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John Byrne
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Posted: 18 July 2018 at 8:33pm | IP Logged | 1
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Huh?
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Rebecca Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 12 February 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 4409
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Posted: 18 July 2018 at 8:49pm | IP Logged | 2
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Er, um... face front fearless one?
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Nathan Greno Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 18 July 2018 at 9:01pm | IP Logged | 3
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JB: Huh?
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Another way to repackage and sell older material, I guess?
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Shane Matlock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 12 August 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1760
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Posted: 18 July 2018 at 11:35pm | IP Logged | 4
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At a dollar a pop Marvel is supposedly losing money on the True Believers reprints, but they reprint some wonderful comics that come out close to the time they are about to put out a new number one of that character/team. I would've liked to have seem more Byrne FF in their choices for the Fantastic Four reprints, but I am happy with the story they picked. Fantastic Four #232 is a great FF comic. Definitely can't go wrong with the FF #48 Coming of Galactus reprint or FF #5 either.
I do find myself wondering how a potentially new reader after reading some of these issues, how the new Fantastic Four #1 volume whatever is going to compare. It's like, hey, read some of the best Fantastic Four stories ever for a dollar and now pay 8 dollars for this 5 minute read.
Here's an article with the issues they are reprinting:
Also just noticed that I overlooked 209 which does have Byrne art at least. I definitely would've picked an issue actually written by JB over that one, like my all time favorite Fantastic Four issue, #243, although it is his first time drawing the comic which is historical.
Edited by Shane Matlock on 18 July 2018 at 11:53pm
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Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 7:56am | IP Logged | 5
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I wonder how the sales are going.
And it is pretty nice to get some stories from the different eras of the FF served up this way. Absent buying collections--which aren't on the shelves these days in any case--you have to buy digital copies of the books or find a buddy with a really good collection if you want to read them.
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Andy Mokler Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 8:57am | IP Logged | 6
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#209 also has Nova and Xandar! Yay for me.
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Rebecca Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 10:40am | IP Logged | 7
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I liked FF #220-221, but that's two issues, and #236 might've also been too long for their format. Two-In-One #50 would be a good single issue choice though. I've bought some of those reprints that were packaged with the dolls (oops, action figures)... Avengers #6 & 87 and X-Men #5. Having a 'True Believers' banner at the top puts me off of those, but if they colored that John Buscema Phoenix one-off story I might try and get at least that one, maybe get the Wolverine Hulk reprint as I'll never afford that original!
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Shane Matlock Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 11:53am | IP Logged | 8
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Rebecca, I didn't even think about 236 being over-sized. I was just trying to think of one of the best one issue FF stories, but, yeah, if these are produced at a loss I doubt they are going to go with an extra long issue.
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Manuel Soler Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 05 February 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 211
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 5:35pm | IP Logged | 9
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I did buy the True Believers with the Phoenix story from Bizarre Adventures and I found the colors strange. Perhaps it was because I was used to read the b&w version or maybe the problem was that the story was pencilled to be non-colored.
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Lars Sandmark Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 5:38pm | IP Logged | 10
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Rebecca,there actually is a full-colour True Believers reprint of the John Buscema Phoenix story.
Manuel beat me to it!
Edited by Lars Sandmark on 19 July 2018 at 5:38pm
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Joe Boster Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 July 2018 at 6:53pm | IP Logged | 11
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there is also a true believers JB return of Jean Grey, FF286.
I love em at my store. I get about 5 and sell 3 to regulars and put the other 2 in the dollar box. Great books for all ages for the most part so I recommend them to moms!
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Lars Sandmark Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 21 July 2018 at 7:10pm | IP Logged | 12
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The latest issue of the Previews catalogue solicits True Believers reprints to celebrate the Marvel Knights imprint anniversary.
Of note is Power Man #48 by JB.
I'm also getting Marvel Premiere #15 (first Iron Fist), Daredevil #1. Amazing Spider-Man #129, Avengers #144, and Luke Cage Hero For Hire #1.
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