Netflix announced a series order for Grendel15758
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| There was a thread on 80s indie comics and Grendel was one of my favorites of that era, so I was happy when the series was announced. Hope it does well enough, so that the War Child story arc can see its way to the small screen / streaming. | ||
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Here are some issues in my PC. |
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 Have I told you about the time I dropped off 3,000 comics at SDCC?
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| @jake - Looking forward to it. Hopefully they put it together soon and do a good job. | ||
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| That sounds very cool. And those books are great! All signed, too. So jeally... | ||
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| This is good news. Matt Wagner is a good guy, a very good artist and a great creator. I'm glad that he might finally have people outside of comics understand that. How much did Primer 2 jump since the announcement? |
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| Love Grendel (and Mage)! This could be great! And, yes, Matt is a great guy and deserves this. |
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| Had to look at the synopsis having never read Grendel. Looks like a series I would enjoy, and seeing more comic content be optioned to our growing entertainment media is a very good thing for creators and collectors. There is no top to this hill IMO. Like real estate, the time to buy is always as soon as you can. | ||
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| oh boy. I've been waiting for this news for about 30 years. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Towmater The thing with Primer 2 is that not very many people have multiples and not very many people will want to part with their copies. Like Albedo/Usagi |
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| The 8.5 copy that is in my son's collection cost less that $120.00. I think it was a wise investment now. At the time, I thought I overpaid for it. I was just trying to put together a start to characters that I thought he might enjoy when he got to be 16 or older. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by sborock Matt is an indie great! Very talented, took the time to talk to me at cons, and signed a bunch of my comics through the years. Did I hear Mage? Here are a couple that Matt signed.   |
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| I got so jazzed about this I went and bought a second raw copy of Primer 2 on Ebay. Frees me up to sell my slabbed 9.4 copy if the price hits the right number. Maybe I bought it from a flipper. Maybe I'm the flipper...who knows. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia Me too. I started re-reading the Hunter Rose and Christine Spar stories. Also, my favorite Grendel tales that I want to get to were the Grendel-Prime, Devils and Deaths (RIP Biuković), and The Devil May Care story arcs. If I can find the letter, I'll post it, when I wrote Terry Leban who penned The Devil May Care and his response. Pretty neat IMO. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia My search of Primer 2's doesn't pull up any sales. What was the item number of the listing that you bought? I'm interested in how much a raw copy is selling for in the last 2 or 3 days since the announcement. |
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| I've never read a Grendel comic but there are so many different series out there. What books do you recommend? | ||
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| Hopeful but Netflix is more misses than hits. Lots of garbage put out by them to just fill-up with “original” content vs. paying big license fees. Again, hopeful but not optimistic. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Towmater Search Comic Primer 2 to screen out the cosmetic and paint sales. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by flanders There is a lot. As a primer, I would read Grendel Omnibus volume 1 of the Grendel Series to get the basics. Then volume 4, Grendel Tales Omnibus 1 & 2. Grendel vol. 1-4 covers Grendel as it goes from host to host, while Grendel Tales covers the expanded Grendel universe. Quote: Originally Posted by Davethebrave That is the key. Crossing my fingers that small screen translation come off more like The Boys than the Preacher. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by flanders @flanders, honestly I would read this wikipedia summary first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grendel_(comics) |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia Doesn't answer what I asked but, it narrows it done to 1 of 2 raw books sold since the announcement. 1 sold on the 14th and 1 sold on the 15th. None since then. The one on the 14th has issues. Loads of color breaks on the spin. The other sold on the 15th has at least 2 color breaks on the spin. That one sold #$1004.00 with shipping. |
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| @flanders Grendel is drawn by different artist. Also, if you are reading about Hunter Rose, his story isn't told in a continuous timeline. Yes, that sounds weird but it works. It has elements of horror in it. There is a good werewolf running around along with vampires. Again, this makes sense if you stick with the slow build that Grendel has. Just think that Grendel is a mirror image of Batman. Rich person (it isn't always Hunter Rose), who has it all but uses his/her wealth, power, and his/her mask for evil. What's odd is that you will be compelled at times to root for the bad guy instead of the good guy. If you want kind of a straight forward Hunter Rose story then read the Grendel vs. The Shadow books. Once you get around the plot device to send Hunter Rose back in time you'll get a taste for how ruthless and driven he is. Those books were all written and drawn by Matt Wagner. I have some of those pages in my OA collection. |
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| I'm kicking myself for not picking up an extra copy of Comico Primer #2. This book has always been one of the more "expensive" books that came out during the B&W craze, and along with Crow #1, and Cerebus #1, they're books that I regret not picking up. The price of these books seemed pretty high in comparison to other B&W keys and, with the exception of Crow #1, were just expensive books with very little interest in those characters. | ||
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 I showed my wife and she was so happy for me she started to cry.
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  yeah, it was inevitable that someone was going to pick up the Grendel storyline. I'm very excited for it. Happy to have the only 9.8 signature series on either census, for now anyway. Not bad for about $225  |
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 I'm good with splotches.
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| @Batman66 Whenever you post a book or books, it's just ridiculous incredible. | ||
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Where's his Bat-package?
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| @Batman66 I am SO jeally... | ||
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 I'm a #2.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Towmater So which one was it? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by BigRedOne1944 alright, alright, it was the one that cost a grand. I think it's a reasonable risk/reward for speculation, maybe I lose $300 in the long run, maybe I make $2,000. It had a "best offer" option but I skipped it because I didn't want to lose the book by trying to save 5-10%, I figure that will be irrelevant in the long-run. I was more worried about the "economy shipping" for $6 and the fact that the seller didn't sell many comic books. I contacted him and asked him for secure shipping since I accepted the asking price. He agreed and let me give him instructions how to ship. He shipped double boxed and the outer box got smashed but the book held up. I'm expecting 8.5-9.0 after press and clean. Here it is:  |
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| That is a gorgeous copy! I was never fortunate enough to have a Primer #2, so I'm satisfied with being vicariously happy. | ||
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I showed my wife and she was so happy for me she started to cry.
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| @EbayMafia I was eyeing that one myself, I think you did good. Once Grendel is shown in a trailer or at least made mainstream, your going to double your money easy. Congrats | ||
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 If I could, I would. I swear.
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| Ive never understood why a book that has been around for 40 years or longer spikes because the character is suddenly in a TV show or movie. The best (worst) example is Agatha Harkness. No one cared until a hollow comparison showed up in a mediocre television show. Which, ironically, ends with another character, White Vision, making an appearance and spiking another book that could have been picked up for a $1 or less prior. | ||
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