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15-07-06

We're Off To See The Wizard...

×áßñåôå, ÷áßñåôå. 'Áëëç ìéá åâäïìÜäá ðÝñáóå, Üëëï Ýíá MARKET WATCH Þñèå. Êáé ìáæß ìå áõôÞ, ôåëåßùóå êáé ç ðñþôç, äïêéìáóôéêÞ (Ýôóé ôï Ýâëåðá åãþ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí), ðåñßïäïò ôùí MARKET NEWS, ôá ïðïßá áí êáé åß÷áí êÜðïéá ìéêñïðñïâëÞìáôá óôçí áñ÷Þ, îåðåñÜóôçêáí ãñÞãïñá êé ùò öáßíåôáé, ôï üëï ðñÜãìá ëåéôïõñãåß ìéá ÷áñÜ.

ÁõôÞ ôç öïñÜ, óôçí áãáðçìÝíç óáò óôÞëç, Ý÷ïõìå äéÜöïñá ìéêñÜ, áëëÜ ðéêÜíôéêá íÝá ðñïò ó÷ïëéáóìü. ÐÜìå ëïéðüí!

 

Hot Book Of The Week

ÍÝåò óåéñÝò ôçò DC. Äåí áó÷ïëïýìáé ìå ôï "52", ôï ïðïßï, ïýôùò Þ Üëëùò, ðçãáßíåé êáëÜ (ôï ùò ðüôå âÝâáéá åßíáé Üãíùóôï - ìéëÜìå ãéá Ýíá weekly ongoing ðïõ èá êñáôÞóåé Ýíáí ïëüêëçñï ÷ñüíï), áëëÜ ìå ôá íÝá Þ relaunched projects. ÓôáèåñÜ óå õøçëÜ åðßðåäá ôéìþí, êáé ìå Ýíá ìüíï variant óôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò êáé ìÜëéóôá ìüíï óôïõò major ôßôëïõò, ç DC êáôÜöåñå íá åðáíáðñïóäéïñßóåé ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ôùí áíáãíùóôþí ôçò. Åí áíáìïíÞ, ëïéðüí, ãéá ôï óçìåßï åêåßíï üðïõ èá ãßíåé ç ðñþôç áëëáãÞ ðëåýóçò, Þ ç ðñþôç áëëáãÞ ôùí äçìéïõñãéêþí teams ôùí ôßôëùí.

 

Greek News

Ãéá ðïëëïýò áðü åóÜò ßóùò åßíáé old news, ðëÝïí, áëëÜ ïöåßëù íá ôï áíáöÝñù: ï ÁñêÜò ðÜåé PREVIEWS. ÌåôáöñáóìÝíïò óôá áããëéêÜ, îåêéíÜ ìå ôçí Ýêäïóç äýï Üëìðïõìò áðü ôéò äýï ðéï åðéôõ÷çìÝíåò ôïõ óåéñÝò. ¸÷ïõìå ëïéðüí ôï FLYING STARTS vol.1: "Look dad, I'm flying!" (×ÁÌÇËÅÓ ÐÔÇÓÅÉÓ: "ÌðáìðÜ ÐåôÜù!") êáé ôï LIFER vol.1 "Bad Company" (ÉÓÏÂÉÔÇÓ: "ÊáêÝò ÐáñÝåò"). Ïé åêäüóåéò ãßíïíôáé õðü ôï üíïìá ôçò Cassandra Comics, åíþ ç ôéìÞ ôïõò åßíáé óôá $12.90 Ýêáóôï, ìßá ðïëý êáëÞ ôéìÞ ãéá graphic novels. Èá ìðïñïýóå, âÝâáéá, ëüãù ôïõ ìåãÝèïõò ôïõò, íá Þôáí óôá $7.99 ðåñßðïõ, áëëÜ äå ãíùñßæù ôï ôåëéêü áããëéêü format, ïðüôå êáé åðéöõëÜóóïìáé.

 

New Ice Age

Ç åðéóôñïöÞ ôùí Ðáãåôþíùí óÞìáíå ðáñÜëëçëá êáé ôçí åðéóôñïöÞ ôïõ... E-MAN! ¸íáò ìÝôñéïò ôßôëïò ôïõ -ó÷åôéêÜ- ìáêñéíïý ðáñåëèüíôïò, ìå áñêåôÜ ÷áìçëÞ back issue êßíçóç (ôçò ôÜîåùò ôïõ "ü,ôé ðÜñåéò 100", ðåñßðïõ) åðáíáêõêëïöïñåß áðü ôçí Digital Webbing! E-MAN: RECHARGED, ëïéðüí. Åëðßæù êÜðïéá óôéãìÞ íá âñù Ýíá ÷ñéóôéáíü íá ìïõ åîçãÞóåé... ãéáôß;;;

 

