jaybuck43

All three scripts should have been plotted before the first film was in the can. Johnson's story is SO disjointed it just doesn't fit.

Man... if WBD had made this, they would have shelved it for the tax credit.

How did you not see Oppenheimer in theaters? It was fantastic.

The Fox purchase was never about the film studios. Fox was 100% aimed at killing their largest sports competitor (Fox Sports). Disney (and ESPN) was worried about Fox running up content acquisition costs, as the bidding for sports rights has gotten out of hand. They killed their biggest competitor, scattered its remains to the winds, and tried (but failed) to get a foothold into Europe. It also bolstered their back library for content originally meant for D+ and Hulu, but will now also be licensed to Netflix.

The numbers LEAN more male, they are not dominated. Sure, I don't think ANYONE would argue that superhero audiences skew or lean younger and more male. BUT the point here is to push back on your comment that women have NO INTEREST in these movies. (I believe you called it trying to fit a square peg in a round hole). Women watch superhero movies, a lot more than you seem to believe. Why do you immediately jump that the women were dragged by their spouse? What about men dragged their spouse? I can think of at least one female boardie who probably had to drag her spouse to see some of these films. Wanna have a discussion about the films? Sure! What are the problems? Fatigue (this is what, the 33rd Marvel film) in 60 years Bond (the second largest cinematic franchise i can think of off the top of my head) has had 25 official films. Marvel did almost 10 more in 1/6th the time. No franchise can sustain an audience across THAT many films it's going to wear them out. Effort: It used to be you went to the theater, watched the movie, and boom you were golden. Now you needed to watch this Doctor Strange film, and then also know about what happened on the Disney+ Show Wandavision to have any idea whats going on in the latest Spider-Man film. That's going to turn off your casual viewer. Story: This one kinda builds off the fatigue aspect. From Iron Man to Avengers Endgame, there was a major overarching, planned story. It was good. You wanted to see the next marvel movie because you wanted to see the next piece in the puzzle. Since then... these are just kinda stand alone films. They exist. They're FINE (in some cases, some are just dreck, looking at you Eternals) but they aren't going anywhere. So... the more casual viewers are like "what's my incentive to go see it". Star power: Why did RDJ get paid so much money? Cause he's a huge star that people like. Then he rubbed off on the other actors and built them up. Now Hemsworth, Evens, Ruffelo, etc are all on pretty equal footing. Is Brie Larson a draw the same way Scarlett Johanson is? I don't think so. Competition: Let's be honest, 2020 changed consumption habits. People STILL do not go back to the theaters in the same numbers they did pre-2020. We averaged 11 billion a year from 2015-2019, now we'll be lucky to break 9 billion this year (i'm tracking at about 8.7 billion). People liked being able to just stream at home. I would not be at all surprised at a lot of your casuals (especially female) being like "O cool, that'll be fun to watch on a crappy night in" or something like that. Grounded to cosmic: For the most part, the MCU has been relatively grounded. It wasn't until the last film that we got into things like time travel etc. Yes it was "Thor's from Asgard" and "Outer Space with the Guardians"... but the films and plots remained grounded. It wasn't until Endgame that we start introducing crazy concepts like time travel (still didn't like that Dues Ex). Now poop is popping off. We've got multiverse theory, and variants and all these crazy things. People are starting to roll their eyes at it and say "too far fetched fantasy for me". Now specific to this movie there are a couple of problems: Sag Strike: Can't send out Brie Larson or Samuel L Jackson to go promote it. No talk ups on ET, Access, Colbert, etc. to get people excited for it. Couldn't promote it at NYCC etc. This definitely tracked the movie down. It just looked bad: Shrug to each their own. The trailer just looked like to me, figured i'd skip it and wait to see it on D+. ********** What is laughable are the people in here talking about how Disney is going bankrupt because of their films. Film doesn't even make up 10% of their media LINE, let alone the entire company. (The profit on the DME segment was more than double the entire GROSS of their theatrical unit (Disney splits theatrical revenue 55-45 with AMC etc. (this varies by country and by film, but it's the standard) The company saw revenue jump 23% from 2021 to 2022. It's an $82 BILLION dollar a year company.

There's no damage to the slab. Does that make sense? If I dropped a book hard enough for the cover to move down and rip off the staples (it's a modern 9.8 not a vintage low grade book which may have loose or partially detached staples) it SHOULD cause some damage to the holder (a hairline crack, etc. You can see the damage in the X-Men book. I agree that slabs aren't meant to be dropped, but honestly I've dropped plenty of slabs and never had damage like this.

The book literally like it's able to move around INSIDE the slab. Makes no sense. Obviously the slab should not be able to handle a hard impact, it's plastic after all and would crack etc. But not supposed to move around like that, to the point that the staples ripped and the cover slipped down. Insane.

