New Universal Monsters Comic Book Series'

[fearliath]

Picked up my copies of #1 today, I'll get a photo of them up later, but at a glance it's difficult to tell the 1:75 and 1:100 apart.

The Alex Ross Art .com edition went up for sale yesterday and it looks like the $100 and $200 copies have sold out!

I have purchased (or preordered) a copy of every cover that has been released or announced thus far including the unsigned and CGC Signature Series 9.8 of Ross, Skottie Young and Crain. I REALLY want them to stop making alternate covers.

[Mike Scott]

I REALLY want them to stop making alternate covers.

[darkmonkeygod]

I have purchased (or preordered) a copy of every cover that has been released or announced thus far including the unsigned and CGC Signature Series 9.8 of Ross, Skottie Young and Crain. I REALLY want them to stop making alternate covers.

I hear ya! And I still feel like I'm totally outta the loop with these! How did you find out about these three new variations? And do you know anything about how to acquire the Andrew Currey covers without attending C2E2?

[fearliath]

I hear ya! And I still feel like I'm totally outta the loop with these! How did you find out about these three new variations? And do you know anything about how to acquire the Andrew Currey covers without attending C2E2?

I keep finding them through eBay auctions (presales) and then I go to the original source where possible and buy it for 1/3 the price it is being sold on eBay.

That being said, there is apparently no way to get the Currey covers without being at C2E2. There is someone on ebay who had 5 copies of each (regular and foil) in hand for a reasonable price but I just checked and he sold them all. Others on eBay have them.

[Anton Phibes]

I must be the oddball of our club. I didn't like the comic. 

[darkmonkeygod]

I keep finding them through eBay auctions (presales) and then I go to the original source where possible and buy it for 1/3 the price it is being sold on eBay.

It's so wild to me that there is not a good clearinghouse for information on all editions of this issue.

That being said, there is apparently no way to get the Currey covers without being at C2E2. There is someone on ebay who had 5 copies of each (regular and foil) in hand for a reasonable price but I just checked and he sold them all. Others on eBay have them.

What's a good email address for you to receive an invite to whatnot?

[darkmonkeygod]

I must be the oddball of our club. I didn't like the comic. 

I don't think I will either, to be honest, but I haven't sat down with it yet. That said, the very idea of "True Detective meets the Creature from the Black Lagoon" sounds laughably dumb to me so...

Of course it might turn out to be interesting after all. I'll give it a fair shake, but reading that the writer(s) wanted to introduce "existential dread" and name checked the True Detective television show (specifically only the first season) didn't set much of a bar for me. Were I an editor on it I would quickly say "Try again".

[Rex fury]

I had mixed reactions to the first issue too. The plot wasn't all that original, but maybe there's more twists and turns coming in the next issues.

My favorite read of this weeks comics was Paperfilms "Fantasima".

RF

[Mike Scott]

Here's the three latest (last?) #1s.

Clayton Crain


Andrew Currey and foil var.




Don't know what's up with this. Nimit Malavia var. this guy was selling as a set with these 2 others

[darkmonkeygod]

Don't know what's up with this. Nimit Malavia var. this guy was selling as a set with these 2 others

The first one is this one:

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Funky Town Comics & Vinyl Exclusive Cover (limited to 750) by Nimit Malavia

Available for purchase directly from Funky Town Comics & Vinyl HERE.

The other two are new to me, bringing the current yet probably still growing total to, what, 18? That's not much of a surprise to me, but the lack of blanket marketing letting fans know just what's out there remains surprising.

Do you have any further info on those last two, Mike?

Edit: I found 'em. But what a ridiculous pain in the ass Skybound has made this by NOT PUBLICIZING THE DAMNED VARIANTS. 🤬

The other two are "trade" and "virgin" (ugh) editions of a cover by Tonči Zonjić exclusive to Adam's Action Figures & Comics, a store in Rootstown, Ohio that is exhibiting at C2E2 this weekend. They are $9.99, 750 copies and $14.99, 500 copies respectively. Facebook seems to be the place they announced and advertised them, they aren't (yet?) on the stores website. They also have a large poster of the image at their C2E2 booth, but it looks like it's a one off for advertising. Funny enough, I really like this cover a lot.

[Anton Phibes]

I get the whole "artistic license/liberty" idea....but is it really so hard to just make The Creature look like....The Creature???  

[Mike Scott]

....but is it really so hard to just make The Creature look like....The Creature???

Ya can't fix perfect! 

[Mike Scott]

Do you have any further info on those last two, Mike?

I typed out an answer to that, but must have screwed up posting it.

The other two are "trade" and "virgin" (ugh) editions of a cover by Tonči Zonjić exclusive to Adam's Action Figures & Comics

I'll keep my eye out for some better pics. I woder what's next?!

[darkmonkeygod]

I'll keep my eye out for some better pics.

emailed 'em to ya

[Mike Scott]

emailed 'em to ya

Thanks!