2006: 10+1

What you are about to read is not a regular THINK TANK.

Ôï óçìΓ₯ñéíü "Γ₯ïñôÑóôéΓͺΓΌ" THINK TANK Γ₯ßíÑé ìßÑ ìéΓͺñÞ ÑíÑóΓͺüðçóç ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò ðïá ÝâáãΓ₯, ΓͺÜôé óÑí ΓͺΓ«Γ₯ßóéìï ìßÑò Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëçò Γ°Γ₯ñéüÀïá. ÌßÑ Ñðïôßìçóç ôçò ÑãïñÜò, ÝíÑ Üôáðï "Market Watch Special", Ñí èÝëΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯, ðïá èÑ ìÑò áðΓ₯íèáìßóΓ₯Γ© ôé ðÞãΓ₯ óôñÑÒÜ ΓͺÑé ôé Γ�Γ₯ðÝñÑóΓ₯ ΓͺÜèΓ₯ ðñïóÀïΓͺßÑ ìÝóÑ óôï 2006. Γ‡ Γ³Γ₯éñÜ ÑíÑâïñÜò Γ₯ßíÑé ôá÷ÑßÑ, Γ¬Γ₯ ìïíÑÀéΓͺÞ Γ₯Γ�ÑßñΓ₯Γ³Γ§ ôï Γ₯íÀÝΓͺÑôï item. (Ôïí ëüãï èÑ ôïí ΓͺÑôÑëÜÒΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ óôï ôÝëïò - óôï ôÝëïò Γ₯ßðÑìΓ₯, ìçí ÑíÑôñÝΓ�Γ₯Γ΄Γ₯ Ñðü ôþñÑ óôïí ðÜôï ôçò Γ³Γ₯ëßÀÑò!)

1) Cover To Cover

Ðïéüò Γ₯ßðΓ₯ ðùò ÝíÑ Γ₯Γ�þâáëëï Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ ÑðïãΓ₯éþóΓ₯Γ© ôéò ðùëÞóΓ₯éò; ÊÑíΓ₯ßò, èÑ ÑðÑíôÞóΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯, ÑëëÜ ãéÑ ÀéÑâïñΓ₯ôéΓͺΓ―Γ½Γ² ëüãïáò. Γ„Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯Γ­Γ­Γ―ΓΎ ôÑ variant, limited covers, ÑëëÜ ôÑ regular ones. Γ‡ ÷ñïíéÜ ðïá ðÝñÑóΓ₯ ÑðÝÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Γ₯ ðùò ÝíÑ ΓͺÑëü concept, ÝíÑ Γ₯ìðïñéΓͺΓΌ Γͺüëðï, Þ ÝíÑò ΓͺÑëëéôÝ÷íçò Γ¬Γ₯ Γ¬Γ₯ñÜΓͺΓ© ΓͺÑé ΓͺÑëü ÷Ýñé ìðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ Γ³Γ΄Γ₯ßëΓ₯Γ© ìÝ÷ñé ΓͺÑé ôéò Γ₯ðÑíΓ₯ΓͺÀüóΓ₯éò óôçí ΓͺïñáâÞ.

Äýï ÞôÑí ôÑ óçìΓ₯ßÑ ôçò Γ°Γ₯ñÑóìÝíçò ÷ñïíéÜò ðïá ÑðÝÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Ñí Γ‘ΓͺñéÒþò Ñáôü: Ôï "Marvel Zombies concept" (MARVEL ZOMBIES limited ΓͺÑé ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR storyline) ΓͺÑé Γ΄o "The Other" concept.

