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Ryan, I believe we've both had our say, and expressed our views. I have nothing to add. Kind regards Stephen

Hello revat, Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will be submitting a batch of 25 for grading this week. Three of these have unwitnessed signatures on the covers. How would I indicate to CGC that I would prefer a BLUE label at lower grade (as you have described) than the GREEN label? There was no place to indicate this on the on-line submission form that I could see. Kind regards Stephen

The covers for #194 and #195 are on Charlie's FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/CharlieAdlard/

Whatever happens Ryan, I will (try to!) collect those 200+ editions in due course. I will list them in the "main" Complete with Variants set where they are already present (you might know that I helped Mollie to create the correct listing of the #1 store editions). If CGC decides to create your two new sets, I would set up competitive sets and add mine / duplicate my listings there too. That was not the point I was making. It is not a "size" thing. The Survivors Guides are unique, and not duplicated elsewhere, despite being just 4 comics. Likewise, Italian editions (etc.) are unique and not duplicated. I want to collect them. If others don't want to compete, they don't have to. You say "there are hundreds of sets that already exist in the registry that do not need to exist because they already exist in 'complete with variants' sets." For me, I feel that this creation of duplication was a mistake, and creates work for Mollie. I agree with you (if that's what you said) that these endless set duplications do not need to exist. I'd like to see the TWD sets remain unique and un-divided, instead of infinite sub-sets of duplicates (as there are as you say "hundreds of" in other series). Kind regards Stephen

Hi ExNihilo, I have a few pre-signed books I'd like CGC-slabbed too. This short answer helped me a lot. Can you suggest/estimate what the grade drop might be on a blue label for a signature / "a name" written in sharpie on the cover? Thank you in anticipation of your help. Regards Stephen

Ryan, Mollie I'm not so sure about this. All of these variants are already in the existing Complete with Variant sets. I don't see any value in breaking them out to make these two new sets. If this WAS a good, idea, we could progress as a result to an almost infinite number of sets - odd numbers, even numbers, #1-100, #49-100, #101-xxx, editions with and without walkers on the cover, editions with and without Letter Hacks, and so on and so on. Sorry, Ryan - I'm against this. Let's just have, collect and enjoy non-repetitive TWD sets! Kind regards Stephen I have no problem making any sets that make sense and that are within reason. There are a billion repeating sets in the Registry... His request seems fine to me.

There will also be a #192 'Commemorative Edition' coming shortly to add to the Complete with Variants set - please, Mollie. Regards Stephen

I love SS books. I have about 100. All of my books are listed in the CGC Registry. There is a small symbol in column #5 of the Registry which presents when a book has one or more photograph/s, and a second symbol when a book has notes. Q. Is it possible that CGC could add a third symbol in column #5 (or elsewhere) to denote a Signature Series book?

I had a look at some of your books in the Registry last night. You have some AWESOME books in your TWD set! I agree with you - that #2 with the fine sketch is very nice.

I know the story of the one up for ages (8000 GBP or 10000 GBP, I recall). I was sold privately within a batch of slabbed comics. Same guy I bought my 9.8SS Survivor Guides from. I will go for it if I see one for sale. If you see same, I'd be pleased for a heads up. Cheers, Stephen

This comic is SUPER-rare - just 25 of. One showed up on eBay two years ago (just after it was released). I thought I'd get if for 1000 GBP, but I was outbid. I'd still love one now :-)

Mollie, I have just acquired 1-57 of: The Walking Dead (Italy) and ask that you create a set for me to add them to, as follows: #1: First Print, Second Print, Third Print, Lucca Comics Variant (2012), Zombie Walk Verona (2012), Free Promo, 10th Anniversary / Lucca Comic Con #2 - 10 #10: Falcomics Variant (2013) #11-12 #12: Lucca Comics and Games Variant (2013), Lucca Comics and Games Error (2013) #13-18 #18: Napoli Comic Con (2014) #19-24 #25: 16 variants (suggest A-P) #26-27 #27: Website Variant, Zombie Walk Venice Variant (2015) #28-30 #31: Cover A, Cover B, SaldaPress Variant (Naples Comic Con) #32: Cover A, Cover B #33: Cover A, Cover B #34: Cover A, Cover B #35: Cover A, Cover B #36: Cover A, Cover B #37-43 #43: Adlard at Lucca Variant (2016) #44-57 That's it. Thank you, Mollie. Regards Stephen

I love my new purchase. Do you? Signed sketch of The Governor by RK. A good job he found TM and CA to do the comic book art, eh?

