StephenWA

Dear @Matt G Since your note to @Sensei Ryan 17 August 2020 (above) on setting the scores for these six comics at the default level, I have been tracking sales. I suggest that the scores can now be revised as follows: Negan Lives! 1 = already correct at 40 points for 9.8U Negan Lives! 1 Second Printing = already correct at 40 points for 9.8U Negan Lives! 1 Silver Foil Edition = suggest slight uplift to 48 points for 9.8U (aligns with the sales price, interest, rarity of Special Edition 1 and/or the 132 Loot Crate Edition) Negan Lives! 1 Gold Foil Edition = suggest uplift into the region of 64-104 points for 9.8U (price, interest, rarity between 150 Retailer Appreciation Edition and 171 Pink Lorenzo Signature Variant) Negan Lives! 1 Second Printing/Bronze Foil Edition = suggest uplift into the region of 64-104 points for 9.8U (rational as Gold Foli above) Negan Lives! 1 Red Foil Edition = suggest uplift into the region of 250-400 points for 9.8U (price, interest and rarity between Here's Negan Preview nn and 100 Ottley Sketch Cover) Thank you for your consideration. I realise that this post could/should be in the "bump" thread, but felt for continuity, this was the better place to raise it. Kind regards Stephen Scores updated per request in "score" request thread

Dear Matt, 1. Please create TWO new sets for the new The Walking Dead Deluxe comics as follows: Walking Dead Deluxe (2020 Complete with Variants) Walking Dead Deluxe (2020) Sets created. Thank you 2. CGC has already started to grade releases from the first issue, which was released 7 October 2020. Please add the following eight comics to the first set: - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Moore and McCaig Variant Cover - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Adlard Variant Cover - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Tedesco Variant Cover - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Adams Variant Cover - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Sketch Edition - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Finch Gold Foil Edition - Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Finch Sketch Edition 3. Please add the following comics to the second set: - Any comic eligible for its respectively numbered slot in the first set. Background: There have been discussions around this matter on the Official TWD Discussion Thread (see thread pages 1997-8, an and around 19 July 2020, ), and I believe this creation represents what we (the established TWD collectors) would like to see. Thank you, Stephen

Hey @bigclutch, Since you're amongst (probably) the most-committed collectors of TWD here, is it possible Skybound might consider offering a pre-sale to us of this rare lovely (as well as future TWD special releases)? Though I love the live "Vault" events, their timings for me in the UK can make it a very late night! Thank you for your consideration, Kind regards, sir Stephen

Hi Matt, Not an "add to set", but (please) a SUBTRACT from a set: The Walking Dead SERBIAN set (Okruzen Mrtvima) https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=117844 SHOULD have 15 comics in it. The CGC Registry set has 16, and this is incorrect. The erroneous issue is in comic #10 in the set. There should be a "regular" comic as https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=118536, and Serbian Sketch Edition as https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=118538 THEREFORE: Please remove the other one: https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/SlotScoreDetail.aspx?SlotID=265783 (If there are any comics presently allocated to this slot, they should be moved to their correct slot: to 118536 if they have a color cover, and to 118536 if they have a B&W cover). Thank you for your assistance in correcting this error. Regards Stephen PS - The owner of the #1 set @MrWalkingDead also comments on this error (see the comment in the bottom two lines of the set description at https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/Comics/PeopleSetDetail.aspx?PeopleSetID=133848). I believe his #10 comic in this set is in the wrong slot - it should be in 118536. Hello @StephenWA, I have removed #10 Serbian Edition from the set on 11/9/20. Thank you

Agree. The highest bid in the auction wins it...

I enjoyed the first two episodes of TWDWB, mainly because I like all things TWD. I forgive the bumps mentioned, and choose instead to see through them. Somewhere out there, the return of Rick Grimes is promised. One or more movies are promised too. And I want to know his story since being choppered away by the "helicopter people". FTWD allowed us a glimpse of CRM, and TWDWB has started to tell us more about this organisation. For people that don't like a TV show, the red button on their remote controller was provided just for them.

Ditto Lennie James acting masterclass. I watched FTWD 6/01 last night, and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the rest of the season.

Thank you, @Matt G

Does anyone know why the Boeing 737 MAX doesn't fly properly? #blametom

Hi @OtherEric Thank you for your message and your contribution. Yes, the WW Cons were in 2013 and 2015. They produced a total of 60 TWD #1 comics (2013 = 9 colour and 5 sketch; 2015 = 23 colour and 23 sketch). Between those years, there were 2 other Cons (Amazing Arizona and as you say Emerald City). Each of those produced a colour and a sketch cover of TWD #1. I have the 2013 and 2015 editions in the list above (though I do not know the numbers issued, except the 2013 Portland Second Printing at 250). I will add place markers for the 2014 editions. If you every discover the print runs, we'd be pleased to hear from you again. Kind regards Stephen

I looked at the comic, and it actually says "5000" on the cover! I have updated the inventory. Regards Stephen

Interesting. I see the "200" for the 94 Sketch. However there are already 204 on the CGC Registry....

