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Everyone is talking about what CGC is going to do, but this is Blackrock’s baby now. They will not loose money unless forced to. Not a single thing will be done about this without national attention. That means national news coverage, federal investigation, lawsuit…. anything short of that and this goes under the rug.
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I feel like it would benefit from an animated series first, similar to what Invincible has done.
Manga/Anime is all the rage with the current generation. My kids have little interest in reading comics, but can’t get enough of black and white, right to left reading manga. Why? My observation is that EVERY mildly successful manga has an anime. The interest starts with the anime. And after years and years of slowly building that fan base, we’re on the cusp of a floodgate of English language live action adaptations.
So imagine if EVERY mildly successful Image title had an animated series. The production cost is cheaper and younger audiences are more inclined to watch than read. It would grow the fan base needed to support the cost on a live action. I really think that’s the main reason that American comics have lost so much ground to manga.
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On 2/9/2023 at 3:11 PM, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:
But why is her cape and hair flying away? If not in space, at best she's just starting to hit the atmosphere where the amount of air would have an insignificant effect on it.
No. No. Where's the horizon?
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On 12/12/2022 at 10:13 PM, newshane said:
A boardie runs it. @Lobstrosity
Unless I missed it, I didn’t see the Spawn / Savage Dragon “As Seen on TV” newsstand. I’ve seen commented that there were only 300 copies. That’s seems insanely low. Does anyone have any info on it?
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I’ve been looking for later newsstand copies of Curse of the Spawn. #28 seems to be a ghost. Even Mile High doesn’t have any in stock. Anyone else ever look for these?
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On 5/26/2022 at 1:29 PM, Beastfeast said:
Anyone else having a BIG drop in listing views over the last few weeks? I'm constantly adding new things and they are pretty in-demand books. I'm talking 20+% decline.
I recently listed something and a few hours later it showed 3 watchers and only one “view”. Explain that to me? I think the “views” are a bit wonky sometimes.
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On 5/17/2022 at 3:26 PM, J.Sid said:
There is a lot out there in existence. Including this:
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016687393/
That’s awesome! I should plan a trip to the Library of Congress.
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So I’ve fairly ignorant when it comes to original art…..
Is there much early Dikto Amazing Spider-Man OA in existence? For example I always think about those Sinister Six splashes from the first Amazing Spider-Man annual. Do they exist? Is their ownership known?
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On 3/8/2022 at 8:14 PM, Jonathan78 said:
Not a classic Todd cover, but still a cool dollar box find
That’s another undervalued book. I don’t feel like many people know about it.
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Has anyone watched his porno?
‘Clitty Clitty Kangbang”
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On 12/10/2020 at 2:44 PM, carter3175 said:
Here is an example, its a bronze book but still. I can link a modern book that applies too!
Those are major, major characters. They have some excellent stories over the years. They have been in cartoons, a tv series and one was in a movie.
Compared to this, I know its 5 years older etc..
The cover kills the value of DC Comics Presents #26. I LOVE Teen Titans, but have never had that book high on my list because the cover is so terrible.
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8 hours ago, Poekaymon said:
I just told you exactly the standard involved in this discussion and gave you permission to intervene if I violate that standard.
You seem to be asking for permission to troll, but I've been against that all along. No one should have their posts trolled--Including me, right now.
So you set up a thread, that from the very beginning sounds as if you’re advocating the trolling of sales threads. Then, in said thread that you created, you complain that you yourself are being trolled, and in essence state that your “standard” of trolling is in some way different or superior to others trolling.
Yup that sounds like the world live in today
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I’d be curious to know if the individuals complaining about pricing are sellers themselves? There’s something to be said about a sellers reputation and their ability to command higher prices. I don’t sell on the boards, but I’ve found that on EBay, because I have 20 years of selling experience I can routinely set my pricing higher than other BINS and SELL higher. I’ll get trashed in a message occasionally, but I just bide my time until I get full asking price. There’s something to be said about good customer service and people are willing to pay extra for it.