Reader Power

Ðñéí áðü ëßãï êáéñü, ï ãåíéêüò êïõìáíôáäüñïò ôçò DC, Dan Di Dio, áíáêïßíùóå ðùò ôåëéêÜ ôï MANHUNTER èá óõíå÷éóôåß. Óå áõôÞ ôïõ ôçí áðüöáóç ìåãÜëï ñüëï Ýðáéîå ç Ýíóôáóç ðïëëþí áíáãíùóôþí áëëÜ êáé retailers, ïé ïðïßïé äéáìáñôõñÞèçêáí åíôüíùò ãéá ôç äéáêïðÞ ôïõ. ÊáëÜ ôï fan base, áëëÜ ïé êáôáóôçìáôÜñ÷åò ãéáôß óêïôþíïíôáé ôüóï; Ôï MANHUNTER åßíáé Ýíá áðü ôá êëáóóéêÜ "åðéâåâáéþíù ôïí êáíüíá" ðáñáäåßãìáôá óôïõò äåßêôåò ðùëÞóåùí, üóïí áöïñÜ ôï "One Year Later". Áõôü êáé ôï AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS âñßóêïíôáé óôéò ÷åéñüôåñåò èÝóåéò ôùí charts, åíþ ôï relaunch ôçò åôáéñßáò êáôÜöåñå íá ôá îåêïëëÞóåé ïñéáêÜ, ìÝ÷ñé íá îáíáðÝóïõí óôïí ðÜôï áðü üðïõ êáé îåêßíçóáí. Êáé ãéá ôïõ ëüãïõ ôï áëçèÝò:

MANHUNTER

04/2005: Manhunter #9 -- 13,603 (- 4.4%)
05/2005: Manhunter #10 -- 13,741 (+ 1.0%)
06/2005: Manhunter #11 -- 14,040 (+ 2.2%)
07/2005: Manhunter #12 -- 13,591 (- 3.2%)
08/2005: Manhunter #13 -- 22,110 (+62.7%)
09/2005: Manhunter #14 -- 17,162 (-22.4%)
10/2005: Manhunter #15 -- 14,345 (-16.4%)
11/2005: Manhunter #16 -- 14,257 (- 0.6%)
12/2005: Manhunter #17 -- 13,615 (- 4.5%)
01/2006: Manhunter #18 -- 13,212 (- 3.0%)
02/2006: Manhunter #19 -- 12,970 (- 1.8%)
03/2006: Manhunter #20 -- 16,090 (+24.1%)
04/2006: Manhunter #21 -- 14,950 (- 7.1%)


Ïðüôå, ðïéüò ï ëüãïò íá äéáìáñôýñïíôáé ïé retailers; Äåí ðïõëïýóáí ðïõ äåí ðïõëïýóáí, èÝëïõí íá óõíå÷ßóïõí íá ìçí ðïõëÜíå; Ðåò ìáò ðùò åóý ðñïóùðéêÜ äå èÝëåéò íá êüøåéò ôïí ôßôëï, ôï ìåôÜíéùóåò Þ óå áðåßëçóå ç Wonder Woman êáé ôåëåßùóå ôï èÝìá.

 

Previews Picks

Áíáóêáëåýïíôáò ôï PREVIEWS ôïõ Éïõëßïõ, Ýðåóá åðÜíù óå äýï ðåñßåñãá items. Áò ôïõò ñßîïõìå ìéá ìáôéÜ:

- DARKNESS E3 EXCLUSIVE EDITION
Ôß Ý÷ïõìå åäþ; Ôï ðáñáãïíôéêü comic series êáôåõèåßáí áðü ôï DARKNESS E3 video game. ¸íá êáéíïýñãéï ongoing series áðü ôçí Top Cow, ôï ïðïßï üìùò üðùò áíáöÝñåé ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ôï PREVIEWS, åßíáé "available in limited copies". What the fuck does that mean??? Ìßá ongoing óåéñÜ ìå limited copies, Ýóôù êáé ìüíï óôï ðñþôï ôçò ôåý÷ïò; Ðïý îáíáêïýóôçêå êÜôé ôÝôïéï; Ùñáßá, ëïéðüí, áò ðïýìå ðùò ãñÜöïìáé óôç óåéñÜ êáé ëüãù... you know, ôï #1 äåí Ýñ÷åôáé óôá ÷Ýñéá ìïõ. Ôß êÜíù ôüôå; ÐåñéìÝíù ôá Wizard World Ohio variant covers; ÐåñéìÝíù ôï second printing ãéá íá äéáâÜóù ôï #1 üôáí ç óåéñÜ èá Ý÷åé öôÜóåé óôï #4; ¹ ìÞðùò øÜ÷íù íá ôï âñù áðü dealers êáé ebay, ãéá íá ôï ðÜñù ôåëéêÜ óôçí ôñéðëÜóéá ôéìÞ; Êáé ôï èÝìá åßíáé ôï èñÜóïò ôïõò! (Åêôüò êé áí åííïïýóáí êÜôé Üëëï, áëëÜ äåí ðÜåé ôï ìõáëü ìïõ...)

