Hi! My board name is Carter3175 and I support that quote. (thumbs u
The only thing that I look for is print runs. If and when I start to see newer Image comics increase there print runs from the normal. Its time to start dumping. I am not a fan of huge prints and I am not a fan of reprints. I like the juice of collecting and hunting for deals. If I miss the boat on something and I really want to be a part of it, then I have to swallow a secondary market purchase pill. Thats can be tricky and as a buyer I would have to have a reality check, Its the game that we play.
Even during a comic book market crash some books are ressesion proof. Lets use Valiant as an example. They turned the industry upside down. They had everything going on for them, great stories, great characters, low print runs. :blahblah: and the market bottomed out. Certain books like Harbinger 1 (1st Harbinger) - $500, Solar 10 (1st Eternal Warrior) - $500, Archer & Armstrong 0 Gold (1st Archer & Armstrong) - $500 and many other has kept strong prices through the years. Another thing they are rare as hell, especially to find them in 9.8. How does this relate to Image? There will be certain books to make it through the storm. The Walking Dead, Peter Panzerfaust, Saga are all winners to make it through a storm. As much as I love Bedlam, I do not think it would make it and I would dare say Revival and Thief of Thieves will take hits as well. Too early to call Nowhere Men but they are starting off strong. I'm not so sure about the other books. I would dump them as fast as possible and strike while the iron is hot unless you are a real fan of the series and enjoy the story.