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Maybe that rush of buying jump-started a spending spree?

There has to be something about the Ultraverse properties that we're not privy too, because I can't imagine why they wouldn't have done *something* with them by now. I have heard that the creators have retained some rights to them, but then I've also heard that that isn't the case. Maybe they have particularly good royalty agreements that make it less profitable to do something with them?

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Ironically, the success that Dinesh had in leading a company to tell good stories probably means that if it comes to a fire sale, there will be bigger customer for the properties, including perhaps the big 2, or another company like Netflix looking to own outright the IP for more programming.

It's the Punisher.

I heard there's going to be a Micronauts movie.

Understood. Agreed as well on your opinion of the run. That was good stuff.

There are a bunch of first appearances in the run prior to Morrison taking over. Whether any of those characters show up in the show is a different question though.

Probably. Marvel's Infinity from a few years ago (1st Corvus Glave) sells as well, but not at these prices.

No one can legitimately claim a raw book is going to grade 9.9-10, even if it looks flawless

The funny thing is that, from what I remember from when you posted a pic of your 10.0 (maybe over on the Valiant boards?), the wrap looked a little off to me. So it's entirely possible, were a person to be able to examine your book alongside one of their 9.8s (I have 4 OO copies that came back 9.8), they might find they prefer their own copy. That, of course, would not make a bit of difference were you to sell it, as it would likely fetch close to 5 figures, if a 9.9 is going for over 2K now

That's a hell of an investment

Out of curiosity, what did your 10 cost you?

Book looks like Black Lightning threw it through the window with the pusher

That is additional relevant information.

17-year old me would have probably considered that valuable then. With cover prices at $1 then, that would be the equivalent of a $36 book today.

The key obstacle that I see with most books not published by the big 2 (and even some that *are* published by them) is longevity. Marvel and DC's big characters are going to be around for a long time in some form. Lesser-known characters that get a tv or movie boost have a better chance of sticking around a shared universe, I think. When you consider a book like Deadly Class, the creative team has a story to tell, they'll tell it, it will end, and eventually followers will die out. The Walking Dead may be the exception now, but I think the same will happen there. Eventually the tv show will end, and eventually the comic will end, and it's not something that is going to lend itself to being endlessly rebooted even if Kirkman were to sell it to someone else when he's done with it.

I did mention it in the discussion over the past few days. If I'm in the market for a book, one of the factors in deciding what I'm willing to pay for it is the number out there potentially for sale.

I laid everything out in previous comments. Try reading them

I'm a collector first. I tend to not speculate on books that might be expensive to start with, which incentives tend to be.

More information would be better, yes. But some information is better than none

The way copies are initially distributed is most definitely a piece of information relevant to the number I am trying to find.

By definition, some guess is going to be the *best* guess based on the information available. It may be inaccurate, but it's better than pulling a number out of a hat. And if you read my earlier comments you'd see that I made no claims about print runs.

The funny part here is I'm making no claims about print runs.