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Post by Erik on Dec 3, 2023 9:38:40 GMT -5
Indeed, great issue! And I like how it ties in with the previous story. Also, like Jason mentioned above, the three characters with Conan are fun and create a great dynamic.
Excellent news that the demand is still so high - The variant covers surely help with that. I usually end up with cover A, but I'm curious - Does anyone here buy additional variants?
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Post by johnnypt on Dec 3, 2023 9:41:44 GMT -5
Indeed, great issue! And I like how it ties in with the previous story. Also, like Jason mentioned above, the three characters with Conan are fun and create a great dynamic. Excellent news that the demand is still so high - The variant covers surely help with that. I usually end up with cover A, but I'm curious - Does anyone here buy additional variants? I buy which ever one I like the best (and if the store has it). This issue my store had the main four plus a couple of the plainer variants. I went with the De La Torre. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Dec 3, 2023 13:37:53 GMT -5
Indeed, great issue! And I like how it ties in with the previous story. Also, like Jason mentioned above, the three characters with Conan are fun and create a great dynamic. Excellent news that the demand is still so high - The variant covers surely help with that. I usually end up with cover A, but I'm curious - Does anyone here buy additional variants? I buy which ever one I like the best (and if the store has it). This issue my store had the main four plus a couple of the plainer variants. I went with the De La Torre. My LCS uses Comichub for their subscription service. We can only subscribe to titles using Cover A. So I get whatever is Cover A unless there are others on the shelf and I can pull a swap. I bought DLT's variant for the first issue but that's it. |
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Post by hun on Dec 3, 2023 14:33:24 GMT -5
Indeed, great issue! And I like how it ties in with the previous story. Also, like Jason mentioned above, the three characters with Conan are fun and create a great dynamic. Excellent news that the demand is still so high - The variant covers surely help with that. I usually end up with cover A, but I'm curious - Does anyone here buy additional variants? I picked up most of the variants. 1 copy I read on the bus/tube and at work, another variant I give to a friend who stopped collecting around 30 years ago - I only kept the De La Torre covers. Starting next issue (CtB#5) I'll only pick up 1 cover for each issue (Cover A), unless another cover catches my eye and cover A will become my reading copy for work. Same goes for SSoC #1, I'm gonna pick up the Jusko cover. |
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Post by Monster on Dec 3, 2023 16:02:39 GMT -5
Which, by its very definition, is a reprint. The insides will be unaltered. But, that said, I understand what you are saying.
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Post by Monster on Dec 3, 2023 18:24:11 GMT -5
Indeed, great issue! And I like how it ties in with the previous story. Also, like Jason mentioned above, the three characters with Conan are fun and create a great dynamic. Excellent news that the demand is still so high - The variant covers surely help with that. I usually end up with cover A, but I'm curious - Does anyone here buy additional variants?
As a completest, I requested my LCS to give me all the covers, but it is getting out of hand. I had 7 covers for #5, and I even missed one (the Sharp virgin)! --Eight Covers!-- And I do not even get the incentive covers. Are they still doing 1:25, 1:50, etc.? There was also a special Local comic Shop printing of #1 this month that was $13.99! Totally blindsided me! Utterly ridiculous in terms of price. Also there was a special printing with the Ctb '82 movie poster art a while ago that was $13.99. Having a hard time justifying those prices. They are in my pull list so I am obligated to buy them.
If they do not pull back on the amount of variants soon, I will be more selective. November pulls alone, just for Conan, was freakin' $40!
Problem is, if I do not end up getting variants I end up regretting it later. I skipped a lot of Dark Horse variants and am now trying to get them. Some of them, unfortunately, are getting pricey. I am patient, however. Recently got one that for sells $100 in a lot of 2 for $25, shipped, on eBay.
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Post by terryallenuk on Dec 4, 2023 6:58:27 GMT -5
I'm digital these days but back when I was collecting DH Conan if there were variants I'd request the one I wanted.Being_very_old school LOL , I feel comics should survive by the contents of the book with what's between the covers , if it's not good enough/doesn't sell it deserves to be cancelled.I always refused to subsidise the comic by wasting my money for one story multiple times.But I guess that's the way of the industry these days and perhaps why it seems to be struggling more and more.
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Post by Erik on Dec 4, 2023 19:02:39 GMT -5
For those of you that said you pick up multiple variants, I could see how that would start to get out of hand easily. I suppose it'd be worth it for the first issue, though (like Jason said). I never see the weird ones, like the Black variant or the Full Art foil variants for #5, for instance. Aren't those a little pricier too? Monster, did you end up getting those? I know you said you got 7 different ones...
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Post by mindboggled on Dec 4, 2023 22:48:11 GMT -5
Anyone read any of Jim Zub's D&D comics? This issue reminded me of his D&D work.
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Post by danieljames495 on Dec 5, 2023 18:06:08 GMT -5
For those of you that said you pick up multiple variants, I could see how that would start to get out of hand easily. I suppose it'd be worth it for the first issue, though (like Jason said). I never see the weird ones, like the Black variant or the Full Art foil variants for #5, for instance. Aren't those a little pricier too? Monster, did you end up getting those? I know you said you got 7 different ones... I bought cover B and the black variant at my LCS yesterday. The Black variant was a dollar more. Nothing too crazy. couldn't find the foil variant as yet |
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Post by terryallenuk on Dec 13, 2023 14:40:27 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Dec 13, 2023 16:20:30 GMT -5
Great news, shows people will search out quality. |
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Post by hun on Dec 13, 2023 16:30:14 GMT -5
Excellent news, great to know the interest is still there.
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Post by jeffshanks on Feb 28, 2024 6:19:50 GMT -5
Read this issue online, took a little while getting accustomed to Braithwaite's take on Conan & the Hyborian age setting, still I think his style suits this yarn, so far. Nice to know that Braithwaite is a Buscema fan from the interview at the back of the issue and I'm happy to see the continuation of the Robert E. Howard & His Ages Undreamed Of essay by Jeffrey Shanks. Keep em coming Jeff. Thanks man! It's just nice to know that somebody's actually reading these essays LOL |
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Post by hun on Mar 1, 2024 1:22:43 GMT -5
Read this issue online, took a little while getting accustomed to Braithwaite's take on Conan & the Hyborian age setting, still I think his style suits this yarn, so far. Nice to know that Braithwaite is a Buscema fan from the interview at the back of the issue and I'm happy to see the continuation of the Robert E. Howard & His Ages Undreamed Of essay by Jeffrey Shanks. Keep em coming Jeff. Thanks man! It's just nice to know that somebody's actually reading these essays LOL Thanks for the great essays Jeff. Looking forward to the Solomon Kane essay in SSoC. |
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