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ôïõ ÓÅÁ 18-02-06 One of These Days... Ìßá áêüìá áðü åêåßíåò ôéò ìÝñåò ëïéðüí... üðïõ êÜèïìáé ìðñïóôÜ óôçí ïèüíç ôïõ õðïëïãéóôÞ ìïõ ãéá íá ãñÜøù ôï MARKET WATCH êáé íá óáò ôï ðñïóöÝñù öñÝóêï-öñÝóêï ìå ìðüëéêá ëá÷áíéêÜ ðïõ êÜíïõí êáëü êáé óôï óõêþôé. ¼÷é ðùò Ý÷åôå êÜðïéï ðñüâëçìá, ÷ïëçóôåñßíåò êáé ôÝôïéá, ðïôÝ! Ïé áíáãíþóôåò ìïõ åßíáé áðü åêåßíïõò ôïõò ôýðïõò ìå ôç öõóéêÞ æùÞ óôçí åîï÷Þ, ìáêñéÜ áðü êáõóáÝñéá êáé ìïëõóìáôéêÝò ãáëïðïýëåò!
Óôéò óçìåñéíÝò õðïêáôçãïñßåò èá äåßôå Ýíá ìéêñü ìðÝñäåìá, ìéáò êáé ôá ðåñéå÷üìåíá äåí ðïëõôáéñéÜæïõí ìå ôïõò ôßôëïõò, áëëÜ åßðáìå ðùò äåí ôéò îáíáëëÜæïõìå ãéáôß Ý÷åé êáôáíôÞóåé ãåëïßï ôï üëï èÝìá. (¼ðùò êáé íá óõæçôÜìå êÜèå öïñÜ ãé áõôü, áíôß íá áíáëýïõìå ôéò åìðåéñßåò ìáò áðü ôçí çìÝñá ôïõ Áãßïõ Âáëåíôßíïõ ãéá ðáñáäåéãìá).
Hot Book Of The Week Êáé áõôÞ ôçí åâäïìÜäá, äåí Ý÷ïõìå êÜôé ôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï ðïõ ìáò Ýêáíå áßóèçóç. Ôá êáéíïýñãéá êáé ðáëéÜ tie ins ôïõ CRISIS Ý÷ïõí êáôáëÜâåé ôéò ðñþôåò èÝóåéò ôùí ðñïôéìÞóåùí, êé üôáí ìéëÜìå ãéá CRISIS áíáöÝñïìáé ÊÁÉ óôá 2 events, ôïõ '80 êáé ôïõ ôþñá. Ïðüôå, Ý÷åôå áíïé÷ôÜ ôá ìÜôéá óáò ãéá "ðåñßåñãá" ôåý÷ç ôïõ JONAH HEX ðïõ åìöáíßæåôáé ìßá ëÜìøç óôçí ðÜíù äåîéÜ ãùíßá ôïõ ðÝìðôïõ êáñÝ ôçò äÝêáôçò ôÝôáñôçò óåëßäáò!
