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The Official The Walking Dead Discussion Thread
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Phill the Governor

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Just speaking from a publishing biz perspective, they only print em because they need to. Case in point: Justice League 1 from the new 52 is up to its 8th printing and the book came out about a year ago. Demand/supply.

 

At least they're trying to do something interesting with it to keep it fresh.

 

That may be true for JL, but WD 100 had over 300,000 copies. NO NEED for a second print, let alone a third. Little demand for that kind of supply.

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Just speaking from a publishing biz perspective, they only print em because they need to. Case in point: Justice League 1 from the new 52 is up to its 8th printing and the book came out about a year ago. Demand/supply.

 

At least they're trying to do something interesting with it to keep it fresh.

 

That may be true for JL, but WD 100 had over 300,000 copies. NO NEED for a second print, let alone a third. Little demand for that kind of supply.

 

That was my thought too. Every shop I've gone into since #100 came out has tons of copies laying around, so the story is there if someone wants to read it. It is tough to argue that this is a case of unmet demand for copies to read.

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And WTF is up with the bible? That thing keeps getting reprinted every time I turn around. My Gutenberg printing is being devalued by the minute. They have totally sold out maaaannnnnn!!!

 

:shakesfist:

 

Now that is funny!!!!

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Just speaking from a publishing biz perspective, they only print em because they need to. Case in point: Justice League 1 from the new 52 is up to its 8th printing and the book came out about a year ago. Demand/supply.

 

At least they're trying to do something interesting with it to keep it fresh.

 

That may be true for JL, but WD 100 had over 300,000 copies. NO NEED for a second print, let alone a third. Little demand for that kind of supply.

 

That was my thought too. Every shop I've gone into since #100 came out has tons of copies laying around, so the story is there if someone wants to read it. It is tough to argue that this is a case of unmet demand for copies to read.

 

Image is just reprinting to fill the new reorders. Why retailers are ordering more when most have 20+ copies bound for the dollar bin still on shelves....

 

Waitaminute! The retailers are ordering the later prints to milk it just as much as image.

 

I understand, I used to be one that needed every variant as well. I used to. Now I buy one copy and that is it, but there are plenty who will still buy every version released.

 

Both of my lcs didn't get the 97-101 reprints (except those that ordered them). I don't blame them, they still have over 40 copies of 100 plus they still have a healthy inventory of 97-99.

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Just speaking from a publishing biz perspective, they only print em because they need to. Case in point: Justice League 1 from the new 52 is up to its 8th printing and the book came out about a year ago. Demand/supply.

 

At least they're trying to do something interesting with it to keep it fresh.

 

That may be true for JL, but WD 100 had over 300,000 copies. NO NEED for a second print, let alone a third. Little demand for that kind of supply.

 

That was my thought too. Every shop I've gone into since #100 came out has tons of copies laying around, so the story is there if someone wants to read it. It is tough to argue that this is a case of unmet demand for copies to read.

 

Image is just reprinting to fill the new reorders. Why retailers are ordering more when most have 20+ copies bound for the dollar bin still on shelves....

 

Waitaminute! The retailers are ordering the later prints to milk it just as much as image.

 

I understand, I used to be one that needed every variant as well. I used to. Now I buy one copy and that is it, but there are plenty who will still buy every version released.

 

Both of my lcs didn't get the 97-101 reprints (except those that ordered them). I don't blame them, they still have over 40 copies of 100 plus they still have a healthy inventory of 97-99.

 

This may be the case, which at that point, why blame Image? Comics are a biz, so good for them. Every shop i go to has STACKS of 1st prints in every cover collecting dust.

 

And JL #1 had a print run on 200,000, sold out, then printed a second run of another 100K and sold out again. Not sure what the 3rd-8th print runs have been, but these have been sent to print based off of demand and not a money grab.

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Guardian Comics

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A quote from what I posted in General

 

I set up at FanExpo Saturday and Sunday to promote my new website and set up selling ONLY Walking Dead books. Went with 6 short boxes of slabs and raw, came home with one and a half boxes. My top row I had half a dozen slabbed WD #1's, and you should have seen the oohs and aahs. Teenagers and Twentysomethings falling over themselves wanting to take a picture with them like I had an Action 1, 'Tec 27 AND Marvel 1.

 

My youngest customer was a 14 year old girl, who stopped by the booth 5 times and begged her Dad to buy her a #1 and she promised to work at his business he owned, free for the rest of her life. I had a mother stop by the booth and snag one of my flyers as she was interested in buying a piece of original artwork for her son, as a Christmas present to hang on his wall. (He was 12 and she said all he talks about, all he lives is Walking Dead).

 

This has some legs, but I'd prefer if you don't believe me as it would make things a lot easier.

 

Jim

 

BTW after #1, and #19' the most requested books were #100's and #101 Ghost Variants.

 

Jim

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Sorry if someone has asked this before -- do folks know how many they printed of Issue #33, 2nd Printing?

 

I asked this a couple of days ago but never got an answer. I'm going to have to do some digging!

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Phill the Governor

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What, the 100 reprint? meh -

 

I'm much more enamored with their TM cover they snatched up....not the nicest, but still a TM WD cover is about as cool as it gets..

 

YUP! I'm envious. I only want ONE example of a WD Cover other than my coveted issue 48(Issue 43!), but unfortunately they aren't selling any of their art, even one cover, in this lifetime.. :sorry:

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What, the 100 reprint? meh -

 

I'm much more enamored with their TM cover they snatched up....not the nicest, but still a TM WD cover is about as cool as it gets..

 

YUP! I'm envious. I only want ONE example of a WD Cover other than my coveted issue 48(Issue 43!), but unfortunately they aren't selling any of their art, even one cover, in this lifetime.. :sorry:

 

If that's the case, it's going to make the best stuff scarce and expensive!!! Basically Tony Moore and now the Nowell brothers control the market...awesome. :eek:

 

Jim

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Phill the Governor

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What, the 100 reprint? meh -

 

I'm much more enamored with their TM cover they snatched up....not the nicest, but still a TM WD cover is about as cool as it gets..

 

YUP! I'm envious. I only want ONE example of a WD Cover other than my coveted issue 48(Issue 43!), but unfortunately they aren't selling any of their art, even one cover, in this lifetime.. :sorry:

 

If that's the case, it's going to make the best stuff scarce and expensive!!! Basically Tony Moore and now the Nowell brothers control the market...awesome. :eek:

 

Jim

 

There's certainly a fine line between "collecting" and "hoarding".

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Not going to lie but I'm pretty proud of this picture. I abandoned all collecting of Golden Age and Silver Age to focus exclusively on everything WD this past April. I've put way to many miles on my car, searching and chasing, I've spent way to many late nights looking at EBay, memorizing GPA and the like. I have bought, and sold and traded more in these last five months than my entire lifetime combined but I have enjoyed every last second of it. Collecting WD has been the most self satisfying thing I have collected since I was in my teens. I hope this feeling last for a long time to come. :wishluck:

 

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I knew I needed a Moore piece to give my collection proper representation and was so fine with it being this beauty...

 

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But when I saw that somehow, someway this piece was available, I just knew I had to get to it before the Nowell Bros did :screwy:

 

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Meeting Tony and Kara This past weekend was a thrill. They were down to earth, humble, nice people that were most generous and genuinely appeared to care. Now where's JJ, we need to discuss that 19 cover. :eek:

 

Jim

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