The Weekly Stack™, as not detailed in any Insideman’s Pull List™ – since I haven’t written them yet.
One question: Does this look like $508.77 worth of books to you?
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Enjoy that Superman, Ian. Gil Kane was a Real Artist. Not like these porn-tracing whippersnappers today.
Morlock, I had the opportunity to meet Gil at dinner one night– a couple of years before he died. It was a fairly impromptu last minute invite at San Diego Comic Con… An Editor invited me to come along. I think the exact invite was, “Hey Kid! Why don’t you come to dinner with us? I got somebody I know you’ll want to meet.”
When Kane walked up, I think my jaw hit the table. Impeccably dressed, very cordial. I can even tell you what he was wearing. A Navy Blue Sport Coat with a blue and white striped dress shirt.
The fact that I was brought along so the “old timers” could have fun with me has never bothered me one second. The “old guys” in comics were very much a “Boy’s Club” and certain rites of initiation had to be endured. They knew how much I loved comics– and my fave artist then (and even now) was Gil Kane (with John Romita Sr a veryclose second). So the invite was an honor.
I think the joke that got the biggest laugh that evening was, “Kid! Stop staring at Gil! You’re not on a date!”
Since I don’t really bother to read Previews from cover to cover anymore– I didn’t even know this book was coming out. It’s already sitting in my permanent collection. That one’s not going anywhere until I die.
I would almost kill to have DC re-release their Gil Kane library with some consummate color artist like Dave Stewart recoloring the pages. Holy Jeezus!
Why bother reading Previews when you have me to do that for you
I checked my past columns and I did Gil Kanes IDW artists edition
I was going to say that– but that would have sounded more than a little cheeky coming out of my mouth.
I’ve bought every IDW Artist Edition except Sergio Aragones’ book and the Wally Wood edition (which I actually thought I had purchased but apparently didn’t). Gil’s was a no brainer– even if they did just seem to raise the price by $25 rather arbitrarily.
Animal Man is a great pick.
There are a few New52 books I am looking forward to. I didn’t much care for Animal Man #1… But it was a first issue. I am going to let two or three volumes pile up– so I can go from the beginning– through this supposed mess that is Rotworld– in a couple of days.
I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Thank you for your reply! : )
Thanks for the recommendation, Wayne! Your perspective is always welcome.
Ian, I’d be interested to see what you think of Animal Man. I tried to stick with it but I really thought it lost something when Travis Foreman left.
Superman & Spiderman by Gil Kane…that should make any week a good one
Joe, I almost didn’t even take the Spider-Man Artist Edition out of the box… But since I like to at least inspect my $125 comics… I thought, “Why not photograph it?” You can bet I checked and double checked that stack as I was building it.
No way that Gil Kane gem was gonna fall on the floor.
How much did you pay for the Gil Kane Spider-Man Artist Edition? IDW didnt give a suggested retail price..my LCS had to pay 110 so I paid 135 for it..which was more then I thought it would be.
Good looking stack..The cover for Eros gone Wild looks HOT…I am not sure about the stories..I feel like I can rack up the original stories for half the price this collection costs…(
I am not crusading against humanoids or anything..he)
The Kirby Genesis spin-offs, Captain Victory and Silver Star could have been left out, IMO..did you like the Kirby Genesis series?
I got the Gil Kane Artist Edition for cover price– $125 USD.
Eros Gone Wild was a real crap shoot for me. I like adult comics but I had no idea whether I would like the comics within. I just based my judgment on the great cover and the fact that I like how Humanoids makes their books– and the quality they usually choose to print. Even with that, the book was in and out of my cart 4 times before I finally decided to splurge. (Which I guess, once again, blows the theory that I just purchase my books indiscriminately and buy everything that’s released every week.)
But I do have a problem with their pricing. The cost of the book was outrageous, even with my generous discount. (Amazon US is selling it at 37% off.) At $89.95 USD, I am certain you probably could find the comics cheaper… Especially since you are a helluva closer to their cities of origin than I am.
I am just now reading the current Kirby Genesis series. What I read the other day certainly wasn’t bad. In fact, it was good. I’ll follow up on them all when I finish them.
When you say cover price you mean there is a price on the cover right?
I wish that was the cover priced. Pardon me, that was a very “Western” way of putting it.
Price for the book was $125. I paid $125… I thought… But I actually got a 5% discount… So it was $118.75 US. Given exchange rates and shipping, etc… $135 USD sounds like a good deal for you. Although I wonder if you would benefit from a service like Locusmortis uses.
I guess that would all depend on what taxes/duties they have in your country (if any) for incoming purchases and whether you just HAVE to touch stuff or see it before you buy. I sort of like NOT seeing my stuff before I get it. Gives me a sense of wonder and anticipation as I open my boxes.
Of course, I also get burned when I get digest-sized stuff I paid good money for that I didn’t know were digest-sized (you might remember that I hate “regular” comic trades and hardcovers that are digest-sized or not marked as such)… But that’s fairly rare nowadays.
I actually haven’t been in a comic book store since I went into a store that called itself a “comic shop” but really wasn’t. It was just a nerd-cave in Jackson Hole, Wy that carried a few new comics and that was it. (I think somebody had a rich Daddy that pushed their kid to get a “job”.) That was 4 years ago. Really haven’t missed them since.
Hmmm someone mention my name
I just checked the service I use and the John Byrne Fantastic Four: Artists Edition is currently on offer for $93.75