Disappointment Åßìáé óßãïõñïò ðùò ðïëëïß áðü åóÜò, äå ãíùñßæåôå áêñéâþò ôß ðáßæåé ìå ôá Free Comic Book Day. ¸ñ÷åôáé åêåßíç ç ìÝñá, ðçãáßíåôå óôï áãáðçìÝíï êáôÜóôçìá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò óáò -Þ ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ôïõ êïëëçôïý óáò áí äåí Ý÷åôå êïìéêóÜäéêï óôç ãåéôïíéÜ óáò-, êáé ðáßñíåôå Ýíá Þ ðåñéóóüôåñá ÄÙÑÅÁÍ comics ðïõ áíáãñÜöïõí ôç ëÝîç FCBD, ãéïñôÜæïíôáò Ýôóé áõôÞ ôçí êáôáðëçêôéêÞ ¸íáôç ÔÝ÷íç êáé ôéò ÷áñÝò ðïõ ìáò äßíåé. Ùñáßá áõôÞ ç ïõôïðéêÞ åéêüíá, üìùò ç ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá äéáöÝñåé. ÔïõëÜ÷éóôïí, ãéá ôïõò retailers. Áõôü, ëïéðüí, ôï Ýíá -Þ ðåñéóóüôåñá- comicsÜêéá ðïõ ðáßñíåôå ÄÙÑÅÁÍ, åêåßíç ôçí áðïöñÜäá çìÝñá, ï ìáãáæÜôïñáò ðïõ óáò ôï ðñïìçèåýåé áðëü÷åñá, ôï ÁÃÏÑÁÆÅÉ, ãéá Ýíá ðïóü ðïõ êõìáßíåôáé áðü $0.25 ìÝ÷ñé $0.50 ðåñßðïõ Ýêáóôï. ÂÜëôå êáé ôá ôá÷õäñïìéêÜ ðïõ èÝëïõí ôüóá ÄÙÑÅÁÍ comics ãéá íá Ýñèïõí áðü ôçí Áããëßá, ìéëÜìå ãéá Ýíá äéüëïõ åõêáôáöñüíçôï óýíïëï, ãéá íá ãéïñôÜóïõìå ôçí FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Áêïëïõèåß Ýíáò êáôÜëïãïò ìå ôá ùò ôþñá áíáêïéíùèÝíôá FCBD comics êáé ôéò ôéìÝò ôïõò (ðïõ âÝâáéá äå óáò áöïñïýí, ìéá êáé åßðáìå, åóåßò ôá ðáßñíåôå ÄÙÑÅÁÍ):
Gold Sponsor FCBD Editions Archie Comic Publications' ARCHIE COMICS 65TH ANNV. BASH FCBD ED. 0.29 Bongo Comics Group's BONGO'S FREE FOR ALL 2006 FCBD ED. $0.36 Dark Horse Comics' STAR WARS/CONAN FLIP-BOOK -- FCBD 2006 ED. 0.37 DC Comics' JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #1 FCBD ED. $0.29 Devil's Dup Publishing's G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6 FCBD ED. $0.35 Gemstone Publishing's WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK FCBD ED. 2006 $0.39 IDW Publishing's TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS 2006 FCBD ED. $0.39 Image Comics' FUTURE SHOCK 2006 FCBD EDITION $0.29 Marvel Comics' X-MEN/RUNAWAYS $0.35 Tokyopop's TOKYOPOP SNEAK FCBD ED. GN $0.34
Silver Sponsors LIBERTY GIRL #0 FCBD ED $0.31 KEENSPOT SPOTLIGHT 2006 FCBD ED $0.59 BLUFF & TALES FROM A FORGOTTEN PLANET FCBD ED $0.25 FREE SCOTT PILGRIM 2006 FCBD ED $0.42 OWLY BREAKING THE ICE FCBD ED 2006 $0.47 AMELIA RULES 2006 FCBD ED $0.29 BUZZBOY SIDEKICKS RULE #1 FCBD ED 2006 $0.36 VIPER COMICS PRESENTS DEAD AT 17 & MORE FCBD ED $0.47 WIZARD PRESENTS THE TOP 100 TPS REVISED ED $0.33
