DevilBat-migration

Have I already said how much I love this thread? Even though we are taslking genre subject matter, it is still so much more diversified than all the ACTION 1, etc. threads that seem to dominate this GA section for whatever reason.

Cough...AHEM!... cough... Are you sure you aren't paraphrasing someone's something else???

Paull - The above Pov quote sums up many great points RE: Overstreet. The reason I care is that many people in the hobby rely heavily on the guide to ..well... guide their purchasing. So, it ought to at least be accurate. Secondly, I feel they need to define a category if they are going to create one out of the blue. With no clear criteria, they may as well just keep creating new categories like "1st Boss Comic" or "First Groovy Issue" or "1st Put Your Adjective Here Story" in their efforts to keep creating new "key" issues.

My two cents: Overstreet needs to clarify the difference between "horror, supernatural, weird" whatever. They just arbitrarily change things with that guide to suit themselves, it would seem, without any reasoning stated to their readership. It's like their philosophy is "We change prices every year without detailed description as to why Book X went up, so why not change other things when we feel like it, especially if it behooves certain people affiliated with Overstreet." A good example, as Keith has pointed out, is the Eerie #1 from Avon. Just a couple years ago that book was NOT listed as scarce, but now mysteriously it is. If you follow PCH, you KNOW that book is NOT scarce. Seems to be one on eBay alone every other week! In reality I bet someone involved with the guide stockpiled a nice little stash before designating the change to "scarce" status. Bottom line: there is no reason for any designation other than "1st horror this or that." Any other title is revisionist history in an ever continuing attempt to make EC look like the inventors of comic horror.

That cover does rock! Almost as much as this thread!

It just sounds so dirty when you see it in print on a message board!

Hmmmm, I see you know something about the ol' Devil Bat. Fangs for the welcome! Indeed, the Jekyl/Hyde book was the one I had in mind. I didn't think they did any others until I read Adam's post. I must go for now, working on a new invention.....

Cool! I just checked this on Amazon and there is a stand-alone version of the documentary that has more footage than the one included in the Season One DVD set (don;t you HATE when they do that!). Here is the official site for the documentary: CryptDVD Man, I just bought the Season One DVD Sunday & it's great! Loved HBO's TFTC! Guess I will have to get the "stand alone" version as well, dagnabit!!

There's another one posted awhile back in the Undead thread.

The poll is very cool, but I can't believe two insufficiently_thoughtful_persons voted for FOX as a favorite pre-code horror publisher! What ! Yeah, it's their opinion & I'm supposed to respect it, but I bet $ FOX was picked by people ignorant about horror comics. FOX only put out 1 horror comic! It's not that great, to boot! No way does that one book surpass the efforts of just about ANY other publisher on the list!

I like this thread.

BTW - I don't just mean the awesome scans, but some of the posts here are just funny beyond belief! PrecodeKeith - You especially crack me up! Hilarious!

Great thread!