Rat Queens - Kurtis J. Wiebe, Meg Dejmal, John Upchurch 2 2

[jjeanius]

Oh, geez...what have I done?!?

 

OK, as of now, I only have the letter files for issues 2 and 3. I will make an announcement as soon as I have the rest of them, and then I can take all comers (unless you only have pages from 2 and 3, in which case...you are in luck!).

[Aweandlorder]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rat-Queens-1st-Appearance-Image-Whats-Next-CGC-9-8-Signature-Series-plus-1-/271527494807?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item3f384cc497

 

I think this seller forgot to mention "12 available"

[jjeanius]

I'm also not sure about this comment, "it leads into the events that occur in Rat Queens #1." Leads in how, exactly...?!?

 

And this one, "Also, note that print run for this book is extremely low compared to Rat Queens #1; book was given out at the 2013 Image Expo Convention. "

 

I'm pretty sure the preview print run was pretty damn high. You don't print a preview for a whole slate of new books and then not distribute them in mass quantity.

[WebSlinger]

I would agree Court, you would think they printed a boat load of these. I would still think the market will demand #1 the book to have, along with the Stapes variant......but what the heck do I know.......

[Aweandlorder]

I'm also not sure about this comment, "it leads into the events that occur in Rat Queens #1." Leads in how, exactly...?!?

 

And this one, "Also, note that print run for this book is extremely low compared to Rat Queens #1; book was given out at the 2013 Image Expo Convention. "

 

I'm pretty sure the preview print run was pretty damn high. You don't print a preview for a whole slate of new books and then not distribute them in mass quantity.

 

All true. I was curious as to how there are only 16 copies on the census and 12 of them (!!!) are 9.8 SS series.. Ive never seen anything like this. But congrats to the seller! (i guess)

[Garf]

Those are looking cool. Have been thinking about doing custom overlays for some of my pages.

[jjeanius]

I guess on the other hand, it's quite possible that many got tossed. Who knows how many are out there?

 

I will say this, though: I certainly consider it to be a first appearance, now that we know those 5 pages are not just a preview of issue 1, but an original story not found elsewhere. That is very hard to dispute.

[the authority]

I agree with both of you. I think the preview book is cool and I'm keeping 1 in my collection. This will probably be a must for people who want 1 of everything.

[WebSlinger]

Ya I can imagine how many were tossed or folded and put in the back pocket. Time will tell........

[Jimmy Linguini]

So you guys are saying I'm dumb for paying $20 each for image next books at the time of the image events?

[the authority]

Not if you can sell them for more than that...

[jjeanius]

Just listed a couple killer SS books from the secret stash - leftovers from NYCC. Will be interesting to see how they do.

[Crimebuster]

I'm also not sure about this comment, "it leads into the events that occur in Rat Queens #1." Leads in how, exactly...?!?

 

Well, the scene can be read as a prologue to the beginning of Rat Queens #1. Hannah wakes up the morning after an all night bar fight/bender. Next thing we see, in #1, it's her and the rest of the Rat Queens finishing off an all night bar fight/bender. I assumed when I read them that these two events were connected and that the opening scene in Rat Queens #1 was picking up shortly after the Image What's Next story left off - same morning, same bar fight being continued.

 

It's hardly essential to understanding the story, though.

Edited June 20, 2014 by Crimebuster

[jjeanius]

OK, I could see that - especially since the 5-page preview was originally scripted as the first five pages of issue 1. Makes sense now.

[PIR8]

That SS blank of all 4 is awesome

Just listed a couple killer SS books from the secret stash - leftovers from NYCC. Will be interesting to see how they do.

[Aweandlorder]

I would agree Court, you would think they printed a boat load of these. I would still think the market will demand #1 the book to have, along with the Stapes variant......but what the heck do I know.......

 

I agree with this too.. If this book grows exponentially and blows up when the show airs, #1 will be the popular and easiest flip... The only exception would probably be the sketch variant which has an extreme low print run... Kinda like Gobbledygook 1... Wait, I didnt just compare RQ to TMNT did I?

[Vikingreed]

Did the What's Next sell for the $250.00?

 

I have one with a ton of sigs lying around somewhere...

[the authority]

I don't think so but there is an offer on it. Pretty cool book with a reason to have all of the sigs on it imo.

[ebtorres]

Cool book indeed for multiple sigs; I will try to get some on my copies if I make it to NYCC this year.

[the authority]

Probably the best RQ sketches yet.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rat-Queens-1-NYCC-Sketch-Blank-Only-300-exist-RARE-CGC-9-8SS-sketch-/201112475264?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item2ed33cd680