accessndx Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I had no bids in. Just curious how it'd turn out. Congrats on the insane pickup ZaCrew!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 So I finished up the first arc(?) the other night and without spoiling anything, it ends with a lot more to explore. Question: How far into the process does a publisher say/ask for a mini to become ongoing in order to give the creator(s) time to shift storylines? I'm guessing if 5G stayed a mini this loose end would have been tied up by the end, or at least tied a little tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank J. Barbiere Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 manetteska-- This is exactly how I would have ended the mini to setup for more minis down the line. It was never the plan to have a done-in-one story. This arc was really about Fabian getting control over his powers, finding out what his "Haunting" was and setting up the main conflict of him trying to find his sister's soul...which is the crux of the entire series. Image does not ask for any story details--we have no editors and no one checking/asking about content. Once your book is approved, you can do what you want--if we wanted to stop doing the book after issue 2, we could've. There is really no approval process to move to ongoing--we just said we want to keep doing our book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 manetteska-- This is exactly how I would have ended the mini to setup for more minis down the line. It was never the plan to have a done-in-one story. This arc was really about Fabian getting control over his powers, finding out what his "Haunting" was and setting up the main conflict of him trying to find his sister's soul...which is the crux of the entire series. Image does not ask for any story details--we have no editors and no one checking/asking about content. Once your book is approved, you can do what you want--if we wanted to stop doing the book after issue 2, we could've. There is really no approval process to move to ongoing--we just said we want to keep doing our book. Frank - Thanks for the quick - and detailed - reply. Learn something new every day. I didn't know 5G was always meant to be a collection of minis; I didn't do my homework on that front and assumed the Five of Five meant it was the end. So another question: What is the difference - at least for 5G - between doing a collection of minis versus an ongoing with different arcs? Is it mainly adhering to a more defined release schedule and how that fit in with your other work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank J. Barbiere Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yeah, it's more about reducing downtime between arcs. This way we're much more visible in stores with a more consistent schedule. Chris and I wanted to keep going, so we figured it'd be better to just have the book on shelves ASAP rather than having big downtime between stories. Always happy to answer questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emezy360 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Frank pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix162-migration Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The book is great! I thought it would make a great TV show too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accessndx Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 OMG! I think I've succumbed to the vapors... http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6967016#Post6967016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 he must have been the first there to cherry pick the best of each copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerThirty Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Steve was not. Frank was packaging sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) Ah..k....luck of the draw......so maybe 2 more 9.9 out there Edited August 23, 2013 by krighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yep, he was next to me in line and walked back to the CGC booth with the same witness. I got 4 9.8s and a 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Those 9.9's are AMAZING! Congrats to the owner. I'd love to see those start at 99c and see where they end up (just for fun). Also congrats to ZaCrew on that SS pick up. You're right...when it's 5 books to a set the price on those isn't half bad. Also, thanks for all the answered questions Frank. I love getting the inside scoop on this story and how it was created. I just gave a coworker a copy of FG 1 and I'm dying to hear what he thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yep, he was next to me in line and walked back to the CGC booth with the same witness. I got 4 9.8s and a 9.6 That's a bummer about the 9.6. Even bigger bummer that you were only a person away from getting the 9.9's all for yourself. Maybe get the 9.6 pressed and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 i'm not sure how well these would press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VEI Reborn Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I got my set in today along with the envelope (thumbs u. The books look amazing and would certainly fetch 9.8-9.9 other than the Vamp cover which I believe is a 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 my set is sitting at cgc graded...guess i'll see if I get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebtorres Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yep, he was next to me in line and walked back to the CGC booth with the same witness. I got 4 9.8s and a 9.6 I thought your set was all 9.8... :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCrew Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I honestly think it was a steal at $677. I was prepared to pay $800 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCrew Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 And some news for people on this set. One of my raw sets had an unfortunate accident and two of the five are no longer with us. So there are officially 49 sets now, and 3 orphans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
