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When will/will the WALKING DEAD bubble burst?
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I love this argument about less black labels...

 

CGC doesn't acknowledge it as a variant and won't.

 

If it does bring a premium it's a hundred or two hundred more expensive...

 

Not that big of a deal.

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I love this argument about less black labels...

 

CGC doesn't acknowledge it as a variant and won't.

 

If it does bring a premium it's a hundred or two hundred more expensive...

 

Not that big of a deal.

 

 

Perfectly Stated....$100 or 2 more...

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In the grand scheme of things...it's not a big premium compared to true variants. I own a white copy and sure I'd like to have a black also...but given the small amount more for a black (if at all) it's not a big deal to warrant all the posturing about it.

 

 

Issue 35 is a good example of a true variant

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In the grand scheme of things...it's not a big premium compared to true variants. I own a white copy and sure I'd like to have a black also...but given the small amount more for a black (if at all) it's not a big deal to warrant all the posturing about it.

 

 

Issue 35 is a good example of a true variant

 

Totally agree. I'd like to own a black label but I'm happy to just have A copy, period.

 

 

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(I got this information directly from Robert Kirkman....

I agree that there appears to be more of the White warning out there,

but according to him, that's not the case)

 

The black warning was ?first?, and there's more of them, around 7000 or so total.

More than halfway through the print run, the mature readers thing was corrected?

It should have been white with a black drop shadow (making it easier to see on the cover).

About 3000 or so of those, with the white warning, exist.

 

Both are considered "first prints" and there really is no difference in value

(although the white SHOULD be worth more, IMO, if the above #'s are correct)

 

I hope this helps! \:\)

 

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-slym

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(I got this information directly from Robert Kirkman....

I agree that there appears to be more of the White warning out there,

but according to him, that's not the case)

 

The black warning was ?first?, and there's more of them, around 7000 or so total.

More than halfway through the print run, the mature readers thing was corrected?

It should have been white with a black drop shadow (making it easier to see on the cover).

About 3000 or so of those, with the white warning, exist.

 

Both are considered "first prints" and there really is no difference in value

(although the white SHOULD be worth more, IMO, if the above #'s are correct)

 

I hope this helps! \:\)

 

Well, there you go....I thought I had misread something when folks questioned my assessment that white labels were printed less.

3000 = white

7000 = black

 

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Nobody really knows the exact counts, including Kirkman, right? It certainly appears there are less black labels than white based on historical sales. Either people are hoarding the black labels (which doesn't seem likely) or there are less of them. It's not like Kirkman printed these things himself. Granted, this is probably the information he was given by Image, but I don't think anyone really knows, including Image. That and the fact that his numbers don't add up, the print run wasn't 10k - it was 7k and change, now that's a number that is known from sales data, assuming Image is reporting the correct numbers. Long story short, the black label sells for more and commands a premium.

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(I got this information directly from Robert Kirkman....

I agree that there appears to be more of the White warning out there,

but according to him, that's not the case)

 

The black warning was ?first?, and there's more of them, around 7000 or so total.

More than halfway through the print run, the mature readers thing was corrected?

It should have been white with a black drop shadow (making it easier to see on the cover).

About 3000 or so of those, with the white warning, exist.

 

Both are considered "first prints" and there really is no difference in value

(although the white SHOULD be worth more, IMO, if the above #'s are correct)

 

I hope this helps! \:\)

 

Well, there you go....I thought I had misread something when folks questioned my assessment that white labels were printed less.

3000 = white

7000 = black

 

Considering there are only 7,000 copies printed, your numbers are wrong

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Nobody really knows the exact counts, including Kirkman, right? It certainly appears there are less black labels than white based on historical sales. Either people are hoarding the black labels (which doesn't seem likely) or there are less of them. It's not like Kirkman printed these things himself. Granted, this is probably the information he was given by Image, but I don't think anyone really knows, including Image. That and the fact that his numbers don't add up, the print run wasn't 10k - it was 7k and change, now that's a number that is known from sales data, assuming Image is reporting the correct numbers. Long story short, the black label sells for more and commands a premium.

 

It doesn't always sell for more and command a premium. And when it does it is only $100-$200 above it's white label counterpart. Much to do about nothing!

 

 

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(I got this information directly from Robert Kirkman....

I agree that there appears to be more of the White warning out there,

but according to him, that's not the case)

 

The black warning was ?first?, and there's more of them, around 7000 or so total.

More than halfway through the print run, the mature readers thing was corrected?

It should have been white with a black drop shadow (making it easier to see on the cover).

About 3000 or so of those, with the white warning, exist.

 

Both are considered "first prints" and there really is no difference in value

(although the white SHOULD be worth more, IMO, if the above #'s are correct)

 

I hope this helps! \:\)

 

Well, there you go....I thought I had misread something when folks questioned my assessment that white labels were printed less.

3000 = white

7000 = black

 

Kirkman's syntax was a little off, but I assumed he meant there were ~7000 copies printed, with ~3000 being the "correct" white warning label - meaning there are ~4000 copies of the black label. That's almost a 50-50 split, so I can't see how either one can be considered more valuable than the other.

 

Especially considering we are talking a 10-YO book that is worth app. $2300.

 

 

 

-slym

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