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This is now canon in my head as to why the cut is being released, and I shall forever refuse to believe otherwise. original article

That was actually serious evening wear, it wasn't uncommon for men to done an evening cloak over their suits for fancy occasions.

As a fellow Moon Knight fan I agree with this. Including prior issues like this are best left for sets that focus on certain small creative runs (For example the set 'Swamp Thing #1-#10 1972' does include House of Secrets #92 and that is fine because that entire set features only the issues done by Bernie Wrightson - and a full Swamp Thing set exists separate from this still for completionist) I second the idea of placing Moon Knight's pre-solo series appearances into their own new set (Werewolf By Night 32, 33 & 37, and Marvel Spotlight 28 & 29). Full discloser, I don't have a competitive set for that series (I collect a later Moon Knight volume) so don't really have a horse in that race

If the fates see it favourable to bless this world with another new set I would ask the following be added: Silverheels (1983) by Pacific Comics, issues #1,2,3 (there is only a single printing each, no variants). If it helps one cert for issue #1 is mine: 1621911015 and I should have another cert for the series soon enough (will add once it is graded). Thank you so much! Hello @Sauce Dog, Unfortunately, I will need to deny the request at this time. We have only graded 8 copies of #1 and have not graded #2 or #3. Thank you

Oh boy! Iron Man 2: Seriously, the many separate scenes (race track, prison escape, drunk party fight, hammer dance, war machine...) are so memorable in themselves that regardless of if the connective tissue of the overall movie is weak I still keep wanting to revisit this MCU film more than any other. Spider-Man: Far From Home: While I think the first entry in the series was the better movie overall, I just can't quit wanting more Mysterio, and being amazed how perfectly he was depicted. Easily one of the top three comic-to-movie translations of a character yet. Nothing else...I really don't have much urge to revisit any other MCU films more than the first couple viewings (Though if Ant-Man gets stuck in my head again then both his movies can share a slot here)

Either way, I can take or leave his videos (with a large grain of salt) just like the majority of channels being the opposite - very much pro-Snyder or anti-marvel (much like anti-disney etc..). That is very true that the number of accounts doesn't equate a better experience, but in the case of a SOCIAL platform trying to fight against Facebook it 100% does (also bot problems exist across both networks, not just twitter - however on twitter it's easier to figure out. ). I'm sure a few people like it (most likely for the exclusive content from celebrities like Snyder), but overall it was a failure. If Snyder picked up on 'games' being played on Twitter then he clearly was fine with them, because he returned to the platform soon after the launch of Vero and uses it heavily to this day (he is going to go where he can be best promoted or paid. that's the sensible thing). This Vero stuff doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, it was just was odd that one of the things your quoted comment wanted to drag Dan for was simply daring to call Vero what it was, 'empty twitter' ( so as you say " it degrades the finer points being made.") I should clarify, when I say 're-imagine' I mean the structure and story flow, not totally brand new footage or new subplots. A good example is if you compare many Japanese OVAs to their theatrical releases, it's clear just how different the same story / pacing / tone can be when going from theatrical to episodic (or vice versa. Macross Plus is a good example of this - showing my age now). So basically, I just mean saying that we're just getting the 'assembly cut' is most certainly the wrong way to discuss this upcoming release unless Snyder explicitly says 'hey, I just used that version with extra finishing' I think he will take this opportunity to deliver something better than what he left on before.

