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I still collect this, little behind in the reading. Have the set an expected size to the series(50 issues, 100 issues, etc), or is it open.
Me too I have been buying and reading this comic since issue #1. Like CBT asked I would also be interested to know how long this comic plans to go. IMO it's one of the best comics being produced today.
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The Walking Dead is the number #1 show on TV and IMO will remain the number #1 show for many years.
Which sources show ratings for broadcast television and cable together? I only see them separately listed, so I've never been sure how AMC or HBO shows compare to the networks. Historically network television has had higher ratings--are you sure the Walking Dead has higher ratings than Monday Night Football?
I think your correct. I tried to find the ratings for broadcast and cable together but I could not find any information. I do know that NBC Sunday Night Football was the number 1 broadcast TV show last year averaging a little over 21 million people a week. The Big Bang Theory was second at 19 million.
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Seems people were watching 2 different shows by the reviews.
Very disappointing.
The -script was very poor, and other than the last 5 minutes was an utter snore-fest.
Thank god it's a mini-series.
Cannot get over how bad the -script and actors were.
Was there a rule in place where they could only utter 6 or 7 word sentences?
3/10 - for the last 5 minutes.....
Beige,
Good comments and I understand your concerns. Fear only has 5 more episodes this season and I'm confident that you will be happy with the show after we all watch the remainder of the season. I'm really looking forward to next season when we have 16 episodes. Between Fear and the Walking Dead we can look forward to 32 episodes a year.
Well the ratings were incredible. In fact Fear the Walking Dead became the No. 1 rated cable series launch of all time with 10.1 million viewers, including 6.3 million adults between the ages of 18-49. The previous record in the 18-49 demo was Better Call Saul with 4.4 million viewers. The show will most likely become a hit.
Season 1 will be 6 episodes which is the same as Season 1 of the Walking Dead. Fear has already been renewed for season 2 which will consist of 16 episodes.
This is great news guys. The Walkind Dead is hot and will remain hot for a long time. 10 million people watching the first episode is huge and who knows if this show takes off don't be surprised to see a third show.
Fair enough Ray - FTR, I watch Walking Dead religiously and started reading the comics probably from 2006 iirc.
I quite like the product. I even enjoyed the slow season 2!
But the dialogue just felt, I dunno, contrived, and written in a hurry. It certainly wasn't at the standard of the Original show.
I'll certainly watch next week - but I'd also ask the question - if this was not made by Kirkman, and instead some other company, would people still be so optimistic about an upturn in this show?
Certainly not a hater - but very disappointed at how it started. Happy to see it improve.
International media responses are interesting.
Forgive the link to this rag masquerading as a newspaper, but it combined a few sources....
Lets see where we are in a weeks time!
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It's ok, I mean, it's not as bad as the original series. Really, who wants to see a bunch of hillbilly zombies anyway. Every episode I pry to Kirkman for him to kill off the whole horrible cast. No one quality actor in the bunch. In fear the walking dead at least we have some good actors.
If this show doesn't get any better, at least by season 7, I don't think I can bare to watch more than 10 or 15 seasons of this .
Of course you’re entitled to your opinion but the Walking Dead is the number #1 show on TV. Over 15 million people watch it every week. They sure must be doing something right. I work in a building with about 1000 people. We have a walking dead club at work. There are ample business where I live that have walking dead get togethers to watch the show. The Walking Dead is a HUGE hit.
The thing that makes this show special is its appeal to pretty much every group. Young people like it. Old people like it. Men like it. Women like it. My 72 year old mother watches the show every Sunday with 5 other women her age. Can you imagine a bunch of grandmothers watching a zombie show every week?
Again you’re entitled to your opinion but your opinion is not shared by the American people. The Walking Dead is the number #1 show on TV and IMO will remain the number #1 show for many years.
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Seems people were watching 2 different shows by the reviews.
Very disappointing.
The -script was very poor, and other than the last 5 minutes was an utter snore-fest.
Thank god it's a mini-series.
