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Title: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 07 March, 2013, 09:54:30 AM
I could of sworn there was a bargains / deals thread but can't for the life of me find it (and the forum search is zero help)

Anyway the Before Watchmen Nite Owl/Dr Manhattan Deluxe Edition HC is currently £13.50 (+£1 UK P&P) at Forbidden Planet UK (http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=75209) until 20th of March. It's down as £22.50 at the moment on Amazon.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 07 March, 2013, 10:39:41 AM
I know there's one for video games, could be that your thinking of?

Anyway good spot. The only one I'll be getting is the Darwyn Cooke stuff I think, mind that's at a decent price too at £15ish. Mind might wait for the cheaper trade rather than a hardback, we'll see.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 27 April, 2013, 01:55:36 PM
Darwyn Cookes 'Parker' graphic novels are going cheap as chips on Comixology this weekend.
Highly recommended reading.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jimmy Baker's Assistant on 28 April, 2013, 04:38:42 PM
This is a great idea for a thread.

However, I would not pay one single penny for Before Watchmen. Encouraging news that it's going cheap.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 07 June, 2013, 12:50:54 PM
The Wonderland Original Trilogy Omnibus is 99c on comixology (http://www.comixology.com/Wonderland-Original-Trilogy-Omnibus/digital-comic/DIG001698) at the mo.

It collects Return to Wonderland #0-6, Beyond Wonderland #0-6, Escape From Wonderland #0-6, All Ten Issues of Tales From Wonderland and the Return to Wonderland Annuals so quite a few comics for the cash.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: radiator on 07 June, 2013, 02:21:37 PM
I don't know if it's still available, but From Hell was going on the sequential app for £6.99 the other day.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: James Stacey on 07 June, 2013, 07:54:28 PM
Kobo mini is on sale for £30 at the mo in WHSmiths. If you are looking for a small nifty e-reader you could do a lot worse. I assume a backlit one is on the way.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 24 June, 2013, 09:33:27 PM
Some great comics goin cheap on comixology tonight;

Brandon Graham's Prophet (the full run so far, first issue of the run is free. It's in my top 5 comics).
Brandon Graham's Multiple Warheads (won't be for everyone, but give it a shot as the first issue is free).
Matt Fraction's Hawkeye (I got the trade a few months back...a great read, even for non- fans).

Just gutted I have them all already.  :'(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 21 September, 2013, 12:32:45 PM
The Hypernaturals is finally on sale over on Comixology today- just picked up all 12 issues at €0.89 a pop.
It's what us cheapskates have been waiting for...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jimmy Baker's Assistant on 22 September, 2013, 09:46:05 AM
I think it may be a good idea to split this into two threads, one for print and one for digital comics.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mabs on 22 September, 2013, 10:19:20 AM
Quote from: Jimmy Baker's Assistant on 28 April, 2013, 04:38:42 PM
This is a great idea for a thread.

However, I would not pay one single penny for Before Watchmen. Encouraging news that it's going cheap.

^This.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 22 September, 2013, 10:55:55 AM
The Hypernaturals ComiXology sale is pretty sweet. Great book. Though I wish Boom would get the free comic book day prologue up on ComiXology. They seem to have forgot.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: vark on 25 September, 2013, 03:33:47 PM
There will be a clearance sale in October for IDW limited line: "This October marks the first anniversary of IDW Limited. It's been an excellent year and we plan on celebrating! Starting Tuesday October 8th at 10am Pacific Time IDW Limited will host a 72 hour sale that will see select in-stock items available at up to 60% off."
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 26 September, 2013, 12:01:18 PM
Just what I wanted to hear Vark! IDW have a lot of stuff I want to get at the moment.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: vark on 26 September, 2013, 01:02:20 PM
Beware, like I said it is only on the "limited" line, that doesn't include monthly comics, paperbacks or Artist edition. On the other hand, there are two Judge Dredd book in the limited line (but you probably know all that).
http://idwlimited.com/ (http://idwlimited.com/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 26 September, 2013, 01:43:15 PM
Sweets. Means I'll be able to catch up on Judge Dredd Year One and Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth. :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 13 October, 2013, 10:23:01 AM
IDWs Kill Shakespeare is on sale at comixology. Read the first two issue as they where free and think its quite an entertaining premise.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 17 October, 2013, 06:13:57 PM
Neil Gaimans Lost Tales is currently free on the Sequential App, featuring his Future Shock from Prog 489.
Great stuff.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 09 November, 2013, 09:29:55 AM
The complete Zaucer of Zilk is only €1.79 on Comixology at the moment.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 13 November, 2013, 11:48:32 AM
Another Top Shelf sale on Comixology today.