Rule #1 to staying sane on the Internet, don't read the youtube comments

Not really seeing the need to go after his character, I'm not a follower of his but the general outline (separate from his opinions about quality) he presented of what shape the Snyder cut footage could be in was still fine (and the amount of money work estimated to put it together into something suitable for release). Him wishing all movies were like Marvel is just his opinion, and everyone has those - so it's easy to spot his bias, but that doesn't make everything he says about Snyder footage incorrect by default. I rather look at the arguments first and foremost, rather than the person saying them. He isn't a scholar nor a professional critic of course, but next to zero people making videos online are, at least with him he has a filmography and some experience behind him when talking about storytelling flow - so it is what it is. Aside: As for him saying Vero is 'twitter but empty'....he's absolutely right. I've used Vero (requested by a client for my job unfortunatly) and it was awful to use and wasn't anything comparable to Twitter (Last time I used it a few years ago I recall it being around 4 or 5 million total accounts, compared to Twitter's 300+ million active users) so anyone using it isn't going to have anywhere close to the reach. Snyder only setup on the Vero app because it was his friend who was the billionaire that founded it, and having Snyder exclusive to the platform would help bring people to the paid social service - he was financially motivated to move, not because it was a superior service (he is now back on Twitter). So crapping on Vero is totally a correct thing to do in any industry that values exposure This is the interesting part, but I really feel it won't happen - but that's a good thing. If Snyder now the benefit of a longer run time and budget, at the cost of it being episodic in its release, I can see him revisiting and reimagining the entire flow of his story to better take advantage of that structure. This would also give all parties involved a free 'out' in case it isn't met with praise, they can just say this televised version is obviously not the original intended cut he was working towards initially under different theatrical constraints. I can see him wanting to create the best version of the story he had, and not limiting himself to just forcing an episode cut on a prior version.

I hope the Snyder cut release is financially successful (not speaking about if it's going to be even good or not), as it may spur studios to re-think investing more big-money to complete other lost footage for alternate movie versions (Just thinking about the large amount of characters whose appearances were cut from Marvel films that could be digitally completed as a nice bonus!)

The Darkseid content might have been complete, but there is much other stuff Snyder has spoken about as never being completed (or even shot), such as the Martian Manhunter stuff. Just because someone saw some of the footage does not mean all other cut Snyder-stuff was complete, I have no problem believing his stuff was in a variety of stages of completion.

So, he did say something right in the video after all? Kidding and click-bait titles aside, the video talking about the many canisters and work print is factual - there was no final Snyder release cut, only his vision of that that would be and work up to that point, and the limitation for theatrical release is very real industry issue I hear about often (my wife works in that cinema space, and even dumping his full cut to a DCP only release isn't a smart move for a variety of factors) I'm happy to see what comes from this - experimental releases are always a neat curiosity, but I do think due to the pressure and expectations from the fanbase (and not wanting to turn off the general public) the studio will opt to not use as much of the work print footage as they possibly could have (what effect this has on Snyder's original vision has yet to be seen).

Also laughing at those insufficiently_thoughtful_persons destroying media they already purchased. Sure, do what you want but it would have been more effective to NOT buy the movie's home release in the first place

I take it you didn't watch the video :P. The video is about it existing, but not in a format everyone is assuming or expects.

My most re-watched non-MCU comic movie is easily Constantine (give us a sequel and show us a live-action relationship with Shark King, you cowards!), a distant second is The Dark Knight Rises (surprising, as I didn't like the movie on my first watch) Other movies off the top of my head (I'm sure I'm going to remember something obvious later): Bloodsport, John Wick, Moonstruck, Rocky, and the Lone Wolf and Cub series (NOT Shogun Assassin)

This news just makes the opinions and discussion in this video much more interesting and worth a re-watch, as he mentioned the HBO Max rumours as well as gave a very close estimate on what it would cost to get a print done (30-40 million, as opposed to the reported 20-30 we just heard - close enough!). Really interested to see what footage exactly this cut is going to draw on.

Damn, Phantasmo. I need to go home and rethink a few basic principles...

I'm sure its been put to him by fans throughout the years, but I don't recall seeing anything about it online. The problem with that is Kirkman might not honestly even know, as he was just the writer at the time (it would be 5 years until he made partner) and not responsible for making the business-end calls on distribution or printing. The issue I have with asking him about a print run is that due to his creator and current partner status of the series any answer he gives, even wrong guesses (since it was before his time knowing such details), would be taken as gospel by many. The thing to ask him is maybe how many boxes of #1's he recalls selling/giving away at conventions - as that stock wasn't counted in the 7,266 number mentioned (since those were NA October sales) and represent a chunk the run not accounted for. End of the day it's just best to make peace with the saying "we don't know"

I assume we are not counting the obvious best tragic non-superhero character ever: THE WORM! ...but when it comes to heroes, I would say Doctor Fate (with Hourman and Sandman fighting over second place) especially when you consider he his powers didn't technically come from magic, but rather someone who learned the secrets of science and mastered his own body on the atomic level to produce his powers. I loved how he often dismissed supernatural claims in his own stories "That's dumb, vampires and cat people don't exist...there is a natural explanation, duh!" Made for a unique take on what would otherwise been a standard 'occult' character.

