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[retrothecollector]

Thinking about the banter that Abe & Tara had this week on teh show, if Tara will play the role of Holly on the show

Very interesting. Mixing up the roles. I like it.

[Lonzilla]

I cannot believe that ended at 754... What a waste of money ...

 

$754 for that TWD #1 CGC .5 is definitely

 

How many people are taking their low grade copies, wiping their butts with them, running the car over them and subbing them to get the next .5 grade?

 

[ImageFan-migration]

I will be the first to issue a contrarian, and likely unpopular, opinion: that preliminary sculpt of the Rick/Zombies statue is an abomination.

 

The Walking Dead is so much more than just humans versus zombies. It is a story of family, survival, and relationships. Yet, the image chosen for the first statue is a disgusting portrayal of a zombie with its brains viscerally blown out. This statue is undisplayable in a family setting.

 

Much like numerous zombie encounters in the TV series, this statue is a representation of a violent scene that goes beyond the point of tasteful horror depiction. It is much scarier, and representative of the original series, to have an image with the hero being surrounded by ravenous monsters without a shot having been fired (much like the cover to Walking Dead 106).

[ebtorres]

I cannot believe that ended at 754... What a waste of money ...

 

$754 for that TWD #1 CGC .5 is definitely

 

How many people are taking their low grade copies, wiping their butts with them, running the car over them and subbing them to get the next .5 grade?

 

 

I thought the same exact thing...

 

I think that .5 will sell high, just for the novelty of it. It is already priced way higher than I'd care to pay for it. I wonder if this will cause copy cats to do the same with their less than minty copies...

 

[@Captain_Sawyer]

I will be the first to issue a contrarian, and likely unpopular, opinion: that preliminary sculpt of the Rick/Zombies statue is an abomination.

 

The Walking Dead is so much more than just humans versus zombies. It is a story of family, survival, and relationships. Yet, the image chosen for the first statue is a disgusting portrayal of a zombie with its brains viscerally blown out. This statue is undisplayable in a family setting.

 

Much like numerous zombie encounters in the TV series, this statue is a representation of a violent scene that goes beyond the point of tasteful horror depiction. It is much scarier, and representative of the original series, to have an image with the hero being surrounded by ravenous monsters without a shot having been fired (much like the cover to Walking Dead 106).

 

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[retrothecollector]

I will be the first to issue a contrarian, and likely unpopular, opinion: that preliminary sculpt of the Rick/Zombies statue is an abomination.

 

The Walking Dead is so much more than just humans versus zombies. It is a story of family, survival, and relationships. Yet, the image chosen for the first statue is a disgusting portrayal of a zombie with its brains viscerally blown out. This statue is undisplayable in a family setting.

 

Much like numerous zombie encounters in the TV series, this statue is a representation of a violent scene that goes beyond the point of tasteful horror depiction. It is much scarier, and representative of the original series, to have an image with the hero being surrounded by ravenous monsters without a shot having been fired (much like the cover to Walking Dead 106).

 

I beg to differ. It's amazing!!!

 

Horror fans love blood and gore that's what makes Horror. A family setting is only in the eye of the beholder and possibly living in the 50's or 60's with the Cleavers.

 

Have you read issue #33? This is by far way subtler than that issue.

 

If I owned all the pages of #33 and this statue in the middle of it, it would be proudly displayed in my collection room.

 

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of what a family setting is. But it's a Mature Read Horror book.

 

Blood and Guts rule!!!

[ImageFan-migration]

Issue 33 is indeed the epicenter of horror in the book. You will note however, that neither that issue, nor the rape, nor the beheading of Hershel's daughters or other similar instances carried over to the TV show.

 

There is a large scale of horror that can go from Bernie Wrightson's Swamp Thing to the torture porn of Eli Roth's Hostel. I find that the Walking Dead falls in the middle as zombie killing is not the central point of the book. This statue is closer to the Hostel side of things. I can see it being purchased by all the die-hards in this thread, but a regular fan such as myself will want something that is display friendly and a conversation starter.

[ThoseBackPages]

Issue 33 is indeed the epicenter of horror in the book. You will note however, that neither that issue, nor the rape, nor the beheading of Hershel's daughters or other similar instances carried over to the TV show.

 

There is a large scale of horror that can go from Bernie Wrightson's Swamp Thing to the torture porn of Eli Roth's Hostel. I find that the Walking Dead falls in the middle as zombie killing is not the central point of the book. This statue is closer to the Hostel side of things. I can see it being purchased by all the die-hards in this thread, but a regular fan such as myself will want something that is display friendly and a conversation starter.

