Sunday, 14 January 2024

Reads: Where to get it and HOW!

Hi, Everybody!

Over on the Cerebus Facebook Group, where Ron is an "Expert", Al Rooney, I feel Al's shown up on the ol' AMOC a few times (maybe in a Please Hold?), asked:
Anybody know where I can get a copy of READS remastered? Can't find it anywhere...
And Jeff Tundis
Yeah, the hippy (notice I didn't say "filthy" Jeff?)...
commented:
It's lost in the ether of Diamond distribution. No way to order it through standard channels. Been a problem since 2016 I think.
Well, I did what any self-respecting Interim Editor of the Internet's #1 Cerebus related blog would do... I asked Eddie. And Eddie says:
Reads: Diamond inventory shows 1665 copies at Diamond. 
Order Code STAR01063

Let me know what kind of problems people are running into ordering it from the shops (e.g. does the  shop's system not let them add it? Does it say the code is no longer valid, or that the title is sold out? etc. Anything would be helpful to figure out where the disconnect is so we can relay it to Diamond). 

Here are the codes for the other trade available through Diamond:
notes 
1) there's only 6 copies of the remastered F&V left and then I think that's it for that edition. 
2) AV still has in stock MELMOTH and LATTER DAYS, so even if it's shows sold out, DIA will can order more from AV (they actually just cut an PO for restock on those 2 items, but not nearly enough to deplete the stock at AV). Also the same with the Remastered THE LAST DAY (with the spine misprint that gets stickered over)
3) Same with the SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL? trades; AV still has stock for all of them, so any showing sold out at DIA should still be be able to be ordered 
3) CEREBUS Vol 1 is sold out

TitleDiamond ID
CEREBUS TP VOL 02 HIGH SOCIETY REMASTERED ED NEW PTGMAR201418
CEREBUS TP VOL 03 CHURCH & STATE I REMASTERED EDSTAR00271
CEREBUS TP VOL 04 CHURCH & STATE II REMASTERED ED (C: 0-0-1)JUL191359
CEREBUS TP VOL 05 JAKAS STORY REMASTERED EDAPR191258
CEREBUS TP VOL 06 MELMOTHSTAR00431
CEREBUS TP VOL 08 WOMENSTAR00849
CEREBUS TP VOL 09 READSSTAR01063
CEREBUS TP VOL 10 MINDS REMASTERED EDAPR178991
CEREBUS TP VOL 12 RICKS STORYSTAR08468
CEREBUS TP VOL 13 GOING HOME REMASTERED ED (NOTE PRICE) (C:STAR10981
CEREBUS TP VOL 14 FORM & VOID REMASTERED ED (C: 0-1-2)MAY221083
CEREBUS TP VOL 15 LATTER DAYSAUG031920
CEREBUS TP VOL 16 THE LAST DAY NEW PTGOCT221319
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)FEB210959
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)MAR210980
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 03APR211326
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 04MAY211065
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 05 (C: 0-1-2)JUN211152
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 06 (C: 0-1-2)JUL211196
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 07 (C: 0-1-2)AUG211357
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 08 (C: 0-1-2)SEP211138
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 09 (C: 0-1-2)OCT211070
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 10 (C: 0-1-2)NOV211045
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 11 (C: 0-1-2)DEC211203
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL TP VOL 12 (C: 0-1-2)JAN221097

Again, any problems ordering the titles let me know so I can pass it onto our Diamond rep and hopefully we can get it sorted. 
So Al (and Jeff!) if you have a local store, they SHOULD be able to get it. The code is right there at the top of Eddie's bit. (Good man that Khanna. With a hundred of him, we could conquer Tansubal in a forenight...)
 
If ANYBODY gets any static from their local shop, lemme know and I'll tell Eddie, and he'll tell the OTHER Matt D., and we'll get it all straightened out.

I guarantee it.

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13 comments:

Jason T said...

I recommend InStockTrades, especially for the remastered editions.

Birdsong said...

https://www.instocktrades.com/search?term=cerebus

READS remastered for $14

Jeff said...

So, that Star System code comes up as the standard edition, *not* remastered.

Likewise, that "instocktrades.com" listing is for a single damaged copy that is *no longer available.*

Honestly, kids, did you not think those sources were checked? Sigh...

Anonymous said...

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Birdsong said...

I ain't your kid. Check again, smart guy. I could put five copies of the remastered Reads in my shopping cart. Why can't you?

Anonymous said...

All good. It’s the remastered version from 2016. Diamond never changed the order code. They’ll be adding a note to the site to say it’s the Remastered version.
-Eddie

Mouse Skull Entertainment said...

Whoa whoa whoa...

Let's all take a breath fellas.

We are all friendlies here.

In stock trades apparently added a bunch between when Jeff checked and when Birdsong checked.

Seems to be a fluctuating stock situation.

BUT, I can confirm that if you order from Diamond, you'll get a remastered copy.

Promise.

Manly Matt Dow

Tony Dunlop said...

Huh. I.S.T. did NOT have the remastered READS for years an' years. Just snagged one while it's up! Got a C&S I while I'se at it.

Just getting the ol' debit card warmed up for CAN10, y'unnerstan'.

Nic said...

Can confirm IST has the remastered READS. I have it on the way as I type.

Btw, are the other standard volumes ever going to be Remastered? Or is that project done for?

Tony again said...

All these years I had assumed I.S.T. wasn't carrying the remastered READS because of the "infamous 186" content. Now it looks like it was a simple "coding" error...

al roney said...

I checked instocktrades last week for READS and it was not listed as remastered edition.

Now it is - so whatever triggered the correction - all is good again.

Thanks all!

Nic said...

Tony, oh yeah for the last six months I keep checking IST to snag a the volumes I need now that I can get back into comics again. Yay adult’ing.

Aaron w said...

ok- looking over this and it says that AV has some trades in their inventory- i know dave has "the last day-remarque" available directly from cerebus downloads- does this mean "melmoth" and "latter days" can be bought from dave directly ?