Cannot get over how bad the -script and actors were.
Was there a rule in place where they could only utter 6 or 7 word sentences?
3/10 - for the last 5 minutes.....
Well the ratings were incredible. In fact Fear the Walking Dead became the No. 1 rated cable series launch of all time with 10.1 million viewers, including 6.3 million adults between the ages of 18-49. The previous record in the 18-49 demo was Better Call Saul with 4.4 million viewers. The show will most likely become a hit.
Season 1 will be 6 episodes which is the same as Season 1 of the Walking Dead. Fear has already been renewed for season 2 which will consist of 16 episodes.
This is great news guys. The Walkind Dead is hot and will remain hot for a long time. 10 million people watching the first episode is huge and who knows if this show takes off don't be surprised to see a third show.
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wow your comic room is great. I really enjoy reading your journal. It's one of my favorite things to read on this site.
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You can't compare the Walking Dead to any other comic currently being published.Walking Dead got me back into comics in 2012.
This is exactly what I have been saying about the book for a while (... and I doubt I am alone on this one). Without it the comics market in general would not be quite as vibrant as it is now. That's not to say there haven't been other strong influences like Marvel's assault on the Box Office... but a lot of the films are based on reboots of existing stories, unlike TWD which is by comparison fresh blood (even though it has had 10 years). So Marvel isn't exactly setting its modern market on fire.
WD changed TV, movies and comics for the better part of the last five-six years, and more importantly for the next decade. Period. I don't think that's hyperbole. Think of the scripts and shows which have been green-lighted, similar content that other networks are looking at now that they never did before (Sorry NBC...), the writers and producers who have come through TWD that are bringing that formula and experience to other networks, the cons, the fans, the haters, Skybound, etc.
It's an outlier. The idea of comparing it to another entertainment property as a gauge won't work.
Great comments. I'm very impressed with the last couple of comments by different posters. Great job guys.
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Riddle me this Batman as much a I love The Walking Dead #1 but there are 780 issues graded9.8 . How can the price value of well over $2000 be maintained. Sooner or later these will be common
Here are some reasons:
1) Issue #1 only has a print run of 7,266 copies.
2) WD is one of the top TV shows in the country. The ratings increase pretty much every season. Season 6 is starting in October and I would be very surprised if the show ends before season 12.
3) Fear the Walking Dead will be starting in 3 weeks and has already been renewed for season 2. This show should be a huge success. Even if they lose half the audience that watches the Walking Dead, which they won't, it will still have 10 million people watch it every week. There is a strong possibility that if this show becomes a hit they can start a third walking dead show. Bottom Line: The Walking Dead is HOT. I can't see it going down in popularity for many years.
4) The Walking Dead will eventually have a movie or two made. This will probably happen after the TV is cancelled.
5) The Walking Dead is bringing non comic readers into comics. I work in a large building and I know of at least 10 people that buy the walking dead comic book and TP even though they don't collect or buy any other comics. The Walking Dead is brining mainstream people into our hobby. It's only natural that some of these people will want to purchase the #1 issue. You can't compare the Walking Dead to any other comic currently being published.
6) NM #98 and SM #300 are two modern/copper comics that have print runs over 100,000. They also have many copies graded 9.8 and the prices keep going up. If these two comics keep going up with their huge print run I don't think the Walking Dead with their 7,266 print run has that much to worry about.
I'm sure there are many more reasons. This is what I came up with during my 15 minute break at work.
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Guys,
I apologize if this has been answered already but when will issue #7 be on sale at LCS?
7/22/15
Thanks for the fast reply.
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Guys,
I apologize if this has been answered already but when will issue #7 be on sale at LCS?
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i just watched the preview for season 6 and it's incredible. Season #6 starts on
October 11.
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I wouldn't have brought this up then.
Like I said it was brought up in case there was something that could be done and to warn the board in case this was against the rules. After numerous posts it appears that nothing can be done. Since it's not against the rules and nothing can be done why would I reveal who did this? What happens if he really sold the comics? I seriously doubt he did but there is a chance. Since it can't be verified if he did it's a dead issue.
