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Bad Idea announces a triumphant and confusing  return to publishing with seven mystery titles that will be revealed on September 8th. 

These titles will be available for blind pre-order on September 7th at a limited selection of only 200 new and existing Bad Idea comic shops.  

Tap the link to view participating stores. The final list of stores will be posted through this link August 18th.  

The first 10 to pre-order all seven titles from these shops (pre-orders open on September 8th only) will be awarded a redemption sticker for an "ultra exclusive story choice" (whatever that means - details will be announced at a later time). 

Comics listed below were published between 2021-2022

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Bad Idea ⋅ 2020

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First comic book published by Bad Idea)

1st appearance of Captain Fab

Bad Idea partnered with 200 comic shops who were each anonymously mailed one copy of Hero Trade with no indication of its origin. Many stores dismissed it entirely while four stores ordered additional copies

There are approximately 250 copies in circulation

Hero Trade has sold for an all-time high of $3,200 graded 9.8

Bad Idea's executive team is: Dinesh Shamdasani, Josh Johns and Atom Freeman with intern Tim Lenaghan

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Standalone reprint of a story originally printed as a back-up feature in Eniac #1, limited to 154 copies

The first wave of 50 shipped randomly to collectors who redeemed a ‘final five’ sticker that was obtained by pre-ordering Bad Idea’s final solicited titles

Each copy has a word balloon, printed by hand on page 7 that reads "DO NOT CGC ME!"

Interior features a mock advertisement for The Hero Trade, inspired by the TMNT #1 ad from Gobbledygook

Teaser image of The Lot

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Hero Trade story arc

2022 SDCC convention exclusive

Obtained by approaching writer Matt Kindt and saying, "I hear you have something for me."

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Described on the CGC label as 'First dis-appearance in comics' written by Robert Venditti with art by Tomas Giorello - 'Invisible Edition'

In actuality, this is a blank acetate sheet officially graded by CGC and registered to the census

34 total graded copies: 11 in 9.8 and one in every other grade except for 1.8 of which there are zero

Bad Idea offered the first five respondents to an email blast an opportunity to obtain a graded copy but distribution of the remaining copies are unknown

Current available sales data: 9.2 sold for $500 in November 2024

8.0 sold for $1,000 in August 2022

3.5 sold for $2,200 in March 2020

3.0 sold for $2,499 in July 2022

1.0 sold for $1,199 in May 2023

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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On August 6th, 1945, the U.S. dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Only President Truman wasn't the one who gave the order...it was ENIAC

Limited distribution to 200 comic shops

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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Five-issue limited series released weekly

A young farm girl is haunted by brutally violent images from Odinn who tasks her with the mission to retrieve the eye that he traded, long ago, for wisdom

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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1st appearance of Moko, the Werewolf Hunter

Exclusive redemption comic which, along with Retirement Plan, was only available via a limited time mailaway

Redemption required sending Bad Idea one First Customer Pin in addition to $9.99 for shipping and handling

First Customer Pins were obtained by purchasing the first copy of certain Bad Idea issues from a Bad Idea Destination Store

Estimated print run of approx.168 copies that shipped early March 2022

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This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive

The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade

Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different

PASSIVE was distributed to the west part of the country and is two pages longer than Aggressive

Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping

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This comic is actually two separate issues telling the same story but from different perspectives - Passive and the other, Aggressive

The story takes place in the same universe introduced in the Hero Trade

Both covers are identical including the back cover but the interiors are different

AGGRESSIVE was distributed to the east part of the country and is two pages shorter than Passive

Collectors can obtain the copy that was not delivered to their geographical location by redeeming their Final Five pre-order sticker to Bad Idea plus $7.99 for shipping

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Published by Bad Idea under the pseudonym Bad Idea Donuts

Distributed at the 2022 South Carolina Comic Con to collectors who purchased a donut from the Bad Idea Donuts pop-up store

Limited print run

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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Four-issue, black and white limited series

In the 1970s, an ambitious filmmaker took authenticity too far while filming his horror masterpiece and now, decades later, the new studio executive discovers why the lot had been shuttered so many years ago

[October 2024 - rumored at NYCC,Bad Idea will announce movie news for this property / October 2024 - confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter]

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The Monster Kill Squad is a government agency tasked to protect citizens from the witches, wraiths, killer clowns and every other myth or urban legend that were once thought to be just stories

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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Four-issue limited series about a pirate on a mission of vengeance after being spared from the gallows due to being pregnant but witnessing the death of her husband and crew

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88-page one-shot featuring two stories

Refuse: a woman awakens on an alien planet with no memory of her previous existence

Last Resorts: after a successful vacation, a man who sat through a timeshare vacation for a trip to anywhere in the galaxy decides to do it again only to find the presenter is a clone of himself

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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One-shot

Exclusive redemption comic available only by sending Bad Idea a First Customer Pin

First Customer Pins are obtained by purchasing the first copy of certain Bad Idea issues from a Bad Idea Destination Store

Estimates put the total number of pins in circulation at approximately 1,250

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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48-page one-shot

While hunting on Christmas Day, a father and son provoke the wrath of Santa after mistaking a reindeer for common game

Tankers #1

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Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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Bone-shredding destruction, wanton corporate malfeasance, reckless use of industrial machinery and lots of ammunition - like a Saturday morning cartoon that’s irresponsibly run overbudget

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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One-shot told almost entirely in double-page spreads

A boy's last thoughts before being swallowed by a whale is that his father will seek vengeance for his son's death, but when he discovers a tiny town inside of the whale, his father becomes their greatest threat

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16-page, black and white one-shot introducing hero, Hank Howard in a neo-noir adventure

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Preview of Bad Idea 2021 published comic books including Eniac, Whalesville, Tankers, The Lot

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