ChrisInBaltimore

First of all this is all I could picture reading the above: Second of all: "Kick Game"??? This one? Walking Dead Survival Instinct 4.0 out of 10. Or maybe, this one? 3.0 out of 10 . Perhaps you meant this one? 4.0 out of 10 Oh., hold up....those are all the same game. I'm sorry, I interrupted you, you were saying something about making stuff up as you went along. Carry on. (thumbs u You know the Walking Dead game won game of the year in 2012, right? That was a collection of Web Games where you picked a direction and watched cut scenes. But I guess I'll ignore that game like you ignored a multi-platinum sound track, #1 movie at the box office, and millions upon millions in DVD and licensed merchandised sales throughout the last 25 years to have it fit into the easy definition of "sucked". (thumbs u The first real game they came out with fell on its face harder than a 90's goth girl running down the street who's eyes got stuck shut from too much mascara. Ummm...I think you mixed me up with someone else. I merely was informing you that it won game of the year. I never played the game- although I'm intrigued. Games like that are hard to play since I've got kids in the house though. It is why I never finished Dead Space 2.

I think you are trying a little hard with your Memes...

First of all this is all I could picture reading the above: Second of all: "Kick Game"??? This one? Walking Dead Survival Instinct 4.0 out of 10. Or maybe, this one? 3.0 out of 10 . Perhaps you meant this one? 4.0 out of 10 Oh., hold up....those are all the same game. I'm sorry, I interrupted you, you were saying something about making stuff up as you went along. Carry on. (thumbs u You know the Walking Dead game won game of the year in 2012, right?

...and, on the other hand, I just met someone who is a fan of the TV show and didn't realize it was based on a comic book series until I told him the other day. :doh: There are far more fans of the TV series than there are of the comic, and most of them will never pick up a copy of the book, let alone pay $3K for a copy of issue #1. I don't think you can really extrapolate from a few anecdotal examples; those wives buying the monthly title aren't the ones paying up for ultra HG slabs now, nor will they be paying even more than that 25 years from now. Both my brothers in law enjoy the show. I decided to buy them both the first trade for Christmas to see if I could get them reading. The first trade is really a pretty quick but solid read. Neither of them made it through. I don't even think one of them opened it. So there are some that will never make the leap from TV to comics.

And if it is like my cable package like 7 of those channels is worth watching. And this is why I don't pay for cable. I pay for Netflix, NHL Gamecenter Live, and I buy a few shows off the XBox video like Walking Dead and Mad Men. Everything else you can stream on the internet for free. I can even stream NBC, CBS, FOX, and ABC shows on my XBox through the Xfinity app since I pay for only internet through them. HBO needs to get with the times and make their content available online. I'd gladly pay for GOT.

Have you watched Game of Thrones? It might not be family appropriate though... And it really bothers me that HBO won't let me buy the episodes. I don't have cable! Last year I did for hockey playoffs, but I won't be getting it this year.

I don't want WD to fail. I want it to succeed. Nothing will make it fail faster than a boom/bust that burns people and leaves them pissed off. They won't know to be pissed at themselves so they'll stop buying the book because of the bad taste in their mouth THEN the series will fail. It took WD #1 Three YEARS to become a $100 book consistently. It took another three years for it to be a $500 book. Then it ran up to $1000 in a year, then $1500 the next and now $2000. The growth of the last year or two should be troubling if you've ever seen what happens when something spikes that fast in the past. Slow, steady growth is sustainable. Growth and decline tend to follow the same arc...slow and steady up is usually slow and steady down. Spikes beget spikes in the opposite direction. I think you might be mistaking someone who wants something to be successful long term and worrying about the impact of speculation (having witnessed this in action, in comics, more than once) and how a book can be destroyed when the run up is too fast too soon and based on hype, promises, and greed instead of actual fans. The brighter something burns the faster it burns out. I don't want that. This is a good point and your comment to finish it really capped this off. I don't think it is going to hold at 2000 either, but I just can't see it dropping out that drastically. The print run was low enough that the demand is going to remain high. And while history does repeat itself, every once in a while something comes along that surprises us. The book seems like the new Hulk 181. In 10 years or so we will still be talking about it.

