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1 hour ago, Dwitkin82 said:

Other then just going in, is there anyway to find out if these are even released? 

Alas, since can't see them online and my local Walmart doesn't carry them, I don't know.  

Are the Walmart variants in store shelves yet?

2 hours ago, Santos208 said:

For a 1:50 variant this one is selling and selling fast, if you can find this one at your LCS, might want to secure it if priced well.

It was featured on CBSI. Market makers. 

30 minutes ago, Couchy81 said:

I don't know I guess it'll be part of a new genre of collecting. First there were newsstands, then errors, then variants and now foreign political hidden message editions. 

Im guessing there were a ton of X-Men Gold #1s ordered so sell it off quick before people realize they dint give a about any of the stuff I mentioned above. 

Lol, yep. I don't think it's actually rare. It's X-Men. Even if Marvel's having trouble with their renumberings, I still expect a print run of 80K at least and I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was in the 100K range. Besides, Marvel just said it'll be removed from subsequent printings, digital and trades. They didn't say they'll pull the existing copies.

Wonder if they'll do a reprint of the variants with edited interior art?

33 minutes ago, fastballspecial said:

I haven't bought it yet. You didn't like it?

I did like X-men prime.

 

Currently heating up because Ardian Syaf put in hidden anti-Semitic messages in the art which will be removed from subsequent printings.  

I preordered the Skottie Young variant from Midtown so I haven't received nor read it yet. My copy will likely arrive end of the month or beginning of May.

X-Men: Gold #1

Saw this on ebay and goodness, why would you even bother slabbing a 7.5 if you're just selling?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Monstress-1-2015-Image-Comics-CGC-7-5-First-Print-/201880172634

10 hours ago, fastballspecial said:

Well deserved. This book will have resale for years especially in trades.

Since its release, Monstress Volume 1 has placed in the Top 20 of both Bookscan and Diamond GN charts almost every month.

Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening was nominated for Best Graphic Story and Sana Takeda was nominated for Best Professional Artist for the 2017 Hugo Awards. 

http://www.comicsbeat.com/hugo-award-nominees-announced-black-panther-monstress-bkv-among-comics-noms/

Those BA12 are super tempting. Unfortunately not in the budget. 

2 hours ago, fastballspecial said:

Why can't they just understand that new characters spin out of stories and take time to develop. You can't just introduce a character one month and then launch a new no 1 two months later and expect the character to suceed. Develop them for awhile in an established book then launch them it works better.

In fairness, even developed characters would have problems succeeding when Marvel has something like 70+ "ongoing" series already.

I'm reading the interview with Axel Alonso and David Gabriel on ICv2 and thus far, it seems to me that Marvel just keeps shooting down and dismissing retailer suggestions and concerns while making excuses for Marvel. That doesn't make me hopeful at all.

And hey, looks like Marvel's planning on $10 comics being the norm. 

3 hours ago, Kyle R. said:

This is what JSC is doing when your buying his weekly output..........

 

 

 

 

Nothing wrong with that. He's free to spend his earnings in whatever legal way he deems fit. He's not forcing anyone to buy his exclusive variants.

Disclaimer: I've never bought a JSC exclusive variant. I just don't feel they're worth the cost. I think the only JSC variants I have are the Red Sonja and Vampirella ones which I got from DCBS for $2.59 each. 

1 hour ago, the authority said:

I was exactly the same way but all of my digital copies are 10.0, I can read them in the dark, and don't have to worry about tics, fingerprints, or bags and boards.

I do worry about fingerprints but a quick spray and wipe and they're back to 10.0.  

4 hours ago, Chadwick said:

Get an iPad mini, nexus 7, or large smart phone (kindle blows). I was the same way, I couldn't read anything without the tactile aspects involved. There's an app called iComix that I tried out last year, while I was in hospital for cancer treatments, and I have to say it's not as bad as I thought it would be. Having access to my catalog without having to dig through long boxes or carry trades with me is great for reading on the run, and it also allows for reading in bed after my wife goes to sleep. There are plenty of other apps available with free access to tons of content. I've cut down on what moderns I buy hard copies of (I support mainly indies now) but can keep up on other runs for a lot cheaper. Isn't spider-man like a $10 cover price now or something crazy?

