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Action Comics #1000 out this Wednesday, April 18, 2018
From Vu
Celebrate Action Comics #1000 this Wednesday, April 18, 2018, with these 1,000 variant covers... just kidding, only 45 covers. See official covers at freecomicbookday.com. List compiled by comicburst.com.
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ACTION COMICS #1000 (George Perez Cover) (18 Apr 2018)
VANGUARD ILLUSTRATED #6 (Jun 1984)
Opinion: The 99 cents Marvel Collections
From Vu
 So every week I bought a lot of Marvel's 99 cents books, including artists I didn't care for or followed. I have so many books, realistically, I probably won't be reading some of them. Unfortunately, this week (April 11, 2018), Comixology ended their 99 cents sale (even though they still have the banner up from this screen print). The two Avengers digital books were priced at $16.99 and $19.99 (they cost exactly the same as the physical books)... an overblown price for digital goods, in my opinion. Bleeding Cool wrote comic book retailers at the Diamond Retailer Summit in Chicago complained to Marvel Comics EIC C.B. Cebulki and pressured them to stop the sale. In light of the summit, I learned that Marvel Comics weren't losing money on the sale at all - that in fact, Amazon paid the wholesale price to Marvel, it was Amazon losing money on this sale. But, I didn't believe that Marvel Comics knew nothing about the promotion. If Amazon was strictly responsible for this, why didn't they do the same sale for their DC or Image books? It doesn't make sense... Marvel had to know or approved of these sales. Fortunately, Amazon still hadn't taken down their 99 cents promotional pricing. I rushed over there and grabbed 14 books. My complaint is that I don't think you can turn off "1-Click" purchasing, and you have to own a Kindle (or download their Kindle app on iOS or Android). Once you link your Amazon and Comixology, your Kindle purchases should automatically show up on your Comixology app. It's a little inconvenient, and annoying, but I can attest that it works. Once Amazon completely kill off the 99 cents bargains - which I believe will be next week - I will happily delete my Kindle app (which will disable accidental purchases with those dreaded "1-Click" button). To summarize, I have spent more money in a month than I have ever spent in my entirety of buying digital comics. If the trend continued, I would have spent more money in two months than a year of Marvel Unlimited. In fact, if the sale goes on for a year, it's possible I would spend about $900 (based on my spending habit of $75 a month), much, much more money than any Marvel or Comixology Unlimited subscription. Perhaps I'm just one person when it comes to these 99 cents books, but I would like to think there are others out there like me. You can argue that these deep discounts aren't good for retailers - but I'm telling you, from my perspective, I was never going to buying the physical Marvel books anyway. The retailers aren't losing money (at least from me), since I wasn't going to buy them in the first place. At least with the sale, I will drop $14 this week to buy most of their books (even if I'm not going to have time to read them). The fans who want the physical books, will still buy the physical books.
If you take away the sale, I would go back to spending $0 on digital books. That's fine, I guess I'm saving money in the long run. I still buy physical books, but, believe me, it's not in the hundreds of dollars, and it's not necessary going to be Marvel Comics. When it comes down to it, all the money I'm not spending on Comixology/Marvel Comics, it's not good for the industry, since I will just pour my money into something else (video games, toys, or movies). |
Infinity Gauntlet is the #2 top-selling book for the month of March 2018
From Vu
With Avengers: Infinity War coming out April 23, 2018, the original Infinity Gauntlet book has skyrocketed to #2 on the top NPD BookScan (formerly Nielsen Bookscan) list for the month of March 2018. List courtesy of icv2.com.
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R.I.P. F'Murr
From Vu  Le Génie des alpages #3
According to ligneclaire, French comics creator
F'Murr (aka Richard Peyzaret) has died recently (the news of his death came to light today), he was 72.
F'Murr is most famous for the long-running series Le Génie des alpages (The Genius of the Mountain Pastures)... but also known for his parodies (see Tintin by F'Murr).  April (1)
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R.I.P. Gunnar Persson
From Vu
Swedish comic creator Gunnar Persson has died on April 8, 2018. He's known for being the son of Elov Persson, who created one of Sweden's oldest comic strip Kronblom. Gunnar took over drawing Kronblom when when his father fell to ill health. Keeping it all in the family, Gunnar's son, Jonas Persson, started co-drawing the strip in 2006. Both Elov and Gunnar won an Adamson Award in the "Best Swedish comic-strip (or comic book) cartoonist" for their work on Kronblom. Artists who died in 2018: 4 April (1)
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True Believers: Infinity Gauntlet (Gold Logo) coming to stores April 11, 2018
From Vu
With Avengers: Infinity War coming out this month, Marvel will be
re-releasing True Believers: Infinity Gauntlet (Gold Logo) this April
11, 2018 (you can get a copy at your comic book store for $1). Details at marvel.com |
Upcoming Moonlight Players shows
From moonlightplayers.com
1776
June 1st - June 24th, 2018 Directed by Charlotte Jardine It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence. Charley's Aunt July 20th - August 5th, 2018 Directed by Chris Walsh Charley and Jack love Amy and Kitty. Amy is about to go away, and Charley thinks he may miss his opportunity to ask for her hand. Then he discovers that his aunt, a Brazilian woman he hardly knows, is coming for lunch. How fortuitous! Now the aunt can chaperone while the boys ask the girls to marry them. Naturally, things don't go as planned. Donna Lucia, the aunt, is late, and their friend, Lord Fancourt Babberley (Babbs) shows up in drag. He is convinced to pretend to be Donna Lucia, and a wild afternoon of mistaken identity, young love, old love, angry uncles, and one beautiful, exotic aunt ensues. In the end, just as it looks like Uncle Stephen is going to ruin everything, the real Donna Lucia steps in and graciously puts an end to the madness. All the lovers end up together and happy, except for Uncle Stephen, who was starting to fall for Babbs! |
Color Your Own Avengers features George Perez's art
From Vu  >>> COLOR YOUR OWN AVENGERS TP MARVEL COMICS
DEC170938(A) Various (CA) Arthur Adams And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves uncolored, without their common palette! On that day, the Avengers were adorned - with all the hues no single super hero could withstand! Through these pages, their roster prospers, changing many times, but their glory will never be denied! Heed the call, then - for now, you Artists Assemble! Yes, your big moment is here. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Falcon and more take action in beautiful black-and-white illustrations by some of Marvel's finest talents from across the eras! They're just waiting for you to enter the fray - so grab your full lineup of markers, pencils or crayons...and unleash an Avengers world of color! All Ages In Shops: Mar 28, 2018 SRP: $9.99 |
Action Comics #643 on the cover of Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition
Ilke writes:
George's cover for Action Comics #643 can be seen on the
cover of Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition
Cover scan from: http://amzn.to/2Hr5del  |
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ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN POSTER (08 Apr 2018)