Ryan, I agree the only calendar edition was the one you have identified. The Diamond Previews is here https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/ComicView.aspx?PeopleSetComicID=964219. Perhaps that is the one referred to? Regards Stephen

Following my journal openers which covered The Walking Dead #1 and #100, this entry covers the rarest TWD issues of all. While TWD comic #163 had a print run of over 730,000 comics, there were ten issues produced with fewer than 250 copies. The link to my list (below) identifies those ten comics as well as the other rare issues which include the TWD S cript Book and #2 First Printing which were the lowest-selling of the original issues. Please click here to see my inventory: The inventory includes data from Diamond, ComicChron, CGC and from members of the Facebook Walking Dead Comic Buy, Sell, Trade group. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Thank you for your contribution. 5000 for a Feb 2011 event seems a lot, as does 5000 for the first Image Expo in Feb 2012. Only 500 or so people attended this latter. Please confirm you meant 500, and not 5000. Regards Stephen

Have the number, and have added it. Thank you for prompting me to find it!

PS I Have added a "place marker" for the -script Book. I'll add the numbers if you can advise them. Regards Stephen

Thank you for your kind words. I couldn't find the numbers for the -script Book. Do you know how many were printed?

Further to my post on 23 June 2020, thank you to everyone who requested the rough draft, and to those who commented on it. I posted the article today:

