why does walking dead#1 go for a good amount of coin?

[marino1]

i have never read this series and wanted to know if it is the story that is so good, the art, a short print run or all of the above?

[MutantKeys]

Excellent story and low print run among other things.

[PEP]

All of the above.

[MutantKeys]

Especially 1-6... Tony Moore goodness

[Boozad]

it is the story that is so good, the art, a short print run

 

An answer in a question.

[MR.COMICBOOK]

i have never read this series and wanted to know if it is the story that is so good, the art, a short print run or all of the above?

all of the above and the beginning of a new iconic franchise like TMNT and Wolverine.

[MutantKeys]

I wouldn't go that far

[Marvelfangirl]

(1)Great writing

(2)The art of the book is awesome

(3)It has ZOMBIES nuff said

[MR.COMICBOOK]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

[Hawkman]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

 

 

let's revisit that statement ten years from now. if the walking dead is still popular, and the tv show had a good run, then maybe....but for now it's just a great comic.

[comix4fun]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

 

 

let's revisit that statement ten years from now. if the walking dead is still popular, and the tv show had a good run, then maybe....but for now it's just a great comic.

 

 

Agreed, Let's revisit that statement 20 years from now and see if Walking Dead has released 4 feature films (like TMNT) or had several television series, or had several toy lines, and is still in print in comics.

 

I love Walking dead as a comic, and it might make a nice limited series or even a feature film, but it has LOOOOOONG way to go to get to TMNT or Wolverine levels of cultural immersion.

 

 

[FrankCastle]

On AMC? Or did you mean ABC? Because if it's AMC it will suffer the same fate as such classics as Blade and Witchblade, and countless others (and when I say classics I'm being a smart-).

Unless it's one of the major networks the show will have no chance, it's not nerdy enough for the Star Gate and Star Trek fans (so they won't watch), and it'll be too scary to show before 9:00. I'm 99% certain that by week six, it will suffer the same fate as those before it. It's still a rare comic (only about 3500 printed), so it won't bottom out, but you won't see people paying $1000 for 9.8's, or anywhere near that, ever.

Jay

 

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Disagree with that, AMC is better for it on cable (think of those AMC hit shows now). How would it be graphic enough on ABC prime time to let the series be as close to the comic to make it successful.

 

 

[Hawkman]

It's still a rare comic (only about 3500 printed), so it won't bottom out, but you won't see people paying $1000 for 9.8's, or anywhere near that, ever.

Jay

 

 

actually, issue 1 has a print run of 7,000. issue 3 was the lowest print, at just over 6,000. currently, the print run is around 23-24,000 an issue. issue 50 had the highest print, of 27,000

[VK]

AMC does a great job with MadMen and Breaking Bad. No reason to think they'd flub WD.

[MR.COMICBOOK]

On AMC? Or did you mean ABC? Because if it's AMC it will suffer the same fate as such classics as Blade and Witchblade, and countless others (and when I say classics I'm being a smart-).

Unless it's one of the major networks the show will have no chance, it's not nerdy enough for the Star Gate and Star Trek fans (so they won't watch), and it'll be too scary to show before 9:00. I'm 99% certain that by week six, it will suffer the same fate as those before it. It's still a rare comic (only about 3500 printed), so it won't bottom out, but you won't see people paying $1000 for 9.8's, or anywhere near that, ever.

Jay

AMC is like HBO and Showtime now,I guess you haven`t watched the winner of 2 emmys in a row for best tv series called Madmen. if Walking Dead is half as good as Madmen,Amc will have another hit on thier hands.

[MutantKeys]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

 

 

let's revisit that statement ten years from now. if the walking dead is still popular, and the tv show had a good run, then maybe....but for now it's just a great comic.

 

 

Agreed, Let's revisit that statement 20 years from now and see if Walking Dead has released 4 feature films (like TMNT) or had several television series, or had several toy lines, and is still in print in comics.

 

I love Walking dead as a comic, and it might make a nice limited series or even a feature film, but it has LOOOOOONG way to go to get to TMNT or Wolverine levels of cultural immersion.

 

(thumbs u

[MR.COMICBOOK]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

 

 

let's revisit that statement ten years from now. if the walking dead is still popular, and the tv show had a good run, then maybe....but for now it's just a great comic.

 

 

Agreed, Let's revisit that statement 20 years from now and see if Walking Dead has released 4 feature films (like TMNT) or had several television series, or had several toy lines, and is still in print in comics.

 

I love Walking dead as a comic, and it might make a nice limited series or even a feature film, but it has LOOOOOONG way to go to get to TMNT or Wolverine levels of cultural immersion.

 

(thumbs u

I dunno, TMNT became a icon in 5 years,I could see the Walking Dead mania explode across America if the show is any good. if the show bombs then that will derail my statement but if the show is good, people who never heard of the comic will want it.

[Mr 9.8]

On AMC? Or did you mean ABC? Because if it's AMC it will suffer the same fate as such classics as Blade and Witchblade, and countless others (and when I say classics I'm being a smart-).

Blade & Witchblade were on SPIKE & TNT not AMC.

[MutantKeys]

I wouldn't go that far

let`s both revisit that statement after the Walking Dead tv show debuts on AMC next year

 

 

let's revisit that statement ten years from now. if the walking dead is still popular, and the tv show had a good run, then maybe....but for now it's just a great comic.

 

 

Agreed, Let's revisit that statement 20 years from now and see if Walking Dead has released 4 feature films (like TMNT) or had several television series, or had several toy lines, and is still in print in comics.

 

I love Walking dead as a comic, and it might make a nice limited series or even a feature film, but it has LOOOOOONG way to go to get to TMNT or Wolverine levels of cultural immersion.

 

(thumbs u

I dunno, TMNT became a icon in 5 years,I could see the Walking Dead mania explode across America if the show is any good. if the show bombs then that will derail my statement but if the show is good, people who never heard of the comic will want it.

Take off the rose colored glasses. I'm as big of a WD supporter as anyone, but I'm a realist. The series has a long way to go to touch turtles status.