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Do people care about that here?

Me either - but one look at eBay sees that they tend to be able to move them. I've never bought one personally, not for the preview anyway. However, I do find the original concept of discussion interesting... 'official' first appearances after actual first appearances.

Mondo #3 to Enormous #1 is what Tim Krul was to Jasper Cillessen this past weekend I suspected you were talking about soccer, but I had to Google it to make sure.

Yeah I was certain some twist was waiting somewhere in there... I'm becoming less certain as time passes, but it may still happen. It is just so very similar to the old 'Walking Tall' / 'Billy Jack' movies that it has left me scratching my head. I loved Billy Jack and all of the Walking Tall movies except the last one. Those movies are around 40 to 50 years old and I would venture a guess that most people from the latest generation are unfamiliar with them. I think even if this book were exactly the same, it would be worth a read. Its like McDonalds, I'm loving it. (thumbs u I grew up on that type of movie too, so I do like it, I'm just surprised at exactly how similar it all is thus far! Of course, Scalped was not a whole lot different when you think about it, so go figure.

I have two treasuries, a few of the regular cover, and a Hastings variant. I don't have cover B, but I may pick one of those up if it presents itself. I don't think this is going to 'blow up' or anything, but I do like the kaiju genre. Also... if the industry is picking winners, can they go back to the whole Absolute Vertigo / Preacher #1 debate. I have a copy of Absolute Vertigo, ha.

Well, just going off of one of those I know about, and was able to Google to confirm... ALPHA FLIGHT #17 vs BIG HERO 6 #1 "Scheduling issues resulted in the mini-series appearing before Alpha Flight #17, though the Alpha Flight issue was chronologically their first appearance in the Marvel Universe." This is a case of a shared universe - I sort of get it, I guess, but it doesn't make a lot of sense from a practical stand point. And the TMNT one... isn't the 'appearance' in Goobledygook just an ad? Anyway, I guess if it was all straightforward there wouldn't be much to talk about :laugh:

yea with a bit of googling i confirmed it as well... Generally the previews are considered first appearances. Not in this case though... Then theres also the dreaded print run.. Mondo 3 seems to have a lower print run since its also the last issue of that series.. plus the grading bonus and id say its a possible winner.. Can it be up for debate? Is there some other precedent where something is a first appearance even though... it... appeared.. first... elsewhere? Talk about a can of worms!

I'm a fan of the book... I'm also pretty disgusted with the content of those 'stale' remarks. I'm not sure something like that has an expiration date on it.

First I've seen this... without an explanation such as 'my account was hacked' or 'some employee did that'... I will no longer purchase anything associated with his shop.

Yeah I was certain some twist was waiting somewhere in there... I'm becoming less certain as time passes, but it may still happen. It is just so very similar to the old 'Walking Tall' / 'Billy Jack' movies that it has left me scratching my head.

I did get the reference, I too enjoy some muscles from Brussels I was just speaking from a personal aesthetic perspective. I will still probably try to pick one of these up.

Really cool! Though I will say I like the versions without all of the text in the middle a little more. My favorite is the b&w sneak preview version.

I saw that! Appreciated it - I enjoyed reading those reviews after I had read the first issue.

I am all for that, and none of my comments have ever been directed towards you. Whenever I see a NWM Orange in the making, I will throw out words of caution and reason. Take the flak, and hopefully, warn off some one. That's all I was attempting to do. I'm a new member here on the forums. I definitely appreciate reading opposing views and analysis. I think there is obviously a place for it since your post hasn't been moderated out of existence. I also really hope that people can recognize hype as hype. If they can't recognize it as it was on display in this thread, they are going to have a rough time out there in the real world. Life is one big advertising campaign, someone is always trying to get you to see things their way in one form or another. Finally... as I said many pages ago: Was the art, ok? My two cents (that no one asked for)... I thought the art was solid but the pacing was erratic. The climatic action scene... no other way to say it, it was poorly executed and some of the panels were downright confusing. I liked it enough that I sought out a few copies - and even the over sized Image one-shot - but it is in no way spectacular. If it blows up, I have some extra, if it doesn't, I hope I get to see a lot of cool, giant monsters before it winds down. In addition to my 'mini-review', there have been others that talked about the book in much the same way. The real gap in my mind - what I'd like to see more talk in the general area of - is that there hasn't been much talk of the tangible merits of this book outside of comments stating that the artist shows merit. Instead, most of the discussion has singled in on the rarity - the low print run and the limited shelf availability. The discussion I'd like to see would be one that tried to explain why high demand should make that relative rarity matter. I know it is all subjective, but that is the sort of comic book discussion I like to read.

Was the art, ok? My two cents (that no one asked for)... I thought the art was solid but the pacing was erratic. The climatic action scene... no other way to say it, it was poorly executed and some of the panels were downright confusing. I liked it enough that I sought out a few copies - and even the over sized Image one-shot - but it is in no way spectacular. If it blows up, I have some extra, if it doesn't, I hope I get to see a lot of cool, giant monsters before it winds down.

This is just the raw Wait till the slabs come out If you can find one, chances are it is in nice condition. The stock on these things feels pretty bullet proof.

The book is packed with stuff going on from action to back story to character development. Fantastic book and lots going on at once. However, the overall story is a very slow burn so would agree with the perception that it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Agree with everything you said - it is one of my favorites at the moment, but I could definitely understand someone saying they may enjoy it more in trade form.