Apple just released a new budget model 9.7" iPad starting at $329 (online preorders last week, brick and mortar shops this week). For someone who doesn't like panel/guided view, that's the minimum display size I'd recommend for American comics. I hear you about not having to dig through boxes and my collection size isn't nearly anywhere near close to what you guys have.

Waiting for an upgrade to the 12.9" iPad Pro. Now that one should be really nice for reading comics.  

As for ASM #25, I believe that's 40 pages main story and 30 pages backup or something so ballpark minimum $35K in creative costs alone. Whether the quality of the stories is worth the high price tag, I have no idea.

Man, Monstress #1 was darned cheap for what you got. It was 64 story pages of amazing story, world building and gorgeous art for a mere $4.99.

Why do I collect? For the most part, because I'm enjoying reading about the characters and stories. Also, particularly for indies and smaller publishers, to support the works I enjoy so creators can continue making them. I've been doing it with anime and manga (watch/read unofficial fansubs and scanlations and then buy DVD and books when they get licensed) and it's just naturally carried over.

I do collect some variants (primarily Skottie Young) but that's a small fraction of my monthly budget (except February when I went all variant crazy on Super Sons #1). Granted, I probably wouldn't be buying any Marvel anymore if not for the Young variants. If Marvel starts releasing a collection of the Skottie Young covers (e.g. Marvel: The Hip Hop Covers Vol. 01 HC), I might stop purchasing Marvel floppies altogether.

I actually appreciate the semi-monthly schedule on some of DC's books. A 2-week wait is much more tolerable than a month. It also seems to better facilitate crossovers (e.g. Superman Reborn) since you get a new installment every week. Admittedly, I've started trade waiting most of the semi-monthlies aside for Action and Superman. I was getting too many books that the stories have been getting mixed up.  

Will DC/Marvel retcon everything again sometime in the future? Probably. As long as the stories remain enjoyable though, I'll continue reading them. If not, there's tons of great reading material available I can switch to.

1 hour ago, the authority said:

Wait a minute...are brain cells a requirement for reading comics ?

Surprising, right? It's a nice change to have a comic that takes longer than 5 minutes to read and has quite a bit of replay value.

46 minutes ago, SquareChaos said:

When I collected much more actively than I currently do, I'd still get the books in my pull, but I wouldn't read them until a story arc was finished. That took discipline at times, but some books are simply better that way anyway.

Was planning on doing this but I just ended up with a large pile of unread comics by the bedside. If a comic isn't something I'm interested in reading immediately or includes a digital copy that I can read at leisure, I remove it from my pull and just trade wait.

That said, really enjoying one and done issues of I Hate Fairyland. 

Just received X-O Manowar #1 from DCBS. The cover and paper stock is quite nice. How come Valiant can afford to do this with their lower print runs and circulation when DC and Marvel use paper that crumple if you so much as breath wrong?

DCBS usually has Valiant titles for 50% off if buying the entire bundle. I think I'll start getting those.

20 hours ago, Point Five said:

This is such a great title but the schedule is soooo frustrating.  

#17 was supposed to be out March 22nd if memory serves. I stopped by my LCS yesterday to pick it up, saw it wasn't there and checked the internet. Release date moved to April 12th. . That's bad enough...

...but checking the very same link right now... release date has been moved to May 10th.

 

I use http://pulllist.comixology.com to check the subs I need to pick up from the LCS every Wednesday. Useful since they keep track of changes in release dates so I don't have to. 

1 hour ago, the authority said:

This book, East of West, and Jupiter's Legacy are reads I can't pass up whenever they arrive in shops. In fact, I read them digitally the night before they come out and also buy hard copies for my PC. When these series are over, their place in my collection will be among other long gone series like The Watchmen, The Authority vol 1, Planetary, Sandman, Preacher, and the like.

Lol, I do this for Monstress.

Black Monday Murders, I also buy digitally at midnight but I usually wait to read it until I pick up the print copy from the LCS and have more time. I just don't have the brain cells to process it during what's supposed to be sleeping time. 

