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I love this argument about less black labels... CGC doesn't acknowledge it as a variant and won't. If it does bring a premium it's a hundred or two hundred more expensive... Not that big of a deal.

Part of the first print, rest of the first print. WACKY And any price differences, or claims of one being more "rare" than the other are based entirely on anecdotal, localized, or incomplete personal or 2nd hand information regarding which is more ubiquitous. Exactly right.

Really?

Ooooh, good point. Perhaps we should also debate the relative longevity of the Rolling Stones compared to Vanilla Ice? In all seriousness, it's hard to compare any modern to AF15, FF1, TOS39, JIM83, etc. However, the Walking Dead #1 is not going to fade away into obscurity like Vanilla Ice. And, the comparison is not fair because honestly...Vanilla Ice was drek and Walking Dead is quality material. Just to keep the analogy going a little... I'm not a soothsayer so I won't go out on a limb and say definitively that WD #1 will continue to be the modern equivalient of keys of the past....but I do believe this comic will have longevity. My

It's really good writing. If it were just about zombies...I would NEVER have read the whole run.

Where it will stop nobody knows....

Walking dead fans are passionate and don't want to believe the comic will lose it's luster. ANY collectable can lose it's value. I do think some are rooting for the comic or show to fail but not because they didn't buy a copy. I find lots of people root for all kinds of things to fail. With that said, I think comix4fun and others have valid reasons for believing the comic will decrease in value. Because history has shown items like this will fall. Sometimes an item is unique and goes the other way. My hope is WD will do that. I knew going in that buying a modern was a risk. I'm willing to take the risk.

The Crow as a comparison? I think not. Once Brandon Lee died...that franchise died. Those movies and series never had the popularity of breaking viewership records with 10-12 million people viewing weekly. The number of people exposed and hooked to WD is quite astonishing. No show with a comic has shown to rival this type of popularity. I'm not saying it's sustainable but I don't think the Crow is a viable comparison. I think you might be misremembering. Once Brandon Lee died the series got MASSIVE attention and had a huge opening weekend compared to expectations. Adjusted for inflation the Crow was over $100 million at the box office before the millions and millions of DVD units it's sold over the years. If you weren't paying attention around the mid 90's when the film came out you could say what you said, but if you were paying attention you would know it was actually licensing juggernaut selling everything people could possibly want from head to toe. It's silly to say "The Franchise Died" when it's still going with another film in production. FIVE FILMS to be released AFTER Brandon Lee died. If the Franchise "died" with Brandon Lee someone should probably inform the franchise of that. 5 studio films and 25 years in continuous print are two things WD hasn't yet achieved. It's great that the WD has had cable TV success. I think you are conflating people who enjoy watching a show with fans willing to pay $1k plus for a single comic. They aren't creating comic fans at the same rate they are creating fans of the show. What the WD has achieved is wonderful. However it's not SOOOOOO wonderful that you can ignore something that's been a viable franchise selling $100+ million in movie tickets, millions of DVDs, and spawned several spin offs, reboots, and comic series over the last 25 years. The Crow has had longevity. The Crow books are far FAR more rare than the equivalent WD books. The Crow has also proven that longevity and rarity are no guarantee of future value, demand or immunity from downturn. Valid points for sure. I lost interest in that franchise after Brandon Lee died. He was the character to me and after...I didn't follow it.

The Crow as a comparison? I think not. Once Brandon Lee died...that franchise died. Those movies and series never had the popularity of breaking viewership records with 10-12 million people viewing weekly. The number of people exposed and hooked to WD is quite astonishing. No show with a comic has shown to rival this type of popularity. I'm not saying it's sustainable but I don't think the Crow is a viable comparison.

hmmm...hot dog water for my kids....

Historical data is the best instrument to go by for sustained value of collectables. I have a feeling WD is in a class of its own and might not have historical analogues to directly compare as apples to apples. Yes, history has shown that comics that don't have the "key hero characters" can depreciate in value once the hype is over. This is certainly possible. The only comparison I feel is appropriate to TMMT is that nobody could have predicted the lasting power those characters have had over the past 20 years with kids. Even my 8 year old son loves TMNT. We won't see children embracing WD (for obvious reasons) to keep the interest alive for generations unless adults from generation to generation continue to keep interest in the show. History has shown that is unlikely. I'm usually not a modern risk taker or collector. My bet (and probably misguided) is that WD1 has staying power. I don't believe that WD 19, 27, 92, etc will contine to yield the amounts we've seen as years go on. Time will tell. What I wouldn't advise is someone buying into the books now....it's top market and even more of a risk to see returns on your purchase. My .02 cents.

Speculation and conjecture. That's all this is. None of us know the future. We just use certain analogues to come up with our hypothesis of why it will go down or why it will remain the same...or why it will go up. None of us knows what will happen to WD. My HOPE is that is maintains popularity and grows in value. If it doesn't....I will have a set of books that I enjoy but highly overpaid for them. Oh well.

I think you are missing out. I was exactly in same boat a year ago. I watched the first episode of the show and I was hooked. Done. I watched the first season in 2 days. I then went to buy the 1-6 TPB. Loved it. I never expected to. I've been a superhero collector for years. I'd like to think I got into collecting WD because I really like it and not because it's the new thing. I really enjoy both mediums for WD.

I feel this way also. At least for the next 3-5 years. I think the show has 2 more seasons in it and then a movie or two. My guess. I'm not moving my 9.6 any time soon.

Walking Dead 1-6 will always be in demand.

You own 5 copies of TOS 39?

Thanks Man I appreciate it!!!! Really nice set up! Im a bit paranoid about displaying my slabs but thats a great way to do it. (thumbs u

Sorry to hear about your dog Jason.

No release date has been given yet

I just can't see it happening because he is the central character. The whole show would lose it's core foundation without him. I love the idea that nobody is safe...but I think Rick is.

He's not killing Rick. I seriously doubt that will happen in the TV show. Maybe the comic once Carl gets older.

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