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Please link the thread.
No that would not be the right thing to do. There is a chance that the seller actually sold the comic. Like I said I wanted to see if there was a rule against this and if this type of behavior happened in the past. I appreciate the comments guys and I sure hope I'm wrong.
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Ray, while I would concur about the 'possibility' of a fake sale, there is absolutely no way to monitor it. I would ask the same question as Wombat here, what do you want to happen ?
I just responded to Wombat and thank you for your question and your correct. There is probably no way we could monitor it plus there is a chance I could be wrong. I just wanted to inform the board because maybe there was rules against this and some way to see if the sale actually happened.
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Lot's of speculation here, but no facts or proof.
Correct I have no proof and I said that in my OP. I'm 95% sure a sale never happend and I was not sure what I was supposed to do. That's why I brought this to the board. Whatever you guys decide is fine with me. I'm not up to date if something like this has happened before and if it did what happened.
My concern is if I'm correct we have another new poster who is already committing scams. I have seen over the years that guys that think like this usually end up ripping one of our community brothers off.
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So what exactly do you want to have happen? Make him produce details of a sale?
I'm looking for two things:
1) I wanted to inform the board on a possible claimed sale that never happened. If I'm correct then price manipulation is taking place.
2) Are there rules against this and if so what usually happens?
I'm not sure what I want to happen. I just want to let you guys know what was going on. I'm not up to date with the rules of the board and I have no idea if this type of activity happened in the past and if it did what happened? Is there any history of previously manipulated sales that occured on the sales forum? If so what were the consequences?
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How is the price being manipulated if it is sold via PM?
Further, how do you know an I'll take it in the thread (with no "via PM") was not a privately negotiated deal at a price less than asking?
It's only manipulated if a sale never occured. Of course if a deal went down via PM then everything is on the level.
Guys I started this thread because I was not sure on what the practice of this board is on situations like this. Of course I'm not 100% sure that the seller did not make a sale but I just don't see it happening. If a sale did not occur then he deceived the board and since he's a new poster he will probably continue to do this in the future. Hopefully I'm wrong and a sale did occur.
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They may have sold for less than was posted. Negotiations happen by PM all the time.
Yes I understand that but even if the offer was $800 less than the original price it still would have been to high. There was also very little traffic inside the thread. Of course there could have been an offer through PM but I don't see any realistic way this sold unless it sold for way less then the original asking price. Hours after the add appeared I contacted the seller and discussed the price with him. He said he understands that the price is high but that's the way he values them and he would stay firm on his price. Therefore, unless he changed his mind over night and took at least $1,000 less than what he was originally asking he did not sell the comics for a lower price. That means one of two things happened: The seller sold the comics at his original price or very close to it or he never made the sale. If he made the sale that means someone on our site paid about $1,000 over what they could have purchased them for on EBAY. Plus like I said these comics are up for sale ample times on our website and they rarely if ever sell unless they are priced right.
IMO I seriously doubt a sale happened. In fact if there was some way to actually now for sure I would happily bet at least $1,000 that it never happened. I see price manipulation happening all the time on EBAY and I hope it does not start here.
Is the practice of this site to just accept that the seller is on the level? If that's the case then I will stop thinking about this. I posted this because I don't know what the board does in situations like this. Is this something that is just ignored or do we have past examples of this happening.
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Guys,
I need some help/advice. I have never sold anything on the sellers board so I'm not an expert on the selling rules but is there a rule against claiming you sold something that never sold? Recently there was an ad for a couple of hot modern comics that were priced very high. Similar items on EBAY were much cheaper and I thought there was no way the items would be sold.
A couple of days later the OP claimed the copies were sold. Now I guess there is a chance that the comics did sell but I have never seen these comics sell anywhere close to this figure on our site and it's a comic(s) that appears for sale all the time.
