What Did I just get in the Mail?

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:01 am

(First of all, sorry for the terrible lighting...)
Last week I had just finished reading every first volume of every Valiant comic, and needless to say, they kind of blew me away. I couldn't help but send fanmail. He emailed back asking for my mailing address. I replied:
"It's awesome to hear back from you, I'm 99% sure Marvel or DC wouldn't have said anything. I'm so excited to get into the universe; those sales really did work on me, Now the only problem is trying to get my friends into these comics..."

And this morning I freakin' got this in the mail!

^Is this one of those gold variants?

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:06 am

That's a Harbinger gold book!

Nicely done!

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:09 am

Dr. Solar wrote:That's a Harbinger gold book!

Nicely done!

Are these like super rare?

Phoenix8008 · Post by **Phoenix8008** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:33 am

TheFerg714 wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:That's a Harbinger gold book!

Nicely done!
Are these like super rare?

Fairly rare, but not super rare I'd say. Aproximate value for most golds is around $50 give or take. Only way to get them is gifted from VEI like you got, or given for good promotion of VEI, or given out at cons after a panel.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:46 am

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:51 am

Not gonna lie, I would've *SQUEE* all over the place had I gotten the Vol. 2's, but this is just about as cool. Plus, now I can force-feed them to my friends!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:00 am

Very neat to get a surprise package like that. Congrats.

nscc · Post by **nscc** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:03 am

Yeah, that's really awesome

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:11 pm

VEI is really really good at a lot of things. Making fans for life out of people is one of those.

bobby97801 · Post by **bobby97801** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:40 pm

Very cool.. Congrats

brucehartshorn · Post by **brucehartshorn** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:24 pm

"Gold Book Worthy" is always a good thing. Congrats!

Magnus9178 · Post by **Magnus9178** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:42 pm

MarkRoseHFX · Post by **MarkRoseHFX** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:42 pm

way to go Ferg

well deserved

rkjock1 · Post by **rkjock1** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:50 pm

Blood of Heroes wrote:VEI is really really good at a lot of things. Making fans for life out of people is one of those.

Having been a comic fan for over thirty years, the closest I've ever gotten to a one-on-one with a comic company higher up was 10 seconds at a signing or asking a question at a panel. I spent an entire afternoon with Dinesh, Atom! And Josh at Phoenix Con and they were just incredibly nice to me. They all treated me like a person, not a fan.

I only buy Valiant now.

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:50 pm

rkjock1 wrote:
Blood of Heroes wrote:VEI is really really good at a lot of things. Making fans for life out of people is one of those.
Having been a comic fan for over thirty years, the closest I've ever gotten to a one-on-one with a comic company higher up was 10 seconds at a signing or asking a question at a panel. I spent an entire afternoon with Dinesh, Atom! And Josh at Phoenix Con and they were just incredibly nice to me. They all treated me like a person, not a fan.

I only buy Valiant now.

RogueJedi74 · Post by **RogueJedi74** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:01 pm

Welcome to the greatest comic universe. Valiant is the best!

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:23 pm

So.. now that the dust has settled I have a few questions for you guys:
1. Should I read Unity 1-4 before I get to X-O Manowar 18? It's not really a huge deal if I get a little spoiled because X-O's not my favorite series, but I don't want to completely ruin my X-O experience.
2. How should I approach my friends with these? I'm keeping Unity, and I have 3 friends in mind.
-Zack doesn't read comics at all really, but he's an atheist like me, and a fan of satirical comedy, so I'm thinking Archer & Armstrong for him. However, when I was showing Berto a funny panel, he exclaimed he didn't like the art.
-Blake only reads Marvel, and almost refuses to read anything else. How do I get across to him that Valiant is just as good, if not better? He's a fan of Captain America, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, and Van Lente's Hercules run. It should be known that he could care less about creators.. he's all about the characters.

-and Berto reads stuff like Red Sonja, The Darkness, Witchblade, and Catwoman. He seems the most likely to read it if I just give him a trade but he's also well-known for simply not reading things I've let him borrowed...
...Maybe it's all a lost cause... My friends suck as comic fans.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:26 pm

TheFerg714 wrote:My friends suck as comic fans.

I sense a custom title in this...

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:31 pm

TheFerg714 wrote:My friends suck as comic fans.

Ramses818 · Post by **Ramses818** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:58 pm

Oh course we all know real friends swallow.

The Dirt Gang · Post by **The Dirt Gang** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:16 pm

Ramses818 wrote:Oh course we all know real friends swallow.

Katie Morgan would disagree. Any fan's of Kevin Smith's Smodcasts???

Awesome score! VEI are some standup dudes!

grendeljd · Post by **grendeljd** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:14 am

Congrats on the score, Ferg! Glad you've already experienced first-hand how awesome the guys at VEI are. It's a whole other culture of cool

kjjohanson · Post by **kjjohanson** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:38 am

TheFerg714 wrote:He's a fan of Captain America, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, and Van Lente's Hercules run.

When I first read A&A it reminded me a lot of Hercules before I even realized that one of the Herc writers was involved. Start him there.

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