 

at $300+, i do not see this as something that is aimed at the casual collector

[Garf]

Issue 33 is indeed the epicenter of horror in the book. You will note however, that neither that issue, nor the rape, nor the beheading of Hershel's daughters or other similar instances carried over to the TV show.

 

There is a large scale of horror that can go from Bernie Wrightson's Swamp Thing to the torture porn of Eli Roth's Hostel. I find that the Walking Dead falls in the middle as zombie killing is not the central point of the book. This statue is closer to the Hostel side of things. I can see it being purchased by all the die-hards in this thread, but a regular fan such as myself will want something that is display friendly and a conversation starter.

 

at $300+, i do not see this as something that is aimed at the casual collector

 

+1

[retrothecollector]

Issue 33 is indeed the epicenter of horror in the book. You will note however, that neither that issue, nor the rape, nor the beheading of Hershel's daughters or other similar instances carried over to the TV show.

 

There is a large scale of horror that can go from Bernie Wrightson's Swamp Thing to the torture porn of Eli Roth's Hostel. I find that the Walking Dead falls in the middle as zombie killing is not the central point of the book. This statue is closer to the Hostel side of things. I can see it being purchased by all the die-hards in this thread, but a regular fan such as myself will want something that is display friendly and a conversation starter.

 

at $300+, i do not see this as something that is aimed at the casual collector

 

+1

+1

 

I think it IS definitely a conversation piece.

[retrothecollector]

There was a bit of rape innuendos in the TV show. Also there WAS a beheading!

 

In no such way should a young one ever see this, it's for adults.

 

There are however shows on Lifetime, Family Channel, Disney Channel one can watch for the whole family.

[ImageFan-migration]

There was no beheading of the little girls and no head rolling on the ground. I will place a bet that likewise when Tyreese reaches his end we will not see his body strewn in a similar position. Similarly, rape innuendo is nowhere close to the visceral and power rape scene depicted in the comic book.

 

Kirkman has the dollar of every die-hard fan in this thread. People will purchase coin banks, lunch boxes, mini mates, and even bandages. There is no question about that and Kirkman will never have to compete for this dollar; it is guaranteed. What he does need to compete for is the dollar of the non-avid fan and the casual bandwagon fan that has caused the TV viewership and TPB book sales to soar. He likewise needs to compete for the attention of Disney or Time Warner, because ensuring the survival of The Walking Dead franchise into several generations would require a ubiquitous presence and continued marketing tie-ins that would last far beyong the TV series. Doing this would include a full range of sculptures and busts that appeal to not just the $20 poly-resin replica shopper but the stated $300+ Sideshow collectibles connoisseur.

 

This first sculture IMHO is a departure from the main message of the book and not an item that would reach a sales apex to the existing WD fanbase. I firmly believe that if the scultpture instead presented a non-violent, yet still horrorful, scene of zombies, it would sell better. I know this because not a single comic reader I know IRL who is a casual WD viewer would buy this yet they all clamor for statues and busts representing Michonne and Rick that would be similar to the Sideshow and Bowen releases.

[ThoseBackPages]

this is the second Resin Statute to be released

[The_Drek_Police]

I would love to have a sculpture of Tyrese getting beheaded or even one of Lori and her baby getting blasted.

 

 

Where do I sign up?

[ThoseBackPages]

[The_Drek_Police]

For the casual fans, I guess Kirkman could hit up Disney for a favor: Have Rick and Mickey Mouse back to back with a bat fighting off zombies, whoops I mean ghouls

[Phill the Governor]

There was no beheading of the little girls and no head rolling on the ground. I will place a bet that likewise when Tyreese reaches his end we will not see his body strewn in a similar position.

 

This is because of AMC.

 

 

I like the show, but I would have preferred it to be on HBO and actually follow the story like Game of Thrones does.

 

It would have been much, much better.

 

 

And for the record, I think the statue is pretty cool. Way better than any stupid TWD slot machine in a casino!

[retrothecollector]

If Disney buys this from RK, then hell hath frozen over.

 

Do you honestly think Disney would buy this?

 

 

I literally just got sick to my stomach.

[Colicab]

Disney will first buy TMNT thennnnn TWD... ..

[ImageFan-migration]

The series would have been absolutely better on HBO, but that goes for any mature content. It would have also been much better if it stuck to the original unaltered -script.

 

In terms of having someone purchase this property, it would likewise be absolutely the best long term decision in having the property continue for generations. Disney may not be the best choice but their empire could put a Walking Dead cartoon on ABC and create Walking Dead courses in all the Disney theme parks. They would absolutely exponentially increase the availability of this series to everyone in the world.