Anything and everything Dark Horse 8 8

[Microchip]

On 11/5/2022 at 11:34 AM, ak47po said:

Star Wars collection i acquired in 2019, and those Godzilla"s from the previous post also came from this collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You had a few days off, with nothing to do??

[Poutine]

[Spawnfreak]

On 10/24/2022 at 8:41 AM, F For Fake said:

I've always thought these were underrated, particularly the Art Adams covers, which are beautiful. 

These are my only, not really a big fan.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 3/7/2023 at 11:21 PM, Poutine said:

That was a nice movie on PSP! Glad the art holds up  

[F For Fake]

On 3/8/2023 at 12:21 AM, Poutine said:

Great series, I've read is several times. There was a near complete set of 9.8's on CLink a couple of months ago, and I wish I'd bid harder on them, because the covers are so gorgeous, they'd make a beautiful set. Oh well, I had my sights set on some other stuff, but someone got a nice deal. 

[Otter1775]

Picked these two up today at my LCS:

 

[Parabellum]

Recent win on My Comic Shop.  So at this point I have every Dark Horse appearance of Aliens, Predator, Terminator and AVP in 9.8 (first prints) 1988-1992. Three more books to go to have all printings and variants for the same time period.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Parabellum

[F For Fake]

On 3/31/2023 at 2:43 AM, Parabellum said:

Recent win on My Comic Shop.  So at this point I have every Dark Horse appearance of Aliens, Predator, Terminator and AVP in 9.8 (first prints) 1988-1992. Three more books to go to have all printings and variants for the same time period.

Congrats, that's quite a feat!

[Parabellum]

Recent pick up from a shop near my moms house.  I only found two major flaws, blunted corner (looks way worse in the picture), and a spine tick.  Not bad for only $20.   

[Otter1775]

Good morning fellow collectors. I forgot about this thread, but I’ve already posted this book on other threads as well, but I finally grabbed this one off the bay a couple of weeks ago. Cool thing, Adam Hughes is scheduled for the upcoming Baltimore Comic-Con this year.

[Parabellum]

Love that cover!!!

[Parabellum]

Dark Horse Presents vol 1 so far…

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 8/26/2023 at 10:19 AM, Parabellum said:

Dark Horse Presents vol 1 so far…

Nice pics! I'm always impressed about other peoples "lighting and or space!"  

Spoiler

My family mostly has lamps and the center ceiling lights are in certain rooms only, and they do not illuminate much, hence the lamps that usually suffice.  

It's an odd thing but some peoples pics look like they would inside a store or mall, that is bright for pics!!  

anyway, your registry is legit completeness with the "amount you have complete!" I'm just  

[Parabellum]

One more book to go (Aliens 1988 #5 third print) and the “Aliens, Predator, Terminator and AVP 1988-1992 (Dark Horse) all variants” mega set will be complete.

[Parabellum]

AVP Limited Edition Hard Cover “second printing”.  After some research and inquiries I’ve come to the conclusion that there isn’t a “first print” of this hard cover.  The first print is the standard TPB.    

 

 

 

Edited April 13 by Parabellum

[Qalyar]

On 3/16/2022 at 5:21 PM, Qalyar said:

Found a second copy of this weird, presumably promotional, variant. Despite my best efforts, I still have absolutely no idea how these were distributed, but wherever they came from, it seems like it was hard on books. My first copy might manage a 5.5; this one could probably get pressed all the way up to a 6.5 or 7.0! Truly, these books are miracles of preservation, to have survived even in this shape all the way from the bygone time of ... 2001? Hmmph, nevermind.

Really, though, I'm still looking for information about how this was distributed (and looking for a copy in actually collectible condition...).

 

Two years later, I can finally state where the blue variant cover of this book came from!

Blizzard released a compilation set of their Diablo games (Diablo, Diablo 2, and D2: Lord of Destruction), called the Diablo Battle Chest. There are, erm, a lot of versions of this box set. The very first version released is referred to by video game collectors as the "Tall Box". No comic in that one. Shortly after, it was reissued as the "Wide Box". Predictably, there are multiple versions of the Wide Box.

This book is from the very first version of the Wide Box. Well, sometimes. The first Wide Box was also used for some international distribution; only US editions have the comic. Also, some reports suggest that not ALL examples of the first Wide Box actually contain the comic. I can't confirm or deny that, although I can confirm that SOME do. The relevant version of the Wide Box can be distinguished from later versions because the game covers reproduced on the box set are overlapped; in particular, the "O" in "Diablo" on the Lord of Destruction cover is concealed. Absolutely no idea how many of these boxes or how many of these comics were distributed, however.

These comics weren't secured inside the boxes, which included a bunch of jewel cases CDs and a lot of other stuff. Needless to say, these boxes weren't exactly handled with care and precision, which did not contribute to keeping these books in high grade. Nor did the general lack of comic collectors' interest or awareness of this book. Many copies were well read and roughly handled.