speedcake Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, OrangeCrush said: Well, their 1:15 variants and I don't think that series as a whole had a really big run. That was really right around the time where Dynamite really started to get much more popular due to adding Red Sonja and Vampirella to the IP's they own. So its basically a comic that had a relatively small run overall and again, those Parrillo covers are 1:15 variants and I don't think many comic shops were purchasing 15 copies for that run of comics. IMO, that seems to be the most logical explanation as to why some of those books are so rare. I am not joking when I said it took me years to finally track down those #14 issues. Maybe I just had bad timing and they wound up being listed and sold before I saw them. Either way, I checked eBay pretty much daily and it really did take around 2 years for me to find those 2 copies. Yeah, I have seen a couple of the #15 posted thus far this year. Thats a flurry compared to the number I saw posted last year. I wound up purchasing one of them and that is actually the kind of pricing you see on a lot of the 1:15 Parrillo variants for either Queen Sonja, Vampirella, and Warlord of Mars. I wound up paying $29.99 each for the #14 issues I posted up. So while its definitely high compared to the various price guides out there, if you really want a copy its likely your going to have to pay those kinds of figures. Personally, I just love Parrillo's style. Its the perfect balance between realism and that comic book quality artwork. And I LOVE that he paints his covers like Del'Otto and Ross. IMO, painted covers just have a quality to them that digital art just can't match. I love being able to see some of the brush strokes. Here is a perfect example by Del'Otto where you can really see the various brush strokes. Again, I just love that quality to painted covers. Oil painting just have a really beautiful quality to them. ya this very nice. I assumed it had to do with low order numbers and the 1:15 variant aspect. $30 doesn't seem unreasonable then for those few really tough ones. Are there 1:15 variants for every issue 1-20? Are they all Parrillo? Looks like after that, later in the run, other artists do some of the variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OrangeCrush Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, speedcake said: ya this very nice. I assumed it had to do with low order numbers and the 1:15 variant aspect. $30 doesn't seem unreasonable then for those few really tough ones. Are there 1:15 variants for every issue 1-20? Are they all Parrillo? Looks like after that, later in the run, other artists do some of the variants. No, not all of them are 1:15 variants. I don't have the official number, but in regards to Warlord of Mars, I think its like 6-7 issues that were 1:15 Parrillo variants. I will do a bit of research and see if I can get a more accurate figure on that one. Ok, just checked Dynamite's website and its 9 - 1:15 variants in total for the Warlord of Mars run, which ended at issue #35. Here is the complete Parrillo run. Warlord of Mars #1 - Alex Ross (30%), Joe Jusko (30%), J. Scott Campbell (30%), Lucio Parrillo (10%) Warlord of Mars #2 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #3 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #4 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #5 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #6- 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #7- 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #8- 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #9 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #10 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #11 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #12 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #13 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #14 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #15 - 1:15 Variant Warlord of Mars #16 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #17 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #18 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #19 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #20 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #21 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #22 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #23 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #23 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #25 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #26 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #27 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #28 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #29 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #30 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #31 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #32 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars 33 - 50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko Warlord of Mars #34 (50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko) Warlord of Mars #35 (50% Parrillo & 50% Joe Jusko) Edited March 8, 2018 by OrangeCrush speedcake, drbanner and Brandon Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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