Γ…ΓŸΓ·Γ‘Γ¬Γ₯, Ñðü ôç ìßÑ, ôÑ reproductions ΓͺëÑóóéΓͺΓΎΓ­ Γ₯Γ�ùâýëëùí ôçò Γ₯ôÑéñßÑò Γ¬Γ₯... zombie ÑéóèçôéΓͺÞ, ΓͺΓ© Ñðü ôçí Üëëç, ôçí "ðÑãßÀÑ" ôùí ÀéÑâüñùí Γ°Γ₯ñéüÀùí ôçò æùÞò ôïá Spider-Man ìÝóÑ Ñðü ôÑ "Γ€Γ₯Γ½Γ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ‘" Γ₯Γ�þâáëëÑ ôïá storyline ðïá -áðïôßèΓ₯ôÑé ðùò- ÜëëÑΓ�Γ₯ ãéÑ ðÜíôÑ ôïí ÷ÑñÑΓͺôÞñÑ. Ôï óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌ Γ₯ßíÑé ðùò ôÑ Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Ñðü ÑáôÜ ôÑ Γ₯Γ�þâáëëÑ, ΓͺÑé óôéò Àýï Γ°Γ₯ñéðôþóΓ₯éò, ÞôÑí ΓΌΓ·Γ© ôÑ Ññ÷éΓͺÜ covers, Γ―Γ½Γ΄Γ₯ ΓͺÜðïéÑ variants, ÑëëÜ ôÑ second, third ΓͺÑé fourth printings! ÌÝóÑ Γ³Γ₯ ëßãΓ₯Γ² ìüíï çìÝñΓ₯Γ² Ñðü ôçí ΓͺΓ΅ΓͺëïâïñßÑ ôïáò, ΓͺÑôÜâΓ₯ñíÑí Γ­Γ‘ ôñéðëÑóéÜóïáí ôï cover price ôïáò óôçí ÑãïñÜ ΓͺÑé Γ­Γ‘ ãßíïáí ÑíÜñðÑóôÑ.

2) The Cocky Stuff

Ôï 2006 üìùò Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ΓͺÑé ðïëëÝò ðñùôéÝò ΓΌΓ³Γ―Γ­ ÑâïñÜ ôÑ "ÑãΓͺÜèéíÑ Γ³Γ΄Γ₯âÜíéÑ" ôçò Òéïìç÷ÑíßÑò. ÊéíÞóΓ₯éò ðïá èÝôïáí óïÒÑñÜ Γ₯ñùôÞìÑôÑ ãéÑ ôï ðüóï Γ―Γ© Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëΓ₯Γ² Γ₯ôÑéñßΓ₯Γ² comics óÝÒïíôÑé Þ ΓΌΓ·Γ© ôïáò ÑíÑãíþóôΓ₯Γ² ôïáò, ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé ôïáò ÑðÑíôÑ÷ïý retailers, ðïá ΓͺÑèçìΓ₯ñéíÜ ÑãùíßæïíôÑé Γ­Γ‘ ðïáëÞóïáí ΓͺÜèΓ₯ Γ₯ßÀïáò éÀÝÑ ôùí Γͺïëïóóþí, Ñó÷Ýôùò ðïéüôçôÑò.

ÃéÑ üðïéïí Γ‘Γͺüìç Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ΓͺÑôÜëÑÒΓ₯, ìéëÜù ãéÑ ôï CIVIL CRISIS ôïá Γ°Γ₯ñÑóìÝíïá Γ“Γ₯ðôΓ₯ìÒñßïá. Ôçí ΓͺÑèáóôÝñçóç, ÀçëÑÀÞ, üëùí ôùí CIVIL WAR-related titles ôçò Marvel (ðïá Γ¬Γ₯ôÑâñÜæΓ₯ôÑé Γ³Γ₯ Γ°Γ₯ñßðïá 30-35% ôçò Γ₯ìðïñéΓͺÞò ÀýíÑìçò ôçò Γ₯ôÑéñßÑò Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíç ôçí Γ₯ðï÷Þ), ãéÑ Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ― Ñðü Γ₯íÜìéóç ìÞíÑ, ðïá Γ�Γ₯óÞΓͺΓΉΓ³Γ₯ ôï ìÝíïò ÑíÑãíùóôþí ΓͺÑé ΓͺÑôÑóôçìÑôÑñ÷þí. Ïé ÀéΓͺÑéïëïãßΓ₯Γ² ÞôÑí, ôï ëéãüôΓ₯Γ±Γ―, Γ£Γ₯ëïßΓ₯Γ², ÑëëÜ Γ‘Γͺüìç ΓͺΓ© Ñí Γ₯ß÷Ñí ÒÜóç, Γ₯ßíÑé ÑðÑñÜÀΓ₯Γͺôï ãéÑ ÝíÑ crossover Ñáôïý ôïá Γ’Γ₯ëçíΓ₯ΓͺΓ―Γ½Γ² Γ­Γ‘ ìçí ðñïëÑÒÑßíΓ₯Γ© deadlines.