- A.C.T.O.R. RANDOM CGC GRADED COMIC
...êáé óõíå÷ßæåé óôï êåéìåíÜêé ôïõ PREVIEWS: "from Dynamic Forces back stock". ÊÜíå ôï êáëü, OK, íá âïçèÞóïõìå óôïí Üãéï óêïðü ôçò A.C.T.O.R., áëëÜ íá Ý÷åé êáé êÜðïéï íüçìá! Ãéáôß ôá îÝñïõìå ðëÝïí áõôÜ ôá "random fills" ôçò DF: ü,ôé Ý÷åé îåìåßíåé óôï óôïê, ü,ôé áñá÷íáóìÝíï RISING STARS êáé LIONHEART Ý÷åé îåðÝóåé, èá åßíáé ðáñþí! Ôß íá ôï êÜíù ðïõ èá åßíáé "CGC 9.6 or higher" üôáí ç áîßá ôïõ CGC 9.8 ôïõ áõôïý ôåý÷ïõò éóïýôáé ìå ôï äéðëÜóéï -maximum- ôïõ cover price ôïõ;

 

Grey Area

Êáé ðåñíÜìå óôçí Wizard Entertainment. Óôï ôåý÷ïò WIZARD ôïõ Éïõëßïõ (#177), üðùò êáé êÜèå ìÞíá, Ý÷ïõìå ôç óôÞëç ìå ôá 10 Hot Comics. Óå ìéá Üëëç óôÞëç ôþñá, åðßóçò óôáèåñÜ ìçíéáßá, ôç ëåãüìåíç Movers & Shakers, Ý÷ïõìå ôï áêüëïõèï ìéêñü êåéìåíÜêé: "VARIANT HEAVEN: The recent onslaught of variant covers may have u thinking it's 1991 again, but fear not! Loads of hottest books these days are regular editions people just gotta have. For every ALL STAR SUPERMAN variant there's a MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 or STAR WARS: PURGE staring back at you! Believe that!"

Ooookaaaaayyyyy... Áò ñßîïõìå ôþñá ìéá ìáôéÜ óôç óôÞëç ðïõ ðñùôïáíáöÝñáìå, ôá 10 hot ôåý÷ç ôïõ ìÞíá:


#10- JUSTICE #1 Heroes cover. (Ùñáßá, Ýíá regular ôåý÷ïò. ÐÜìå ðáñáêÜôù.)

#9- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #529 (Äåýôåñï regular, áëëÜ åäþ ìéëÜìå ãéá Ýíá key issue-óôáèìüò.)

#8- ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1 Adams Variant (×ìì... áõôü èá ôïõò îÝöõãå ìÜëëïí.)

#7- STAR WARS: PURGE (Äåí ðñïóÝöåñå variants ôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï ôåý÷ïò, ïé Star Wars fans åßíáé ðïëëïß, u got the point.)

#6- IRON MAN #7 Hitch variant (Íá Ýíá áêüìç.)

#5- FANTASTIC FOUR #536 (key issue ÷ùñßò variant, êáé ôï 2nd printing áíáêïéíþèçêå áñêåôÜ áñãüôåñá áðü ôçò åîáíôëÞóåþò ôïõ.)

#4- MOON KNIGHT #1 Sketch variant

#3- TEEN TITANS #34 Benes variant

#2- WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #1 Turner variant

#1- MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 Ôï ïðïßï êáé öõóéêÜ åßíáé óôá top 10 êáé ôüóï áêñéâü, áöïý êáíïíéêÜ variants äåí åß÷å, êáíåßò äåí ôï åß÷å ðÜñåé ÷áìðÜñé êé üëïé ôï Ýøá÷íáí.


Öáßíåôáé, ëïéðüí, ðùò ôá regular ôåý÷ç åßíáé, ìÜëëïí, ç åîáßñåóç ðïõ åðéâåâáéþíåé ôïí êáíüíá. ÈÝëåé ôï WIZARD íá êÜíåé ìéá êáôáìÝôñçóç ôéìþí êáé ôïõ ðüóï åýêïëá ðÝöôïõí áí äåí åßíáé variants ìå ìåãÜëåò áíáëïãßåò; ÌÝóá óôçí ôåëåõôáßá ðåíôáåôßá, ìðïñåß íá âñåé 10 ôåý÷ç ìå regular edition Üíù ôùí $10.00; Ïýôå êáí 5 äå èá âñåé óôçí mainstream áãïñá! (Ìå normal êÜôù ôïõ $3.99 cover price åííïåßôáé.)

