FCBD 2010

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:03 am

I haven't been this excited about a new comic book in years...

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:14 am

Thanks for the preview link.

Art looks solid. Higher rez and coloring will help a lot, but remember Shooter always puts a much higher premium on storytelling and consistency in artists than on showy and spectacular visuals.

Magnus looks to be in capable hands with veteran Bill Reinhold. A sample from his Deviant art page:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:18 am

StarBrand wrote:I haven't been this excited about a new comic book in years...

+1

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:35 am

Here's Wes Dzoiba's page with color samples:

http://stayinthelines.com/stayintheline ... ering.html

His color work on the Aliens/Predator and Star Wars books rock.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he does for the sci-fi world of Magnus.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:47 am

vikingspawn wrote:Here's Wes Dzoiba's page with color samples:

http://stayinthelines.com/stayintheline ... ering.html

His color work on the Aliens/Predator and Star Wars books rock.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he does for the sci-fi world of Magnus.

An unusual selection of stuff from Spongebob to warrior chicks!

Good colours though

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:28 pm

Is Wes Dzoiba a hand or digital colorist?

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:25 pm

vikingspawn wrote:The printed solicit of the Solar/Magnus FCBD issue appears in today's Previews/Jan catalog:

Anyone know what number of Previews this is? I'm documenting everything Dark Horse does with their Gold Key launch. Thanks.

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:59 pm

StarBrand wrote:
Anyone know what number of Previews this is? I'm documenting everything Dark Horse does with their Gold Key launch. Thanks.

Issue #256. (Jan-2010)

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:03 pm

vikingspawn wrote:
StarBrand wrote:
Anyone know what number of Previews this is? I'm documenting everything Dark Horse does with their Gold Key launch. Thanks.
Issue #256. (Jan-2010)

Thanks a lot.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:35 pm

vikingspawn wrote:The preview is up!!!

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/comic_solar.asp

I like the script and the art on those two pages.

I'm really wondering if that's a new villain on those pages. Could be the first of many new characters Shooter may be introducing.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:43 pm

spiffy

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:40 am

I'm glad they didn't put the white "stamp here" block on the Dark Horse cover this year. Some of the other FCBD books on the site seem to be carrying it.

I bought a hard to find Bongo Comics FCBD book on ebay and the seller put an address label in that "white block" area that was a mission to take off. There was gummy residue still left over after removing it. *grumble*

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:17 pm

Who is that? That's not Magnus, is it? I am referring to the guy in the uniform next to the big lizard near the bottom of page 7...

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:34 pm

dave wrote:Who is that? That's not Magnus, is it? I am referring to the guy in the uniform next to the big lizard near the bottom of page 7...

Nope not Magnus, just a sci-fi character by the guy who's drawing Magnus. Looks good to me!

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:12 pm

Ryan wrote:
dave wrote:Who is that? That's not Magnus, is it? I am referring to the guy in the uniform next to the big lizard near the bottom of page 7...
Nope not Magnus, just a sci-fi character by the guy who's drawing Magnus. Looks good to me!

totally different than what is coming from the new DH four, right?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:22 pm

dave wrote:
totally different than what is coming from the new DH four, right?

yeah nothing to do with DH or Magnus, just a sample from the guy who's drawing Magnus.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:44 am

I'm not telling you guys how many of these I ordered. I'll give a couple hints...I'm using three different sources for this book, and it's not too late to place a reorder via mailordercomics.com.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:33 pm

im guessing a short box

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:12 pm

Calero said the total Solar story is 9 pages long. He is selling the whole 9 pages as a set for $500/page.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:50 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Calero said the total Solar story is 9 pages long. He is selling the whole 9 pages as a set for $500/page.
Yeah I know, thus my previous post

My bad I didn't see this posted anywhere else. I think he is high to think that he can command $500/page for this book.

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:07 pm

JustCallMeAric wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Calero said the total Solar story is 9 pages long. He is selling the whole 9 pages as a set for $500/page.
Yeah I know, thus my previous post
My bad I didn't see this posted anywhere else. I think he is high to think that he can command $500/page for this book.

Yikes!

I think $500 for the entire 9 page lot would be more reasonable!
DAN

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:14 pm

sonicdan wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Calero said the total Solar story is 9 pages long. He is selling the whole 9 pages as a set for $500/page.
Yeah I know, thus my previous post
My bad I didn't see this posted anywhere else. I think he is high to think that he can command $500/page for this book.
Yikes! I think $500 for the entire 9 page lot would be more reasonable!
DAN

I was thinking the same thing. Here is Calero said.

Dan Calero wrote:Thank you so much for your interest!

I've received numerous inquiries about the FCBD Solar art. Obviously, people are as excited as I am to see these classic characters return!

As I've received several offers, I feel what is most fair to myself and to the buyers is to offer the entire 9 pages as a package. I will probably be offering them for $500 per page for oversized pencils and inks before the book comes out. I feel this is very fair considering the potentially historic relaunch through Dark Horse. After the book is released, the price will go up.

dickybendy · Post by **dickybendy** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:32 pm

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... disp=table

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:45 pm

Oh wow thats all looking great now with colour, great to see some Magnus pages too!

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:50 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:Yeah, that's the exact message I got.

Going in I thought $1200-$1500 would books be aggressive and 2k would be on the verge of cuckoo cocoa puffs. I honestly thought the email was a typo. While I realize you only need one crazy fan (and there are several as can be seen by purchases of books like Bloodshot Platinum) to validate a set price, I think the buyer would definitely have to be a horder because there is no way in hell you could ever break the set up and make money back at that price-per-page average.

Either that, or a group of folks go in together and divvy up the pages.

I love my Magnus and Solar, but there's a lot sweeter *SQUEE* to be had in OA for $4.5k - you can get a sweet OG cover for that.

Al that said, I firmly believe the artist (or any seller) has the right to ask for whatever he wants for his merchandise.

He can ask whatever he wants but he won't get $500/page