ÓáíÝðΓ₯éÑ Ñáôïý ÞôÑí, Γ³Γ₯ ÑñΓͺΓ₯ôÝò Γ°Γ₯ñéðôþóΓ₯éò, Γ§ Γ¬Γ₯ßùóç Ýùò ΓͺÑé 30% ôïá ôæßñïá ôùí mainstream retailers & Dealers. ÓÑí Γ­Γ‘ ìçí ÝâôÑíÑí üëÑ ÑáôÜ, üôÑí ÑíÑΓͺïéíþèçΓͺÑí Γ―Γ© Γ΄Γ₯ëéΓͺÝò çìΓ₯ñïìçíßΓ₯Γ² ÀéÜèΓ₯óçò ôùí ΓͺÑèáóôΓ₯ñçìÝíùí Γ΄Γ₯á÷þí, ÑáôÝò óáíïÀΓ₯ýïíôÑí ΓͺΓ© Ñðü ìßÑ ëßóôÑ ΓͺÑéíïýñãéùí CIVIL WAR tie-ins ðïá Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ðñïëÜÒÑéíÑí Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺÜíïáí ôçí Γ₯ìâÜíéóÞ ôïáò óôï PREVIEWS.

3) The New Old Variants

ΒΈΓ­Γ‘ Γ‘Γͺüìç óçìΓ₯ßï ðïá óçìÜÀΓ₯ΓΈΓ₯ ôï Γ°Γ₯ñÑóìÝíï Ýôïò, ÞôÑí Γ§ Γ₯ðéóôñïâÞ... ΓΌΓ·Γ©, óáããíþìç, Γ§ Γ₯ìâÜíéóç Γ₯Γ­ΓΌΓ² ΓͺÑéíïýñãéïá Γ₯ßÀïáò variants, ôùí VIP Editions. ÅéÀéΓͺΓΎΓ­ Γ₯Γ�ùâýëëùí, ÀçëÑÀÞ, ðïá ÀéÑôßèΓ₯íôÑé ÑðïΓͺΓ«Γ₯éóôéΓͺÜ óôÑ conventions, Þ Ñëëéþò Retailer Summits, ðïá ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ© ΓͺÑôÜ ÀéÑóôÞìÑôÑ Γ§ Diamond, ÑðïΓͺΓ«Γ₯éóôéΓͺÜ ãéÑ retailers.

Áò èáìçèïýìΓ₯ ôé Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ãßíΓ₯Γ©, ðñï ìßÑò Γ€Γ₯ΓͺΓ‘Γ₯ôßÑò Γ°Γ₯ñßðïá, Γ¬Γ₯ ôÑ Γ«Γ₯ãüìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ "Museum Editions" ðïá üíôÑò ðÑíÜΓͺñéÒÑ, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ÑðÑó÷ïëïýóÑí Γ³Γ·Γ₯Àüí ΓͺÑíÝíÑí. ÁáôÞ ôç Γ–Γ―Γ±Γœ, üìùò, ôÑ ðñÜãìÑôÑ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßíÑé ôüóï ôñÑãéΓͺÜ. Γ‡ ÑãïñÜ Γ£Γ₯Γ­Γ©ΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ðñïΓ₯ôïéìÜóΓ₯Γ© ôï ÝÀÑâïò ãéÑ ôÝôïéΓ₯Γ² ΓͺéíÞóΓ₯éò, Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí Γ₯ðéóçìïðïßçóç ìéÑò óôÑèΓ₯ñÞò ðñïóâïñÜò limited covers Ñðü ôéò Marvel ΓͺÑé DC Γͺáñßùò, Γ¬Γ₯ ÑíÑëïãßΓ₯Γ² Ñðü 1:50 ΓͺÑé ðÜíù, ôÑ ÑðïôΓ₯ëÝóìÑôÑ ôùí ïðïßùí ÞôÑí Γ¨Γ₯ôéΓͺÜ. Γ‡ üëç óôñïâÞ óôçí "Γ₯íÑëëÑΓͺôéΓͺÞ" ÑãïñÜ ÝÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Γ₯ ðùò ôÑ ëÜèç ôùí mid-90's Ññãïýí Γ­Γ‘ Γ₯ðéóôñÝøïáí, Γ₯Γ­ΓΎ Γ―Γ© ðùëÞóΓ₯éò Γ¬Γ₯ìïíùìÝíùí Γ°Γ₯ñéðôþóΓ₯ΓΉΓ­ ÑðÝÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Ñí ðùò ΓͺÜôé ôÝôïéï ìðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ óôÑèΓ₯ß (ÂëÝðΓ₯ WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #2 Canadian Flag 1:100, CIVIL WAR Turner Sketches 1:75 - ΓͺÑé Γ°Γ₯ñéìÝíΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ôÑ 1:100 variants ôùí MIGHTY AVENGERS #1 ΓͺÑé NEW AVENGERS #27, Ñí èÝëΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ₯Γ² ÑðïÀΓ₯ßΓ�Γ₯éò).