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3 hours ago, Bird said:
according to mcs Marvel Action Avengers IS indeed printed by IDW
huh
I had no idea
I seem to of missed this development as well. It appears Marvel has licensed its characters out to IDW and Archie comics. Seems extremely odd and a telling sign for monthly printed comics.
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18 hours ago, jsylvester said:
Collectors of OA I’ve spoken to agree but wanted to get outside opinions from book collectors.
I’m assuming these OA collectors are the ones that sold it to you
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6 hours ago, Bkd Reader said:
From Fivethiryeight: 'In a legislature, there are 100 politicians. Each is either honest or crooked; some of the legislature is honest, and some of it is crooked. However, if you choose any two politicians at random, at least one is crooked. How many honest politicians are there?' --
You are correct, should have phrased it 'each' instead of 'some'. For being correct, and because it seems as though
I will hook you up with the IP prize. I should probably stop trying to juggle this and Zoom meetings at the same time.
I don’t think you made a mistake, I was just curious. I’m not worried about a prize but thanks for the offer.
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13 hours ago, Bkd Reader said:
And @valiantman with the quick victory at 6:41PM ET. The answer is 99 hydra agents, I will let Valiantman explain: 'If there are 98 (or fewer) Hydra agents, there is a chance, however small, that you could select two agents at random and have zero Hydra agents'. I would love to take credit for this question but it actually comes from the wonderful statistics based website Fivethirtyeight.com (their version involved 100 crooked politicians). Well done Sir!
And since that was answered so quickly, I will post another question within the hour.
99 was my initial thought, but the phrase "Some of them are honest SHIELD agents" would seem to imply that there is more than 1 honest SHIELD agent in the group. Is that how the original riddle is phrased? Not trying to be negative, I'm genuinely curious. Thanks!
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Is there a reason why you listed the Virgin Variant for half the price of this cover? There are only 100 copies of the virgin variant versus 500 of these. By the by, $200 seems a bit high, I’ve seen these go closer to $50. But hey...... shoot for the sky
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1 hour ago, Lazyboy said:
No issue of Kid 'N Play is even in the same galaxy as rare. It's a Marvel series from 1992.
That doesn't mean that they're comparable to X-Force 1 or that everybody is guaranteed to find them in every box they see, but they are absolutely not rare.
The Oxford Dictionary has the following definition for rare:
(of a thing) not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value
There are currently no copies of Kid 'N Play #9 for sale on Mile High or MCS. There are only two raw copies on EBay for $50. I'd say that definition applies.
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I don't know the history of this book. Was the Royal Blue Edition a second printing? I noticed the label designated it as such.
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1 hour ago, BishopT said:
I mean not new news necessarily, but Thunderbolts #1 from 97 is breaking $20. Superman #17 from the current run is hot right now, but not obscenely high. Carnage books are selling really well, especially the USA miniseries. Spawn newsies are stupid profitable right now.
Just some random observations.I'd keep an eye on Thunderbolts #1 2nd Print. This is purely anecdotal, but there don't seem to be nearly as many of those floating around.
Also The Bunker from Oni Press is in development for NBC. Those issues seem to be selling well. With only 19 issues and the last few being pretty low orders, I can see full sets being solid buys.
Marvel Zombies books are selling well with news of them being. Involved in the Disney+ 'What If' series. There have been solid sales on Ultimate FF 21-23 and 30-32
And of course anything related to bourbon sells well
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27 minutes ago, fantastic_four said:
So while Winter Soldier is in my top 15 list of superhero films, what theme from that film has some measure of universal appeal to improve an individual or society?
It's a commentary on how the systems and securities that we have in place to make us feel safe and secure have been built upon, and the product of, evil heinous acts throughout our history. It leaves us questioning whether we should feel comfortable sacrificing certain freedoms, as well as the rights of others in order to feel safe and secure ourselves.
If you've missed the artistic intent, I encourage you to watch it again
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Do people actually pay a premium for miscuts? I have a flawless Wolverine (1988) #1 that has a pretty obvious miscut. I always assumed it might hurt the grade/value. My LCS in the 90’s thought so as well. I bought it for a dollar.