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#7 was a pretty solid read.
I'm sure the book value was down because of the hiatus. With this instant gratification society, it's easy for these books to be forgotten.
Patrick
It was very similar with the first Thief of Thieves break.
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. The zeitgeist of the hobby is usually pretty good about picking the best early appearance and making it the most valuable.
This.
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So now a picture of a character is a first app?
May I introduce you to the poster known as MrWeen?
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Still brings around $40 regularly. I can't believe we're still having this conversation but here you go.
Last 6 sales were
$35
$46
$31
$36
$40
$40
= $38 average
It was down the minute Rat Queens news hit in June but it's back in normal territory this week.
Believe it. The June 28th to July 2 average looks more like $28.
It'll be more obvious in September.
Okay, you take $28 and I'll take $38 and we'll revisit it in September.
(thumbs u
And, in the meantime, we can continue to enjoy it as a great read.
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Hope slym didn't invest all his money. He might have to get a job.
-slym
That kind of attitude does not play well with potential employers, mister.
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Still brings around $40 regularly. I can't believe we're still having this conversation but here you go.
Last 6 sales were
$35
$46
$31
$36
$40
$40
= $38 average
Believe it. The June 28th to July 2 average looks more like $28.
It'll be more obvious in September.
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In the last month or so, I don't think any issues of MD are actively "sought after". LBCC is still up there but Ottley and #1 1st print prices are dropping like a stone, I guess everyone here has a 9.8 or 2 going by the census (Regular cover = 255 blue 9.8, Ottley = 107 blue 9.8)
Yeah it's crashing hard, if you have any i'd get out now.
A far different tenor of posts than in the spring. Perhaps there was some speculation involved in the book's price rise after all.
Hope slym didn't invest all his money. He might have to get a job.
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Sounds like a helluva lot of work to earn a few bucks. Aside from books that sell for any kind of real money (e.g. The Strain), speculating in recent moderns seems like a collosal waste of time, even if IRR is respectable.
Yea, a lot of work, like you would have to own a comic shop or something, huh?
If you own a shop and have time to kill, then you might as well (if it's time that isn't being put into the business). For the majority of people that don't own a shop, here's the thing...
If you enjoy what you do, it's a hobby, and it's not taking away from other commitments (that and you have little other interests to replace this with), then by all means. However, everybody should factor your time; I expect to get paid for sacrificing the things I enjoy away from work.
Two other points: 1) You need to look at professional development (for me pursuing industry designations is very important to my career lattice), and this can be anything that provides value to your career (either technical or social).
2) You need to consider all alternatives in doing anything that's 'profit-driven'. I've had a number of investment articles syndicated, some that I threw together in a few hours that I generated between $50-100, some I spent the better part of a week on where I was paid $150 and $500. The latter was produced for discourse among industry professionals, and the reward of seeing my concepts put to light.
The point is, there's lots of ways to make money (really a mess-ton), and before you take on the hassle of trying to grind out a few bucks here and there speculating on books before they hit the stands, ask yourself, is there something better you could be doing with your time?
I think you deserve a punch in the nutz just for using the term; 'career lattice.'
You're welcome to try, you probably won't like how it ends.
Internet tough guys don't use terms like 'career lattice'.
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I just found a 1st print issue 1 at a small comic shop earlier today and paid cover price....whatever happened to this series, I know it was hot for awhile...are they going to continue new issues or is it done for???
At the Image booth last weekend I heard that they are putting it on hold for the summer and planning on going bi-weekly this fall as a thank you to the fans. Issues #7 - 20 will be ready to go then.
This was welcome news.
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The dumb money seems a whole lot dumber this time than in the mid-'90s, but I guess that's just because we have the Internet to quantify the stupidity.
Smells like someone bet heavily on Ninjak once upon a time.
Wow ! I feel like Ninjak was the first Valiant character to cause the bubble to bust in the 90s. The print run on those books had to be high because there were stacks of them everywhere.
