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my eyes glazed over halfway down the list but where's Sandman? Goyer supplying a treatment that WB purportedly loves...

Bendis claims that Powers is still in play

Nemesis -script by Joe Carnahan greatest thing since The Godfather according to one unbiased source

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Damon and Affleck are doing Sleeper. Not sure if its been posted yet, but just read it on Bleeding Cool.

 

Shawn Ryan creator of the Shield, and an up and comer named David Wiener who's worked on the Killing.

 

This one could be good...

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It'll be interesting to have a look back on this thread in 12 months to see which books actually went into production and made it to the movie/tv screen and if that had a positive effect AFTER it made it to air.

Most of the secondary market money comes from pure speculation. Look at Preacher... Insane money!

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It'll be interesting to have a look back on this thread in 12 months to see which books actually went into production and made it to the movie/tv screen and if that had a positive effect AFTER it made it to air.

Most of the secondary market money comes from pure speculation. Look at Preacher... Insane money!

 

 

This money being pumped into movie/TV hyped books is an interesting phenomenon. We had Hellboy, Virus, Mask, Road to Perdition, From Hell, Surrogates, Watchmen, 300, etc. all come and go with only a little boost to sales. I don't remember any of those books selling for the type of money we see for movie announcements now. I think we will see a lot more Sixth Gun situations before people realize this movie speculation game is a money loosing proposition for all except the early sellers. DC and Marvel characters as well as certain long running titles like The Walking Dead will be able to retain the sales boosts, but as time goes on, those issues that get the boost will languish as the other issues around them catch up in price and demand.

 

Honestly, can anyone really foresee *all* these books retaining their lofty values 5 years from now? 10 years from now? Even if all of them get TV or movies made, I think this trend is going to wane or at the very least, burn a lot of people.

 

Is there a huge demand for Virus or Surrogate comics? Why do we think a TV or movie of The Wake (as an example) will have a different result?

 

If the Walking Dead hadn't come along, I doubt we would be seeing this with so many properties whose longevity will be measured in a few years and have no hope of lasting for decades.

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as long as the FED is devaluing your currency by $85 billion a month, interest rates will stay low, and money will keep pouring into everything, including comics.

 

comics got ahead of themselves last jan-mar, and when their us easy money to be had, more and more people will pile in. Once there were several burns in a row (6th gun being a real big one), people have pulled back somewhat.

 

But the demand for SOMETHING to pour money into is still there. movies/tv rumors allow people to play the game with low entry fees and high potential returns.

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It'll be interesting to have a look back on this thread in 12 months to see which books actually went into production and made it to the movie/tv screen and if that had a positive effect AFTER it made it to air.

Most of the secondary market money comes from pure speculation. Look at Preacher... Insane money!

 

 

This money being pumped into movie/TV hyped books is an interesting phenomenon. We had Hellboy, Virus, Mask, Road to Perdition, From Hell, Surrogates, Watchmen, 300, etc. all come and go with only a little boost to sales. I don't remember any of those books selling for the type of money we see for movie announcements now. I think we will see a lot more Sixth Gun situations before people realize this movie speculation game is a money loosing proposition for all except the early sellers. DC and Marvel characters as well as certain long running titles like The Walking Dead will be able to retain the sales boosts, but as time goes on, those issues that get the boost will languish as the other issues around them catch up in price and demand.

 

Honestly, can anyone really foresee *all* these books retaining their lofty values 5 years from now? 10 years from now? Even if all of them get TV or movies made, I think this trend is going to wane or at the very least, burn a lot of people.

 

Is there a huge demand for Virus or Surrogate comics? Why do we think a TV or movie of The Wake (as an example) will have a different result?

 

If the Walking Dead hadn't come along, I doubt we would be seeing this with so many properties whose longevity will be measured in a few years and have no hope of lasting for decades.

 

there's no demand. can't sell The Surrogates for $1 a book. and it's a decent read (not that that's what this goldrush is even remotely about)

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It'll be interesting to have a look back on this thread in 12 months to see which books actually went into production and made it to the movie/tv screen and if that had a positive effect AFTER it made it to air.

Most of the secondary market money comes from pure speculation. Look at Preacher... Insane money!

 

 

This money being pumped into movie/TV hyped books is an interesting phenomenon. We had Hellboy, Virus, Mask, Road to Perdition, From Hell, Surrogates, Watchmen, 300, etc. all come and go with only a little boost to sales. I don't remember any of those books selling for the type of money we see for movie announcements now. I think we will see a lot more Sixth Gun situations before people realize this movie speculation game is a money loosing proposition for all except the early sellers. DC and Marvel characters as well as certain long running titles like The Walking Dead will be able to retain the sales boosts, but as time goes on, those issues that get the boost will languish as the other issues around them catch up in price and demand.

 

Honestly, can anyone really foresee *all* these books retaining their lofty values 5 years from now? 10 years from now? Even if all of them get TV or movies made, I think this trend is going to wane or at the very least, burn a lot of people.

 

Is there a huge demand for Virus or Surrogate comics? Why do we think a TV or movie of The Wake (as an example) will have a different result?

 

If the Walking Dead hadn't come along, I doubt we would be seeing this with so many properties whose longevity will be measured in a few years and have no hope of lasting for decades.

 

I think movies very rarely have a huge impact on books long term.

A long running, well made T.V. series will definitely have a positive impact eg. Walking Dead but a badly made movie (see R.I.P.D) can have no impact or even a negative impact.

How do we know that Preacher will be good or not if it eventually breaks through? We don't...Will it hold it's current $650 price tag for 5 years or 10 years - I doubt it. But in the meantime some people will make some big money after rummaging through their long boxes and that's all that matters to them.

 

Can anyone tell me how many TV shows other than TWD have made it to air and had a positive impact on sales? I'd LOVE to see a list on that one.

 

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as long as the FED is devaluing your currency by $85 billion a month, interest rates will stay low, and money will keep pouring into everything, including comics.

 

comics got ahead of themselves last jan-mar, and when their us easy money to be had, more and more people will pile in. Once there were several burns in a row (6th gun being a real big one), people have pulled back somewhat.

 

But the demand for SOMETHING to pour money into is still there. movies/tv rumors allow people to play the game with low entry fees and high potential returns.

 

I still firmly believe the first quarter of every year causes people to feel they have "free money" to spend from the government in the form of tax returns. I can buy autos wholesale right now anywhere from 7%-15% cheaper over the next 6 weeks than I will be able to in February/March. The percentages are far higher on inexpensive cars. I've been doing it for 20+ years and the only years it started earlier than this were 2008 and 2009. Everything bit it then.

 

It doesn't have a lot of impact on people who have a lot of disposable income or those who choose to live within their means. It increases business a great deal for those who normally can't buy and therefore causes us to have very good months in the dead of winter. I believe it happens on a somewhat smaller scale with comics but it still happens. It would even be better if they weren't diluting the value of the dollar. 2c

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