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They're still sore that she escaped captivity in the movie "Room". They don't want any of their own "friends" to be gettin' the same idea.

I'd love to see that thread get going again. I just posted in it, and I've got more to add once can get some more scanned. (Is Copper basically 1980 to the early 90s?)

Vintage (contemporary to when the comics were originally published) pinback buttons from Alan Moore written series. "Watchmen" was a promotional comic shop register freebee. "Miracleman" is one in a various subject line, all the same shape and size sold by Eclipse Comics. "ABC" (somewhat newer) is from the DC booth at SD Comic Con.

If these doods were right, the movies and TV shows would stop. Uh, most of us will end up stopping before they do.

Yeah, for the most part, these movies are better than the comics they're based on. Marvel has had some classic comics over the years, but most are mediocre to downright lousy. That each and every one of these movies must be classic is some good ol' magical thinking given the source material. Try to not think so much when you watch them. The writers of 95% of all Marvel comic books certainly didn't want you to.

Wow, all of the names on that list are instantly recognizable to me with the exception of Joanne Spaldo. Time to google...

Good stuff! Here's mine...

Is the answer "two", and that's both of them right there?

Yeah, and while I bought both of those off the rack from the same comic store, and still have those same issues, I unfortunately can't remember which came first, Ultimately, I don't think it'll ever matter too much.

It does seem like one so inclined could probably just get all of the single issues for less than what the omnibus costs, but that's true for a lot of titles I've seen get the big book treatment. The title did have some nifty features besides the hype articles. Those Rick Parker calendar pages were pretty cool, and I remember at least one exquisite Sienkiewicz painted art pinup of Peter Parker and Mary Jane (around the time they were married in the comics) as it's still hanging on my comic art wall. Fred Hembeck fans would certainly get their fix, too. I think he contributed to almost every issue, at least early on. And over the course of the run, there resulted a series of yearly Christmas-themed covers by Sergio Aragones featuring Groo, that all together, would be of interest to fans of that title.

Here's the chronological list from the Marvel database. It puts MA Annual first, with the release date given as 7 days earlier than AF 51. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Jim_Lee/Penciler

I was reading those Alpha Flights right off the rack as they were published and you could see right away he had something, though. His first issue of X-Men hit the stands less than 2 years after his AF debut, so he tightened it up pretty quickly.

Well, I mean, it's scheduled for an August, 2023 publication. I suppose pre-orders could be so low they could cancel it, but more likely they'd go through with it at this point and just not continue the series if sales ended up being very low. That first one is subtitled "Volume 1", so it seems the original plan is to present the entire series which would take roughly 4 books to do it (140 issues, 4 Annuals, and a few specials).

Jim Lee collectors should have them both. Assuming the first "Marvel Age Omnibus" is a hit, that annual will eventually be reprinted in Volume 3 of what would probably be a 4-volume set. (Lee's popular self-portrait cover from issue #104 would also be in one of those final two volumes.)

I like reading the dealer reports, the scholarly articles, and the Hall of Fame section in the annual guide. There have been some amazing covers, too, but yeah, the pricing might now be the least valuable aspect of it, which is pretty funny. I got most of them between 1986 or so until 2015, but since then, I just buy one every few years.

I think the notion 30 years ago was it was basically OK to get autographs on key comics, as long as the book in question wasn't particularly high grade. From the 90's through the mid 00's when I actually sought comic artists autographs, I usually asked them to sign either trading cards or pinup pages (from comics like Marvel Fanfare or DC pinup specials, not usually the covers of a full book a given artist did the art for.

There was a rumor in the 2000's that Zap and some of the other iconic UG titles were about to be listed in the Overstreet Annual Guide, but it never happened. (I think. I haven't gotten a new one in a couple of years now.). I do remember seeing the Zap #1 in a color photo and an article mentioning its significance in various editions of the guide, but I guess them actually listing them in the catalog with prices was a bridge too far for editorial, probably due to the adult content in most underground titles. (At least we got Fogel's.)

Pumped up chests mean pumped up prices.

I got one for $10 around 1999 or so and sold it not much later for $2,700 (much to my surprise and delight) to a fellow who said he had about 10 of them. It was raw when I got it and sold it, but upon receiving it, the buyer told me it was one of the nicer ones he had, but not the nicest. Something else cool about that experience was that I exchanged emails with Plymell himself, when the Ebay auction somehow got his interest. Final bit to the story: I got that it so cheap because the dealer who had it (and some other rare titles) used the Overstreet Guide religiously to price books, but of course, these weren't priced in there. The dealer had a "Feds & Heds" #1 1st Printing which I wanted even more than the Zap, as I'm a big Freak Brothers fan. There was also a Zap #0 that I now know for sure was a first print, but at the time, I wasn't certain (because the cover price was 35 cents, a dime more than the Zap #1), so the third and final book I bought was another Zap #1, but a 3rd Print (oops), although that one is in really nice shape. When I brought them up, I asked how much for these? The dealer said something like, "I'm thinking $12 each on those, but since you're getting three books, $30 is good". Neither of us had any real idea of their value, but I do remember telling my girlfriend that the Zap 1st print was probably worth something like a hundred bucks. That was the very early days of Ebay when I sold it, and it was a thrill to see the book get multiple bids that first day and hit $300 right away, but that last hour when it gained over a thousand bucks to finish at $2,700+ was a thrill I haven't forgot. (There were 3 different bidders who went over $2k). I was so nervous mailing it, I remember sending it between two pieces of wood, haha. Final Value fees on higher priced items were like 3% back then, and since all payments were cash, checks, or money orders, there were no additional fees from payment method. Ah, good times. I still have the Zap 3rd print and the Feds (it's shown earlier in this thread), and I've loved having them all these years. Congrats, rjpb, on the big pickup!

If they can get issue #2 and those other two titles they're about to announce out sometime this year, that would go a long way to establishing credibility as an actual comic company. The single issue prices need to come way, way, way down, in any event.

I'm impressed. Maybe Marvel and DC should just release one comic every couple of years, but sell it for $40. That along with the associated keychains, hats, and air fresheners they can sell to the people buying that comic will have them on easy street in no time.

So no actual news outlets, then. Got it.

Really? Which news outlets?

The Rick Veitch Vertigo books are among the highlights of the line. There were two "Army @ Love" series (18 total issues) and a one-shot called "Can't Get No".

Comics are expensive, so I'm waiting for the filmed adaptation. Kevin Sorbo and Kirk Cameron are rumored to be in talks for the title role.