FINAL FIVE from BAD IDEA

[Sunlight on Snow]

So there will be 15 more issues between August and December.

Plus 1 more Tankers (Aug) and 3 more The Lot (Aug-Oct).

What about the only 2 books/month rule?

[Dallow Spicer1]

Psyched up about the final 5...I’m all in. As long as the books are top notch then I’m glad they’re breaking the 2 books per month rule!

[mrwoogieman]

[Sunlight on Snow]

But, technically, they're only doing a high-three.

So confusing....

[mrwoogieman]

But, technically, they're only doing a high-three.

So confusing....

I think if you could freeze it at the apex, their eyes are touching as well.

[betterthanezra]

With the final 5 title announcement they will also address the increase in titles to end the year.

-Brian

[grendeljd]

I shall continue to order any Bad Idea comics for this year that individually appeal to me based solely on their premise and/or creative teams.

I am personally enjoying *not* being automatically “all in” on their titles. I enjoy the freedom of picking and choosing rather than feeling compelled to own everything regardless of whether or not I actually like it - same as I do for other creator-owned comic companies like Image. And I mean that entirely as a positive compliment to the boys at Bad Idea.

[Dallow Spicer1]

I shall continue to order any Bad Idea comics for this year that individually appeal to me based solely on their premise and/or creative teams.

I am personally enjoying *not* being automatically “all in” on their titles. I enjoy the freedom of picking and choosing rather than feeling compelled to own everything regardless of whether or not I actually like it - same as I do for other creator-owned comic companies like Image. And I mean that entirely as a positive compliment to the boys at Bad Idea.

What about the final 5, as you have to order blind? I say get on board, it’s fun!

[grendeljd]

I shall continue to order any Bad Idea comics for this year that individually appeal to me based solely on their premise and/or creative teams.

I am personally enjoying *not* being automatically “all in” on their titles. I enjoy the freedom of picking and choosing rather than feeling compelled to own everything regardless of whether or not I actually like it - same as I do for other creator-owned comic companies like Image. And I mean that entirely as a positive compliment to the boys at Bad Idea.

What about the final 5, as you have to order blind? I say get on board, it’s fun!

I am having my fun with Bad Idea comics by refusing to play along with any of their marketing gimmicks and treating them like the bad idea that they generally are!! I’m sure they would appreciate the beautiful irony of that!

I’m willing to bet there’s gonna be some great stuff in that final 5 batch though

[Dallow Spicer1]

I shall continue to order any Bad Idea comics for this year that individually appeal to me based solely on their premise and/or creative teams.

I am personally enjoying *not* being automatically “all in” on their titles. I enjoy the freedom of picking and choosing rather than feeling compelled to own everything regardless of whether or not I actually like it - same as I do for other creator-owned comic companies like Image. And I mean that entirely as a positive compliment to the boys at Bad Idea.

What about the final 5, as you have to order blind? I say get on board, it’s fun!

I am having my fun with Bad Idea comics by refusing to play along with any of their marketing gimmicks and treating them like the bad idea that they generally are!! I’m sure they would appreciate the beautiful irony of that!

I’m willing to bet there’s gonna be some great stuff in that final 5 batch though

Exactly, you KNOW there’s gonna be great stuff …what’s the worse that can happen ?

[TheeBaldMoose]

What about the only 2 books/month rule?

that ish went out the window in May, with their Pizza Detective book. Consider it another marketing gimmick, lol

I've enjoyed all the hub-bub, hoops and such, it's made the books a little more enjoyable. Don't mind hanging out early at a shop to be the first to purchase. Most importantly, I enjoy the haters hating Bad Idea's game, yet not getting that by commenting, they're spreading the name even further. It proves, yet again, that even bad publicity is good publicity.

From their history, we have an idea that Oden's Eye and Megalith are still out there. We have to assume that those two books have a large possibility of being in the final 5. That leaves guess work on three other titles. Megalith will probably be at least 4 issues (could be 5), the art that LaRosa has leaked seems to tell us that THAT specific story will be a full one. Oden's Eye could be a one-shot or could be a full on mini, just don't know. We've only seen one page of work there.

I am assuming that Megalith will be a 5 story series, but in truth, just one of the remaining stories will need to be 5 books, that leaves two 4 book mini's and 2 one-shots.