Southern Bastards, I trade wait.

5 hours ago, darkstar said:

The powers that be have convinced their followers that a character whose book can't crack 10k in sales and whose first print first appearance can't crack $10 on eBay is somehow going to be Marvel's next big thing. And let us not forget the disconnect between the actual audience who is still subscribing to the series and the buyers of high-dollar incentive variants. If the fervor over the character was genuine other issues besides the low printed incentive variants would be doing better on the secondary market. Book has been under 10k print run since issue 11. None of the issues since have done anything in terms of seeing a price increase outside of the 1:25 incentive variants for issue #13, touted for the scarcity while completing ignoring the fact that they feature entirely unremarkable cover art.

In fairness, we don't know what sales are like via Scholastic and to libraries, etc. It may not crack 10K in the DM but the target audience for the book can't be found in the DM anyway.

That said, I agree, there's a disconnect between the actual audience and high-dollar variant buyers.

Velvet Deluxe Edition HC available for 50% off at InStockTrades. Since I ordered something last week, getting an extra 2% off.

Super Sons #1 - Unknown Comic Books

I really love this one. I normally have a $15 per book limit but I'm biting the bullet and ordering the $50 Joker Only variant, too.

Amazing Spider-Man #25 - Unknown Comic Books

I like it but I've spent too much on Super Sons already plus Marvel seems to be cranking out Skottie Young baby variants left and right. That's a bigger collecting focus of mine so passing up on this one.

1 hour ago, ygogolak said:

Oh....great....

And I wouldn't be surprised if the switch to legacy numbering involves a ton more super high ratio variants. Maybe we'll see a 1:10,000 now.

9 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Right, but they are starting to stack up now. Still time to drop off I guess.

Venom 1 1:1000

Venom 6 1:1000

ASM 25 1:1000

 

Venom #150 has a 1:2000 variant (B&W/sketch of 1:1000) and I believe the upcoming X-books are also getting 1:1000 (iirc, Gold, Blue, Jean Grey, maybe some others). Blue and Gold are recycling old Jim Lee art.

On 3/23/2017 at 11:04 AM, Bird said:

The best way to create talk about the comics is to talk about the comics.

BTW, I hope you all know about the various "theme" choices with the new boardware. Waaaaay down to the bottom left of the screen, scroll all the way down, and you see "theme". Click on there for variations on the new boards and the experience gets better. Whether or not it is acceptable varies, but it is better.

Wow, thanks for the tip. I use a 9.7" iPad for browsing and hated how the layout seemed optimized for smartphones and smaller tablets. The theme option to use the desktop site on mobile is heaven sent and I don't even need to pinch zoom. 

55 minutes ago, Mapleleafvann said:

I agree with both of you.....but  I think this break between story arcs is a great addition rather than detraction.  It all depends upon the end product, but if that "downtime" is used effectively, the stories are more cohesive with a lot less random noise to endure.  Just like well done shows all have that "break"....some use it well, others, not so much.  My fingers are crossed for both Seven to Eternity and Black Monday Murders....

Oh, don't get me wrong. I actually appreciate the schedule. It's nice to have the story arcs go fairly uninterrupted and then just have the break after the story arc is completed. Image's scheduling has actually allowed me to try new titles while my followed series are on hiatus.  

I reckon the schedule is also conducive to trade waiters or those who are just starting to pickup an ongoing series. Image TPBs are usually released a little bit before the release of a new story arc. Hmm, I think Kill Or Be Killed Vol 01 TPB (#1-4) might have actually been released the same day as Kill Or Be Killed #5. Gotta say, it's much easier to start a new series when the TPB containing previous issues is readily available. 

I will say this about Black Monday Murders, I've read it multiple times and I'm still confused (in a good way). I purchased it in floppy, digital and TPB format and despite the triple dipping, I feel it's well worth the expense unlike most of Marvel's output. I'm probably gonna buy the Deluxe or Omnibus HCs, too, if/when those are released.

Alas, Seven to Eternity, I didn't like. Didn't like Black Science nor Deadly Class, either. I think I'm just gonna avoid Remender's stuff. I just don't seem to enjoy his work.