This inventory of rare The Walking Dead (TWD) comics was researched by a group of its collectors including @StephenWA, @Sensei Ryan and @BladeTX. While TWD comic #163 had a print run of over 730,000 comics, there were ten issues produced with fewer than 250 copies. This list identifies those ten comics as well as the other rare issues which include the TWD S cript Book and #2 First Printing which were the lowest-selling of the original issues. The inventory does NOT include rarities from The Walking Dead Deluxe (TWDD) series, issued from October 2020. That series also includes several "less than 250" editions, including TWDD #1 Second Printing Gold Foil edition (212) and Second Printing Red Foil edition (240) both produced for the Skybound Comic Vault Live events held on Facebook. The data included in this inventory is from a variety of sources, including Diamond, ComicChron, My Comic Shop, CGC, and members of the Facebook Walking Dead Comic Buy, Sell, Trade group. Comments and corrections are always welcome. Less than 250 - the rarest 10! 1. Here’s Negan Preview Sketch (25, each one has a unique hand-drawn sketch by Charlie Adlard on a blank cover). There is a separate thread providing more information and photographs of the known covers from this comic here 2. 1 Hyundai Variant (unknown, 31 in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 3. 116 Third Printing (unknown, 39 in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 4. 1 Last Wine Variant (unknown, 42 in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 5. 100 Hero Initiative (105, each one has a unique hand-drawn cover. Every one of these was in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 6. 15th Anniversary 98E (1:100 of 13,500) (135) 7. 15th Anniversary 48E (1:100 of 16,600) (166) 8. 15th Anniversary 108E (1:100 of 16,600) (166) 9. 100 Red Foil Edition (200, 160 of which were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 10. 15th Anniversary 100E (1:100 of 20,900) (209) 250-750 Skybound 5th Anniversary Blue Sketch, from the Blue-line box set (250, 95 of which are in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) Wizard World Portland 2013 Second Printing (250, 78 of which are in the CGC Registry at 31 October 2020) Walking Dead Deluxe 1 Finch Sketch Cover, Comics Vault Live exclusive (LE250, but 286 in the CGC Registry at 31 October 2020, inc. x2 graded @10 / Gem) 100 Lucille Retailer Incentive (300, 244 of which were in the CGC Registry at 31 October 2020) 15th Anniversary 19E (1:100 of 30,800) (308, 70 of which were in the CGC Registry at 31/10/2020) 150 Retailer (1:500 of 156,000) (312) Here’s Negan Preview (475) Negan Lives, Red Foil (500) 100 Ottley Sketch (Comixology 7/2012) (500) 193 Convention / SDCC 2019 (500) 1 Store Edition, 10/2018 (157 stores: each were required to order 500, but some reported as much rarer - "2nd and Charles", "Fandomverse Comics" and “Showcase Comics”) 94 Convention Sketch / the first Image Expo, held 24-26/2/2012 (500?, of which 204 were in the CGC Registry at 25 August 2020) 112 Image Expo / the second Image Expo, held 2/7/2013 (500?, of which 260 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 1 10th Anniversary Convention (sketch) / NYCC 2013 (500?, of which 315 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 1 Image Expo / the third Image Expo, held 7/1/2014 (500?, of which 77 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 1 Image Expo Sketch / the third Image Expo, held 7/1/2014 (500?, of which 144 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 129 Convention Sketch / SDCC 2014 (500?, or which 72 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 144 Convention Sketch / SDCC 2015 (500?, of which 117 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 115N (600, of which 264 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 1 Wizard World Sketch editions 2013 (5 editions) (?, for VIP guests) 1 Amazing Arizona Sketch edition 2014 (?) 1 ECCC Sketch edition 2014 (?) 1 Wizard World Sketch editions 2015 (23 editions) (?, for VIP guests) 1000-5000 75 Convention / San Diego CC 2010 (1000) 78 Convention / Long Beach CC 2010 (1000) 80 Convention / Amazing Arizona CC 2011, photo cover (1000) 81 ComicsPRO, 2/2011 (1000?) 87 Convention / San Diego CC 2011, photo cover (1000) 88 Convention / Fan Expo Canada 2011 (1000) 100 Convention / San Diego CC / PX Previews 2012 (1000) All Out War (Shiva Force) 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 / SDCC 2017 (1000 sets) 115 Cover O / NYCC 2013 (1000?, of which 476 were in the CGC Registry at 21 August 2020) 127 Diamond Retailer Summit 5/2014 (1000?) 181 Convention / San Diego CC 2018, double-gatefold cover (1000?) The Governor Special 1, Green Foil Edition for ECCC 2013 (1000?) 163 Sketch (1:500 of 730,000) (1460) 35 Error (1500?) 100 Sketch (Adlard) (1:200 of 335,082) (1675) 85 Infinity and Beyond (2000) 106 Infinity and Beyond (2000) Negan Lives, Gold Foil (2500) Negan Lives, Second printing, Bronze Foil (2500) Walking Dead Weekly #39 (3359 - the lowest declared TWDW sale figure. Sales of TWDW 40-52 were even lower). 163 Variant (1:200 of 730,000) (3650) 171 Pink Lorenzo (1:20 of 84,239) (4211) 94 Convention / the first Image Expo, held 24-26/2/2012 (5000, of which 311 were in the CGC Registry at 25 August 2020) 1 Diamond Previews / PX Previews / San Diego CC 2017 (5000) Negan Lives, Silver Foil (5000) 33 Second Printing (?) 34 Second Printing (?) 50 Second printing (?) 50 Variant cover (the first TWD variant cover, art by Erik Larson) (?) Image Firsts #1 9/2010 (?) Image Firsts #1 3/2017 (?) 1 Wizard World editions 2013 (8 editions, excluding the Portland 2013 Second Printing noted above) (?, for convention guests) 1 Amazing Arizona edition 2014 (?) 1 ECCC edition 2014 (?) 1 Wizard World editions 2015 (23 editions) (?, for convention guests) Selected issues over 5000 S cript Book 1 (5191, the lowest-selling regular original issue) 2 First printing (6067, the lowest-selling from the regular original issues #1-#193) 3 (6992) 1 (7266) 4 (8339) 5 (8829) 6 (9871) 1 Cynthiana, Kentucky Edition (10,000)

The Red Foil is very rare, just 500 copies were printed. The other "Foils" are also very limited: there were about 2500 Gold Foil, 2500 Bronze Foil/2nd, and 5000 Silver Foil. Matt, please consider this in your consideration of the point values. Regards Stephen

I thought it was great that Kirkman/Adlard/Skybound should do this to support (I have no doubt) hard-hit local comic stores during the covid-19 lockdowns and other restrictions. And a nice and unexpected surprise for collectors. I have to say that "the foils" present beautifully.

And now we have a BRONZE foil of this comic to find... That makes SIX variant covers - First Printing, Bronze Foil, Silver Foil, Gold Foil, Red Foil, and the Second Printing.

Apparently yes. And there will be variant covers too. I have just seen that issue one has FIVE variants (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E). I suspect there will be another 600+ by the time we get back to 193 in seven or eight years time....

I am 100% with @ZombieDealer Let's add two new sets - Walking Dead Delux with Variants (2020) and Walking Dead Delux (2020). As @Sensei Ryan has said elsewhere, I think any book eligible for the a slot in the first set should be acceptable for its corresponding slot in the second set.