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[Greatwhite]

Thinking of picking up Gen 13 number 1 CGC 9.8 and Witchblade #1 9.8. Anyone think they may climb in value?

[shadroch]

They may. However, they also may not. There is also a possibility that one of them will go up and the other does not. 

We no longer give out the lottery results in advance.

[Greatwhite]

Ok. Maybe I phrased the question wrong. Does anybody here collect or have interest in these books?

[Jeffro.]

10 minutes ago, Greatwhite said:

Does anybody here collect or have interest in these books?

I'm sure somebody does but as to speculating on future value? Well, that's a crapshoot. 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Jeffro.

[revat]

28 minutes ago, Greatwhite said:

Thinking of picking up Gen 13 number 1 CGC 9.8 and Witchblade #1 9.8. Anyone think they may climb in value?

I think it essentially depends on how likely you think either would be optioned for tv/movies.  

[Fisionbomb]

6 hours ago, revat said:

I think it essentially depends on how likely you think either would be optioned for tv/movies.  

I'd speculate Witchblade as being the more likely of the two, but who knows.

[Qalyar]

6 hours ago, revat said:

I think it essentially depends on how likely you think either would be optioned for tv/movies.  

Wouldn't hold my breath for either.

Witchblade had a two-season TV adaptation and a licensed spinoff manga. Efforts to revive it on TV (at NBC) or adapt it to film have failed repeatedly, and there's been no movement on the property in years. Even a video game adaptation failed to release. Witchblade could see the big screen alongside the Darkness but Darkness film plans have been radio silent since way back in 2012. The 2017 Witchblade relaunch had zero market impact, and I don't expect much from this year's announced re-relaunch. Even if I'm wrong and this property takes off again, there are over 400 9.8 slabs of Witchblade #1, and there would be a LOT more if it were worth more; this is not a rare book even in grade.

Gen 13 is even less likely to get a modern adaptation. There already is a feature length animated Gen 13 film, with a great voice cast including Mark Hamill, Flea, and John de Lancie . But Buena Vista (= Disney) has the US distribution rights, an arrangement that went into place before Wildstorm was sold to DC. As a result, Disney shelved the film indefinitely, unwilling to promote a competitor's product. That's even more true now that Disney owns Marvel. Meanwhile, Paramount won the international distribution rights, and the film did release in Australia, parts of Europe, and Russia. Regardless, with the existing film in rightsholder hell, no one is going to rush to license this property again.

[theCapraAegagrus]

They may. They also may not.