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On 9/26/2023 at 11:52 AM, Sigur Ros said:

I know you're just trying to end his arguing, but I read what you wrote and understood it  👍

I agree cgc labels are a strange thing to place any sort of value on....and I also agree you weren't telling others what to do.

Then why are you on a CGC message forum when you don’t believe in the CGC label product?

Seems like a weird place to be when you don’t support the products they create. 

I also understood you were against labels with your sarcasm. Your disrespect wasn’t lost. 

On 9/26/2023 at 10:09 AM, Sigur Ros said:

If my AF15 had a retired label and they unretired it, I'd be fuming too.

Because, as we all know, the real value is in the label.

 

 

On 9/26/2023 at 10:37 AM, Dave2739 said:

Okay, you are right.

It sucks. It sucks thinking people have things in common in a niche hobby and yet, there are still ways people can find to divide each other. 

On 9/26/2023 at 10:32 AM, Dave2739 said:

I made a statement. I didn't tell anyone what they should or should not do.

Yeah you did. Typical board behaviour. Hiding behind technicalities. You said I don’t collect labels and insinuated that others shouldn’t either. Period. 

On 9/26/2023 at 10:00 AM, Dave2739 said:

I collect comic books not labels. 

No one is telling you what to collect. 

So why are you telling people what they should?

Unvaulting is a mistake 

On 11/28/2022 at 11:26 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Probably the 2nd best Fox X-Men film.

Logan is number 1?

A book that I would like to own, but don’t, that isn’t a first appearance or number 1… Danger Girl 2 Ruby Red Variant

They keep forgetting to post the retired Wolverine label with the blue background. 
 

I understand they don’t have the rights to use the Stan Lee ones either, both silver and red signature versions, but it would be nice to at least acknowledge they exist so people coming into the industry aren’t confused when they come across them. 

On 9/20/2023 at 9:31 PM, Ryan. said:

Is there a third option?

Yes actually. 
There is: Have no opinion at all.  
 

But opinions that don’t exist, don’t matter. 

On 9/16/2023 at 10:40 AM, Ken Aldred said:

I've never really liked any of Loeb and Sale's Batman mini-series. Or, Superman For All Seasons.

Thank You!

Batman The Long Halloween SUCKS

Batman Hush SUCKS

Do people read or do they just blindly regurgitate what others recommend?

On 9/17/2023 at 9:59 PM, grendelbo said:

I didn't want to make a decision.

Nice pairing!

Thanks! It’s such a good feeling when you can’t decide, in an odd way. You nailed it with the Wolverine one earlier 

On 9/14/2023 at 1:45 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

I thought the same 😝

I couldn't do it. I picked the crying face.

On 9/14/2023 at 11:06 AM, grendelbo said:

 

BUGGER!

This is the most difficult decision. I can't pick between my two, literal wolverine favourites!

On 9/12/2023 at 9:59 AM, BA773 said:

You re probably not the only person to think it 

That’s a curious point. I always believed DKR was haloed as the epitome of Batman perfection 

On 9/10/2023 at 10:26 AM, Robot Man said:

I’ve said it before and suprisingly, didn’t get as much push back as I figured I would.

I realize the popularity and significance of IH 181. But what a stinker of a book. Poorly written and lousy art. I recently tried to read it again and just couldn’t get through it. I have read many much better Wolverine stories although he has never been one of my favorite characters.

IH 181 is a perfect book for a CGC slab.

That’s most comic books though. Sadly very few pieces really hold the test of time. 
 

My contribution: I think Batman: Year One is the greatest Batman story, ever. 

On 9/7/2023 at 10:36 AM, VintageComics said:

Comics used to be solely an American thing, so when they were printing a million copies of comics in the 1940s, how many kids were actually reading?

Well, almost ALL of them.

The population of the US in 1940 was around 130 million people. How many were kids?

But the entire world wasn't reading comic books in 1940 so while we've seen readership dwindle in the US among children due to video games, television and other distractions both the population base is in the US has expanded but also, so has the worldwide reading base as well. 

Much like Hollywood's trajectory, the American pop culture has exploded into new markets where it never used to exist. 

It would be really interesting to delve into the demographics of how many kids there were in 1940 and what percentage were reading then compared to worldwide readers of comics now. 

 

But…

Why are average comic title sales in between 20,000 and 50,000 copies?

Even Marvel and DC’s greatest titles, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Batman get to between 90,000 and 150,000 copies. 

And that’s best guesses. Didn’t they stop releasing sales figures last year?

So I guess what I am saying is, how is it that comics aren’t dying?

Are American comics being read around the world? Are they really? 

I just find that, anyone using Comichron for sales figures is like using Jim Cramer for stock advice…

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Back on topic at hand: AI is the least of everyone’s problems. I say we invest in the future of this new technology and MAYBE, just maybe, someone intelligent enough can figure out a way to bring back the middle class with it. 

Because I will tell you something… the backbone of American, and virtually all other thriving civilizations is the Middle Class. And the Middle Class is eroded to a level almost unrecoverable, and this was all BEFORE AI.

On 8/31/2023 at 10:09 PM, WolverineX said:

Ijust ordered it

Don’t forget to give a review when it comes in. I was eyeballing this one for awhile!

On 8/31/2023 at 2:29 PM, WolverineX said:

I"m weak.  I bought it.

How is it??

On 8/30/2023 at 3:56 PM, WolverineX said:

Sweet!  was he at a convention?  

No I actually ended up following his dealer and they had an opening. It took about a year for it to come in, approximately

On 8/24/2023 at 5:24 AM, Microchip said:

Can anyone explain why this issue is so hot?

Someone check Youtube, there must be a few 'influencers' peddling this book hard.

It's a nothing book. Most Wolverine titles they peddle are garbage. 

I look forward to the day when comic book values are reflective of what's inside the book, rather than just the outside. 

It's literally as superficial as it gets.

On 8/19/2023 at 12:04 PM, valiantman said:

Alice Pilch AKA Angela

The guy whose real name is Al Simmons likes to say he's the real world basis for Spawn.  My guess is that Alice Pilch does the same thing (apologies if not).  Maybe she was just a cosplayer (photo below is Dawn cosplay 2002).

Value is very, very low, unless I'm mistaken.  (Remember how Kramer on Seinfeld claimed to be the "real J. Peterman"?)

Wow. Nailed it.

That's impressive digging right there. Super obscure and pulled from the depths. 

5/5