4) Stolen Art

Äáóôá÷þò, ôï 2006 Γ₯ß÷ÑìΓ₯ Γ�ÑíÜ âÑéíüìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ Γͺëïðþí Ñðü ÑìΓ₯Γ±Γ©ΓͺÜíéΓͺΓ‘ conventions. ÔÑ Àýï óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ ÞôÑí ôÑ Γ₯Γ�Þò:

San Diego Comic Con: Original art ôïá George Pratt, Ñðü ôï WOLVERINE: NETSUKE #1, ÝíÑ ðïëý ùñÑßï Ýã÷ñùìï spash page Γ¬Γ₯ ëÜÀé, Γ¬Γ₯ëÜíé ΓͺÑé Γ‘ΓͺïáÑñÝëΓ₯Γ².

New York Comic Con: ÐïëëÝò original Γ³Γ₯ëßÀΓ₯Γ² Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëçò ÁΓ�ᥕ, Ñðü ïíüìÑôÑ üðùò Γ― Jack Kirby ΓͺÑé Γ― Jim Starlin.

Γ‡ ÑðïñßÑ ìïá ðÜíôÑ Γ³Γ₯ ÑáôÝò ôéò Γ°Γ₯ñéðôþóΓ₯éò ÞôÑí ôß Γ₯ëðßæΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯ôý÷Γ₯Γ© Γ― ΓͺëÝâôçò ÑðïΓͺôþíôÑò ôÝôïéÑ ΓͺïììÜôéÑ, Ñâïý Γ―Γ½Γ΄Γ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ôÑ ðïáëÞóΓ₯Γ© ìðïñΓ₯ß, ÑëëÜ Γ―Γ½Γ΄Γ₯ ΓͺÑé Γ­Γ‘ ôÑ Γ₯ΓͺèÝóΓ₯Γ© (Γ‘Γͺüìç ΓͺÑé óôï óðßôé ôïá, ðïá ëÝΓ₯Γ© Γ― ëüãïò) Γ₯Γ�ÑéôßÑò ôçò Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëçò ÀçìïóéüôçôÑò ðïá ðÞñΓ₯ Γ§ Γ₯ßÀçóç.

ÂÝÒÑéÑ, ôï Γ£Γ₯ãïíüò ðùò ôÑ óáìÒÜíôÑ ÀéÑÀñÑìÑôßóôçΓͺÑí Γ³Γ₯ Àýï Ñðü ôÑ Γ¬Γ₯ãÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ cons ôçò ÁìΓ₯Γ±Γ©ΓͺÞò Γ₯ßíÑé Ñíçóá÷çôéΓͺΓΌ ΓͺÑé èÝôΓ₯Γ© ðïëëÜ Γ₯ñùôçìÑôéΓͺÜ ãéÑ ôï Γ₯ðßðΓ₯Àï ÑóâÜëΓ₯éÑò Γ³Γ₯ ÑáôÜ...

5) ËïáΓͺÝôÑ

¼ðùò ΓͺÜèΓ₯ Γ·Γ±ΓΌΓ­Γ―, ïñéóìÝíΓ₯Γ² Γ₯ôÑéñßΓ₯Γ² "ìéΓͺΓ±Γ―Γ¬Γ₯óÑßÑò ΓͺÑôÑíÜëùóçò" ÝðÑøÑí Γ­Γ‘ áðÜñ÷ïáí. Ôï èÝìÑ, ÂÝÒÑéÑ, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßíÑé Γ§ Γ₯ßÀçóç, ÑáôÞ ΓͺÑèÑáôÞ, ÑëëÜ Γ―Γ© ëüãïé ðïá ïÀÞãçóÑí óôï ΓͺΓ«Γ₯ßóéìï ôçò Γ₯ΓͺÜóôïôΓ₯ Γ₯ΓͺÀïôéΓͺÞò. ÊÑé Γ³Γ₯ Ñáôü ÑðÜíôçóΓ₯ Γ¬Γ₯ Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëç óÑâÞíΓ₯éÑ Γ― publisher ôçò Speakeasy, Adam Fortier, Γ³Γ₯ óáíÝíôΓ₯Γ΅Γ�Þ ôïá óôï Newsarama.