Midtown has been gone for a while, pretty sure the last time they were there was pre-covid. It's a noticeable absence since they are literally based right there. But I can only imagine what they were spending on their setup especially when their store is RIGHT there, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people who come for the show will just pop in while in town. I'm glad you had a good show Bob, I know you guys worked hard and deserve it.

Yup, the money was definitely more on cash grab exclusives and autographs than vintage comics and art. It's a shame, I truly miss the old days. Basically now it's HA/CL/and CC, no longer shows. SDCC has been this way for a while and NYCC is there now too. I was talking to Kevin Eastman and he didn't even bring his art rep or binder of art to sell. All he was doing was sigs with remarks for $60 and sigs for $30. Sold out all four days...

I've been going since 2006. I missed last year. This is the worst year I've seen yet. VERY few dealers. The show is now broken up into multiple places. Downstairs is autographing and artist alley and main hall. Upstairs is the main floor, split into two sections. and then the 4th floor is panels and the second main stage (Empire Stage). The show floor was 3/4s displays (Bandai, Dragon Ball, Topps, etc.). You didn't really get to dealers until you got to level 3600. There were more "stuff seller" than comic sellers. No Dale, No Motor City Comics, lots of the major sellers weren't there. Most people were walking around with blind boxes than comics or art purchases. The con was probably super successful for reed pop, but its become a pop culture party and not a comic show.

Yes I saw Nash, had him sign my WCW Big Gold Belt and WWF Winged Eagle. He told me he apparently loves the Turtles because he makes a fortune off of selling their stuff signed by him.

You mean second print.

Yes, that's the 2002 indica. But a 2010 copyright filing also mentions an assignment of rights from Willingham to DC, so again there is enough of a murkiness/question that if i was IHC at a big pocket company, I would be pumping the breaks before we started allowing the distribution or use of the Fables characters, just because I am not sure that this is REALLY free and clear.

O fun fact, I am going to a wrestling signature show next Saturday. Kevin Nash will be there, who played Super Shredder in Secret of the Ooze. I am bringing my Super Shredder poster from Starmakers (1991) for him to sign (As well as my WCW and WWF championship belts). If anyone wants anything signed by him, PM me and I can work it out.

If you want, send it to me, I'm seeing Kev at NYCC next month.

Before this gets locked. There is no question that Bill is credited as the creator of the book. However, the IP rights would exist with whoever the rights holder is. Thus, it would depend on his contract. My contract for instance states that any IP I create while working for my employer is the rights of said employer, while I must receive credit as the creator/originator of that work. So absent seeing the contract, no clue who's right here. But as others have said... what company in their right mind would be willing to take Bill's word for it when you have Warner Brothers Discovery (a $28 billion company) ready to file suit.

Great minds think alike.

Side note... is that the original OA/Colors for 7? I've been searching for that for a LONG time.... *grabs some cash in case*

I'm glad Heritage made you whole, but man I hate that someone messed with your books

Sorry for your loss. This is why EVERYONE should have a doorbell camera. I once had a UPS driver put a package down not even ring the bell, sign for it WITH MY NAME, and then pick the package up and leave. When I contacted UPS they said "Well you signed for it, nothing we can do" I go... that's fine, do you enjoy being party to theft? Because I'm going to hang up the phone, go to my local PD with the video of your employee stealing my package and give them that along with your name and number so that you are charged with conspiracy to commit grand larceny. SHOCKINGLY, a manager picked right up and my package was miraculously "found" and couriered over to me that same day....

Yea, that makes a lot more sense. Hot/expensive book they'll negotiate with you, IF you know to bring it up. But the little old lady brining in her books is gonna get fleeced for 27%. But for me, anything right now goes to CL. They're right up the road in Hoboken for drop off and i get 90% without any negotiating (more if I have something they really want to sell.

Did you negotiate a deal or have a coupon or something (yes, they're real. I have several.) When was the auction? The current BP for comics is 20%, of which (unless negotiated otherwise) HA keeps all. And then there is the fee schedule: PRICE OF THE BOOK FEE PERCENTAGE less than $5000 10 % ($25 minimum) $5000 - $9999 9 % $10,000 - $24,999 8 % $25,000 - $99,999 7 % $100,000 - $499,999 6 % $500,000 and up 5 %

Closer to 30%. 10-6% of the hammer price (depending on price), plus the full BP. So on a 52.8K final, you're looking at 27% of that sale going to Heritage.

No reason to call. It's Unlimited Value. High value caps out at $1,000. No first print on earth right now is under $1,000 unless you're submitting a single page.