We got The Dark Knight coming out the wazoo!! 30 Variant covers of Batman!!!

[Mr 9.8]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

[romanheart]

Are they not just store variants? Is that actually considered an incentive variant?

[Prince Namor]

The actual Diamond books for order are:

 

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8)

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:10 JANSON VARIANT ED

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:25 KUBERT VAR ED

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:50 VAR ED

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:100 MILLER VAR ED

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:500 JIM LEE VAR ED

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) 1:5000 LEE ORIGINAL SKETCH VA

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) BLANK VAR ED (meet or exceed orders for Batman #43 and order all you want)

 

and then on 12/9

DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 (OF 8) COLLECTORS ED HC

 

 

 

 

 

[Doktor]

Over/under on the total number of 1:5000 copies that actually end up being allocated?

[chrisco37]

Over/under on the total number of 1:5000 copies that actually end up being allocated?

 

Probably 1.

 

Someone will pony up and do it. As stupid as it is.

 

Not sure why anyone wouldn't just buy some published Lee OA for that cost.

[oldbsturgeon]

so that 1:5000 is going to be what gets everyone to stop talking about the spiderman variant?

[Doktor]

Apparently DCBS is preselling the 1:5000 for $2k.

[oldbsturgeon]

Isn't that actually cheaper than expected given how much 5000 books would cost a store to buy?

[thirdgreenham]

Apparently DCBS is preselling the 1:5000 for $2k.

 

[vaillant]

The pages are white and no one will notice…

[Fan Boy]

Two good questions are... how the heck does one get the 1:5000 Lee variant? Do you have to order 5,000 copies to get this?

[MedicAR]

Is it me or is Andy Kubert channeling Frank Miller on these?

[rjrjr]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

 

Was Marvel desperate when they released Star Wars #1 with 80+ variant covers? Or were they smart seeing as how Star Wars #1 was the top title for the month and the best selling title this century.

[Smoak//Frost-migration]

No disrespect to a god of the industry, but how much do ya'll reckon Frank actually did on this book. I'm not mad about it, I'd read anything Azzarello/Kubert anyways, but dang is this a huge cash grab.

[jerome34]

I think this will mark the end of DC Completionists.

I bailed after the start of the "new 52" when I saw how many

variants they were putting out. As of the last time I looked,

DC was averaging 12 variants per week for EVERY week since

the "new 52" began (2500 and counting). In less than 4 years,

they produced more variants than they had in all of the previous

76+ years put together.

[jsilverjanet]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

 

Didn't Marvel just do the same thing with Amazing Spiderman #1?

[ChrisInBaltimore]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

 

Didn't Marvel just do the same thing with Amazing Spiderman #1?

 

Considering a lot of them are store variants, is this even on DC? It seems like a way to create money for DC and for the respective stores. It seems like a win win and not desperation at all, IMO.

[rjrjr]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

 

Didn't Marvel just do the same thing with Amazing Spiderman #1?

 

Considering a lot of them are store variants, is this even on DC? It seems like a way to create money for DC and for the respective stores. It seems like a win win and not desperation at all, IMO.

 

But that doesn't fit into the thinking of the pro-Marvel cheerleaders on these boards.

 

DC does it = desperation

Marvel does it = innovative

 

Star Wars #1 is a far better example with over 70 variants for issue #1. Did Amazing Spider-Man #1 have that many variants?

[Smoak//Frost-migration]

Count them, 30 COVERS!!!

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Gets Over 30 Variant Covers

 

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/11/dark-knight-iii-the-master-race-gets-over-30-variant-covers/

 

Yeah that doesn't scream desperation on DC's part at this point they are just hoping to hook the collectors and completionists.

 

Didn't Marvel just do the same thing with Amazing Spiderman #1?

 

Considering a lot of them are store variants, is this even on DC? It seems like a way to create money for DC and for the respective stores. It seems like a win win and not desperation at all, IMO.

 

But that doesn't fit into the thinking of the pro-Marvel cheerleaders on these boards.

 

DC does it = desperation

Marvel does it = innovative

 

Star Wars #1 is a far better example with over 70 variants for issue #1. Did Amazing Spider-Man #1 have that many variants?

 

To me I didn't like the variants on the ASM1 or Star Wars either, but still this tastes a lot worse in my mouth just becuase they are essentially taking a man's legacy and one of the best works of our medium and clearly milking it for every last $.

 

Sure ASM1 and Star Wars had big legacies, but it was a continuation of Slott's run and a Jason Aaron book (both great writers but they have yet to make an impact the size of Miller's DD/DKR/Sin City/300).

 

I'll buy the trade, I'm sure it'll be cool. Buying a super rare variant for this limited series though seems very silly.

 

P.S. How do you get away with calling a book "The Master Race" in 2015, especially from the guy who wrote Holy Terror.

[Prince Namor]

Is it me or is Andy Kubert channeling Frank Miller on these?

 

Yep.