cards, and the like for quite some time. He also has suddenly become immensely popular. A slow-burn overnight success, as oxymoronic as that sounds. The sudden hit he's created? "Mark Spears Monsters," which has overtaken numerous Top 10 comic lists and inspired a lot of spending for an assortment of fun main and variant covers. Mr. Spears did a Kickstarter campaign that was incredibly successful and it resulted in the publisher Keenspot picking up the series. Since then, everything has sold like hotcakes. The main covers are hot, regular covers are popular, store-exclusive variants sell out in a jiffy, and the original Kickstarter issues are insanely sought-after too. A new Kickstarter launched last Friday for a prequel series that will go to backers and then come out with Keenspot in 2025. It, obviously, has been backed heavily. Anything related to Mark Spears and his monsters is selling for a good deal above the cover price.

Why is this series so hot? Well, the artwork is good (on the covers as well as inside the comics) and people love monsters. Plus, some covers have sexy ladies or lady-monsters. There are tons of folks out there with a kink for monsters and sexy guy or gal creatures are bound to sell too. "Mark Spears Monsters," is a comic that caught lightning in a bottle and while eventually there will be too many variants or books for folks and it could burn out a bit, I'd imagine some of the initially popular issues will keep their value for some time. If you can find any copies for cheap, grab them as quickly as possible.