PeterPark Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 There appears to be no shortage of this book. And I have yet to see any premium even for early appearance of Virus. I suppose time will tell. kairos70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairos70 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, PeterPark said: There appears to be no shortage of this book. And I have yet to see any premium even for early appearance of Virus. I suppose time will tell. True. I went to about 5 stores between yesterday and today. There was a nice close to two inch stack of this comic at each store. I still grab one each time. As far as the story and art goes it still is a nice grab. BishopT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, kairos70 said: True. I went to about 5 stores between yesterday and today. There was a nice close to two inch stack of this comic at each store. I still grab one each time. As far as the story and art goes it still is a nice grab. Yep, I grabbed 2 last time I was in on Tuesday. As I walked out they put another 20 or so on the shelf. Definitely no lack of the FCBD book. kairos70 and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopT Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 It’s a nice bonus for your Venom 25 or 26. That’s pretty much it. Like DC Divergence to JL 40 and 41 New 52. kairos70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbukiLord Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Have had to stop taking them when they offer them, LCS can't even give them away anymore and they still have a huge stack of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbukiLord Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Have the tables been flipped on this now? I'm hearing that CGC have back peddled and now the FCBD version is being seen as the first appearance of Virus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Blight Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 hours ago, IbukiLord said: Have the tables been flipped on this now? I'm hearing that CGC have back peddled and now the FCBD version is being seen as the first appearance of Virus? Yup. They changed their mind. The FCBD book is the one to get. IbukiLord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Second Blight said: Yup. They changed their mind. The FCBD book is the one to get. This means 26 is still the 1st appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, PeterPark said: This means 26 is still the 1st appearance. Yeah, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon_Jelly Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Last panel of FCBD: This muddies the waters for me. The book specifically says it comes before Venom 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpentor Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 It’s pretty easy for me to see that distribution dates do not matter. Which book actually existed first? Virus appeared in the FCBD book before he appeared in Venom #26, regardless of where the book sat in storage. Second Blight, kairos70 and Kon_Jelly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 It all just depends on what consumers decide is the first appearance. I think Venom #26 having a very attractive Cover A with Virus and CGC claiming it as 1st distributed appearance will make it win out. If I wanted a single slab for the character, it'd be the one with the best cover that is definitively in the running for 1st app. It's possible the FCBD one wins out if it ends up being scarcer and more valuable though. All that said, do we really think Virus is sticking around for long? He looks amazing, but he was a villain with pretty weak narrative hooks who is also likely to be a character we already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke as a Joke Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Machine Man 19... Varanis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Broke as a Joke said: Machine Man 19... Agreed. I'm skeptical a costume / name change is going to drive a ton of long term $$, especially for such a low tier villain. Even if it is a pretty awesome costume change. I feel like many may try to compare Virus to Cosmic Ghost Rider (i.e.; new character with mysterious identity who is revealed to be a known figure). The differences, which are huge in my opinion, are 1) CGR is an alternate universe persona who exists in parallel with the more established character - he may as well be a completely different character, and 2) He's a hero. Heroes get their own books, show up in events, and just generally have a much higher ceiling than villains. I don't know, maybe Virus becomes an anti-hero spun from the pages of Venom much like Venom spun away from Spider-Man? That's about the only way I see the $$ paying off. Apologies for being a naysayer. I've just seen an enormous amount of hype for the character and felt words of caution to be an interesting and varied perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 First appearances come out first. Intention doesn't matter when it hits newsstands later. It's Venom 26 Jitstark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...