Anyone else see a different mathematical breakdown?

[Sunlight on Snow]

From BAD IDEA's most recent mail....

Remember, the BAD IDEA way also means no variants, no trades, no digital, select stores, perennially available Not First Printings and no more than two comics a month – just monthly comics, sold in comic book shops. Goodbye, troubles. Hello, BAD IDEA SIMPLICITY™.

[DirtbagSailor]

Got my pre-order in today!

[Sunlight on Snow]

1) Monster Kill Squad (4 issues; 32 pgs; $6.99 each)
2) Refuse x Last Resort (next super cheap one-shot; a gazillion of pages; for $9.99)
3) Pyrate Queen (4 issues; 32 pgs; 1 typo; $7.99 each)
4) Hero Trade: P/A (one-shot; 32 pgs; $7.99)
5) Odinn's Eye (5 issues; 32 pgs; from the G-O-D; also 1 month only; $7.99 each; issue one's slightly cheaper; $9.99)
0) ZEROLITH (finally!!!; zero-shot; 0 pgs; $0.00)

Next up: BOLD IDEA, SUPER CHEAP IDEA, BAD JOKE, or BREAKING FAKE.

[Dallow Spicer1]

1) Monster Kill Squad (4 issues; 32 pgs; $6.99 each)
2) Refuse x Last Resort (next super cheap one-shot; a gazillion of pages; for $9.99)
3) Pyrate Queen (4 issues; 32 pgs; 1 typo; $7.99 each)
4) Hero Trade: P/A (one-shot; 32 pgs; $7.99)
5) Odinn's Eye (5 issues; 32 pgs; from the G-O-D; also 1 month only; $7.99 each; issue one's slightly cheaper; $9.99)
0) ZEROLITH (finally!!!; zero-shot; 0 pgs; $0.00)

Next up: BOLD IDEA, SUPER CHEAP IDEA, BAD JOKE, or BREAKING FAKE.

All in!

[Sunlight on Snow]

Simple MATH on ODINN'S EYE

Months: 1
Pages: 72 + 4*32 ==> 200 pgs.
$: 9.99 + 4*7.99 ==> $41.95

Next up: PRICELESS PUBLISHING or OMG! PRESS.

[Sunlight on Snow]

In comparison to THE VISITOR

Months: 19
Issues: 6
Pages (simple Chinese): 6*20 ==> 120 pgs.
Pages (complicated Chinese): 5*20 + 1*17 + 3 ==> 117 pgs. + 3 epilogue one-pagers (that were more intriguing than the main story)
$: 6*3.99 ==> $23.94

VISITOR vs. ODINN:

Cents/page => $0.1995 vs. $0.20975
Price/month => $1.26 vs. $41.95

Bottom line: ODINN might be a budget killer but the price/page is absolutely reasonable.

[Sunlight on Snow]

Not everything is BAD, of course...

[nycjadie]

REALLY excited for these. Super cool. I stopped into my shop to pick the books up yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to get one of the stickers!

I also picked up the first appearance of Batwoman for what I think was a bargain - 1/2 the lowest recent sold price on eBay.

[Dallow Spicer1]

REALLY excited for these. Super cool. I stopped into my shop to pick the books up yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to get one of the stickers!

I also picked up the first appearance of Batwoman for what I think was a bargain - 1/2 the lowest recent sold price on eBay.

Comic gods smiling down on you!

[Sunlight on Snow]

I also picked up the first appearance of Batwoman for what I think was a bargain - 1/2 the lowest recent sold price on eBay.

Is that a 9.8 slab for about 25 bucks?

Oh, and congrats on that sticker!

Do we already know what it's good for?

[nycjadie]

The press release says it can be redeemed for the first book.

[mkb28]

I just submitted my order for the rest of the Bad Idea books.

[JCP]

The press release says it can be redeemed for the first book.

Hero Trade?

[possumgrease]

I pre-ordered these (and all Bad Idea) with Ed at Paradise. I received my first shipment this weekend and was pleasantly surprised to find a Final Five sticker inside.

Any idea on what this is redeemable for? I saw in a promo that you get a “corrected” copy of the first issue. Seems sus but I’m on board.

Really enjoyed everything I’ve read so far.