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On 4/23/2024 at 2:27 PM, Sigur Ros said:

Looking forward to AI getting into writing the books...

It’s a wild ride

On 4/22/2024 at 9:17 PM, jasonray23 said:

On 4/9/2024 at 10:38 AM, Sauce Dog said:

For me it is less about a persons opinion on this situation and more about people dropping claims about the people & situation without even providing a source for it when politely asked (as how can we form an opinion on it ourselves?). 

I understand the many reasons someone might not want to explore and expand on their own opinions in depth here, but when asked for the bare minimum regarding a claim (I'm not asking for evidence, I just want to know where they heard it from so we can all think for ourselves about it and look into it) they go silent (but still post an interact in the thread?). That is some real toxicity; spreading claims about people which can grow out of hand, getting repeated as fact, and refusing to even talk about something they felt was important enough to share in the first place.


edit: They Dm'd me very important context. Well, in THAT case I totally can trust your wild claims at this time.  

A man killed himself. 
 

Aren’t we all issuing opinions at this point?

On 4/5/2024 at 2:05 PM, RockMyAmadeus said:

Still waiting on your reply. 

For someone who is so willing to give his opinion on others, you’re quite reluctant to explain yourself or justify your beliefs. 

I find this attitude quite on par with this topic of discussion in fact 

@RockMyAmadeus

Please elaborate on what part of my post was confusing to you?

I would find your feedback very interesting.

Dear Saga,

It's been a wild ride. I just completed Volume 11 (Chapters 61 to 66) and I regret to say, I will be getting off at this stop.

I owe a lot to Saga. Saga, in fact, was the comic book series that brought me back into comics, after dropping the hobby when I was a teenager.
15 years later, I walked into a dingy comic book store at 9:30 at night on a random Tuesday to kill time until my pizza was ready. I bought an issue of Saga on the owner's recommendation.
11 years ago... 

I've said this many times, to friends, family, and even on this specific forum thread... Saga is awesome. I owe a lot to Saga. It reignited my drive to write. I'm not very good, but Brian K Vaughan's ability to create real, compelling characters with Fiona Staples' organic storytelling is a knockout combination that inspires me to keep pushing my creativity.

It also kept me reading comics. I still believe to this day that Saga issues (or rather, chapters) 1 to 18 is some of the best storytelling on paper. Period. If you gave anyone on the street the first 3 trades, you would have converted them into a comic reader, even if they don't appreciate comic books. It's that good.

Sadly, nothing this great lasts forever.

It wasn't a sharp drop off for me either. Saga didn't take a radical turn, jumping the shark or committing creative suicide.
I think, as is the point of "Saga", potentially, is that as readers connect emotionally to characters, and as those connections get severed through deaths or the changing of story tides, it emphasizes how critical it is to develop stronger bonds with the relationships that remain, or with new ones that are meant to be formed.

And this is my love letter to Saga.

Saga did something in a way that rarely ever happens for me, in any art form, cinema, literature, etc... Saga got me to feel, so much so that I wanted to live with these characters. I wanted to grow with them. I bonded with them. I bonded with Marko, Alana, Izabel, Hazel, Barr, The Will (at the beginning), and The Brand, to name a few.

Saga showed me how powerful those bonds can be and how much of a gift that is. In the flood of content that is shoved down our throats through television, movies, social media, video games... Saga stood out to me as a pure and beautiful experience.

As I attempt to write my own Saga, I am reminded how important it is to write characters that people feel, and want to stay feeling with. That is a gift.

I thank Saga for that.

I get off this ride because Saga is in a place now that isn't for me, and that's okay. I decided that I don't want to write about that side of the journey. I would like to instead, focus on the beauty that Saga was for me. 

I encourage anyone who has yet to read this epic tale to grab the first 18 issues and prove me wrong. I truly believe anyone who starts reading will stay glued to those pages, without regret. That is a journey I think I may revisit...

I think this offering isn’t necessary. 
If this isn’t a money grab then let’s hear the thoughts on this. 
 

If they just wanted to provide a new service, then they should keep it under the green label with the term: verified signature ______ 

But precisely to everyone’s points, they will want to add a new color or banner, to promote this new service. 