Of Note;

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1910 €2.69
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1969 €2.69
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 2009 €2.69
From Hell €3.59
The Underwater Welder €3.59
Essex County €3.59

All classics IMO.
If anyone else would recommend other collections from this sale, please do.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jimmy Baker's Assistant on 13 November, 2013, 12:57:25 PM
Aaargh, Comixology again.  :(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 12 December, 2013, 08:56:06 PM
"Well, just how bad is it?"

Find out fer yourself mate- IDW's Judge Dredd number 1 free on Comixology today.

I'm saving the 8mb.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 February, 2014, 05:34:46 PM
As well as the X-Men trades mentioned somewhere else I was in The Works today (Sheffield) today and they had Titan hardcover of The Rat Pack on sale for £3.99 - absolute bargain.

Might alas explain why their Battle series doesn't seem to be going much further (beyond the Garth Ennis one) if the early ones are getting dumped off. Shame BUT for those that don't have this book yet there is a possible silver lining!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Daveycandlish on 15 February, 2014, 06:14:27 PM
EVERYONE should buy the Rat Pack. Great 70s British comics!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tombo on 15 February, 2014, 08:56:58 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 February, 2014, 05:34:46 PM
As well as the X-Men trades mentioned somewhere else I was in The Works today (Sheffield) today and they had Titan hardcover of The Rat Pack on sale for £3.99 - absolute bargain.

If it's anything like the time The Works were getting those Best of 2000AD/Dredd volumes, that should hit Middlesbrough sometime either next week or the one after.  Excellent
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 16 February, 2014, 04:46:10 PM
I'm in town tomorrow so i'll have a look then. Middlebrook has one as well so I have two chances. Can't say no at that price!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 16 February, 2014, 08:23:36 PM
No Rat Pack books in the Horsham branch.  :(
Mrs Albion is going to look for it when she is out and about working.
They did have the New X-Men books but I didn't buy any.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 17 February, 2014, 01:38:10 PM
Yup! About 8 (now 7) volumes of Rat Pack on Works Bolton. Naturally got the one with the best slipcover though they where all in pretty good condition. Nice one Colin. ;)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 17 February, 2014, 02:09:51 PM
The Works have an offer online during half term where it is free delivery if you spend £10 or more.
Use code: DELTEN when ordering.

I might have a look to see what else I might want and get Rat Pack online.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tombo on 19 February, 2014, 12:11:33 PM
Quote from: Tombo on 15 February, 2014, 08:56:58 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 February, 2014, 05:34:46 PM
As well as the X-Men trades mentioned somewhere else I was in The Works today (Sheffield) today and they had Titan hardcover of The Rat Pack on sale for £3.99 - absolute bargain.

If it's anything like the time The Works were getting those Best of 2000AD/Dredd volumes, that should hit Middlesbrough sometime either next week or the one after.  Excellent

Drat and dangnation!  No sign of the Rat Pack this week but, BONUS!, several copies of the Indiana Jones Omnibus Vol.1 from Dark Horse (not the Further Adventures... omnibuses which I already have the first two of) for £3.99 instead of £19.99.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 19 February, 2014, 12:34:11 PM
Ooooh! O'll keep an eye out for them as well! :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 19 February, 2014, 12:49:52 PM
And looking at their site I see Ghost in the Shell 1.5 and Tank Girl Apocalypse as well as Indy Further Adventures. That'll take me over the free delivery boundary so I'll be ordering online. :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: MartynD47 on 23 February, 2014, 09:02:12 PM
There's an indie comic bundle on Groupees, lowest price you can pay is $1.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 02 March, 2014, 01:13:28 PM
More from The Works, four Furman era Transformers Titan hardbacks available.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 02 March, 2014, 02:32:13 PM
I picked up a couple from The Works too. Took a bit of a chance but as they're such good value it seemed worthwhile.