"I know why consumers and retailers don't support small publishers Retailers and consumers only support publishers who show solidness. But publishers need that support to get solid. If a multi-millionaire like (CrossGen Founder) Mark Alessi couldn't afford to float all his projects, how could mere mortals survive? I hate to say it because I've loved comics for a long time, but I just don't think it's a healthy place to be right now."

6) "52"

ΒΊΓ³ΓΉΓ² ôï óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ― Γ₯ìðïñéΓͺΓΌ íÝï ôïá 2006 ÞôÑí Γ―Γ© ðùëÞóΓ₯éò ôïá ðéï Γ₯ëðéÀïâüñïá project ôçò DC, 52. ¼ðùò Ý÷ù ÞÀç Γ°Γ₯Γ© Γ³Γ₯ market ÑíÑëýóΓ₯éò, ΓͺÜèΓ₯ ìÞíÑ ôï 52 ðïáëÜΓ₯Γ© óáíïëéΓͺÜ Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Ñðü 500.000 ÑíôßôáðÑ (4 Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ôïí ìÞíÑ). Áí ÑíÑëïãéóôïýìΓ₯ ðùò ÑáôÞ Γ§ ðïñΓ₯ßÑ Γ₯ßíÑé óôÑèΓ₯ñÞ, ΓͺÑèþò Γ₯ðßóçò ΓͺÑé ôï üôé ÒñéóΓͺüìÑóôΓ₯ ÞÀç óôï #27, ôüôΓ₯ ìéëÜìΓ₯ ãéÑ ôçí Γ₯ðéôá÷ßÑ ôçò Γ€Γ₯ΓͺΓ‘Γ₯ôßÑò! ÍïýìΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ðïá Γ₯ß÷ÑìΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ÀïýìΓ₯ Ñðü ôÑ early 90's (ãíùóôÞ ΓͺÑé ΓΉΓ² "Γ₯ðï÷Þ SPAWN"), Γ­Γ―Γ½Γ¬Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ ðïá Γ�Γ₯Γ°Γ₯Γ±Γ­Γ―Γ½Γ­ ìÝ÷ñé ΓͺÑé ôï SUPERMAN #214.

7) Civil War Success Kit

Áðü ôçí ðëΓ₯áñÜ ôçò, Γ§ Marvel Ý÷Γ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ÑíôéðÑñÑèÝóΓ₯Γ© ôçí Γ₯ðéôá÷ßÑ ôïá CIVIL WAR, Γ§ ïðïßÑ Γ₯ðéóâñÑãßóôçΓͺΓ₯ Ñðü ôï Γ£Γ₯ãïíüò ðùò ôÑ Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ #2 ΓͺÑé #3 ôïá main series Γ�Γ₯ðÝñÑóÑí ΓͺÑôÜ ðïëëÝò ÷éëéÜÀΓ₯Γ² ôéò ðùëÞóΓ₯éò ôïá CIVIL WAR #1. Ðñùôüãíùñï ãéÑ ôçí comic Òéïìç÷ÑíßÑ, ðïá Γ¬Γ₯ôÑâñÜæΓ₯ôÑé Γ³Γ₯ "óùóôÞ ÑíôéìΓ₯ôþðéóç ôùí ÑíÑãΓͺΓΎΓ­ ôùí fanboys".

CIVIL WAR #1 - 260,700

CIVIL WAR #2 - 331.730

CIVIL WAR #3 - 290,700

8) The Bold And The Stupid

Γ‡ áðïôßìçóç ôïá Γ₯ðéðÝÀïá ôùí ÑíÑãíùóôþí comics ðÝñóé ÞôÑí ðïëáΓ₯ðßðΓ₯Àç. ΒΈΓ­Γ‘ Ñðü ôÑ layers Γ³Γ·Γ₯ôßæΓ₯ôÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ôç Γ¬Γ₯éùìÝíç ìÑèçìÑôéΓͺÞ Ñíôßëçøç ðïá ìÜëëïí íïìßæïáí ΓͺÜðïéïé ðùò Ý÷ïáìΓ₯, Γ¬Γ₯ ÑðïôÝëΓ₯óìÑ ΓͺéíÞóΓ₯éò-ÑíÑΓͺïéíþóΓ₯éò üðùò Γ―Γ© ðÑñÑΓͺÜôù:

- Ôï wannabe-hot comic ôçò Superverse, ZOOM SUIT #1, Γ₯Γ�ÑíôëÞèçΓͺΓ₯. ÃéÑ ôçí Γ‘ΓͺñßÒΓ₯éÑ, Γ₯Γ�ÜíôëçóΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ôÑ 20.000 ÑíôßôáðÑ ðïá Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ôáðþóΓ₯Γ©. ÁíÜìΓ₯Γ³Γ‘ Γ³Γ₯ ÑáôÜ, ôÑ 1000 sets ôùí variant covers ðïá ÀéÝèΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ Γ§ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ ìÝóù ôïá site ôçò, ôÑ ïðïßÑ, Γ₯Γͺôüò ôùí Üëëùí, Γ°Γ₯ñéëÜìÒÑíÑí ΓͺÑé ÑíÑëïãßΓ₯Γ² 1:50. (20,000/50=400, 1000-400=600, 600Γ—50=30.000 Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§-âÑíôÜóìÑôÑ!!!)

- Γ‡ Silent Devil Productions ðñïóÝâΓ₯Γ±Γ₯, ìÝóù ôïá PREVIEWS, óôïáò retailers, ìßÑ ìïíÑÀéΓͺÞ Γ₯Γ΅ΓͺÑéñßÑ:

"For every 245 copies ordered of FURIOUS FIST #2, you may order 1 page of original art from the comic."

Γ„Γ§Γ«Γ‘Γ€Γž, ôýðùóΓ₯ 5880 ÑíôßôáðÑ; Êé Ñí Γ₯ß÷Ñí ðÑñÑããΓ₯ßëΓ₯Γ© ðÜíù Ñðü 24 retailers Ññéèìü Γ΄Γ₯á÷þí ðïá Γ₯íÝðéðôΓ₯ óôçí ðñïóâïñÜ, ôé èÑ ÝΓͺÑíÑí; ÈÑ ÝÀéíÑí ΓͺÑé Γ³Γ₯ëßÀΓ₯Γ² Ñðü ôï Γ₯ðüìΓ₯Γ­Γ― Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ²;;;

9) Scandal

Ôï ÑñΓͺΓ₯ôÜ ÒÑñý Γ³ΓͺÜíÀÑëï Ewert-CGC-Heritage Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ÑðÑó÷ïëÞóΓ₯Γ©, ãéÑ Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï ÀéÜóôçìÑ, ôÑ Γ₯éÀçóΓ₯ïãñÑâéΓͺÜ sites. Γ‡ ÑðÜôç ôïá dealer Jason Ewert ðïá ðñïóðÜèçóΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺÑôüñèùóΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯ñÜóΓ₯Γ© ðïëëÜ comics Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëçò (ΓΉΓ² ΓͺÑé Ñìýèçôçò) Γ‘Γ�ᥕ ΓΉΓ² ÜóðéëÑ ΓͺÑé ÑìüëáíôÑ, Γ₯Γ­ΓΎ ÑáôÜ Γ₯ß÷Ñí ãßíΓ₯Γ© restored óôï ðÑñΓ₯ëèüí, ÝÀùóΓ₯ ÝíÑ óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌ ðëÞãìÑ óôçí Γ‘Γ�éïðéóôßÑ ôçò Heritage, ôïá Γ¬Γ₯ãÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ―Γ΅ ïßΓͺΓ―Γ΅ ÀçìïðñÑóéþí comics, ÑëëÜ Γͺáñßùò Γ³Γ₯ ÑáôÞí ôçò CGC ðïá Γ₯ìðëΓ₯ΓͺüôÑí ÜìΓ₯Γ³Γ‘, ΓͺÑèþò Γ―Γ© -ÑáôïÀéÑâçìéæüìΓ₯Γ­Γ―Γ©- "expert graders" ôçò Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯íôüðéóÑí ôÑ "Γ°Γ₯éñÑãìÝíÑ" Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ΓͺÑé ôïáò ÝÀùóÑí "regular" grade ΓͺÑé ΓΌΓ·Γ© "restored". ÁðïôÝëΓ₯óìÑ üëïá Ñáôïý ÞôÑí ðÜñÑ ðïëëïß Üíèñùðïé ôÑ Γ΄Γ₯Γ«Γ₯áôÑßÑ ÷ñüíéÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ�ïÀÝøïáí Γ₯ΓͺÑôïíôÜÀΓ₯Γ² ÷éëéÜÀΓ₯Γ² ÀïëÜñéÑ ãéÑ comics ðïá, Γ΄Γ₯ëéΓͺÜ, ÜΓ�éæÑí ðïëý ëéãüôΓ₯Γ±Γ―.

Áí óáíáðïëïãßóïáìΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ôÑ ÑðßóôΓ₯áôÑ ðïá Γ‘ΓͺïëïýèçóÑí, Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò ÀéÑøΓ₯Γ½Γ³Γ₯éò, ôÑ ìéóüëïãÑ, ôéò ÑðΓ₯éëÝò ΓͺÑé ôï Γ£Γ₯Γ­Γ©ΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ― ΓͺëßìÑ ΓͺñáøßíïéÑò ΓͺÑé ìáóôéΓͺïðÜèΓ₯éÑò, ΓͺÑôÑëÞãïáìΓ₯ óôï óáìðÝñÑóìÑ ðùò Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñΓ₯ßò Γ­Γ‘ Ý÷Γ₯éò Γ₯ìðéóôïóýíç Γ³Γ₯ ΓͺÑíÝíÑí!

10) Γ‡ Ôý÷ç Γ‚Γ―Γ§Γ¨ΓœΓ₯Γ© Ôïáò Ôïëìçñïýò

Γ‡ ìéΓͺñÞ ÑíΓ₯Γ�Üñôçôç Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ Top Shelf, ÝΓͺÑíΓ₯ ìéÑ Γͺßíçóç Γ΄Γ₯ñÜóôéïá ñßóΓͺΓ―Γ΅ ðïá üìùò Γ΄Γ₯ëéΓͺÜ ÑðÝÀùóΓ₯ (ΓͺÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ôï ðÑñÑðÜíù), Γ¬Γ₯ ÑðïôÝëΓ₯óìÑ Γ­Γ‘ ìéëÜìΓ₯ ðëÝïí ãéÑ ôçí "Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëç ÑíΓ₯Γ�Üñôçôç Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ Top Shelf". Ìüëéò Γ― Alan Moore ôÑ "ÝóðÑóΓ₯" Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí DC, ôÑ ðÑíÝΓ�áðíÑ ÑâΓ₯íôéΓͺÜ ôçò Top Shelf, Brett Wornock ΓͺÑé Chris Staros "ÝΓͺΓ«Γ₯éóÑí" ôïí ÀéÜóçìï ÂñΓ₯ôÑíü Àçìéïáñãü ðñïóâÝñïíôÑò ôïá ôéò "ÀçìéïáñãéΓͺÝò Γ₯Γ«Γ₯áèΓ₯ñßΓ₯Γ²" ðïá ôï ðÑñÜñôçìÑ ôçò AOL/Time-Warner Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñïýóΓ₯ (Þ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ÞèΓ₯Γ«Γ₯) Γ­Γ‘ ôïá ðÑñÑ÷ùñÞóΓ₯Γ©. Ôï ðñþôï Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï project ôïá Moore ðïá Γ₯Γ�ÝÀùóΓ₯ Γ§ Top Shelf ÞôÑí ôï ðïëáôΓ₯ëÝò hardcover ôïá (ïëïΓͺëçñùìÝíïá ΓͺÑé ðïëáèñýëçôïá) LOST GIRLS. Ôï Γ―Γ©ΓͺïíïìéΓͺΓΌ ñßóΓͺΓ― ÞôÑí Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï ãéÑ ìéÑ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ Ñáôïý ôïá Γ’Γ₯ëçíΓ₯ΓͺΓ―Γ½Γ², ΓͺÑèþò ôï ðïóü ðïá ÒãÞΓͺΓ₯ Ñðü ôÑ ôÑìΓ₯ßÑ ôçò Γ₯ôÑéñßÑò (Þ ðéèÑíüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘, Ñðü ôÑ ÀÜíΓ₯éÑ ðïá ðÞñÑí) Γ�Γ₯ðÝñÑóΓ₯ ôéò 300 ÷éëéÜÀΓ₯Γ² ÀïëÜñéÑ. ¹ôÑí ÑíÑìâéóÒÞôçôÑ ìéÑ "make or break" Γͺßíçóç ãéÑ ÝíÑ ìéΓͺΓ±ΓΌ ìÑãÑæß óÑí ôçí Top Shelf. Åáôá÷þò ãéÑ ôïáò Wornock ΓͺÑé Staros (ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé ãéÑ ÑñΓͺΓ₯ôïýò Àçìéïáñãïýò ðïá Ý÷ïáí ΓΉΓ² óðßôé ôïáò ôçí Top Shelf ΓͺÑé èÑ ÝðñΓ₯Γ°Γ₯, Γ³Γ₯ Γ°Γ₯ñßðôùóç ðïá ΓͺÜôé óôñÜÒùíΓ₯, Γ­Γ‘ ÒÑñÜíΓ₯ ôçí ðüñôÑ ôçò Fantagraphics), Γ§ Γ₯ôáìçãïñßÑ ôçò ÑãïñÜò ÞôÑí "make", ΓͺÑèþò ôÑ printings ôïá LOST GIRLS (Γ΄Γ₯ñÜóôéÑ ãéÑ small press) Γ₯Γ�ÑíôëïýíôÑé ôï ÝíÑ Γ¬Γ₯ôÜ ôï Üëëï ΓͺÑé ðëÝïí Γ§ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ Ý÷Γ₯Γ© ôç ÀáíÑôüôçôÑ Γ­Γ‘ ðñï÷ùñÞóΓ₯Γ© Γ³Γ₯ ðéï ÀáíÑôÝò ΓͺéíÞóΓ₯éò - Γ¬Γ₯ ôïí Moore ΓͺÑé ΓΌΓ·Γ© ìüíï.

