With print runs of only 25 copies for issue number two, and 30 copies each for issues three through five, this is one of the toughest variant sets. With 65,000 copies printed, this book should be collected at 9. Print on demand is suited for very small print runs sometimes of just one copy, but offset printers will have better printing options and will yield a greater return per book sold. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Smallpress poetry publishers often publish small print runs, and often limited sometimes numbered editions.
The series has become immensely popular, has a huge number of devoted fans and has spawned the equally successful tv series. Xo manowar aric of dacia is a fictional superhero cocreated by writers jim shooter and steve englehart, and artists bob layton and barry windsorsmith the eponymous comic book series published by valiant comics has sold more than 8 million copies to date. Its worth noting that theres no easy way to determine a variants print run i. Xo manowar has also starred in a video game alongside marvel comicss iron man. By default, we print comic books on glossy coated papers. With 55,000 copies printed, this book features the first appearance of gilad, the eternal warrior, and the first appearance of the geomancer. Jul 16, 2011 the first comic book from mirage studios published.
This is a soughtafter recognition of excellence in color printing, given to those who have successfully proven capable of providing the highest quality color reproduction for book printing, from the most modern digital printing technology, techniques and process controls available in the graphic. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. For a variety of good reasons, this is a topic that has created more controversy within the comics retailing community than any other publisher policy. Star print brokers did the layout and lettering for tokyopop manga books for a number of years, turning out as many as 30 to 50 different titles a month.
Please note that this method will become less effective as your comic grows beyond 20 sheets of paper or 40 pages of comic. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Ive been curious where everyone always quotes print run numbers from since id always heard they were well guarded secrets by the publishers. Comic book and graphic novel sales charts, market shares, and industry analysis from john jackson miller.
The walking dead comic book series was created by robert kirkman and ran from 2003 to 2019. The first 300 issues of the amazing spiderman are in the books after the webslingers epic battle vs. Definitely check out the above video of talks comics. In an age where print runs are frequently in the hundredthousands, which issues and variants are the hardest to get. If youre looking for pricing information just click the links in the header and youll be taken to our pricing calculators. Lightning press is a g7 master qualified certified book printer and pass rigorous tests quarterly. Additionally, look for the indicia information, usually printed on the first or last pages of a comic book. A complete creative team, with creator contact information. Rare comics key investment comics of the modern age. After hard proof approval, please allow 7 business days to process your full print order before shipping. Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book. There are no stakes in privileging one comic book reproduction.
Cover your walls with artwork and trending designs from independent artists worldwide. Visit online forums geared toward specific comic book runs, publishers and characters, or visit your local comic book shop to have the owner appraise it. The simplest form of a full run is a complete collection of a given title of a comic. Printing comics, manga books and graphic novels in higher quantities, and higher quality than ondemand services can provide. Kablam digital printing comics, paperbacks, manga and more. Comic print runs new comic characters flash war wondercon. A production timeline, with a rough estimate of how long you would expect creating this comic to take. How to know if a comic book is a reprint our pastimes. Ultimate spiderman takes one of the best comic book stories of all time and tells it in a unique and amazing way. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection.
The most beloved and hated subcategories of comic book collecting. This is a soughtafter recognition of excellence in color printing, given to those who have successfully proven capable of providing the highest quality color reproduction for book printing, from the most modern digital printing technology, techniques and process controls available in. As a result of its popularity, back issues have become highly collectible, with some attracting very large values. The number of books printed is based upon both projected and past sales. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. Tales from the database mile high comics, chuck rozanski. Top 5 opena variants with the lowest print run cbsi comics.
Fourcolor process and mid20 th century comic art have gone their separate ways one travelling as a computerassisted simulation of archaic print culture and the other as computerassisted art books, featuring crisp black lines, bleedfree white paper, and reconstructions of the original colorists designs. Print books in vibrant full color on premium gloss or matte paper delivered to your doorstep as fast as 3 business days from proof approval. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Comic book adventures of the classic tv western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Comic print runs new comic characters my comic universe.
Welcome to comichron, a resource for comic book circulation and other data gathered by. In 1979, something happened in comics that would change everything marvel made its first sales of distinct direct edition type comic books to specialty comic shops, at discounted prices but on a nonreturnable basis. Out of curiosity, i went to look at how many copies of uncanny xforce 4 there were, since its always described as low print run, thus the higher price. Oct 17, 2016 print on demand is suited for very small print runs sometimes of just one copy, but offset printers will have better printing options and will yield a greater return per book sold. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Weve shipped over 150,000 orders and printed more than 3 million comics. Design your everyday with comics art prints youll love. If you believed a book had a print run of 200 copies, and you paid. Final sales estimates for december 2019 and for 2019 overall. This is a subreddit dedicated to valiant comics for fans of the new valiant entertainment series vei, 2012present, the classic valiant comics voyager communications era vh1, 19911996 and even those from the acclaim entertainment period vh2, 19962002. Sometimes this information is found on the book s page, or in a colophon. The comic book page family of podcasts are hosted by john mayo, a comic book fan who has been reading comics for decades.