I got X-Factor: Visionaries and New X-Men. I've yet to read the former (but I've read some of Peter David's stuff before and he was pretty good). And the latter wasn't bad at all.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dan Banks on 03 March, 2014, 01:08:00 PM
Great finds guys, just bagged myself New X-men 1 and 2 as well as The Rat Pack and Jeff Hawke - The Ambassadors.

Just can't argue for those prices!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 08 March, 2014, 10:14:27 AM
Comixology are giving a bunch of comics and graphic novels away:

Use the code SXNINJAGO
Get Ninjago vol. 1 for Free

Use the code SXINJUSTICE
Get Injustice: Gods Among Us #1 for Free

Use the code SXPONIES
Get My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic vol. 1 for Free

Use the code SXBATMAN
Get Batman '66 #1 for Free

Use the code SXLOCKE
Get Locke & Key vol. 1 for Free

Use the code SXARKHAM
Get Batman: Arkham City #1 for Free

Use the code SXTRANSFORMERS
Get Transformers: Autocracy collection for Free

Use the code SXTUROK
Get Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 for free

https://www.comixology.com/redeem/

Expire on 3/9/14 at 11:59pm EST.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Banners on 08 March, 2014, 10:31:36 AM
Be careful with your comiXology passwords (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/07/comixologys_phantom_zone_breached_by_evil_haxxor/) after the recent hack.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 08 March, 2014, 11:05:05 AM
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century books and Nimo book collections are going pretty cheap on Comixology at the moment. They're even cheaper on the Kindle app when I last checked, but my experience of that app with comics hasn't been good. The Fire version might work well though.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 08 March, 2014, 01:19:22 PM
Quote from: Mardroid on 08 March, 2014, 11:05:05 AM
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century books and Nimo book collections are going pretty cheap on Comixology at the moment. They're even cheaper on the Kindle app when I last checked, but my experience of that app with comics hasn't been good. The Fire version might work well though.

I got the first volume of DC's Suicide Squad on Kindle app (still just 50p) and quality was awful, read about half dozen pages before I gave in.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 09 March, 2014, 06:01:26 PM
Yeah, the comic Kindle app quality was pretty bad on the Nexus 7 Android tablet too. At least the Judge Dredd Case Files I downloaded were. Great price, but I'd sooner pay more and get better quality through Comixology (although you can't get the Case Files that route.  I'm talking about comics where you have the option).

Yesterday I got Savage She-Hulk from the Works Sale. Taking a chance here as I'm unacquainted with the character, although remember finding She-Hulk amusing in the Incredible Hulk cartoons a few years back... Not sure what the whole 'savage' thing is about this seems some kind of crossover thing. With the low price I'll take the chance.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 April, 2014, 07:12:04 AM
Yet another one from The Works is Jeff Hawke - The Ambassadors. Saga volume one was in as well for some reason.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 25 September, 2014, 10:14:50 PM
In case ye missed it, Comixology are giving a load of titles away for free in a one-day-only deal.
Worth it for Simonson's Ragnarok alone.

Picked up the details on BC; http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/09/25/comixology-now-accepting-payment-by-amazon-and-giving-away-25-great-free-comics-today/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: vark on 27 September, 2014, 03:42:54 PM
The annual IDW Limited line sale starts September 29th.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: J.Smith on 27 September, 2014, 10:02:28 PM
Quote from: vark on 27 September, 2014, 03:42:54 PM
The annual IDW Limited line sale starts September 29th.

