Who's looking for rare trades?
Virral
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So, after Hooraydiation made the extremely valid point that others might also be searching for rare trades, I'm altering this thread slightly.
The idea is basically that we all visit different LCS all over the world, and what's sold out in one store might be available in another. I know I managed to find both the Alias and New X-Men Omnibus in local sydney stores after being told they were out of print and impossible to get.
For me, I love Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. And as an extension of that creepy love, I want to own books he/it shows up in. The catch? Pretty much everything I don't already own is out of print and hard to find
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to check your LCS next time you think about it on the off chance that a rare OOP book is available and you know someone who wants to get their grubby little mitts on it! If you see something someone is looking for, post the contact details here and whoever is searching can get in touch with your local store and snap it up.
The stuff I'm specifically looking for is:
Thanos: Infinity Abyss
Thanos: Marvel Universe - The End
Thanos: Epiphany
Thanos: Samaritan
Rewards will range from sincere thanks for your help right through to that warm fuzzy feeling you get from helping random people to buy comics. And if anyone else is looking for rare books and wants to join the hunt, they should post what they are after and the hunt can commence!
The idea is basically that we all visit different LCS all over the world, and what's sold out in one store might be available in another. I know I managed to find both the Alias and New X-Men Omnibus in local sydney stores after being told they were out of print and impossible to get.
For me, I love Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. And as an extension of that creepy love, I want to own books he/it shows up in. The catch? Pretty much everything I don't already own is out of print and hard to find
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to check your LCS next time you think about it on the off chance that a rare OOP book is available and you know someone who wants to get their grubby little mitts on it! If you see something someone is looking for, post the contact details here and whoever is searching can get in touch with your local store and snap it up.
The stuff I'm specifically looking for is:
Thanos: Infinity Abyss
Thanos: Marvel Universe - The End
Thanos: Epiphany
Thanos: Samaritan
Rewards will range from sincere thanks for your help right through to that warm fuzzy feeling you get from helping random people to buy comics. And if anyone else is looking for rare books and wants to join the hunt, they should post what they are after and the hunt can commence!
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Are you looking for the trade only, or individual issues as well? At WWTX last month I was able to pick up all theissues for 50 cents to a dollar each. Maybe someone can locate them for you that way as well.
Neither of these are preferable to owning the trades, I'm sure, but surely they're better than never reading the stories at all.
Also, at least two of the trades are on eBay.
As for the site that binds a collection of singles into a single hardcover, I saw it posted on here like a year ago and never bothered to jot down the link. I'm sure someone has it, though.
I'll check out eBay, I haven't checked it in a while I must admit.
Here's the process on how it's done:
http://p206.ezboard.com/fmarvelmasterworksfansitefrm10.showMessageRange?topicID=114.topic&start=1&stop=20
Here's some random examples: (spoilered for size)
http://www.dpbanks.com/bookbinding.html
Perhaps this is the answer instead... strikes me as "illegal" but he claims its not. Seems to have collections of just about everything under the sun, not just Thanos.
PS: Those bound singles ARE pretty awesome(ly expensive
Stay away from shit like this. It's just a burned DVD of cbrs downloaded from the net, which kinda makes it illeagal. If you really want to read Marvel's stuff on your PC just get a subscription to Marvel's new online service.
Unfortunately Vol. 2 is not that hard to find. What I need is Absolute LOEG Vol. 1, at a reasonable price.
And absolute Planetary.... but I am hoping they will collect the whole series into a massive volume... if it ends.
Have you seen what Vol 1 is going for on Amazon??
Yoink!
I've got a Cassaday Jakita sketch in the front of mine.
<swoon>
Batman: Prodigal
This was the story set after the whole Knights trilogy where Dick got to be Batman for a while. It was eight parts and I found 5 of the parts in bargain bins but I can't find the other three and I'd love to have the trade because the cover is so cool.
Millenium
This was a DC event in the late 80's involving several key DC characters being revealed to be sleeper agents for the Manhunter Robots.
Legends
The first crossover after Crisis on Infinite Earths and perhaps the only time Jason Todd did something useful as Robin.
The Titans
Any trades of thsi series would be appreciated. It got to 50 issues and it was cancelled at the same time as Young Justice right before the Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day event.
Jason Todd had a really nice role in Batman: The Cult.
Which is also worth reading because, fuck me I love some Jim Starlin.