We will preserve white margins present in the artwork. Save money by ordering custom books in shortrun digital and bulk offset quantities. This week im going to jump right into the snakepit by defending marvels recent decision to limit their print runs to orders actually received from retailers, plus a limited overrun for damages. The guardians select rori dag of the planet rojira as the first green lantern so that he can protect his people from the warlike rulanns. Whether your comic book is black and white or full color, a single issue or a large collection, a us size or a japanese manga, we have all the options you need including stapled or perfect binding, as well as a wide range of paper types, weights and laminations. The front should make a potential customer want to read the comic. Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Lightning press book printing services custom book. We took an approach very much like a comic book, so at the end of the run of a magazine we double the size of the first volume, so that is were normally printing 12,000 then we print 24,000. Comic book printing projects are still smallrun efforts, and china is a great resource for small runs of highquality printed materials. Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. The letters page contains a statement of ownership. Less than a year after it began, with the unity crossover and quality storytelling bringing attention to valiant books, back issue prices rose dramatically due to limited early print runs. Print runs by title valiant comics 19911996 print run information on this page is approximate.
At this point, only the print run and paid circulations. The humor, abilities, and personality of peter parker and spiderman are as we all expect, however the angle from which the story is told puts ultimate spiderman in an elite class of comic books. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. For example the original detective comics, the series that introduced batman, ran for 881 issues between 1937 and 2011. There use to be an amazing site that had a huge list of the print runs for valiant comics from the early 1990s all the way to the present but i cant find it anymore. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Looking for estimates of print runs for valiant comics. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters.
Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Often there are subtle indications, like a difference in the shape of a price box, the size of the comic book or the omission of innocuous text that will give a forgery away. To close the loophole where some comic shops were returning their nonreturnable copies through the newsstand channel, a strikethrough was placed over the bar code for direct sold copies the strikethrough meant that copy could not be returned for a. Very sad about this actually, it was a great resource. Some printers specialize in comic books or perfect bound books you should avoid printing at one place and binding at another. Comic book adventures of the classic tv western series that aired from 1959 to. The list above contains other rare comic books of the modern age which are. If you like what you see there then follow the directions. Print runs as low as 1,000 hardcover or 2,000 soft cover copies. You can profit on books with print runs as low as 5 copies. If you prefer the matte uncoated stock, please visit our matte fullsized booklet page to learn more.
How to determine a books initial press run empty mirror. The cover will be a sheet that wraps around your comic. Hi everyone, so in a previous post i asked if anyone had any info about valiant print runs. That was a major development, because outside of some nonreturnable comics produced for. John jackson miller and other comics history archaeologists. This issue features mad stallion in which little joe faces a killer stallion and the debt in which hoss aid to a stranger creates a debt that the stranger feels he must pay back. Those outlets purchased comics from local magazine distributors, typically at a 30% discount off of cover price, but with the right to return any unsold copies for full.
The smallest comic book printings of alltime zapkapow. But, after that, we just take the subscription rate plus 10 to 30 percent more for the newsstand. Whether your comic book is black and white or full colour, a single issue or a large collection, a us size or a japanese manga, we have all the options you need including stapled or perfect binding, as well as a wide range of paper types, weights and laminations. Kablam digital printing comics, paperbacks, manga and. Give your book the prestige of a paperback edition.
Sometimes this information is found on the books page, or in a colophon. For comic book orders, a printed hard copy proof will be mailed before proceeding with full print order, please allow 5 business days for hard proof to arrive. This is a subreddit dedicated to valiant comics for fans of the new valiant entertainment series vei, 2012present, the classic valiant comics voyager communications era vh1, 19911996 and even those from the acclaim entertainment period vh2, 19962002 this subreddit also covers valiant in other media such as games, the. Where do you get current comic book print run information. Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. Get into regular bookstores with paperback editions of your work. The image above shows daniel, our china office manager, inspecting the first sheets off of an offset press run.
It used to be that printing your black and white comic books in paperback form was often too expensive and financially risky to consider. The smallest comic book printings of alltime zapkapow comics. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is commonly the rarest and most desirable to collectors. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant. The first comic book from mirage studios published. Just like paperback novels, reprinted comic books will list when they were printed originally and to which reprint run they belong. As mentioned above, sellers and stores often list their comics with as little info as possible. A full story summary or outline, detailing the beginning, middle, and end of your comic, with a maximum length of one page. Mar 26, 2015 with 65,000 copies printed, this book should be collected at 9.