I'm crazy then. It isn't a matter of if on sub-$1,500 #1 prices, but how fast we get there. We play in a market where people pay $400 for Nowhere Men #1 variants, when the book isn't even on it's 4th issue. I think TWD is an easy $1,500 for the long haul. Adjusting for inflation puts that higher. Which assumes that the NowherePanzerSagaBedlamSexRevival will retain 1% of this value in the long term. We've seen this before. We shall see it again. You could name a dozen initially hot series from the last decade that faded into obscurity and might not even be worth the cost of slabbing now. Desirability ebbs and flows and the Walking Dead will continue to be desirable to the masses as long as the masses are told it's desirable. By "told" I mean marketed to. When the TV series ends, when the series ends, when the licensing ends you will be hard pressed to find the heat necessary to fuel long term growth, desire, and demand. Walking Dead will retain some value, that is for sure, but value to keep pace with inflation, or exceed inflation? Dubious. See your logic with looking at the history of certain books is great but you are ignoring a few HUGE factors with the success of WD. 1) The TV show has been a huge success. I'd agree with people that I only see it remaining solid for another season, but it still has created a ton of buzz. 2) The other obscure books that demanded top dollar back in the 90s didn't run for 100+ issues. And while people think the book has gotten boring, there is still a loyal following. I still enjoy the story. It goes to the top of my moderns each month when I pick it up. Is it as good as the first 50 or so issues? No- but it is still pretty solid in comparison with the rest of the drek coming out. And I think comparing this book to Saga, Nowhere Men, Peter whats his face, and any of the like is flawed. Those are books still early in their runs. When they've been running for a 100 issues, then we can have that discussion. Until then it is to early to say. I'll never understand why people want to see WD fail so badly. The book has breather air into an industry that was slowly losing steam.

Orders some books from Kris. They came incredibly quickly. I think he said they were shipped on Saturday and low and behold they are here Monday. Books were packaged well and Kris was very communicative. I wish him luck here on the boards.

Cause Ryan said so Saga 1 - 37700 Saga 1(2nd) - 9600 Saga 1(3rd) - 4500 Saga 2 - 36900 Saga 2(2nd) - 6250 Saga 3 - 39000 Saga 4 - 41100 Saga 5 - 40500 Saga 6 - 40500 Saga 7 - 47000 Saga 7(2nd) - 6300 Saga 8 - 42300 Saga 8(2nd) - 6650 Saga 9 - 45650 Saga 10 - 48400 Those are great sales numbers for an Indie book. Usually interest starts to drop off after 6 issues but the book has actually gone up a bit. I hope it stays strong! If you're having trouble following Saga, stay far away from anything written by Grant Morrison. I've heard a similar complaint about the book from a lot of boardies around here. I just don't think the story and dialogue is for everyone. Personally, I'm loving it. It does have it's odd moments though. Like the start of last issue with the sex flashback felt odd. I've heard some dirty talk in my day, but I've never heard some of the stuff they were saying. But everything else was perfect!

I just read the first issue yesterday. I was really impressed with the story. Hickman's stories often get to complicated for me though. If I was reading it in trade it'd be perfect, but reading it in singles often makes it really complicated. Hopefully this story stays pretty consistent and isn't too confusing. I like the premise though. I'll stick around for a little bit.

Don't they fix mislabels for free?

To the majority of collectors, I agree. However, there is a niche that pays amazing money for some of these. Yea isn't it sort of the same thing with the Mature Reader on the WD 1?

After reading reviews I emailed my store to see if they could pull me a copy. I'm interested if they have any left. They open at 12 so I should know soon...

Get that junk out of here. You get any crazy offers for that yet? You need to consign it over to one of the big auction houses. quad cover 9.8 hulk 340 went for $1,500 a couple of years back, so i think this one might be around $2,000... gotta edit that- forgot how crazy people get for that extra 0.1 point. they sky's the limit! That must be super thick book.

Has there ever been a GPA sale of the book even reported? I can't imagine the demand on this particular book is high. You might just interest the niche market for double covers- especially since it is a triple.

These discussions are always entertaining. I wouldn't buy from Soup but he does deserve to redeem himself.

+ 1 Didn't want to like it. But do. Couldn't agree more. Although I think it feels like kissing your cousin- not that I've ever done that...

ASM 698 is the 1st appearance of Superior Spidey. (thumbs u The above slab doesn't note that though. It just says he assumes his body. It does not say it is the first appearance of Superior though. Wouldn't it be 700 when he actually calls himself Superior? Or was that in Avenging 16? Avenging 15.1 you mean? Because I think that's the one where he build his new suit and called himself Superior Spider-Man. Yea thanks- forgot about the whole .1 thing Marvel does...

Yea that is weird. Maybe CGC just won't note it because it is stupid.

ASM 698 is the 1st appearance of Superior Spidey. (thumbs u The above slab doesn't note that though. It just says he assumes his body. It does not say it is the first appearance of Superior though. Wouldn't it be 700 when he actually calls himself Superior? Or was that in Avenging 16?

I emailed my local guy to see if he knew of anyone trying to sell one. He said no, but if I'd contacted him a month ago he would have sold me his cause he just sold it

There is a guy on Craigslist in my area who has want advertisements everywhere. I emailed him to see if he'd had any offers. He said he's still looking and that he's been looking for like 2 years!

So I just read through this entire thread and now I want a spinner rack. I've been searching for a while now and even emailed some local stores just to see if something would pop up. I don't see anything on ebay.

I agree. I loved this episode. The dynamic between Rick, Carl and Michonne really worked for me. My only complaint is the kid who plays as Carl. Man, that kid cannot act. Yea I thought Carl had been great up until this episode. His acting was questionable at times.