WebSlinger

The speculators and "investors" are commenting in the heating up thread while the comments here are fans of the book. The difference is one thread talks about making money while this thread is more concerned with seeing the story in another medium. (thumbs u I can agree with that for sure.......darn people looking to make money

Which was the same announcement as last year. Actually, the announcement last year was a potential tv show. The announcement at Image Expo was confirmation the TV show is officially happening. Thankyou - been looking everywhere for that. It's hard to discuss this book for some reason. Is it that some are worried they have over bought, sold too early, have too few - but lets take the $ out of this. TWD - is a world-wide hit. No doubt, and surely no argument from anyone here. PP - I can only assume some haters haven't read it? It's a story 'loosely' based on Peter Pan. The Lost Boys are French resistance fighters - they kill, and get killed. Peter isn't superhuman. He doesn't actually fly. He is just looking for a lost love. The story is told through the eyes of the surviving Wolf Pack, many years later in post-war France. It's a tribute if you will, to the French Resistance in some ways - and as such is a story worth telling. It will appeal to all Europeans who's countries actually underwent that occupation only 70 odd years ago. The WW2 defences still stand in France, England, Holland etc, memorials are everywhere - WW2 is ingrained in the psyche of the European Nations as this happened to them. Of course it has interest. To suggest otherwise is disrespectful of the fallen of all nations. Rememberance day in Europe is huge, just like Gallipoli is to Australia. So, yes, it has relevance to a multitude of people - and the BBC, as said before, do the best period dramas in the world. Peter Pan is still loved by kids all over the world. It still has queues at every Disneyland, the book is still read by millions and is a staple in schools around the world. So it should appeal to young and old There will be a lot of people, who if it is marketed properly, will want to see this. The writing is genius. I am tempted to swap 'boring' for 'not-understood' in a few posts on here. Stick with it. It draws you in very quickly. Now add a comic with only 4814 copies printed (so knock off 1000 as gone forever), and add a thriving readership, add a motion comic starring Wood and Perlman - who have been in hit after hit. The comic will attract publicity from that and a confirmed BBC television series, add the fact that PP will be ongoing further than 25 issues and you have a highly desirable product on your hands. Hate if you want but to label WW2 as 'uninteresting' is quite frankly insulting. I'm invested in this comic and want it to succeed. I have explained why. Perhaps haters could expand their argument for the 'nay' so I and others can understand and not think its just pissy sour grapes because you are not in possession of one. I own 10 copies of #1 (6 of them slabbed), have been reading the series since day 1, and bought the first TPB for my daughter when it came out so she could enjoy it as well - but because I think it's insane to believe this series is going to be bigger than TWD, I'm a hater? :shrug: The motion comic means nothing - I know you want it to be a huge deal, I believe you referred to it as a "volcano" earlier on, but the sad truth is that nobody cares about motion comics. It doesn't matter who directs them, it doesn't matter who voices them, it doesn't matter how "motion-y" they are - they don't pull in non-comic-book people, they don't generate excitement and they're ignored by anyone who isn't already a die-hard fan. The motion comic trailer that came out back in May was linked on a single national website in their Comics section - it didn't even register on the radar of any mainstream media outlet. When Buffy - which is arguably one of the most popular teen TV shows of all time - can't generate any traction whatsoever for their motion comic, what makes you think that an unknown property like PP will succeed in that regard? As for the "confirmed BBC television series", well, I'm still looking for a link to a press release (or anything, really) that actually confirms that the BBC has committed to a full season of PP like you mentioned earlier - even though Wiebe himself said a week ago that no casting or production had happened on the live action show. The only thing I've been able to find, however, is the press release from October of last year. Even in the Image Expo interview you reference above, the "a live-action series in development at the BBC" bit links to that same year-old press release. Care to share the source for your info? Lastly ... Dr. Who is arguably, to your average slightly-nerdy American, the best known of the current BBC TV crop. Series 7 premiered to 1.5 million viewers in September of last year which was the highest ratings in BBC America history. In comparison, TWD delivered 12 million viewers for the season 3 finale. PP may very well end up airing on BBC who, as you so rightly point out, are terrific at historical dramas. It may even end up being a great show, well cast & beautifully produced (and, *spoon*, I hope that does end up being the case - I would love to see this series on TV). But it's never going to rival the TWD phenomenon. Ever. It can't be stressed enough how TWD has been the perfect storm when it comes to value on the secondary market. A critically-acclaimed comic book series that built up a fanatical following over almost a decade. Slow & steady growth in the market which allowed latecomers to get in on the action (and not be priced out immediately due to pre-TV show hype). And a fantastic TV show perfectly timed to coincide with the world's current fascination with zombies. If anyone thinks there's ANY current comic book that's ever going to mirror the ascent of TWD, they're fooling themselves. This is spot on. No one will EVER care about a motion comic.... EVER. So same thing goes for Chew then? Nobody will ever care or watch the motion comic??

Not to be a buzz kill or anything, but there has been a long discussion on motion comics in the Heating up thread about PP. Everyone is saying that motion comics mean nothing and they are nothing to get excited about(in other words, nobody cares about them and it will do nothing for the book)........and here everyone is jumping for joy......so we can't have it both ways......which one is it??

Sold out?? Really ???

If they didn't delay the book so darn much , it would be a $75 raw book still.

I will believe it when I see it.

#1. Obvious reasons #2, tough to get in high grade #3. First Wendy #9. First full Hook

Ya someone got lucky

Where is Jimmy Hoffa buried? Detroit I don't believe it, if anything, they would have fed him to the pigs....no traces left.......it's how they do, not a wood chipper

Where is Jimmy Hoffa buried? Detroit

Regardless of value, I enjoy reading this one so far.

Comics General would be a better place for this.

Due to massive print runs in that era ..........and it's ASM 700

...and the variant by Fiona Staples

Worked for me. Brother ponies, that's funny stuff!

Haha. Sorry. Not trying to take over. When I'm away for a few days, I tend to read through and comment as I read. And YES, your guys' commentary on actual stuff that is heating up IS far more interesting. It's the reason why I started reading this thread, and continue to. I find there's huge lulls sometimes, so that's when random chat just happens. :juggle: We just playin.....besides other then whetteon posting his stuff, this thread goes nowhere usually

Nice, thanks.

I can feel your pain gents.....I do a lot of preordering on books and I end up giving away a lot when I sell books as freebies. I gave a ton of these away as I really liked the book and didn't ever think of a movie, I just wanted others to read it because I thought it was a really fun book at a time when most books today are dark. I do have 4 left though , out of a 20 preorder. Oh we'll like you said, it all works Out in the end........Karma can work in funny ways....

You cover shipping and I will send you one free cant let a fan do without a 2nd print.

There is no trailer coming today. The big news is that the show and comic are being cancelled immediately. NOW the bubble can pop! No one cares. METALLICA is playing tonight. Metallica sucks! They're just as bad as AC/DC......... And I am a true metal head. True American Metalhead!!!!!

Pump and dump, I don't see it having future value. That's just me though.

Loved today's cover.