The reason this bothers me is I continue to see new posters doing scams on the boards. Guys will go into a forum and talk up how great an investment a certain comic is and then days later they are selling them on the seller’s board. We see guys selling items and then after a price has been met we see the seller changing the price. I know we see a lot of bogus sales on EBAY where nothing changes hands and the intent of the seller is to manipulate price. Would our community let this type of practice occur on this website?
What do you guys think? If you think I'm way off then I will take your advice and not worry about it but I don't want to see our boards turn into a place that manipulates prices. There is also the chance that the sale was legit and I'm way off in my thinking but I have been reading these boards for 7 years and I have never accused anyone of doing something like this. I just have a really bad feeling about this sale.
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Correct I did sell it. I needed cash and had to sell it. I eventually purchased another one. What's wrong with that. My only point in this thread is to be careful with people talking up books that are great investments. If they are selling the same book that's a potential problem.
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I purchased mine at a LCS. I saw ample copies at conventions for 400 to 425. Most of the dealers were willing to take around 375 for them if you were paying with cash.
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Invincible #1 in CGC 9.8 condition is still a $360-$400 if you look around. I was looking for a couple of months and picked one up for $365 last week.
For those thinking about getting one please don't listen to people promoting the book that also have some for sale. In the last couple of years we have seen a lot of people talking up issues that they consider a great investment and shortly after seeing these same people selling the same issue they were claiming was a great investment. If it's such a great investment why are they selling their copies?
If you are going to listen to someone listen to the guys who are claiming a comic is a great investment and are actually BUYING the comic. When I say buying I mean actually buying them. I'm not talking about claiming you are buying them and when someone contacts them they say they just purchased a bunch and are only looking for copies that are great deals.
These boards are supposed to be a community of comic collectors trying to help each other out. It's not supposed to be used as a way to pimp your comics by talking them up right before you sell them.
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I have a family emergency and therefore I have to sell some of my comics. I will be selling all of my Enormous issues soon and would like to give the board the first chance of acquiring them. All of my issues are 9.8 candidates that I had planned on submitting to CGC. This is no longer an option for me so if you’re interested please send me a PM. Here is a list of what I have. Let me know if any of you guys are interested before Sunday night. My plan is to sell them on Monday. If I’m doing something wrong by posting this here please let me know and I will delete the post. I’m just trying to give the board first crack at these comics. I’m not looking for top dollar but I’m also not giving them away. I’m just looking for a fair price. I’m sure if you send them to CGC you will make a nice profit on the transaction.
Here’s what I have. As mentioned above these copies are 9.8 candidates. They should all receive either a 9.6 or 9.8 grade from CGC. All copies are first prints.
1a – 2 copies
1b – 1 copy
1 phantom – 5 copies
2a – 2 copies
2b – 2 copies
4 – 4 copies. I can’t remember the actual breakdown but I will get the information.
5 – 6 copies. I can’t remember the actual breakdown but I will get the information.
6a – 4 copies
6b – 4 copies
CGC 9.8 issues
4a
4b
5a
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I know someone who doesn't have one....
Why because I'm stating an opinion that buying a 6 month old book for over 600 is not a good decision? In this case you are correct I don't have one but I have 5 phantom #1's that are all 9.8 candidates. I have a couple of every other issue including issues #4 and #5 that are CGC 9.8. IMO they are all over valued and if anyone wants to buy them at FMV I will sell all of them today. But even if I had the NY copy I would say the same thing.
I know there are ample guys that come on here and talk up the comics they intend to sell but I'm not like that. I have lots of modern comics that I plan to sell soon that IMO are way over valued and I have no problem saying that. My opinion(s) on certain comics has nothing to do if I own a copy.
Moderns that are heating up on ebay!
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I agree with you 100%. I seriously doubt anyone purchasing second and third prints for big bucks is putting them away for the long term. I'm sure they are probably going to flip them. IMO buying second and third prints for big money is extremely risky. I understand that some 2nd prints are valuable but most are not. Personally I would never purchase a second or third print. They are reprints and the chances of them being pretty much worthless one day is pretty high.