Artboy99

On 11/18/2023 at 10:53 PM, OldNewbie77 said:

My questions are. I have 7 of these and would like to get them graded. But there are not any of these books in the 10 mint or 9.9 grades. Is there a reason there is not a 10 of this book? Publishing error or any other reasons? I cannot find anything wrong with these books and was hoping on some help. I believe these could all be 10 mints. I was pretty anal about taking care of them when I was a kid. What makes me nervous is there are no 10's of this comic. Is there a reason? And I am also worried that the Fed Ex or UPS drivers may damage these books on the way there or on the way back to me.

i see 2 defects on the image you posted: blunted top right corner and bottom left doesn't appear perfect, of course i am trying to grade using an image of only the front and inside a bag.  

Buying a book from a comic vendor as a brand new book doesn't mean you have 9.8's let alone 9.9 or 10.

Good luck with your submission! Pack them well for the journey.

very cool! Your page definitely is Brickman and Tina

On 11/14/2023 at 8:40 PM, Axelrod said:

I'm also interested in the argument that part of the reason for Marvel's woes is their resorting to "C" and "D" list characters for their more recent films.  Given the tremendous success of Guardians of the Galaxy and it's collection of more or less "F" level characters.  

Perhaps Disney got cocky and thought that proved they could make a movie with anyone and people would come. 

Perhaps they were even correct. 

The problem to me is not the characters they are using, but the stories they have chosen to tell (and, perhaps moreso, the writing and plotting of same).  They maybe got a little lazy, or more possibly they just got overworked with the demand for constantly pumping out new product on a pre-determined schedule and the quality suffered as a result.  Certainly happened with the special effects of some of these films.  

Note this has not one damn thing to do with stupid "messaging" complaints.  

agree.

It is definitely a writing problem as I do think with quality material even the lower tier characters can make a great movie and the Guardians of the Galaxy ( first film ) is a great example.

There are many great existing stories that could be chosen instead of coming up with something new.

On 11/14/2023 at 2:22 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

Well when the movie is this bad what else is there to talk about?

No good speculation on what happens next for the MCU, and unfortunately that is the new norm.   

Another dud in the books.  I wish we all could be talking about how good it was instead we just get new memes on the cringe musical score from this movie mixed in with the cats.

That sing-speak dance scene was horrible!

The 3 Marvels go to this planet where the way to converse is to sing: the people do not understand you unless you are singing. Brie Larson's character is also famous on this planet and transforms her costume into a "disney princess costume" and she and the prince of the planet do this sing-speak dance thing. The whole scene is about 10 minutes long, and after they are done Brie Larson reveals that the Prince is bilingual and can understand their normal english. 

It was supposed to make you laugh, instead it made the entire song-dance thing completely irrelevant. 

On 11/14/2023 at 11:47 AM, Bosco685 said:

I just want to check in advance - is it okay to discuss the movie here? I don't want mod action otherwise.

it would be nice if the chat could be about the movie. I returned to this thread to see what others have thought about the movie and it was very disappointing to see 6 pages of stuff that turned out to not be about The Marvels. Oh well.

On 11/13/2023 at 6:47 AM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Movie was drek , post credit scenes were the most exciting part.

I agree, and the post credit scene is about forming a new team...of who? Does anyone honestly like the current characters?

RiRi Williams

Cassie

Kate Bishop

Shuri

FalconCap

Captain Marvel

Ms. Marvel

Other Captain Marvel

She-Hulk

Yelena

Etc.

Annoying jumbled mess.

the challenge with rare variants is that no one knows they exist. To drive value you need lots of potential buyers competing for purchase.

your book is signed and it was not witness by CGC so to me there is no point in sending it to CGC to be graded as they will treat the signature as a defect.

Keep it raw and enjoy it.

Thanks for sharing the book, I have never seen it before.

I could see a buyer wanting to own this for the novelty of it, in fact depending on how much it is I would buy it to preserve the mistake since the search of the certification can prove it. Reminds me of the time my Father received a check from a utilities company for 0.01 cent, instead of taking it to the bank to deposit the "windfall" he got it framed.

As long as the owner isn't trying to represent a 9.8 book to the buyer I see no harm other than to corporate credibility.

