joe_collector

Backwards logic. I mean come on, that would be like re-labeling all the Captain America #1 as the "First Appearance of Winter Soldier". We're talking about CGC's stance of putting "Origin of XXX" if any existing person in the Marvel Universe becomes a hero or takes on a new persona. Hence the "First Appearance Him / Origin of Warlock" - I don't agree with this, as it's totally opposite to the previous Overstreet listings, collecting history and the comics hobby in general, but at least BE CONSISTENT. The problem is that only seems to apply to OLD characters, while anything new (hyped by comic dealers/CGC member firms) gets the "First Appearance of XXX" full label notation ($$$) a la "First Appearance of Winter Soldier". It's quite obvious why this is done ($$$) but it's quite sad how much power the CGC member dealers really hold. I mean, no one's got a box of CGC 9.8 candidates for the first appearances of Warlock or Black Goliath, but I guarantee a lot of dealers have stock of the latest Modern drek.

Next you guys will be taping together cereal boxes.

Hey, I've been hyping Power-man 24 as an "undiscovered gem" for a while now. And WTF is all this "Origin of XXX" BS? It's the first appearance of Black Goliath, no question, yet CGC seems to want to give "Origin" to any older books with pre-existing hero (or even normal) characters. With Modern ones, it's always "First Appearance of XXX" (to let comic shops/member firms hype the readily-available books) like the idiotic "First Appearance of Winter Soldier" (ummmm, Bucky's been around for decades).

Okay, I haven't been in the forums for a while, but what.....? I bought a whole bunch of those from the junk bins just because I like Byrne and they were dirt cheap, so now you're saying I'm sitting on a goldmine?

I see what you did there.

What language is this video in?

I really hate that a lot of e commerce websites are using this stupid "you must buy online" tactic, especially large ones that have store stock indicators. It's like the web section of the retailer is actively trying to put the brick and mortar stores out of business.

Loved that book when I was a kid.

If Spider-woman #1 is exploding, what 's happening to Marvel Spotlight?

That's really weird, and as I've posted on here a few times, I have quite a few copies of that issue. Love the black covers and bought them whenever they came up, as well as some OO runs that had that issue every time.

Is it your right or left arm that goes numb when you're having a heart attack? Seriously, that is one freaky set of "cut-off cover" scans.

Do any of the McFarlane ASM's (other than 299-300, natch) have "villain first appearances" in them, no matter how low-key/unknown the character?

Well he's correct, just not necessary to say it on these boards Coming from a winner like you, I take that as a compliment.

Exactly what I was going to post, and this the same situation that the movie studios share with their Spider-man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, etc. licenses - if they don't make a movie every X years, then the rights revert, so even if it loses money, they'll likely to keep churning them out. DD is an anomaly, since the license isn't worth the $100's of millions needed to produce a DD movie every few years.

plus distribution costs, plus costs to produce film/digital copies, plus local theater chain contracts, etc.

The closest estimates I've seen are 50-55% for domestic and 30-33% for international, although the last one can be lower due to exchange rates, higher distro costs in some countries and rampant fraud. Some countries you might get 40% while others you would be lucky to see 15%.

Really, you actually believe a studio receives 100% of the domestic box office? It's Magic Accounting!

Hey Larry, the MODERN Forum is calling you.

Mark Jewelers insert.

Exactly why was Oceanavekid removed? Because enough people commented that the nomination was a bit of a crock, and that the precedent of a antagonistic buyer playing games, and forcing you on the PL, was a bad one. P.S. I hate to agree with the naysayers, but the fact that you arbitrarily re-added him, against the forum wishes, really makes the PL an official joke.

What about "no incentives" don't you understand? If it's really just a reorganization, then there is no reason to mention the "higher value slabs", is there? True Mystery Boxes are a MYSTERY, and therefore nothing but the equivalent valuation for all the boxes in the listing needs to be mentioned. If one box is worth more than another, and you actively promote certain "high demand slabs" are in a few boxes, but not all, then that's a "chance listing" and not a Mystery Box.

If the $500 box isn't promoted, identified or otherwise noted, then I would agree. You can silently give away anything you want, if it's behind the scenes and not used as an incentive to buy. But if you mention in the listing that one of the boxes will be a higher value than the others, then it's not allowed.

It comes from wedding vows: "... let them speak now or forever hold their peace." I preferred piece. Hence the shot of the fat guy and his "piece".