Oh, for fuck's sake. Just spent a small fortune on Top Shelf's sale, and now this? Gah!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 06 October, 2014, 11:17:57 AM
I'd be remiss not to mention the Rick Remender sale currently on Comixology.

His 35 issue run on Uncanny X-Force was IMO the greatest X-Men related arc since Claremont's heyday.
Probably the best thing to come out of Marvel in at least a decade, it's certainly worth a look.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 26 October, 2014, 06:21:49 PM
Chris Ware - Building Stories - a fiver on an amazon glitch

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/10/24/amazon-glitchwatch-chris-wares-building-stories-is-now-4-99/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/10/24/amazon-glitchwatch-chris-wares-building-stories-is-now-4-99/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 26 October, 2014, 07:27:01 PM
Kindle users, I am not aware how long this will last, but One-Punch Man volume 1,2, and 4 is available via Amazon Kindle for.....FREE! Volume 3 is under a fiver as well!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_13?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=one+punch+man&sprefix=One+punch+man%2Cdigital-text%2C326
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Frank on 26 October, 2014, 08:43:44 PM
Quote from: BPP on 26 October, 2014, 06:21:49 PM
Chris Ware - Building Stories - a fiver on an amazon glitch

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/10/24/amazon-glitchwatch-chris-wares-building-stories-is-now-4-99/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/10/24/amazon-glitchwatch-chris-wares-building-stories-is-now-4-99/)

Thanks. I notice Amazon are offering Case Files 13 for a bargain price of just £1001.00 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-COMPLETE-AUTHOR-Feb-15-2009-Paperback/dp/B00DDSERVY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414355887&sr=1-1&keywords=dredd%2C+case+files). Plus £2.80 post and packing.


Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 26 October, 2014, 09:42:44 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 26 October, 2014, 07:27:01 PM
Kindle users, I am not aware how long this will last, but One-Punch Man volume 1,2, and 4 is available via Amazon Kindle for.....FREE! Volume 3 is under a fiver as well!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_13?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=one+punch+man&sprefix=One+punch+man%2Cdigital-text%2C326

Wow what a slip up
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 26 October, 2014, 09:51:45 PM
Well shit, as a North American resident I can't get in on that. Get it. Get it now!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 26 October, 2014, 10:06:57 PM
Already it's not just one punch man
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: chris_askham on 26 October, 2014, 10:22:34 PM
Cheers for the heads-up chaps. Got the Chris Ware ordered and the One-Punch Man downloaded.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 30 October, 2014, 10:51:31 AM
Humble Book Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books) has switched over to a horror theme, with a mix of (digital DRM-Free) Graphic Novels from a variety of publishers.

But what really grabbed my attention is you can get the first THREE volumes of Knights of Sidonia for under 9 American Dollars!

I'm jumping on that this payday!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 30 October, 2014, 10:54:49 AM
Thats a bargain. I already have them in print so I wont be jumping on that but it's a great series so, get in their chaps.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 28 November, 2014, 12:53:06 PM
1st collection of Afterlife with Archie (issues 1-5) going for £1.50 on Kindle;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Afterlife-Archie-Roberto-Aguirre-Sacasa-ebook/dp/B00K2BZSOU/ref=pd_rhf_sc_s_cp_9_R2BN?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NJ0VJAW12K9MZWFF6DH

Fran-ca-licious.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: JeffreyMT on 08 December, 2014, 11:47:38 AM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/178108226X/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=&qid=

They have 10 copies of ABC Warriors Solo Missions for 10p. I think its a mistake, automated price matching the lowest priced copy which is being sold with a damaged cover.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Third Estate Ned on 09 December, 2014, 02:45:38 PM
Thanks for the heads up bIG dADDY jEFF, I made use of that offer.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 27 December, 2014, 05:11:16 PM
Don't know if people have seen this but Dark Horse are having final horrah with their Star Wars line. You can buy their entire output of Star Wars comics (quite a lot of comics over 500 apparently!) for just $300, digital of course. Or do what I did and pick and choose what you like at incredibly cheap prices. I got over 80 comics for $70ish less than 50 quid.

