Update the first (I think it's canonically #6...):
The next Printer's Proof will be released some time in the next three hours. It is currently 7:42am in Berlin, 6:42am in London, 1:42am in New York, 12:42 in Kitchener and 10:42pm in Los Angeles. It's 5:42pm in Sydney and 7:42pm in Christchurch. If you folks on the other side of the world will keep half an eye on your email this will be your best chance to snag one of these when we announce it. Towards the end of the campaign we'll release two more around this time of day.
Forget about this. It's from Yesterday. So the Proof is gone.
We're still awaiting final word on what the shipping cost will be for the Print-On-Demand CAN portfolios. Actually, Dave has quite a few portfolios in storage including, I'm told, a lot of CAN5s. CAN5 features stunning original art reproductions from the highly praised, JAKA'S STORY.
More on this in a minute...
And we've passed the halfway point to the first Stretch Goal. The Giant-Size Cerebus Trading Card seen a few updates back, is officially available to all backers when the campaign reaches $12,000. It's a tough goal, but Dave feels strongly that this year-long process is to test out things people might want by sending out a fanzine with a fancy gold cover. But, if enough people buy enough of these things and the other items offered, Dave will let it out there with the caveat that you may have an advanced copy of the first card, but if the card set doesn't happen, or it gets changed to smaller sizes, or any number of things, you were warned that you may have a unique, one of a kind thing that only a couple of hundred people own. Not a bad thing either way, really.
So, the campaign is currently over halfway there.
Update the second (canonically #8):
As promised, here are the shipping rates. If you select either option you will see the Surface shipping rate. Included below are the Air Rates with Tracking. If you wish to choose the second option just increase your pledge by that amount and let us know in the comments or at the end of the campaign. Inflation and, you know... the thing, are impacting shipping rates worldwide. We may be sending things by carrier pigeon next time.
Thanks to everyone for a great first half!
And Dave has a message for me (and you guys I guess...):
So a CGC 9.4 Canadian variant of that issue sold on eBay for less than $175 on February 3rd.
I'm sure these issues are not "incredibly rare" (to quote Dave) in the strict understanding of those terms as relates to comic collecting: less than a handful in existence.
If Doug Sulipa is doing business with Dave and describing issues like this as 'rare', then Doug is misrepresenting what he's trading to Dave.
That said, I'm sure the return on investment to Dave's estate (or whatever) in, say, 30 years on these CGC'd comics will be much greater than what the estate would get for any 100 issues of any CIH? title.
And by way of comparison, tying in with this most recent CIH? parody cover of ALF #48, a CGC 9.4 of the newsstand version sold on eBay for $376 on Jan. 1st. And my betting money is that, 30 years from now, the ALF issue will still be selling for more than the Crisis issue.
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And then Dave also sent:
5 comments:
Can someone tell me the difference between a regular "Pieces of Turtle 8" American Edition & the Printer's Proof copy in the Kickstarter campaign?
I know the Printers Proof is signed by Dave & another guy.
Anything else?
What am I getting for $50?
Glen,
I don't know for certain, but I believe that the proof is just that. It's one of eight Alphonso did to prove out the process for the American edition.
Making sure the gold ink looked right, and whatnot.
Manly Matt Dow
The debut of Hell-oh (fixed it) Spawnee!!!
There is a seal of approval joke here somewhere.
So a CGC 9.4 Canadian variant of that issue sold on eBay for less than $175 on February 3rd.
I'm sure these issues are not "incredibly rare" (to quote Dave) in the strict understanding of those terms as relates to comic collecting: less than a handful in existence.
If Doug Sulipa is doing business with Dave and describing issues like this as 'rare', then Doug is misrepresenting what he's trading to Dave.
That said, I'm sure the return on investment to Dave's estate (or whatever) in, say, 30 years on these CGC'd comics will be much greater than what the estate would get for any 100 issues of any CIH? title.
And by way of comparison, tying in with this most recent CIH? parody cover of ALF #48, a CGC 9.4 of the newsstand version sold on eBay for $376 on Jan. 1st. And my betting money is that, 30 years from now, the ALF issue will still be selling for more than the Crisis issue.
Steve
I never read Alf the comic or saw Alf the tv show but that is one of the most awesome covers I've seen yet in my entire life.
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