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36,000 copies! Not too shabby!

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/07/13 ... weapons-1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Reprint of Rapture #1 on the way, as well.
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Keith wrote:36,000 copies! Not too shabby!

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/07/13 ... weapons-1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Reprint of Rapture #1 on the way, as well.
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:clap:

I hope that the Rapture reprint is the Mico cover.

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nycjadie wrote::clap:

I hope that the Rapture reprint is the Mico cover.
After the first year or so, they've pretty much only been doing the A cover with a different color logo for the reprints, no?
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Keith wrote:36,000 copies! Not too shabby!
Purdy good! :clap:

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kjjohanson wrote:
nycjadie wrote::clap:

I hope that the Rapture reprint is the Mico cover.
After the first year or so, they've pretty much only been doing the A cover with a different color logo for the reprints, no?

Yeah, seems to be pretty standard just changing the logo color when reprinting. Would be nice to see a 2nd/3rd print mixed up with a non-A cover. Off hand, I can't recall a reprint with a non-A since X-O (1st series) #1. :hm:
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This is awesome. I would love to know how much of that is the preorder bundles.

Hopefully the sales will hold up well for the rest of the series. It definitely deserves it.

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unityshadowman wrote:
kjjohanson wrote:
nycjadie wrote::clap:

I hope that the Rapture reprint is the Mico cover.
After the first year or so, they've pretty much only been doing the A cover with a different color logo for the reprints, no?

Yeah, seems to be pretty standard just changing the logo color when reprinting. Would be nice to see a 2nd/3rd print mixed up with a non-A cover. Off hand, I can't recall a reprint with a non-A since X-O (1st series) #1. :hm:
I know Archer & Armstrong had a different cover for the 2nd print, and the 3rd print was a b&w version of a regular cover. I'm not sure when they stopped using new (or at least previously unprinted) art for reprints.
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Q&W #1 had an all-new cover for the 2nd printing.

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Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(
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ShadowTuga wrote:Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(
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TheeBaldMoose wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(
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Some look really good, I give you that- i specially like X-O's 4th print, which is the Lozzi's 2nd print variant in B/W.
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ShadowTuga wrote:Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(

Rai had a few I believe

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jaden_sai wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(

Rai had a few I believe
Totally forgot about Rai! :thumb: Even the 4th printing has original art, iirc.
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Thegreatmagnet wrote:This is awesome. I would love to know how much of that is the preorder bundles.

Hopefully the sales will hold up well for the rest of the series. It definitely deserves it.
The pre order bundle is for the entire 1-4 mini (not sure if that's what you meant?). But yeah, the pre-order initiative seems to have been a big win for Valiant so it'll be interesting to see how much of the 36k are pre order bundles? :clap:

I'm all in with the pre orders, just put my pre-order in for Bloodshot Salvation.

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ShadowTuga wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:Harbinger #1 2nd print is an awesome cover, also. :thumb: I think X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong (Summer of Valiant, basically) and Quantum & Woody were the only series that had different covers for 2nd prints.
I remember hoping that Shadowman had a cool second cover, but it was the A in B/W. :(

Rai had a few I believe
Totally forgot about Rai! :thumb: Even the 4th printing has original art, iirc.
I think all of the Rai reprints repurposed interior art, so it was new *cover* art, but the art was existing.

Q&W #1 3rd print also had a new cover
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Aren't there already enough variant covers? Who needs a brand new one for 2nd and 3rd printings? :?

Valiant could fix Rex-O's speech for a 2nd printing of Secret Weapons #1 though.

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Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high

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jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
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kjjohanson wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
I'd take a stab in the dark and say from 175-225. We shall see once they start hitting Ebay. I've only seen a few that hit Ebay before slabbing, maybe people are pressing and slabbing?
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TheeBaldMoose wrote:
kjjohanson wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
I'd take a stab in the dark and say from 175-225. We shall see once they start hitting Ebay. I've only seen a few that hit Ebay before slabbing, maybe people are pressing and slabbing?
That's what I'm doing, I didn't even bring mine home. They gave it to me, I checked it out and gave it right back to go out with their CGC shipment..:thumb:
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agent_graves wrote:
TheeBaldMoose wrote:
kjjohanson wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
I'd take a stab in the dark and say from 175-225. We shall see once they start hitting Ebay. I've only seen a few that hit Ebay before slabbing, maybe people are pressing and slabbing?
That's what I'm doing, I didn't even bring mine home. They gave it to me, I checked it out and gave it right back to go out with their CGC shipment..:thumb:
How do they press a book that has an embossed seal?

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FormerReader wrote:
agent_graves wrote:
TheeBaldMoose wrote:
kjjohanson wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
I'd take a stab in the dark and say from 175-225. We shall see once they start hitting Ebay. I've only seen a few that hit Ebay before slabbing, maybe people are pressing and slabbing?
That's what I'm doing, I didn't even bring mine home. They gave it to me, I checked it out and gave it right back to go out with their CGC shipment..:thumb:
How do they press a book that has an embossed seal?
I was referring to the slabbing part...
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agent_graves wrote:
FormerReader wrote:
agent_graves wrote:
TheeBaldMoose wrote:
kjjohanson wrote:
jaden_sai wrote:Any guesses on the number of VVSS's out there?

I believe it was a 1:100, but 360 seems high
360 assumes every store that ordered a single copy ordered at least 100, and all stores ordered in multiples of 100. So there's a max of 360 distributed as an incentive, but that does not preclude Valiant distributing copies outside of the normal distribution process (comps for creators, marketing freebies, etc.)
I'd take a stab in the dark and say from 175-225. We shall see once they start hitting Ebay. I've only seen a few that hit Ebay before slabbing, maybe people are pressing and slabbing?
That's what I'm doing, I didn't even bring mine home. They gave it to me, I checked it out and gave it right back to go out with their CGC shipment..:thumb:
How do they press a book that has an embossed seal?
I was referring to the slabbing part...
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