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Looks more like Burt Reynolds.

Me and my friends agree this is in the running for best WD quote...had us rolling. You get mega props from me with your Gamera and MST 3000 gif.

Reminded me of the "golden crown" scene from game of thrones That was tough to watch. He had it coming but what an ugly way to go. Looks like someone threw him in a smelter or something or he was wearing some serious headgear before he turned to zombie.

RIP Metal Head Zombie.

Guess i was a little slow to the draw and i have never seen a power up variant in store either Sounds like a Nintendo magazine ad to me.

I see Negan taking control of the Saviors and staying quiet slowly building up his arsenal waiting for the day Rick has to come to him for help dealing with a war with the Whisperers.

If you say so. The line of deception is pretty easy: is it true? If it's not, or you don't know, you have no business saying it as if it is. "OMG!!! This is the COOLEST BOOK EVER, you HAVE TO HAVE IT, it's like TOTALLY HARD TO GET!!!" - hype "This Dell-Otto ASM #667 was LIMITED TO ONLY 200 copies WORLDWIDE, and you HAVE TO GET IT! You'll NEVER FIND ANOTHER!!!" - deception Nothing that advertisers spam on TV commercials and internet ads don't do. Everyone has the best coffee in New York or so I was told. Blasphemy. We all know Portland has the best coffee. Seattle's Best or Starbucks?

If you say so. The line of deception is pretty easy: is it true? If it's not, or you don't know, you have no business saying it as if it is. "OMG!!! This is the COOLEST BOOK EVER, you HAVE TO HAVE IT, it's like TOTALLY HARD TO GET!!!" - hype "This Dell-Otto ASM #667 was LIMITED TO ONLY 200 copies WORLDWIDE, and you HAVE TO GET IT! You'll NEVER FIND ANOTHER!!!" - deception Nothing that advertisers spam on TV commercials and internet ads don't do. Everyone has the best coffee in New York or so I was told.

I don't see why being a variant matters if it is heating up. But the market has chosen many times, a book that has the desired artwork, with he lowest print/distribution run usually wins. (Now I don't need an education print/distribution, we already covered that garbage on the last few pages.) Show me a regular cover that is heating up, and get it posted rather than being so down on the hobby with the woe is me, the end is nigh, et tu brute . It's getting old. I don't ever find what RMA says as being down on the hobby. I find his words the words of a realist with a great deal of experience. Personally I feel more people should listen and learn rather than hyping the days away. What a lot of folks don't understand is that being honest about the hobby is about as "up" as one can get. It's contrary to human nature, but it remains true. When the hobby is built on sober, level-headed understanding, then people make wise decisions with their money, and they then tend to stay in it. Those who get burned by hype...don't. People staying in the hobby is what gives it its foundation, and drives the long term success of the "industry" part of the hobby. Me? I don't care either way. A mass exodus from comics? Great, I can buy what I want for far cheaper, like what happened in the late 90's. NM/M Starlin Warlocks for $3, when they were "$40" in the OPG not 10 years earlier...? I'll take it! A mass influx of buyers? Great, I can sell what I have for a lot more and then buy what I want. It's win/win for me, either way. My agenda is unsullied. What does damage, though, is instability, and people getting burned (that is, HURT and DAMAGED) by hype. That is what I care about, and because I am UP, not DOWN, about comics, I want to avoid that as much as possible. I love comics, and most everything about them, including (especially) variants. I've been compiling a book about them for the last 15 years or so. (when the Pedigree book is published...) And, more importantly, I want everyone ELSE to love them, too, not fall prey to hucksters and hypesters and people who deceive others for profit. /lecture +1 I think currently in this hobby and our society in general has changed definitions so much anyone can look at it from opposite sides. A collector who buys a few extra to sell is not a bad person, he may love the hobby more than the detractor but his "selling for a profit" can be defined as gouging, exploiting, and generally ripping someone off. I think just the opposite but sadly that is becoming the minority opinion to all things capitalism. I don't begrudge anyone doing well and making some profits because I know that is healthy in a market. That "speculator" or whatever word used is going to infuse more currency into the hobby. Sure there are going to be a few who take profits and quit / run away but I doubt many will.

I don't see why being a variant matters if it is heating up. But the market has chosen many times, a book that has the desired artwork, with he lowest print/distribution run usually wins. (Now I don't need an education print/distribution, we already covered that garbage on the last few pages.) Show me a regular cover that is heating up, and get it posted rather than being so down on the hobby with the woe is me, the end is nigh, et tu brute . It's getting old. I don't ever find what RMA says as being down on the hobby. I find his words the words of a realist with a great deal of experience. Personally I feel more people should listen and learn rather than hyping the days away. I'll tell you what is hot. This trailer holy smokes. The X-Men are still around? Not really in the Marvel picture books.