 

Part Deux

Ðñéí áðü ëßãåò çìÝñåò, ðáñáôÞñçóá êÜôé ôï ðåñßåñãï óôçí ýëç ôïõ WIZARD: üôáí ãßíåôáé êÜðïéï áöéÝñùìá, üôáí ðáßñíåé êÜðïéá óõíÝíôåõîç Þ áíáëýåé Ýíá åêäïôéêü íÝï, êõñßùò áíáöïñéêÜ ìå ôá #1 ôåý÷ç, óôï 90% ôùí ðåñéðôþóåùí ç óõíïäåõôéêÞ öùôïãñáößá ôïõ ôåý÷ïõò åßíáé ôï variant cover. Îåöõëëßæïíôáò ãéá ðáñÜäåéãìá ôï WIZARD #177, èá ðÝóïõìå óôá variant covers ôùí CIVIL WAR #1, CIVIL WAR #2, ETERNALS #1, JSA: CLASSIFIED #1, RED SONJA #12, TEEN TITANS #1, NEW AVENGERS #1, SUPERGIRL #1 êáé MOON KNIGHT #1. Ôï áêüìá ÷åéñüôåñï üìùò åßíáé, ðùò üôáí áíáöÝñåôáé êÜðïéïò ÷áñáêôÞñáò, ó÷åäéáóôÞò Þ whoever related ìå êÜðïéï comic, ç åéêüíá ôïõ ÷áñáêôÞñá ðïõ èá ÷ñçóéìïðïéçèåß èá ðñïÝñ÷åôáé áðü ôï variant! ÅéäéêÜ áõôü ôï NEW AVENGERS #1 McNiven variant êáé ôï 1:25 ETERNALS #1 ôï âëÝðåéò êïëÜæ ðáíôïý! Áí áõôü äåí åßíáé ï ïñéóìüò ôçò ãêñßæáò äéáöÞìéóçò ôüôå ôß åßíáé; Ãé' áõôü ëïéðüí, êýñéå Purdin, áöÞóôå êáôÜ ìÝñïò ôçí ðñïðáãÜíäá ôùí "áêñéâþí" normal issues, ãéáôß ìüíï áõôü äåí éó÷ýåé!

 

Diamond and Marvel Tales

Èá ðáñïõóéÜóù áðëÜ ôá äýï íÝá ðïõ áêïëïõèïýí, ìå ìïíáäéêÞ äéêÞ ìïõ êñéôéêÞ ôï åðéëåãìÝíï boldÜñéóìá.

- Áðü ôéò 22 Ìáñôßïõ, ôï åâäïìáäéáßï First Look ôçò Marvel Comics áíáíåþíåôáé, êáé ðñïóöÝñåé óôïõò retailers óôï flyer package ôïõ åêôüò áðü êÜðïéåò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôïõò upcoming ôßôëïõò ôçò êáé Ýíáí êáôÜëïãï ìå item codes, ôéìÝò êáé sneak peeks. Ôï üëï áõôü promotional êáé äéáöçìéóôéêü ðáêÝôï ôçò åôáéñßáò Ý÷åé Ýíá net cost ôçò ôÜîåùò ôùí $10.00 ôçí åâäïìÜäá.

- ¼ðùò êáé ðÝñóé, Ýôóé êáé öÝôïò, ôá promotional banners ôçò Free Comic Book Day åßíáé äéáèÝóéìá. (ÄéáâÜæù áíáêïßíùóç ôçò Diamond ðïõ Þñèå óôçí ÅëëÜäá ðñéí áðü ìßá âäïìÜäá ðåñßðïõ êáé áíáöÝñåôáé óôïí ðåñáóìÝíï ÌÜéï!) Ôá banners åßíáé ðïëý÷ñùìá ìå ùñáßï design, áðïêëåéóôéêÜ ãéá ôï 2006 (êé áõôü åßíáé ðëÝïí áðáãïñåõôéêü äçëáäÞ ãéá ôá åëëçíéêÜ comic stores) êáé êïóôßæïõí $90.00 Ýêáóôï. ÅðáíáëáìâÜíù: Ôï banner ðïõ äéáöçìßæåé ôï Free Comic Book Day, ôá ôåý÷ç äçëáäÞ ðïõ äßíïíôáé äùñåÜí óôïõò áíáãíþóôåò åíþ ïé retailers ôá ðëçñþíïõí (Ýóôù êáé óå ðïëý ÷áìçëÝò ôéìÝò) ãéá íá ôá ðáñáããåßëïõí, êïóôßæåé åíåíÞíôá äïëÜñéá.

 

And Now... Something Completely Different

Next week guys, ìáæß ìå ôçí áíÜëõóç ôùí ðùëÞóåùí ôçò Diamond.

 



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