NEW Magnus Titles Coming SOON?

jkwells1 · Post by **jkwells1** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:04 pm

I Have been gone for a While????

Is this old news?

Magnus: Robot Fighter Volume 1 (Paperback)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

Magnus: Robot Fighter Volume 1 (Unbound)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

Same Title 1 Un-Bound and the other a Tradepaperback?

Any more info?

By
Louise Simonson, Damion Hendricks, Steranko

thanks..
jkw

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:31 pm

Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.

justin · Post by **justin** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:35 pm

dellamorte wrote:Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.

They ended up giving them away at San Diego! Its horrible, but thats just my opinion!

-j

Schmakt · Post by **Schmakt** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:51 pm

dellamorte wrote:Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.

The fewer we buy, the better.

shadowmite · Post by **shadowmite** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:33 am

Schmakt wrote:
dellamorte wrote:Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.
The fewer we buy, the better.

I read it.

Its a waste of time and money. Hopefully it will crash and burn and the real VALIANT can pick up Magnus

Redtrax · Post by **Redtrax** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:50 am

jkwells1 wrote:I Have been gone for a While????

Is this old news?

Magnus: Robot Fighter Volume 1 (Paperback)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

Magnus: Robot Fighter Volume 1 (Unbound)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846

Same Title 1 Un-Bound and the other a Tradepaperback?

Any more info?

By
Louise Simonson, Damion Hendricks, Steranko

thanks..
jkw

Hmm, didn't know they were gonna make more than one version.

Byrneout · Post by **Byrneout** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:18 am

I'm torn. If it's as bad as I have feared, I don't want to purchase it and give them support for an inferior product.

On the other hand, it *is* Magnus...

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:41 am

It's way over priced for the amount of pages, so even if it was good it woulld have a really hard time selling unless it had some "hotter" talents attatched to it. I've always doubted there would be more graphic novels made beyond the original plotline (didn't they plan to make 3?).

childres · Post by **childres** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:22 pm

dellamorte wrote:Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.

-Joe

Schmakt · Post by **Schmakt** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:25 pm

waitaminute... that's Steranko cover art??
I might have to buy it...

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:56 pm

Schmakt wrote:waitaminute... that's Steranko cover art??
I might have to buy it...

No. Steranko's art is a heckuvalot better than that.

Look at the credit s again. He did some "redesign" work for them (I guess that he designed that generic outfit Magnus is in

).

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:57 pm

whoa, people have this already? Does anyone want to give a more in-depth review of it?

I know before they were talking about a series of 3 Graphic novels and at least 1 or 2 novels (non-graphic). But who knows, ibooks doesn't always seem to have everything together.

I will buy one when I have the chance anyway, to add to the Magnus collection. Hey if it sucks that bad it might even become one of those rare collector items.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:55 pm

architect wrote:
dellamorte wrote:Word on the street is that it isn't very good. I don't know if that will keep me from buying one but the more it sucks the better chance that Magnus can come home to Valiant.
They ended up giving them away at San Diego! Its horrible, but thats just my opinion!

-j

They did end up giving it away at the con on sunday. Really the only reason "she" did this was because she didn't want to take them back with her.

On Thursday I made a point to find Ibooks and see what was going on with the Magnus book because they had just resolicited it with previews so the time retail should see it was September.
I noticed that the GN was on her table. So I ask her "is this for sale?"

"I sure hope so I have a CASE of it for the show" is there a show price? nope just cover price. I told her that we were having a Valiant meeting on Saturday and that I would let everyone know they had it for purchase...

That first night when we were all out Partying at..............oh *SQUEE* I can't remember where we ended up at but I do know the service WAS BAD

We all collectively put that they were selling it and would make a point some time to pick it up.
My day to pick it up just happened to be the final day of the show....sunday. I strolled over to there booth just about 10:10am and went up to her "how is the Magnus GN selling?"
She said that she was suprised it's been selling pretty well for them." She reached down grabbed the remaining issues and placed them on the counter...." I decided to give the rest of them away today....I really don't want to pack them up and bring them back with me"
"you can have two"

I grabbed two and so did Serenity

She said that orders for the book were not strong....they did print all the issues already and they are waiting in a warehouse to be distributed...regardless of what the new solicitation brings in...she stressed that the print run on the book isn't high AT ALL.

The COE of Ibooks was killed in car crash not long ago (few weeks?) so the future of there new projects are sort of in the air right now untill they figure out what they can do....there future is in question and so is the statis of the next two Magnus GN they have planned.

-Brian

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:48 am

thanks for the info. So how about the book, it sucks?

jkwells1 · Post by **jkwells1** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:32 pm

What is iBooks?

Did they Buy out rights to the Magnus Character?

Today is My day off from Parental Duties,

I am enjoying my 3rd Jack and Coke and Going thought my Valiant Collection to see what is missing in order to have a complete Valian 1 Set.

Minus The Gold and Other Promo Issues of Course!

Cheers To all on a Saturday Afternoon!

jkw

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:56 pm

iBooks is a small comic publishing company, they are licensing Magnus from Classic Media (the original owners). There was supposed to be 3 Graphic novels along with some prose novels by Louise Simonson, but who knows.

jkwells1 · Post by **jkwells1** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:34 pm

http://ibooksinc.com/whatsnew.htm

Nothing listed under coming soon. (or anywhere else on the site)

I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

xounitylord · Post by **xounitylord** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:30 am

buttuolesurfer wrote:New here, what is ibooks? Have they done anything else?

What in the hell, is he interrested in the comics or not? I'm confused as usual!

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:46 am

That was his early post, I guess to lull us into a "false sense of security."

-slym

xounitylord · Post by **xounitylord** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:57 am

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