I enjoyed the heck out of Valiant books and especially Bloodshot, X-O, and Eternal Warrior. Still, I think Ninjak sealed the deal.
Geomancer helped!
One word: TUROK
Nuff said
Yup, that's trump. (thumbs u
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Where did you read this news ?Don't even have a copy of it myself, just providing information of what I have read.+1
And where's the movement?
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Every kid in the country is going to know who Rocket Raccoon is in a couple months with the amount of toys, masks, t-shirts, plush dolls that will be out there at stores and Disney theme parks. wait and see how many Rocket raccoon trick or treaters there are this year.
Also on the Disney / Marvel front, find those Sunfire & Big Hero 6 #1s and just wait coz it's gonna explode
We'll see just how skilled the turd polishers are.
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That's pretty harsh.
From the narrative, it's clear that Nate was the problem, and I respect ES for not throwing him under the bus, no matter how frustrated he was. I still recall Nate's excuses for not getting a boardie's purchased OA out to him in a reasonable amount of time. If you guys want to rail against someone, I'd suggest NB.
Also, with ES's position in Image, how constructive would it have been to have aired the dirty laundry? To me, it would have been damaging to Image for ES to point fingers. Image has a sterling reputation as a home for indy projects, and I'm sure ES was well aware that publicizing the trouble with the book could have affected that.
So....... get a new artist. I like Nates work but he isn't the best ever of all time. Simply replace him and move on. If it was Nate and he down the line got his sheat together then bring him back on. I have a hard time believing it was Nate just for that simple task [of replacing him]. Before someone says it is not a simple task, this is ES we are talking about and a pretty popular book at the time. He could literally snap his finger and have people jumping at the opportunity
Not sticking up for Nate as I watched what went down but I dealt with him twice for a few thousand bucks and he got my stuff out very quickly. Just another side to the coin.
Oh, yeah. There's two sides.
Unless NB has partial rights to the property, getting a new artist should have been fairly easy. Also, the variants for number 1 may have been a bit of a cash grab.
Some criticism is fair. I just don't think ES should be utterly pilloried for his handling of NWM.
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Nrama: The book has had some delays, with these first six issues taking 11 months to come out. Doing a book monthly is a hard task even for major corporations with dozens of employees, so readers can understand. But can you talk about the delays and what the future looks like for Nowhere Men?
Stephenson: That's been a super drag. And I mean, seriously, I'm putting that really
lightly. I'm not going to get into the whys and wherefores behind the delays, because even though this is the age of airing your dirty laundry on the Internet, I actually think there's something to be said for working your problems out in private, and you know, there were definitely some problems and they carried on for a quite a while longer than anyone involved was expecting. John Stewart likes to use the phrase "wildly_fanciful_statement Mountain" a lot on his show, and having issue six out, I kind of feel like we've been on a five month expedition to the top of wildly_fanciful_statement Mountain and back and I'm just happy for it to finally be over.TRANSLATION: E.S. is incompetent with regards to handling problems professionally.
He's the head honcho, the big 'cheese' after all over at Image. If there's a problem with the story, he's the one writing it and no-one else is to blame. If there's a problem with the artist, hire another or hire an assistant to ease the burden. If anyone was in a position to eliminate the issues or nonsense driving the delays E.S. was in it. He demonstrated that he clearly cannot and furthermore demonstrated immeasurable disrespect to the fan base by not acknowledging the shortcomings earlier in a transparent way.
That's pretty harsh.
From the narrative, it's clear that Nate was the problem, and I respect ES for not throwing him under the bus, no matter how frustrated he was. I still recall Nate's excuses for not getting a boardie's purchased OA out to him in a reasonable amount of time. If you guys want to rail against someone, I'd suggest NB.
Also, with ES's position in Image, how constructive would it have been to have aired the dirty laundry? To me, it would have been damaging to Image for ES to point fingers. Image has a sterling reputation as a home for indy projects, and I'm sure ES was well aware that publicizing the trouble with the book could have affected that.
