The final trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has arrived in advance of its arrival on May 5 and it appears that there's a potential family twist in the tale of Star-Lord.

It can't be that obvious of a spoiler, can it?

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A high-grade copy of an iconic comic book has commanded an impressive sum on the auction block.

It's one of only 11 copies of Amazing Fantasy No. 15, which is the first appearance of Spider-Man, and it sold for six figures via Dallas-based Heritage Auctions on Thursday night.

How much?

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big Star Wars pulls, NFL Draft re-do, a Tom Brady question ... and questionable Tom Brady cards?

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The final trailer for Logan has arrived in advance of its arrival on March 3 and it appears that the latest movie in the X-Men/Wolverine franchise will carry a darker and more violent tone despite having one of its main characters being just 11 years old.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, The Big Hurt's big-name autograph, impressive art & more.

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If you're a Jeremy Lin collector, you might need to find a comic book shop.

The Brooklyn Nets' point guard from Harvard makes his second appearance in a Marvel Comics release that arrives in shops today. It's issue 14 of The Totally Awesome Hulk.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big football pulls, Giannis, caution on Marvel variants, Walmart MLB exclusives, Kris Bryant's Chrome values and much more.

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It's going to be a blockbuster and Funko has the toys to prove it.

The Everett, Wash.-based company unleashed its plans for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 toys on Wednesday with 40 different items across six brands for fans to chase beginning in February.

The follow-up to Guardians, which made $333 million at the box office world-wide, is set to arrive on May 5.

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It's one part gimmick and one part patriotic but the arrival of a new comic book series and team from Marvel on Wednesday should be big -- and a big challenge for those who decide to collect them all.

It's U.S.Avengers and the first issue arrives with a variant cover for every state as well as a few more covers that all spotlight an individual star from the Marvel Universe.

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Free Comic Book Day is still a few months away but it's never to soon to see what the SWAG will include.

A dozen free issues made for the hobby-shop holiday were revealed by its organizers on Monday with titles from Marvel and DC a bit more secretive than others, which include books from Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, BOOM! Studios, ONI Press, Titan Comics, Valiant Entertainment and Viz Media.

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The first trailer for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Baywatch reboot has arrived in advance of its arrival on May 19, giving the world a new take -- an R-rated comedy -- at the life-saving crew that included C.J. Parker, Mitch Buchanan and Stephanie Holden.

Oh, and we're sure we'll get another character -- The Hoff -- with a cameo, too.

Check out the trailer and tell us what you think after the jump.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls in cards, big grades in comics, WWE's female stars and "My first Blowout Mailday."

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What: 2017 Upper Deck Marvel Annual trading cards
Arrives: February (and also on e-Pack).
Box basics: One patch, sketch, plexi-sketch or premium insert per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The year in Marvel Comics gets a review in Annual the first planned look back at the year in books that Upper Deck has penciled into its comicard lineup.

Keep reading for more as well as a gallery.

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She's one of the comic book world's biggest icons and a ferocious superheroine vampire — and her first story ever published back in 1969 is now in the hands of one of the world's biggest comic art collectors.

She's Vampirella and the original art — the complete seven-page story — from Vampirella No. 1 is in the hands of Thomas Fish, the owner of BlowoutCards.com. The artwork previously sold in May 2009 after it had been in the collection of its creator, Forrest J. Ackerman all these years.

"During the last comic art con in Secaucus, N.J., I had an opportunity to meet the previous owner and discuss this historic first appearance piece of comic book and horror memorabilia," Fish said. "After some negotiation, we were able to come to a deal we were both happy with and the artwork is now part of my collection."

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A pair of iconic comic book characters also known from a pair of 1980s sword-and-sorcery films are making their way to toy aisles next month thanks to the Funko Pop! line.

They are Conan The Barbarian and Red Sonja. 

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel Gems trading cards
Arrives: November (and also on e-Pack).
Box basics: One Gem-Balaya, Diamond Mine, Original Art Sketch or Diamond Cuts card per box (20 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Marvel release from Upper Deck includes a small mix of potent cardboard focusing on the women of the Marvel Universe -- some with diamonds embedded into the cards.

Keep reading for more as well as a gallery.

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel's Doctor Strange trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: One sketch, autograph or "premium insert" card and two memorabilia cards per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Marvel movie gets a premium card treatment where every pack includes a one-card "hit" of some type for the film that Marvel hopes will be a new hit franchise. This is also a brand that also will be released as an e-Pack product.

Keep reading for more.

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San Diego Comic-Con is almost here and the crew at Funko has prepared more than 70 different toys, T-shirts and more that will only initially be available at the show this week.

There will be pieces from Star Wars, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney, The Walking Dead and so much more in the company's Pop! line, Dorbz and, well, so much more.

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The Upper Deck Gallery will be at San Diego Comic-Con next week and it will have a pair of prints as well as an artist appearance for those who are Marvel-inclined.

The group image with an SDCC focus featuring Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Guardians of the Galaxy and more seen above is $85 and will be available throughout the show while supplies last.

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When the newest chapter of the Marvel Masterpieces universe arrives from Upper Deck tomorrow, there will be plenty of art from Joe Jusko, the creator who brought the 1992 release to life.

In fact, it will all be from Jusko.

That's a fitting way to revive the brand, which has been on the shelf for nearly a decade, and the artist has been busy teasing images of what's to come.

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Eric Biunno
Also known as: Cyber Warrior on Blowout
Email: cyberwarrior2099@gmail.com
Location: New York
Work away from comics: Owner/operator medical transporter service
Collecting since: 2002

Main focuses: J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes & Artgerm comics, Sideshow Premium Format statues.

Favorite artists/publishers: J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes & Artgerm and Marvel, DC, Image

Current collecting projects: Hard to find Campbell variants.

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Beginning this month, Funko has several waves of new Pop! vinyl figures coming for some big franchises in film and TV from the past and the present.

The new Ghostbusters, Aliens, Flash Gordon, Mean Girls, Willy Wonka, DragonBallZ, Through the Looking Glass and Harry Potter are just some of the properties with figures coming between now and August.

Oh, and it's also got the likes of UFC stars Ronda Rousey and Connor McGregor on the way along with the fighters in the political world -- Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -- scheduled to become toys, too.

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The final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse arrived today in advance of its arrival on May 27.

Check out the new trailer -- and tell us what you think -- after the jump.

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces trading cards
Arrives: June 29
Box basics: one sketch per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Marvel Masterpieces brand is back with a featured artist -- Joe Jusko -- and an array of insert cards and buybacks that make the small box feel like something big.

Keep reading for more -- and a gallery of images.

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If you're a fan of comic book movies, you might not recognize the character on this piece of original art that has hit the auction block. But if you've been to the movies in the past few years, you've seen the character.

And you'll be seeing plenty more of him in the future.

It's the painted cover from Marvel Preview No. 4 from way back in January 1976 and this issue from the bland-named series is the first appearance and origin of Star-Lord -- the lead character in Guardians of the Galaxy.

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