Wasn't planning on collecting any X-Men (I literally only own two CGC graded issues; GSX1 and 142) but this came up for sale locally and the price was really good, so obviously I could not resist. Maybe I'll just limit myself to collecting random pedigree issues?

Low print runs certainly help the price, but only if they are a known quantity (and only if there is demand, which there isn't right now hence the price settling) - which is one reason I don't use the term 'print run' in this case since it is next to impossible to pin that down without any new information coming to light (especially with modern books and how printing is done). There are so many unknowns that there is no way to just guess a print run number; numbers that people come up with are pure speculation and nothing more. There is no evidence for print run numbers, only NA distribution estimates. However, if forced all I would say is the number is at least 8,000 just by going with the distribution numbers from Diamond. With #1 it is extra hard to figure out a print run because we know there was two print runs of the first issue, the first produced the all black text error and the second run was corrected to white text. The question is when in the process did this get flagged & corrected? Did the printers run off the entire order before the error was caught, did they catch it part way and then re-set the press (meaning they supplied Image comics with all the errors anyways and Image kept them to save money?), and most importantly since we know they ran off two times how can we know there wasn't another press run after that for re-orders? I've been literally provided hundreds of extra prints of issues ordered due to a printing mistake (such as color issues, or more commonly trimming/binding issues when the blades are not sharp), and since we know that happened here it means who the hell knows if there is another few boxes out there

I really am now questioning if you are serious about this or not. What everyone is trying to tell you is that the numbers discussed in all those posts were sourced from the DISTRIBUTOR numbers; and the term 'print run' ended up being used as a colloquialism in these many discussions. This issue is then compounded by the dozens upon dozens of news outlets / blogs writing that includes the term 'print run' in the same usage (and while I'm certainly no prescriptivist, these are very specific industry terms to describe two very different numbers). You seem to be REALLY dead set on trying to find an exact number to believe in, and if no-one provides you with an EXACT number you just shrug off any explanations of why that isn't possible. Just because people cannot provide a different answer, does not mean the answer you currently hold is the right one (it's an argument from ignorance fallacy you got going on.) The true print run of the issue was never released, as is the case with nearly all comic books and comic publishers, so the only numbers that can be obtained are third-party counts of estimated distribution orders. The number you quote was originally made widespread by Comichron, but you can read what they wrote in context: Emphasis added by me. The important things to get from this are The number only counts North America The number only counted the number of copies shipped for October 2003 delivery Shipping counts are NOT tracked for outside NA No mention of any additional shipments after the initial one (which is common for titles that are under ordered by LCS) If you've ever done any work with a print house, as I do weekly, then you know that nobody orders 7,266 copies of something - it's always in easier to quote numbers like 7,500 or 8,000, and that does not include the amount printed OVER the paid/requested amount due to a variety of reasons (I mentioned TMNT #1 before. They paid for 3,000 copies to be printed, but due to how the printer made the run they ended up being given an extra 200) tldr; The print run is unknown.

I don't think anyone here is arguing it didn't have any cultural impact, only that they thought it either a) wasn't something they liked at all, or more commonly b) got very repetitive with the quality diminishing over time (which I agree with). There will be for sure a nostalgia spike to all the comics if/when any new property comes out, that's expected with ANY comic property - same with everything else you speculated. While I know the comics had a good impact on the genre, it really was the show that pulled in the massive fanbase to the series (not all of which were interested in reading the books), so I personally think this comic series peak is long past - regardless of whatever properties they try to spin off in the future for that sweet cash-cow brand milking money.

ASMR videos on you tube have gained a massive surge in popularity and traffic over the last few years, and replicating that experience in the theatre would be even more of a unique experience (so I very much understand the draw for The Quiet Place), as it breaks the norm for what we expect a movie to deliver (pretty much loud, bombastic experiences that overwhelm our senses non-stop for two hours in one way or another).