vsndesigns Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I just got this one back, now with Ben Edlund's autograph on it. I'm thinking about getting Peter Alan Laird and Paul Chadwick who illustrated Concrete on the back cover. The only downfall is the drop from 9.2 to 9.0 when resubmitted into CGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Getting Laird will be very difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Getting Laird will be very difficult. What he said. He did make an unscheduled appearance at a convention last year. His first convention in 7 years. It won't be impossible, just very difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I also have more OA up for sale...wave 3 of the purge!! There will be more as I have decided to go all out...anything I am on the fence about and doesn't have special meaning will be out!! http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9784033#Post9784033 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 This is hilarious. I sold this last week for $50....a day after they received it they listed it for $500!! HAHAHAH...too bad they will probably never get more than $50 for it http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-51-Oct-2015-IDW-CGC-9-8-NM-MT-SS-Steve-Lavigne-Casey-Jones-Sketch-Cover-/252752805548?hash=item3ad93dbeac:g:dckAAOSw241Yk894 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_TMNT Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 This is hilarious. I sold this last week for $50....a day after they received it they listed it for $500!! HAHAHAH...too bad they will probably never get more than $50 for it http://www.ebay.com/itm/TMNT-51-Oct-2015-IDW-CGC-9-8-NM-MT-SS-Steve-Lavigne-Casey-Jones-Sketch-Cover-/252752805548?hash=item3ad93dbeac:g:dckAAOSw241Yk894 Yeah, not sure what makes it a $500 book in their eyes. Very cool, but like you said, I can't imagine it's gonna sell for much over what they bought it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump24601 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Any way to block Ebay sellers that are douchebags like this one? Urgh .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Eh...doesn't matter to me....we've all flipped stuff at some point....if they can make a few more bucks than I could then good for them. I just think it's damn funny that it was literally the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNTkid Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I just completed reading Volume 1 in it's entirety for the very first time. I was quite surprised by the "guest era", some I enjoyed greatly ("The River", and the issues by Michael Zulli in particular), some were quite awful IMO. I know Eastman/Laird were busy with TMNT blowing up as a global phenomenon, but it really surprised me that they sort of let their "baby" (the original comic) get taken over by random people. From the fan letters they would print, it seemed like the fan base was constantly begging for Eastman/Laird to return. To anyone who was actively reading it at this time, how was it perceived then? Did sales drop because of the constant "guests" and lack of continuity? SPOILERS BELOW: I also had very high expectations for "City of War", and although it was pretty good, I didn't find it particularly amazing. The Casey Jones/Gabrielle/Shadow thing just seemed like a complete waste, and I kept hoping the "old man" they kept referring to would end up being Shredder instead of just a truly random person. I then moved on to Volume 2 for the first time, I must say I am just not particularly fond of Jim Lawson's turtles. I think it's the awkwardly "square" mouths, it just bothers me . Anyway, I enjoyed Volume 2 and the color (Casey as a Schwarzenegger mock was pretty weird but at the time I'm sure it was funny). It seemed to be moving on just fine, when suddenly in the letters they were announcing they were done making TMNT comics. Just wondering what caused that, was Volume 2 that bad at the time? Awful sales? Did they lose their fan base because of the "guest" era or what? Just genuinely curious. I'm still on the hunt for a few issues from Vol 3 Image, and Vol 4 Mirage before I can continue, but it has been a blast catching up on the comics. I love the old stuff, but it has made me appreciate the current IDW series even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 These new board suck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spracknetch23 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I was a subscriber to volume 2 at the time it was discontinued. Some of their reasoning is explained in this letter I received from Mirage at the time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thanks for posting that letter. I had never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 2/8/2017 at 8:48 PM, nriccijr said: These new board suck!! Yes they do! On 2/10/2017 at 7:49 AM, Turtle said: Thanks for posting that letter. I had never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpideyFein Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 OK guys, fellow turtlehead's, and the like, here it is. I waited for this for a very long time. Many many many special thanks to Dave (comics and ponies) for getting this done. I'm getting it framed as we speak. I wanted to wait, but can't. Here it is. To say that Kevin knocked it out of the park is an understatement. I am now the proud owner of this----- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 WOW!!! AMAZING!!!!.......Now you just need to make a copy and have Dooney to a painting over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Selling some more OA.....lots of awesome stuff!! Items here: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/410984-tmnt-oa-sketch-covers-signed-comics-laird-eastman-sakai-berger-mitchroney-lawson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 That commission looks awesome, SpideyFein!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 This post has two purposes: 1) Test out the image posting function of the new board format. This is my first. 2) Show off a book I'm very excited about!!! I bought a Tales of the TMNT in Universal 9.8 years ago. It looked like a solid 9.8 to me. I had it signed by Steve and Peter a few months later and was shocked that it dropped to 9.6. It still looked like a 9.8 to me. So I cracked it and had Kevin sign it about a year later. STILL came back a 9.6 despite looking perfect to my eyes. I showed the slab to several friends to see if they could find a flaw keeping it out of 9.8. None of them could. Over 2 years after getting Kevin to sign it, I had it sent in for re-evaluation because in my mind, if this wasn't a 9.8, I must not know what a 9.8 looks like. Looks like CGC came around on this during the re-evaluation. SO PUMPED!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Group Shot! MattLaw90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nriccijr Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Looks awesome!!! I was not aware they did re-evaluations....I have some books that boggle my mind....both ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
