siro123 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Prices on this comic are dropping i would just wait 2 months and you should get a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I noticed the shift as well but with the low print run and if it can sustain it popularity, it will boost back up. People are flooding ebay now, hence the drop. Good time to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishmashman Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I noticed the shift as well but with the low print run and if it can sustain it popularity, it will boost back up. People are flooding ebay now, hence the drop. Good time to buy. If? No, no, no, sir. It will. This title is just so damned good. I will say I wasn't sold on it after the first two issues. But issue 3 nailed it for me. I love it so much, I went wild getting thought bubble variants yesterday on the selling forum. I might end up regretting it, but I'm a believer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangbus Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I read 1-3 again. Couldn't find my 4 to save my life. I have to say, E.S. described it as a Fantastic Four of sorts (he had a much better explanation.) I've allowed it to settle in my mind as a perfect blend of smarts (Manhattan Project) and super-powers (Fantastic Four.) Oh and throw in some top level mystery, insanely genius references and creative advertisements/bonus material. I am glad I picked up a rough looking set of 1-3 in 2nd printings because I will be reading this over and over (and letting the co-workers do the same!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I noticed the shift as well but with the low print run and if it can sustain it popularity, it will boost back up. People are flooding ebay now, hence the drop. Good time to buy. If? No, no, no, sir. It will. This title is just so damned good. I will say I wasn't sold on it after the first two issues. But issue 3 nailed it for me. I love it so much, I went wild getting thought bubble variants yesterday on the selling forum. I might end up regretting it, but I'm a believer. +1 This title is an awesome read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Prices on this comic are dropping i would just wait 2 months and you should get a bargain. Am I missing something? The most recent 1-3 sold BIN at $80. The #1 issues are going by themselves $30-40. That seems around the same price they were a couple months ago. If there's a price drop, it's miniscule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishmashman Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I read 1-3 again. Couldn't find my 4 to save my life. I have to say, E.S. described it as a Fantastic Four of sorts (he had a much better explanation.) I've allowed it to settle in my mind as a perfect blend of smarts (Manhattan Project) and super-powers (Fantastic Four.) Oh and throw in some top level mystery, insanely genius references and creative advertisements/bonus material. I am glad I picked up a rough looking set of 1-3 in 2nd printings because I will be reading this over and over (and letting the co-workers do the same!) Yep, I keep telling my buddy that this is the 21st century's answer to the Fantastic Four. I love how this book is developing. Just brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Really no reason to have more than 1 variant cover, better yet, no reason to have a variant cover at all! Who decides if there is going to be a variant cover anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accessndx Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Omg!!! Again with the variant rage? Don't buy the f-ing variant if it gets your balls in such a twist!!!! LMFAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Omg!!! Again with the variant rage? Don't buy the f-ing variant if it gets your balls in such a twist!!!! LMFAO. I don't buy the variants but they hurt the regular cover ebay sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebSlinger Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Omg!!! Again with the variant rage? Don't buy the f-ing variant if it gets your balls in such a twist!!!! LMFAO. I don't buy the variants but they hurt the regular cover ebay sales. They don't care about the secondary market, they are trying to gain readership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VEI Reborn Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Omg!!! Again with the variant rage? Don't buy the f-ing variant if it gets your balls in such a twist!!!! LMFAO. I don't buy the variants but they hurt the regular cover ebay sales. They don't care about the secondary market, they are trying to gain readership. Isnt the secondary market a driving force in many of the books that develop readership bumps? To totally shut out and "not care" about a sure fire way to increase direct sales would be very naive. In other words, they absolutely care about the secondary market no matter what they say publicly. Its most definitely not their primary objective but if they are good business people they for sure want that part of the industry buzzing. I believe its a fine line in trying to gain readership in the begging and still having some down the line. I believe many creators today are trying to start something off so its a grab as much as I can right off the bat type of a deal but I think that hurts sales later down the road where the 2nd hand market makes its biggest push. Then again, who knows, maybe I am wrong and creators have zero business sense and only attack one avenue. Ive been wrong before Edited March 23, 2013 by VEI Reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishmashman Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I agree that they don't care about the secondary market, but how exactly does producing two additional variants at 500 copies per, besides the TB variant and the reprints, attract readership? One big thing that attracts readership, besides producing a good book with great writing and art, is the price and collectibility of a book's back issues. I think Kevin is right that these Comics Pro and CBLDF variants just dilute the collectibility and value of issue 1. I think the regular cover and reprint of issue would've kept chugging along were it not for the release of these other two variants. But since these variants' release, the prices of the older issue 1s have taken a hit. Not sure what impact these developments will have on the TB variant. Edited March 23, 2013 by Manifesto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VEI Reborn Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I agree that they don't care about the secondary market, but how exactly does producing two additional variants at 500 copies per, besides the TB variant and the reprints, attract readership? One big thing that attracts readership, besides producing a good book with great writing and art, is the price and collectibility of a book's back issues. I think Kevin is right that these Comics Pro and CBLDF variants just dilute the collectibility and value of issue 1. I think the regular cover and reprint of issue would've kept chugging along were it not for the release of these other two variants. But since these variants' release, the prices of the older issue 1s have taken a hit. Not sure what impact these developments will have on the TB variant. I think that was what I was trying to say, great post (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishmashman Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) And let's face it. Call the Comics Pro and CBDLF variants what you will--they're glorified reprints. There will always only be one first print and one first print variant, the Thought Bubble. Edited March 23, 2013 by Manifesto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I agree that they don't care about the secondary market, but how exactly does producing two additional variants at 500 copies per, besides the TB variant and the reprints, attract readership? One big thing that attracts readership, besides producing a good book with great writing and art, is the price and collectibility of a book's back issues. I think Kevin is right that these Comics Pro and CBLDF variants just dilute the collectibility and value of issue 1. I think the regular cover and reprint of issue would've kept chugging along were it not for the release of these other two variants. But since these variants' release, the prices of the older issue 1s have taken a hit. Not sure what impact these developments will have on the TB variant. How has the regular #1 taken a hit? It's always sold in the $30-40 range, and it's still going for that rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 The 9.8 slabs have all taken a hit. The #1 was selling for $170 and last sale was less than $100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 The 9.8 slabs have all taken a hit. The #1 was selling for $170 and last sale was less than $100 I was talking about raw. I haven't kept up with slabbed prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishmashman Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 As someone said previously, I think now would be a great time to buy some 9.8s. This book has nowhere to go but up. No pun intended. When the movie gets made, dont say I didn't tell you so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 e.s., a question..... How much "interest" must there be for an Image title in order for there to be foreign language releases? for those that are released in other languages, what kind of print runs are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