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Those prices are all over the map! Will this be a dud in 2-3 weeks like so many other hot books?
Are Disney Fans/ collectors going to be wiped off the face of the earth in 2-3 weeks?
They are one of the most rabid fan bases on the planet.
Think.
Before you make such a moronic statement.
Let's revisit this in six months, and decide if the question was moronic.
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Wouldn't Star Wars 42 and Batman Adventures 12 be in the same league?? Both appeared in TV or movies before book appearance. It hasn't stopped BA 12 from blowing up.
Comparing anything to Star Wars
Actually it's more like comparing the popularity of Boba Fett to the popularity of Harley Quinn.
I like Star Wars as much as anyone but ask a 10 year old kid who Boba Fett is right now and I'm not sure he would know. Ask a 40 year old kid and that's a different story...
Star Wars is the number one boys toy in the toy aisles. Boba Fett is a perennial favorite of this toy line and his character has been featured on the Clone Wars. Trust me, 10 year olds know who Boba Fett is.
But, I wonder how many 10 year old boys know who Harley Quinn is?
They do. At least, my 11 year old son does.
How? From the PS3 Arkham Asylum video game.
But, your point is valid. The average 10 year old boy will recognize Boba before HQ, I'm sure. That may not matter, though. The HQ fan base tends to be female.
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ALL Punisher books are undervalued imho, particularly Punisher #1 (unlimited).
I always liked the Baron stories.
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NFL Superpro 1 - Football season is coming, this is going to be huge!
Just started!
But I haven't seen prices spike in the last two hours. 
He wasn't referring to 3 win basement dwellers.
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These guys don't look like "investors" to me . . . just sayin'
Are you the guy with the moustache?
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Right, If people were really investing their money in comics intelligently, we'd all be buying high grade pedigree golden age.
Fixed it for you.
Think of it like getting a few free IQ points.
You could certainly use some yourself.
I shine brightly in comparison to you.
You make us all look pretty good.
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Right, If people were really investing their money in comics intelligently, we'd all be buying high grade pedigree golden age.
Fixed it for you.
Think of it like getting a few free IQ points.
Wrong. If people were investing their money in comics intelligently, they'd be buying blue chip "stocks", irrelevant of age or grade or pedigree concerns.
Sorry, I should have adjusted that accordingly. Would've been more than a bite sized fix, though.
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Back on track:
Seriously, I think any McFarlane, Perez or Bolland cover is seriously undervalued. Sure, JC will come on and say the the artist is no longer what drives the value of a book, but it does.
JC is right.
Now.
But collector focus changes, and you can do a hell of a lot worse than buying high quality work like this. It wouldn't be shocking to see this trend come around again.
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Dismissing it as disposable income is putting lipstick on a pig.
You should seriously consider watching less TV . . .
Just CNBC at lunch, and sports in the evening for me.
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Right, If people were really investing their money in comics intelligently, we'd all be buying high grade pedigree golden age.
Fixed it for you.
Think of it like getting a few free IQ points.
lightly. I'm not going to get into the whys and wherefores behind the delays, because even though this is the age of airing your dirty laundry on the Internet, I actually think there's something to be said for working your problems out in private, and you know, there were definitely some problems and they carried on for a quite a while longer than anyone involved was expecting. John Stewart likes to use the phrase "wildly_fanciful_statement Mountain" a lot on his show, and having issue six out, I kind of feel like we've been on a five month expedition to the top of wildly_fanciful_statement Mountain and back and I'm just happy for it to finally be over.
But I haven't seen prices spike in the last two hours. 
Moderns that are heating up on ebay!
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I said we'd see about Figment going forward. That was about a month ago.
Larry has been right so far. There has been a several week window to sell this book above cover. It may not stay this way, but, as of now, Larry's game plan to sell this book into the window of opportunity has been a winner.