July 1997 Pre-Order Estimates ÔåëéêÜ óÞìåñá åßíáé "Ç ÌÝñá Ôçò Ëßóôáò", ìéáò êáé Ý÷ïõìå êáé ôá ìçíéáßá reports ôùí ðùëÞóåùí ôïõ ìçíüò Éïõëßïõ. ¼÷é üìùò åíüò ôõ÷áßïõ Éïõëßïõ, áëëÜ ôïõ Éïõëßïõ ôïõ 1997! (Did I mention ðùò Þôáí Éïýëéïò ôüôå;) Ï ëüãïò áõôïý ôïõ flashback ðñïöáíÞò: ìßá ìéêñÞ óýãêñéóç ôïõ ôüôå ìå ôï óÞìåñá, ãéá íá äïýìå áí Ý÷ïõí áëëÜîåé êáèüëïõ ôá äåäïìÝíá. Áò ñßîïõìå ëïéðüí ìßá ìáôéÜ óôçí ðñþôç 20Üäá áñ÷éêÜ, êé åðáíåñ÷üìáóôå ìå ôéò áíÜëïãåò ðáñáôçñÞóåéò:
Ðñþô' áð' üëá, íá õðïãñáììßóù ðùò åêåßíç ôçí åðï÷Þ ôá comics ðåñíïýóáí ìßá "Á" êñßóç, ìå áðïôÝëåóìá ôá ôéñÜæ ôùí åôáéñéþí íá åßíáé áñêåôÜ ìéêñüôåñá óå óýãêñéóç ìå ôï ðéï ìáêñéíü ðáñåëèüí. Ôï origin ôçò ëïãéêÞò ôçò Marvel "êüâù üóá ôåý÷ç ðïõëÜù" âñßóêåôáé êÜðïõ óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ '96. Óõíå÷ßæïíôáò ëïéðüí, ðáñáôçñïýìå ðùò ôéò 3 ðñþôåò èÝóåéò êáôáëáìâÜíïõí Marvel ôßôëïé, êáé ìÜëéóôá ïé 2 âáóéêïß X-titles óôéò #1 êáé #2. Öáéíüìåíï êáèçìåñéíüôçôáò ôçò äåêáåôßáò ôïõ '90, ðïõ óÞìåñá Ý÷åé êëïíéóôåß áñêåôÜ. Ôï UNCANNY X-MEN ìðïñåß íá âñßóêåôáé áêüìá óôçí 20Üäá ãéá ðáñÜäåéãìá, áëëÜ Ý÷åé íá äåé ðñþôç èÝóç ïýôå êé åãþ èõìÜìáé ðüóïõò ìÞíåò! (Áò ìç ìéëÞóù ãéá ôï FANTASTIC FOUR, ðïõ ðïëåìÜåé ìå íý÷éá êáé äüíôéá ãéá ôçí 50Üäá). Óôç èÝóç #4 ôþñá, Ý÷ïõìå ôï SPAWN #64. Ðñïöáíþò, áêüìá ç êáôñáêýëá äåí åß÷å îåêéíÞóåé, ðïõ èÝëåé ðëÝïí ôïí ôßôëï óå Ýíá #70 êáé ðïëý ôïõ åßíáé. Ï êáéñüò Ý÷åé ãõñßóìáôá üíôùò, áñêåß üìùò íá õðÜñ÷åé êáé êÜðïéá åîÝëéîç. DARKNESS êáé WITCHBLADE óôéò èÝóåéò #15 êáé #16, êáìßá ó÷Ýóç ìå ôç óçìåñéíÞ ôïõò êáôÜóôáóç. Áñêåß íá áíáöÝñù -õðåíèõìßóù ðùò ôï DARKNESS êüðçêå ðñïóöÜôùò ãéá äåýôåñç öïñÜ! 12,5 ôåý÷ç Marvel, 2 (!) DC, êáé 5,5 Image, ëïéðüí, áðáñôßæïõí ôï TOP 20 ôïõ ìçíüò Éïõëßïõ ôïõ 1997. ÂÝâáéá áí ñßîïõìå ìéá ìáôéÜ óôï Market Share ôïõ ìÞíá, èá Ý÷ïõìå Ýíá 31,63% ãéá ôçí Marvel, 30,65% DC, êáé 16, 98% Image. Ç äéáöïñÜ ôùí 2 ðñþôùí äåí åßíáé ìåãÜëç, áó÷Ýôùò ìå ôï ôß ëÝåé ç 20Üäá. Ìçí îå÷íÜìå ðùò åêåßíç ôçí ðåñßïäï ç DC ðñïóðáèïýóå íá áíáêôÞóåé ôéò äõíÜìåéò ôçò, ìå revamping ôßôëùí üðùò ôï JLA ôïõ Morrison (ðïõ Üëëùóôå âñßóêåôáé óôéò èÝóåéò #9 & #10 ôïõ TOP 20). ÂÝâáéá ôï õðüëïéðï ó÷åäüí 40% áíÞêåé óå ìéêñüôåñåò åôáéñåßåò, ãåãïíüò ðïõ óÞìåñá äõóôõ÷þò ôåßíåé íá ìåéùèåß óôï Þìéóõ.
