Whatever happend to......?

[Green]

What exactly was a 9.5 grade? Was it a real grade and wouldn't a 9.6 have been "better?"

Not even close, my girlfriend saw the X-23 1 9.5 and she dug the pink label so i bought it for her, its maybe a 7.5/8.

[TheWatcher]

What exactly was a 9.5 grade? Was it a real grade and wouldn't a 9.6 have been "better?"

 

FIRST THING'S FIRST

Introducing the WIZARD FIRST PROGRAM

 

 

 

Big changes are coming to the world of CGC. Wizard Entertainment and CGC have teamed up to start a new program, along with a new grading system, designed to give collectors first crack at obtaining high quality books.

 

The “Wizard First Program,” kicking off this spring, is going to make high-grade comics much more accessible. Comics will be taken directly from the printer to CGC headquarters. There they will be graded, slapped with a special label and sent to Wizard. They will then be sold exclusively through www.wizarduniverse.com.

 

The new grading system marks the biggest change. Comics selected will be subject to a half-point grading scale. 9.2, 9.4, 9.6 and 9.8 ratings have been eliminated. The top books will still be 10.0, but the next grade will be 9.5.

 

“We’re very excited to team up with Wizard on this,” said Steve Borock, Vice President and Primary Grader at CGC. “Getting books straight from the printer reduces the number of hands they have to pass through.”

 

Currently, the only company on board is Marvel, but you never know who else might get on the bandwagon once things take off.

 

For more market and pricing information as well as an update on the Wizard First program, check out Wizard 152 - on sale tomorrow!