the authority Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here but Dreadstar which was scheduled to be a movie is now a TV series. Epic Illustrated #3 started moving yesterday. This was already a decent seller but I think TV vs movie is big news. Here is the news. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=59386 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/17/jim-starlins-dreadstar-development-television/ 4 copies in 8.0 sold at $39.99 each http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPIC-ILLUSTRATED-3-Metamophosis-Odyssey-MOVIE-First-DREADSTAR-STARLIN-VF-8-0-/251577106839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a932a0197&nma=true&si=ItJCKWCS6w6b2BSavnpVFy1EGT0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You're welcome ! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here but Dreadstar which was scheduled to be a movie is now a TV series. Epic Illustrated #3 started moving yesterday. This was already a decent seller but I think TV vs movie is big news. Here is the news. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=59386 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/17/jim-starlins-dreadstar-development-television/ 4 copies in 8.0 sold at $39.99 each http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPIC-ILLUSTRATED-3-Metamophosis-Odyssey-MOVIE-First-DREADSTAR-STARLIN-VF-8-0-/251577106839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a932a0197&nma=true&si=ItJCKWCS6w6b2BSavnpVFy1EGT0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 A Dreadstar #1 in CGC 9.8 already goes for over $100? Wow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheDavid Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I loved Dreadstar, curious to see what they do with the tv show. That's exciting news to me. Not going hunting for those comics, but would enjoy reading a reprint of them, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 seriously, dreadstar 1, like epic, is 100 in 9.8? i have been passing on those in 50 cent boxes for years. i loved that series (at least for a while), there is just a limit to the number of #1s I wanted to own. kind of like alpha flight 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweandlorder Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I agree, some of the Drekstar books are very common.. Also the Marvel graphic novel is very common.. I would look into books like The Price/Eclipse as a possible investment as it has a relatively low print run and introduces Syzygy and Lord Papal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I agree, some of the Drekstar books are very common.. Also the Marvel graphic novel is very common.. I would look into books like The Price/Eclipse as a possible investment as it has a relatively low print run and introduces Syzygy and Lord Papal Foreshadowing Lord Paypal ? Edited February 18, 2015 by The Authority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweandlorder Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I agree, some of the Drekstar books are very common.. Also the Marvel graphic novel is very common.. I would look into books like The Price/Eclipse as a possible investment as it has a relatively low print run and introduces Syzygy and Lord Papal Foreshadowing Lord Paypal ? Busted (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 seriously, dreadstar 1, like epic, is 100 in 9.8? i have been passing on those in 50 cent boxes for years. i loved that series (at least for a while), there is just a limit to the number of #1s I wanted to own. kind of like alpha flight 1. Which, of course is why HG copies may be of interest - 50 cent boxes have a way of creasing books significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 i have my doubts these are hard in 9.8. some of these were bagged and boarded. a lot were printed. good cover stock too, no? i think nobody had bothered slabbing many until now. fact is, 95% of the books out there printed after 1980 were routinely in 50 cent boxes. at my old LCS in the late 90s the 50 cent box books were some of the better back issues (your x-men books and stuff like that) as he had 25 cent and dime books too. it took a lot to get a bag and a board and a $1 or better price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Here's a hint. Buy my books at the VCC, because in the last two of them I've sold books that have been movied almost instantly after I shipped them. Dreadstar? Terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakesComics Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow. Jim Starlin is going to personally handle the adaption. Thanks for the tip, FD. Any action on Epic #3 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 DC Super-Stars #17 9.4 is breaking out @ $51 but has 25 watchers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike's Rack Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow. Jim Starlin is going to personally handle the adaption. Thanks for the tip, FD. Any action on Epic #3 yet? http://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=26378405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Elijah Snow Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I just sold a blue label 9.8 for $400 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The funny part about Dreadstar is that it was optioned last year for a film. I guess it fell through. So what's the chances TV is any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm hoping they are good. I didn't think the movie idea was big enough anyway. This was Starlin's baby and it was a very big deal when it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Here's a hint. Buy my books at the VCC, because in the last two of them I've sold books that have been movied almost instantly after I shipped them. Dreadstar? Terrific. Almost anything I sell will double or triple in 1-3 months. 10 copies of Saga 1 shipped for $300? by the time the books got to the buyer they were selling for $75-$100. and I had already sold a bunch of copies for $6-$20 each before then. i have a knack for selling early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think Dreadstar is much better suited in this day and age for television. You can't compete with Star Wars and Marvel films every other month, but put out a solid sci-fi/fantasy TV program and I believe you can carve out a niche depending on time and channel. I'm rooting for it to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
