theCapraAegagrus

I feel like it's going to get backlash for not being a Batman movie, even though it never was one.

It's always a case-by-case basis.

Nah, it's purely false that anyone "has to" send anything to CGC.

This isn't slightly true, though. It's actually precisely the problem with this scenario.

I think you're conflating assuming the seller's innocence with assuming your guilt. If you had a 30-day warranty and you didn't drive it once until it blew up, how could we conclude that it was the Tesla dealership's fault?

I cannot speak to the motive(s) of others, but if you're going to reference comparative negligence, then it's prudent to consider every answer.

This is where "He Said, She Said" comes into play. The seller claimed that this was complete at sale, and CGC marked it incomplete at a different end of business. Without your inspection, how can we conclude that the seller is negligent at all?

Not to here, but you're 100% responsible for this situation by not inspecting the product within the return window.

Delete this before Disney hires you.

Got tickets for the 15th and the 17th.

This is a no-win situation considering that you didn't inspect the product yourself. While most logic points to the seller misrepresenting an incomplete book, there's no certainty that this is the case. As an outsider, I say take the $100 partial refund and learn from your mistake.

FTFY.

I'm surprised that some of the mythos was absent, such as the entirety of the Queen's political involvement, and most of the Senate itself. Pretty much everything the movie changed or added made the story better. It's otherwise what I would expect from Frank Miller, whose style can sometimes come off as entirely lazy. 300 is certainly a masterpiece example of turning a graphic novel into a film, capturing the essence of the book while making small improvements and additions that make it more-digestible in the moving pictures medium. I doubt I'll ever read the comics again because of this, though. That's where Watchmen did me a favor, by having a different ending, keeping me attached to revisiting the books every now and then. It makes me even more curious as to what your friend didn't like about 'em.

The thing with CGC is; If it's "otherwise high-grade", they'll give you a Qualified label. So their standards are not as cut-and-dry as OSGG.

I was surprised to learn that this is not present in Miller's graphic novel. I think it's the biggest change from the source material, and one that vastly improved the story for film.

Something they could finish on-film in the MCU, if there was confidence they wouldn't screw it all up?

Been waiting for tickets to go on sale for like 10 days now.

I'll take a shot at it. 8.0?

As someone mentioned before, many would say that film is the ultimate medium. Not only do you get the story, but you get visual representation and audio representation (with scores!). It allows creatives to provide you with the most information. Novels have clearly worked as a storytelling vehicle for a long, long, long time. Comics are capable of taking storytelling to the next level when both the writing and the art are exceptional.

Custom-bound books are cool. Not quite the same as a TPB.

@D2, I read 300 this weekend.

Yeah, that's normal.

Only common MFG defects are ignored, but they still keep books from being eligible for Mint/Gem Mint grades. So, while Scarlet Witch #1's spine has a defect that is commonly caused by MFG, Scarlet Witch #2's with the same defect may be rare and held against the grade. That's just how CGC has been doing it as long as I've been collecting.

It doesn't look like SCS to me. I would contact CGC to see if they were actually pressed, otherwise this could be a mishandling defect, likely post-grading and pre-encapsulation.