Variant Watch Ç Marvel Ý÷åé îåêéíÞóåé ìßá ðñáãìáôéêÞ óôáõñïöïñßá åíÜíôéá óôéò ôóÝðåò ìáò! ÌåôÜ ôï ôñáãåëáöéêü "The Other", ðïõ Ýôñå÷å óôá ôåý÷ç ôïõ Spidey (üðïõ btw óõìöùíþ áðüëõôá ìå ôï review ôïõ Çëßá ôçò ðåñáóìÝíçò åâäïìÜäáò) êáé ôá áíôßóôïé÷á copy-paste variants (ãéá íá ìçí áíáöÝñù ôá Üó÷åôá ðëïêÜìéá ôïõ Octapus ðßóù áðü ôïí ÷áñáêôÞñá ðïõ êïóìïýóáí ôï background ôïõò), óõíå÷ßæåé áêÜèåêôç êáé ìÜëéóôá ìå ìåãáëýôåñá ratios êÜèå öïñÜ! ¸÷ïõìå ëïéðüí ìå âÜóç ôéò íåþôåñåò áíáêïéíþóåéò ôçò Diamond: ANNIHILATION PROLOGUE SKETCH VARIANT SPECIAL - For every 35 copies of ANNIHILATION PROLOGUE (JAN062017) that you purchase, you will receive one FREE sketch variant edition. Cover by GABRIELE DELL' OTTO FOC 2/23 ON SALE 3/15 SQUADRON SUPREME SIMONE BIANCHI VARIANT COVER (DEC058377) - for every 15 copies you order of the regular cover (JAN062014) you may order 1 variant. (FOC 3/2 On sale 3/22) As an added bonus retailers may order 1 SQUADRON SUPREME #1 BIANCHI SKETCH VARIANT COVER (DEC058378) for every 35 or the regular cover (JAN062014). (FOC 3/2 On sale 3/22) Êáé öõóéêÜ íá ìçí îå÷íÜìå ôï MS. MARVEL #1 ðïõ èá Ý÷åé Ýíá 1:35 Michael Turner Sketch Variant ôïõ Þäç áíáêïéíùèÝíôïò 1:15 Turner Variant.
Quiz Of The Week Áí ç ëïãéêÞ åßíáé: regular cover 1:1-variant cover 1:10 Þ 1:15-variant #2-sketch 1:35 Þ 1:50, Ýíá ôñßôï variant ôß áêñéâþò èá Þôáí; Ôï áìåëÜíùôï ÷áñôß ðïõ ï äçìéïõñãüò óêïðåýåé ìåëëïíôéêÜ íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞóåé ãéá ôï åîþöõëëï; ¹ êáëýôåñá, ôï ÷áñôß óôï ïðïßï óêïõðßæåé ôá ðéíÝëá ôïõ õðïëïãéóôÞ ôïõ;
And Now... Something Completely Different ÓÞìåñá åßðá íá êÜíïõìå êÜôé äéáöïñåôéêü. ÎÝñù ðùò ðïëëÝò öïñÝò Ý÷ù áíáöåñèåß óôï äçìïóéïãñáöéêü "Ýñãï" ôïõ êõñßïõ ×ñÞóôïõ ÎáíèÜêç, ìå ü÷é êáé ôá êáëýôåñá óõìðåñÜóìáôá. ÁõôÞ ôç öïñÜ, üìùò, èá ôïí áöÞóïõìå íá ìéëÞóåé ìüíïò ôïõ ìÝóá áðü áõôÞ åäþ ôç óôÞëç! ¼÷é áêñéâþò ï ßäéïò áõôïðñïóþðùò, áëëÜ ìÝóù ôçò ôÝ÷íçò ôïõ. Ï äçìïóéïãñÜöïò ×ñÞóôïò ÎáíèÜêçò åßíáé, åêôüò ôùí Üëëùí, êáé ðïéçôÞò. Áò ôï áðïëáýóïõìå ëïéðüí, áöéåñùìÝíï áðïêëåéóôéêÜ óôçí Ìõñôþ ÔóåëÝíôç!
I'm a bumblebee Åßìáé ìéá ìÝëéóóá ÎÅÍÁ-ÌÏÍÔÅÑÍÁ, ×ñÞóôïò ÎáíèÜêçò, Åêäüóåéò Ïäüò Ðáíüò, 2005
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