Need someone smarter than me to explain a grade 9.8 0

[silversurfer275]

it supposed to look like that to make it look old it def a 9.8

[WolverineX]

3 hours ago, mikefold said:

How in the world can this issue grade at 9.8 with all the obvious flaws? What am I missing?

Here is the pertinent information....

Certification #: 1475347003
Issue: 1
Title: Fade Out
Issue Date: 8/14
Issue Year: 2014
Publisher: Image Comics
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 02/17/2017
Variant: Variant Cover
Category: Modern
Art Comments: Ed Brubaker story
Sean Phillips cover & art
Key Comments: ""Vintage"" movie magazine cover.
15 pages of bonus material.

 

Thank you for your time and response. I am just a little confused.....

Graded though Andy @comics4all

[Comics4All]

9 minutes ago, Wolverinex said:

Graded though Andy @comics4all

@Wolverinex if Andy sent in it woulda be a 9.9 !

 

[Comics4All]

3 hours ago, mikefold said:

How in the world can this issue grade at 9.8 with all the obvious flaws? What am I missing?

Here is the pertinent information....

Certification #: 1475347003
Issue: 1
Title: Fade Out
Issue Date: 8/14
Issue Year: 2014
Publisher: Image Comics
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 02/17/2017
Variant: Variant Cover
Category: Modern
Art Comments: Ed Brubaker story
Sean Phillips cover & art
Key Comments: ""Vintage"" movie magazine cover.
15 pages of bonus material.

 

Thank you for your time and response. I am just a little confused.....

This has all the makings of a Friday thread but it's only Wednesday!

 

[Hollywood1892]

I need to get myself one of these

[kav]

It's called the 'distressed cover' effect.  I used this on one of my own books:

[JazzMan]

Here's another manufactured poor...

[JazzMan]

A better look...

[Deadpoolica]

Yep, they make them too look that way...as others have stated 

[Comics4All]

2 hours ago, Deadpoolica said:

Yep, they make them too look that way...as others have stated 

You know something?

I think they make them intentionally to look like an old golden age comics that is really worn from reading many times or just someone that didn't take really good care of the comic! 

That's just a theory I have though....

[spracknetch23]

Here's another:

[Hollywood1892]

8 hours ago, comics4all said:

You know something?

I think they make them intentionally to look like an old golden age comics that is really worn from reading many times or just someone that didn't take really good care of the comic! 

That's just a theory I have though....

True

They definitely don't make them for crisp appearances sake. I guess the vintage nature of the book attracts people, not for me.

[MustEatBrains]

On 1/15/2020 at 1:48 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Yes there are several books that are made to look old at printing...

They themselves don't have the flaws, it's just printed to "look" that way, but I've seen some before and none of them were collectable to me so I don't remember title names.

I just know that it's been done

 

Reminds me of when my wife wanted me to pay 10k at Restoration Hardware for table that had the s**t beat outta it.

[dupont2005]

23 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said:

I need to get myself one of these

And all the rest of Brubaker & Phillips comics 

[kav]

9 minutes ago, dupont2005 said:

And all the rest of Brubaker & Phillips comics 

except Kill or be killed.  Dud ending.  Also had a revolver with a silencer wth.

[paperheart]

OP didn't exactly set a high bar w/ thread title

[Deadpoolica]

9 minutes ago, paperheart said:

OP didn't exactly set a high bar w/ thread title

[ADAMANTIUM]

7 minutes ago, Deadpoolica said:

17 minutes ago, paperheart said:

OP didn't exactly set a high bar w/ thread title

I was hoping to at least make it on the mat or map with my guess...

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM

[Juno Beach]

Not looking at the actual cover before starting a thread about it?

[Hollywood1892]

On 1/15/2020 at 5:09 PM, JazzMan said:

Here's another manufactured poor...

Glad to see that one working out