펄 óçìΓ₯ßùóç ìüíï: Γ₯ëðßæù Γ―Γ© Warnock ΓͺÑé Staros Γ­Γ‘ ÝóôΓ₯éëÑí ΓͺÑíÝíÑ Γͺïáôß Γ¬Γ₯ Γ³Γ―ΓͺïëÑôÜΓͺéÑ (Þ Ýóôù ìéÑ ÑíèïÀÝóìç, Γ’Γ±Γ₯ ÑÀΓ₯ñâÝ) óôïí Paul Levitz.

+1) Free Comics For All! (Or Something)

ÔÝëïò, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ðñÝðΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ Γ�Γ₯÷ÜóïáìΓ₯ ôï íÝï ðïá "ΓͺÜñâùóΓ₯" óôï Γ³ΓͺÑìíß ìßÑ Ñðü ôéò áðïôéèÝìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ ÑâéëïΓͺΓ₯Γ±Γ€Γ₯ßò ΓͺéíÞóΓ₯éò ðñïþèçóçò ôçò ¸íÑôçò ÔÝ÷íçò. ÔÑ Γ°Γ₯ñóéíÜ Free Comic Book Day Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ°Γ₯ñéëÜìÒÑíÑí ÝΓͺÀïóç ôçò Jetpack Press. Êé Ñáôü ãéÑôß Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ÝëÑÒΓ₯ ðñïóΓͺëçôÞñéï Ñðü ôçí Diamond. Γ…Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ áðïÒÜëëΓ₯Γ© ÝãΓͺÑéñÑ Ñßôçóç. Γ…Γ₯Γ₯, ΓΌΓ·Γ©, sorry, Γ₯Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ Γ§ Γ₯ΓͺÀïôéΓͺÞ Γͺßíçóç ôçò Γ₯ôÑéñßÑò Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ÞôÑí óôÑèΓ₯ñÞ. ΒΌΓ·Γ©, ΓͺÜôóΓ₯, ôï JOHNNY RAYGUN Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßíÑé Γ΄Γ₯ôñÑìçíéÑßÑ ÝΓͺÀïóç; ÊÑé ôï SQUARECAT COMICS Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ 2 albums ôï 2006; What the fuck is going on?

Γ‘ΓŸΓ·Γ­Γ―Γ­Γ΄Γ‘Γ² Γ�ÑíÜ ìéÑ ìÑôéÜ óôç ëßóôÑ, ôï óáìðÝñÑóìÑ ðïá ÒãÑßíΓ₯Γ© Γ₯ßíÑé ðùò âÝôïò, ôÑ óçìÑíôéΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ Γ£Γ₯ãïíüôÑ ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò Γ₯ßíÑé Γ³Γ·Γ₯Àüí Γ₯Γ�ßóïá ìïéñÑóìÝíÑ Γ³Γ₯ Γ¨Γ₯ôéΓͺÜ ΓͺÑé ÑñíçôéΓͺÜ. Ááôü ìðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ óçìÑßíΓ₯Γ© ΓͺÜôé. ÌðïñΓ₯ß üìùò ΓͺÑé ΓΌΓ·Γ©. Whatever... See you next year!