I agree completely with Catwomancomics. To err is human. To fail to respond to the facts once known is unacceptable. The buyer has rights when he/she relies on the sellers assurance. eBay and/or your credit card company will help you. Good luck.

Indeed. Bring on June!

I hear there’ll be some surprises for us in #192, June 5th (the last issue of volume 32)...

Mollie Thank you for adding these. Please can you move the TWD --script Book to below issue 189 so as not to interrupt the main 1-189 run (it is presently showing below the 184 variant). Thank you, Stephen

Trust me. I have been blamed for much worse : - ) I just still think its fun that this is the scene in series 9 of a zombie apocalypse series that we (three) find so unbelievable..... Tee hee... And ditto (Ryan) - can't wait for the next instalment...

This seems an important enough issue for NASA to have taken a look at it; see http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nas... Apparently, terminal velocity of a human body is about 53 meters per second. That is, if you free fall, that is as fast as your mass to air resistance will allow you to fall. Acceleration occurs up to that point; after 3 seconds you are going 1/2 terminal velocity. After 8 seconds about 90% of terminal velocity. So, assume 6 seconds of fall at 1/2 the terminal velocity rate = 26 m/sec. 6 x 26 is over 150 meters; about 500 feet give or take. You are almost certainly dead... many decimal places into the 99th percentile. Up to about 12m/sec you will likely survive. So you can fall for maybe up to nearly 2 seconds and have a good hope of surviving. That sounds like maybe 20-25 feet or 6-8 meters. Did Beta fall about that far, or further? A 3-second fall is probably fatal if landing on a hard surface like the top of a lift car. The middle would probably be a normal distribution between survival and death between 7 meters and, say, 25-30 metres where you would virtually always die.

Hi Molly, Please add to the Walking Dead (2003) & Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants) Registry sets the following issue(s): Walking Dead #185 Walking Dead #185 Variant Cover (Sienkiewicz) Walking Dead #186 Walking Dead #186 Variant Cover (Sienkiewicz) Walking Dead #187 Walking Dead #188 Walking Dead #189 Thank you, Stephen

I found myself thinking "no-one could survive such a fall". Then I realised how ridiculous it was that this had surprised me so much in a show about zombies....

No way did you seek and find all that in two hours! Completely, 100% interesting. Keep up the good work! Cheers Stephen

Yes - I agree the revaluation: +2480 swing for 9.8 Universal and +2728 swing for 9.8 Signature Series. Did you intend the #2, Second Printing was also re-evaluated? There are even fewer of those... There are probably some other issues in the TWD sets that need attention too...

In the UK, we have to wait 24 hours - we get it Monday night at 9pm (followed by Talking Dead). But yes. SUPER-excited for more Whisperers....