It’s fine if you are for or against this offering, I just have a hard time understanding why they would bother with a service that contradicts the name CGuarantyC. 

There is no guarantee on signature verification.  
 

On 3/17/2024 at 12:00 PM, DougC said:

I don't have any Byrne stories so I will wait until the Neal Adams thread, Shooter thread, or the Stuart Sayger thread.

The topic I created was for any sig series stories, but mine just happened to be about Byrne. If you have any sort of con sig stories, I’d love to hear them  

Genuinely good topic of discussion gets derailed again by typical boardie nonsense. 
 

Glad to see the CGC toxicity of long term boardies are still in effect. 
 

On 2/9/2024 at 6:37 PM, newshane said:

SPAWN 270 VARIANT - CGC 9.8 

 

Although I never understood the whole, Guns guns and more guns with a character that is essentially magic based…

But this cover, and the sketch cover in particular, is absolutely breathtaking. 

This is sad news for sure. He was a legend and a true entertainer. Loved seeing his work. 

On 1/27/2024 at 2:27 PM, newshane said:

SPAWN 266 - CGC 9.8 

I guess it was only a matter of time before the Savage Dragon showed up! 

 

Wow, I had no idea this happened in Spawn, and truly, not all that long ago.

What a low point. 

Not having read these issues, but this just seems like the lowest of the low for Spawn. Almost sad. He limped to 300... with stumps for limbs.

On 1/23/2024 at 2:56 PM, Manny40 said:

Are there any Batman labels?

CGC does not have the authority for DC labels unfortunately.

I don't work for CGC, or have any insights on why that would be, however, I can speculate that, for whatever reason, DC is difficult with their licensing. I know this because DC killed and by virtue, annihilated all progress on AEs (Artist Edition works). Both IDW and Graphitti Designs had communicated road blocks they experienced while trying to push through (previously approved) works that they had significant investments on.

Now, that has since changed, only within the past several months. AEs that were shelved for literally years, were all miraculously green lit... so now if that trickles over to CGC getting authority for DC labels?

I mean... seems possible. Sorry for the long winded answer.

Awesome! Thank you sir

On 1/14/2024 at 9:58 PM, CGC Mike said:

I will bump the e-mail that I have with the marketing manager and ask her about this.

Thank you sir 

Just excited for some new labels 

Hey @CGC Mike, thanks so much for your replies and continued support. 

I don’t know if you can answer this or not, as I know you have stated you guys are waiting on Marvel’s legal team for approvals, but if you had to make an educated guess, do you think we are looking at Q1, Q4, 2025? 

On 1/1/2024 at 6:05 PM, Gambold Vintage said:

Is it a weird question to ask why are you posting on a CGC forum if you hate slabbing comics?

A question you would be asking many of the regular lurkers on here…

Grading has existed for decades. 

As long as collectibles exist, concern on condition will exist. 

This applies to comics, coins, toys, signs, t-shirts, cars, shoes…

Although this is a temporary issue for CGC, it will be dealt with, remedied, and largely forgotten. 

The collectible market will continue and people will be concerned by condition.

So in conclusion, yes it does matter what the actual grade is, generally speaking. It might not matter to you. 

On 10/18/2023 at 12:09 AM, grendelbo said:

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These look like toilet reads! 

I will go back and re read this in the next week to see what you mean. 

I was also a huge huge fan of this, and remember the ending exactly as you described to, a bit of a drop in hype because most of the book was so good. The ending was a let down, enough, that it wasn’t a recommend for me. 

The art is amazing too of course 

Get well soon

On 12/24/2023 at 12:31 AM, Prince Namor said:

Put people on ignore. You zip right past.

Of course, if someone nests your comment, everyone can see it. I've had you on ignore for a while, but this one got nested.

Well you should have done me another favour and stayed quiet. I was enjoying your silence as well, champ.

I do want to point out that, the waste of time on these pages was annoying. 

It was really disappointing to try and read this thread guys.

I’m serious.

This sucked, skimming through all the .

Some ‘community’.