On 11/10/2023 at 4:39 PM, Dr. Love said:

my face says...

123 go

 

I'm trying to pass this kidney stone but...

why did she include the bit about the kidney stone???

is just another form of book manipulation to chase a blue label and "realize the full potential of the book".  

On 11/6/2023 at 8:31 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Thanks for the further explanation, I was wondering how the 7th wrap meant pg 10 to cgc?

Thanks for the further explanation, I was wondering how the 7th wrap meant pg 19 to cgc?

Ah never-ending, he said page 19, I missed it, I was trying to do math

@Lightning55 I haven't looked at a hulk 181 missing the stamp in a minute. No worries 

I currently have 3 Hulk 181's but all 3 are CGC encapsulated. It is why i actually like the facsimile editions that are exact replicas of the original including the interior.

You could cut the stamp out of a facsimile edition, then you could have a look.....

Then there are those who buy the restored book and further destroy it to chase a blue label number to "realize the full potential of the book".

Generally I think the reason convention exclusives are not worth it is because most people are not aware of the book. 

Here is a convention exclusive I own that has value. I own the book because I found it for sale at a local comic store, otherwise I had no idea of the existence.

On 10/31/2023 at 3:15 PM, Larryw7 said:

More.whacky and silly than the other movies? Are they planning on having clowns riding unicycles squirting the cast with water?.

i have heard a rumor that there is a matriarchal society that only communicates via song, they do not understand you unless you are singing and it leads to a large ensemble song and dance event. Is that wacky enough for you?

I bought it off the comic rack when I was a kid and I really liked it up to around the Spider-man crossover and after that it didn't grab me as much. I continued to buy it because I had the first group of books but I stopped before the run concluded.

On 10/26/2023 at 7:41 PM, thegiftedone45 said:

Out of all those new Avengers I have only seen FalconCap and Cassie Antman.  Can't wait for the hype up speech by Falccap "Avengers!......Do Better!"

you have not missed much in my opinion

On 10/26/2023 at 1:01 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I can see that. Practically no one is talking about the movie - or any Marvel properties at all. Two years ago, we had to shush everyone at work if they watched a film or show before everyone else did, and once every caught up it was constant discussion for a day or two.

Now? Tumbleweeds. No one is watching Loki (except me), and no one cares about Echo, and even Ashoka doesn’t get any love. Every single person I work with who was kinda interested in Ant Man waited for it to stream. It’s disappointingly different now.

With that being said - I may be in the minority, but I dig Bree Larsen’s Carol Danvers and am excited to see it. Not excited enough to see it in theaters (no more theaters for me) - but I’ll watch it as soon as I can rent it.

amazing what happens when the quality of the content is reduced.

I can't believe they are going ahead with The Marvels to be honest. DC had the, excuse the word "he whose name is that", balls to axe their Bat-chick film, Disney should do the same with this.

On 10/26/2023 at 10:24 AM, piper said:

Third movie was mediocre but the scene was really cool.

I enjoyed the Matrix scene, but I just *know* Marvel/Disney is going to do a similar scene with the new Avengers line up where they would fight hundreds of Kangs. That cost saving/budget Avengers line up of FalconCap, RiRi Williams Ironheart, Shang-Chi, Cassie "Antman", Shuri Black Panther, Yelena Belova Black Widow and Kate Bishop Hawkeye. 

And throw in that Spider-Man draw

On 10/26/2023 at 12:29 AM, Microchip said:

Should have been in the Loki thread.   The video and the tv series give him the same amount of screen time 

I am honestly ok with that as I am done with Kang as they have portrayed him. It was a terrible decision to have the Quantumania Kang defeated by ants in this film and who cares that there are hundreds of versions of him because it just becomes this: 

I will check it out, thanks!

On 10/23/2023 at 10:11 PM, BA773 said:

 like i told on the other post about the books that i didnt buy, the delivery price made made no sens.

Here it was totaly correct 87 dollars for 112 books. 

Im really satisfied of the deal considering the price that i see everywhere for these books. I paid a total of 300 (213+87) dollars for this amazing lot!!!

Yeah... we are on cgc so like everytime people will tell me that I didn't get a good deal at all

grats! It is great that you are happy.

I wasn't aware it was being offered for free. I hope you are happy with the books when you receive them.