Following my journal opener which covered The Walking Dead #1, this entry covers the issue with the second-most variant covers (20) in this series - #100. The Walking Dead (TWD) issue #100 (July 2012) shipped with a total of 20 variant covers and had a total order of 379,000 copies. This made it the largest selling single comic of the 2010s decade, the #2 highest ordered comic of the 21st Century so far, and the #1 comic of the century for Image Comics. A special chromium wrap-around cover by Charlie Adlard priced at $9.99 had 31,000 copies out of the total order. This was the peak of TWD 'fever' before Season 3 of the TV show debuted. Story summary: The three Saviors seen in issue 99 are complaining about the plan to attack the Alexandria Safe-Zone at dawn. One of them says that he is going to head for an unknown man by the name of Paul, who's group is farthest away. The Safe-Zone citizens are seen praying for their lives. Spencer approaches Andrea while she is keeping watch on top of the wall. Andrea is reluctant to talk to him when he starts to mention her and Rick, possibly thinking he's going to act jealous, but he instead reveals that he's happy for her and Rick. Eugene is seen mourning over Abraham's grave, while Father Gabriel is in the church praying. Aaron and Eric prepare for The Saviors, taking an inventory of the Safe-Zone's guns and ammunition. While on the road, Michonne says that the group will not make it to the Hilltop community in time. Glenn is still optimistic about it but they stop the van for the night. As Michonne takes first watch, Rick thanks her for everything, and says they'll have to be on the road by dawn. Rick says goodbye to Glenn, and states that he is happy for him. Later, as Michonne kills a few roamers, Rick takes over her shift. Rick sits on top of the van, barely awake, when suddenly a man catcher is put around his neck and he is pulled off the van. The perpetrator turns out to be the Savior that Rick spared on the road earlier to deliver a message to Negan. He taunts Rick, before ordering one of the three Saviors accompanying him to signal the rest. The Savior fires his gun in the air. The survivors rush out of the van only to find Rick being held hostage. Before they can even get their bearings, a truck pulls up carrying a massive group of Saviors. A man carrying a modified baseball bat asks for the leader, so the Savior that captured Rick identifies him as such. The man introduces himself as Negan. The Saviors line up the survivors from the van (Rick, Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Sophia, Michonne and Heath) on their knees. Negan informs the group that he wants revenge for the dead Saviors that Rick and his people killed. Negan then dictates the terms for the group's survival; everything in the Alexandria Safe-Zone now belongs to the Saviors. Negan further states that there is a new world order and that Rick and his people now follow Negan or they will die. Negan then tells Rick that he is going to kill one of the group to show Rick's people that he is in charge. Negan introduces his weapon of choice for the execution: Lucille - a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. After a long narrative from Negan about who should be killed with Lucille, Negan randomly picks Glenn as his victim by playing a game of "eeny, meeny, miny, moe". Maggie panics as Glenn begs Negan not to kill him. Rick tries to intervene, but Negan snaps at Rick, telling him that there are fifty men surrounding them and they will all die if they try to stop Glenn's execution. Rick and the others remain silent and watch in horror and cry with bowed heads as Negan smashes Glenn's head in with Lucille. The first blow fractures Glenn's skull and pops out an eye (consistent with the TV show 7.01). Everyone cries, looking horrified and angry at Negan. Negan then taunts the still conscious and now brain-damaged Glenn, who reaches out and calls for Maggie. Negan then repeatedly and brutally smashes Lucille into Glenn's head, leaving a mass of broken bone, smashed brains, and spattered blood. Still crying for his friend, Rick angrily tells Negan "I'm going to kill you. (...) Not today, not tomorrow... but I WILL kill you". Negan gleefully tells him that he won't, as his best chance is right now. He challenges Rick to do so, though ensuring him that as soon as he does, the Saviors will kill the survivors on the spot. He also threatens to have his men gang rape Carl if Rick continues to act defiantly. After slapping Rick around, Negan once again reiterates that he's the one in charge now. He informs Rick and his group that The Saviors will be back in one week to collect half of everything in their community. He turns around, leaving the survivors with Glenn's mangled corpse. Comic variants: After #1, this is the TWD comic produced with the greatest number of variant covers - there are 20 variants as noted below in alphabetical order: 100 - Adlard and Rathburn, regular cover A 100 - Adlard variant cover 100 - Barnes & Noble Edition 100 - Chromium Edition (wraparound cover) 100 - Convention Edition 100 - Escape Edition 100 - Hero Initiative (LE105) 100 - Hitch variant cover 100 - Lucille Edition (a Retailer Initiative, LE500) 100 - McFarlane variant cover 100 - Ottley Sketch Cover (known as the 'Comixology' variant, LE500) 100 - Ottley Variant cover 100 - Phillips variant cover 100 - Quitely variant cover 100 - Red Foil Edition (LE250) 100 - Second Printing 100 - Silvestri variant cover 100 - Sketch cover 100 - Skybound Megabox Edition (the most-recently produced #100, December 2016) 100 - Third Printing (part of the six-part #97-#102 set showing Negan holding Lucille horizontally; the other five each present as Second Printings) Rarity: Of these 20 different covers, the Hero Initiative version is by far the rarest and most valuable with just 105 produced, each with a hand-drawn and signed cover. There are also a few, perhaps 10-15, blank covers which seem to have leaked into the market. CGC will not grade these as they are "unofficial". A separate book called the 100 Project was also produced showing each of the individually-drawn/signed covers. The next most-rare, at just LE250, is the Red Foil Edition showing Negan's baseball bat Lucille on the cover. The Lucille Edition and the Comixology variant (Ottley Sketch Cover) are also rare and valuable, with just 500 of each produced.