The Black CAT club (Cerebus1, Albedo 2, TMNT1) 7 7

[WolverineX]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:15 AM, SuperBird said:

Did you read it to the end? I struggled through 201-250, then quit after the 50-year hockey issue, when it became apparent the remaining issues were going to be some insane religious thing. Even Gerhard quit reading it at that point, IIRC. 

To be honest, I struggled as well. It really just documented the author's struggle  with mental illness or drug use for that period of his life. Not uncommon in many artists. Like life,  not all things with great potential end well... just a tragic ending

Edited August 10, 2021 by Wolverinex

[SuperBird]

I wonder if the he's currently putting out will ever be valuable. The print runs are insanely low. 

[WolverineX]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:35 AM, SuperBird said:

I wonder if the he's currently putting out will ever be valuable. The print runs are insanely low. 

I know.  I have wondered that myself.  Have u read any of them? I assume he doesn't draw any of it. 

[SuperBird]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:40 AM, Wolverinex said:

I know.  I have wondered that myself.  Have u read any of them? I assume he doesn't draw any of it. 

I haven't read any. There's no new art, it's all repurposed from old drawings and remixed. 

[WolverineX]

On 8/10/2021 at 12:35 PM, SuperBird said:

I haven't read any. There's no new art, it's all repurposed from old drawings and remixed. 

Cerebus 1 6.5 raw on ebay ending this weekend.  Where will it end up?

[WolverineX]

Btw, a TON of raw Albedo 2s have sold in the last few months... same seller?

[mattbird01]

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Edited September 13, 2021 by mattbird01

[SuperBird]

The Black CLT Club.

[WolverineX]

On 9/13/2021 at 1:59 PM, SuperBird said:

The Black CLT Club.

Oooh nice!  Are you planning on getting an Albedo 2 at some point?  That is an insane TMNT1

[SuperBird]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:04 PM, Wolverinex said:

Oooh nice!  Are you planning on getting an Albedo 2 at some point?  That is an insane TMNT1

Nah, no Albedo for me.

The TMNT is a 2nd print, but I bought it when it came out and love it. 

I do have a few other black-covered 80s indy books though; Nexus, Primer, and Grendel.

[WolverineX]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:09 PM, SuperBird said:

Nah, no Albedo for me.

The TMNT is a 2nd print, but I bought it when it came out and love it. 

I do have a few other black-covered 80s indy books though; Nexus, Primer, and Grendel.

Ooh, all nice books!

Incredible you picked up the 2nd print for 1.50. Did you know it was going to be popular when you read it?

 

[SuperBird]

re: Albedo, there are 258 slabbed copies of #2, and only 50 slabbed copies of L&R 1, so actually my book is much rarer.

Cerebus 1 has 286, and TMNT has 1034, for comparison. 

[SuperBird]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:11 PM, Wolverinex said:

Ooh, all nice books!

Incredible you picked up the 2nd print for 1.50. Did you know it was going to be popular when you read it?

 

I knew it was hot beforehand. I subscribed to this weekly comic newspaper (I forget the name), and people were already writing about it. 

[WolverineX]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:14 PM, SuperBird said:

I knew it was hot beforehand. I subscribed to this weekly comic newspaper (I forget the name), and people were already writing about it. 

How hard was it to get a first print at the time?

[SuperBird]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:16 PM, Wolverinex said:

How hard was it to get a first print at the time?

It wasn't if you were willing to spend $50, which in 80s prices was ALOT. 

[WolverineX]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:20 PM, SuperBird said:

It wasn't if you were willing to spend $50, which in 80s prices was ALOT. 

Who knew the prices will become like this now. A 6.0 first print just sold on my comicshop for $14,000 and it seemed a little undervalued because it's sold in 5 hours from listing.

[SuperBird]

In the 80's for every TMNT there were 10 Fish Police that were just as hot. There was no way to know. 

[SuperBird]

Grendel just got a straight to series order on Netflix. So, "Black CAPT Club"?

[roccojoco]

I'm all for Primer #2 making the list!

[Gazoony]

If you guys add Primer 2 to the list I vote we change the thread name to the Black PACT. 😎