I don't see why being a variant matters if it is heating up. But the market has chosen many times, a book that has the desired artwork, with he lowest print/distribution run usually wins. (Now I don't need an education print/distribution, we already covered that garbage on the last few pages.) Show me a regular cover that is heating up, and get it posted rather than being so down on the hobby with the woe is me, the end is nigh, et tu brute . It's getting old. I don't ever find what RMA says as being down on the hobby. I find his words the words of a realist with a great deal of experience. Personally I feel more people should listen and learn rather than hyping the days away. I'll tell you what is hot. This trailer holy smokes.

Where was this? Yeah maybe I'll take the time to find where I read that and maybe I won't. In the meantime feel free to tell us where you have read all the things which you constantly go on about. Wait, I'm pretty sure you actually agreed with me already a while back that marvel prints up to the nearest case. Or are you now disagreeing just for the sake of doing so? -J. You've been caught in a lie. You said previously you got this information from a 'retailer' you knew. Marvel NEVER released any specific information on how they print variants. There's nothing for you to look up. If there WAS, those of us who just want the truth would be aware of it. Those trying to manipulate the market (YOU) would have posted it everywhere. You've been caught in a lie. Nice try. Grow up man. I didn't "lie" about anything. And what market am I trying to "manipulate". Your hatred for variants is well documented at this point as is your disdain for the fact that you feel "pressured" to order enough books to keep up with the big boy retailers and qualify for incentives. So if anyone is trying to "manipulate" anything it is you my man. I'm just a collector I've never sold a book in my life. Maybe you should consider a new line of work yourself. -J. If a collector is buying books for their own personal collection and does not sell books. I don't see how that person can be accused of trying to "manipulate" the market. Nobody wants to buy a $2000 'rare' book and find out it's not. So now you know what people pay for their books too ? Chuck I used to respect your opinion. Now I see that you have probably been in this business too long and you and your shop are obviously too small time to compete with larger retailers to order enough of the variants that their customers demand. So you come here with an obvious and one sided agenda disguised as information that you seem to believe will change wha people like and want to collect. News flash chuck. You've failed. Might I suggest you change the station and find something else to talk about now? -J. Complaining about the opinions of another using personal attacks really doesn't help your argument at all. Just saying.

Five Below Troll

Did anyone really care all that much about 'anniversary' issues in 1988? As a Spider-man reader of all titles at the time, I didn't even think of buying an extra copy of it because it was #300. And if I wasn't an X-Men reader, I wasn't buying a copy of X-Men #200 just because it was an 'anniversary' issue. Meant nothing to me. Anniversary issues were probably in decline by then...years before it seemed like they were always over ordered and available. I know I always bought extra copies of anniversary issues like when FF 200, ASM 200, Avengers 200, Conan 100, Marvel Tales 100...they seemed to make a big deal out of it and it was late 70's/early 80's - so early direct market. The store I went to in Buffalo had a buttload of Avengers Ann 10 copies on hand. Yes most of those were double issue sized but not really key.

Someone throwing stones through him.

True. Not matter who of the group he takes a ball bat to, Glenn-Maggie-etc from the core cast, it's hard to imagine Rick letting him live...given how he's executing people left and right for far less. He's going to need an entirely new character evolution to get to that point. the TV Rick is a lot more blood thirsty and less forgiving than the comic Rick...I just don't see why he'd ever put Negan in that jail in the TV show. Especially if the death is stunning. Maybe he'll drink the Morgan Kool-Aid and promist to reduce his kill quota. He'll have someone build a podium, make a speech saying he's sorry for all the bad things he's done (squirt some lemon juice in his eyes for effect), promise to check himself into a rehab program set up by Father Gabriel. Then in a few weeks sign himself out and claim he's a changed man (only with a thicker fuller beard). Maybe he can even start wearing a pilgrim hat and bam new Rick.

And then eat his almond cookie right?

Glenn could always be killed off and return for a whole season just like ghost Lori.

I thought you said up right now? I assumed up right now meant for sale not sold. Completed sales on ebay is always changing I've noticed especially after a few months. Some disappear and some don't.

There are already 1200 on ebay right now. This doesn't make sense. 1600 you say, then its 1200 then I did a search and with all covers A-H come up and its 900 and you say that is close? Yeah I don't really see the point you are trying to make here other than yes some are listed for sale. Then again most WD key issues are and will be for sale. Doing a simple search for WD 100 1st prints under comics tab gets you 147 results, second print 5, third print 27. Which one will collectors want will depend on the collector I suppose. Then again 1st and 2nd usually do very well. Time will tell.

I just searched walking dead 100 in comic section and it pulled up 889 listings not 1600. Clicked on modern age it goes down to 805. Clicked Horror & Sci-Fi it goes down to 462. Added the words to search walking dead 100 1st print it goes down to 108. Added to search walking dead 100 cover a it goes down to 12. Not anywhere close to 1600.

He's a manly man in a dog eat dog world (insert zombie for dog).

Abe isn't going to fight well because he's letting women distract him.

There are already 1200 on ebay right now. All covers maybe. 1st print cover a's less than 20.