Best deal there (in my mind) was you can the all the omnibii (spelling) containing all the issues from Marvel's wonderful original run (110ish issues) for $22.49 (if you do the digital thing) thats less than 15 quid. I have all the Long Time Ago trades so didn't need these but they are great old school fun.

Still as it was I picked by stuff my Colin Wilson, Paul Chadwick, Cam Kennedy, Al Williamson amongst many many more.

Well worth checking out I'd say

https://digital.darkhorse.com/browse/brand/1/ (https://digital.darkhorse.com/browse/brand/1/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 28 December, 2014, 10:17:05 AM
I hear lots about some of best Graphic Novels to own, and they are on sale on iTunes, just buy and download so finally read;

All-Star Superman
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 December, 2014, 11:35:07 AM
What did you think of them?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 28 December, 2014, 11:47:06 AM
Hasn't start read them yet!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 28 December, 2014, 11:53:24 AM
In a very similar vein, there's a DC sale on Comixology where you can get all of the above, Watchmen, V, first volumes of almost any Vertigo series and a host of others for £2.99 a pop.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 December, 2014, 04:05:54 PM
Quote from: Goaty on 28 December, 2014, 11:47:06 AM
Hasn't start read them yet!

Well come on man get a move on.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 29 December, 2014, 12:21:35 AM
Hehe! Will do. Is Batman: Hush good? Looks like most action??
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jimmy Baker's Assistant on 29 December, 2014, 10:16:51 AM
Quote from: Goaty on 29 December, 2014, 12:21:35 AM
Hehe! Will do. Is Batman: Hush good? Looks like most action??

The short answer is no.

The list you gave before included some solid gold classics - Killing Joke, DKR, Year One. I'd stick with those.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 29 December, 2014, 10:25:55 AM
All Star Superman as well is quite superb. Have to say I generally avoid Loebs and Jim Lee's work so can't comment on Hush.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 29 December, 2014, 02:25:45 PM
Hush is worth reading if you get it cheap- though it is painfully obvious what is going on.

I've taken a punt on the Long Halloween from this sale as I'd never read that and like a bit of Tim Sale art.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 29 December, 2014, 03:32:35 PM
I got Batman Dark Victory, and love it! Realise it's sequel to The Long Halloween, happy to got it now in bargins!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: chris_askham on 29 December, 2014, 04:46:56 PM
I picked up Hush, Earth One and Batman Eternal vol 1 (when it was going cheap). Hush was against my better judgment, as I found Long Halloween extremely tedious, but Earth One looks nice. Batman Eternal is quite enjoyable so far (two issues in).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 08 January, 2015, 10:15:37 PM
For less then 20 American Dollars you can get more Image comics then you might be literally able to shake a stick at.

Humble Image Comics Bundle 2 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books)

Seriously, there is some INSANE value here. And MORE comics will be added to to bundle latter. !!!

And they are giving away free comics every day.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: amines2058 on 09 January, 2015, 06:46:32 AM
Just purchased. Saw the mail and could not say no. 170+ comics for about £12  :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 09 January, 2015, 08:39:38 AM
'Dat exchange rate.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 January, 2015, 11:09:59 AM
Yeah there's a few there that look worth a try and maybe it'll encourage me to give Walking Dead an extended try, which I've failed to do before as I find it well.... not that good... art aside that is.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 09 January, 2015, 11:19:46 AM
Yeah, that's a pretty ludicrous deal. I was planning to try The Wicked + The Divine anyway so it's basically a fiver for everything else.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 09 January, 2015, 11:23:21 AM
Of the ones available, I highly recommend Manhattan Projects, Saga, Elephantmen, and The Fuse
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 09 January, 2015, 12:08:17 PM
Good grief. Walking Dead compendium one is in there. And I see almost no duplicates from the first Image Humble Bundle. Thanks for the nod.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 January, 2015, 12:37:05 PM
Love the fact that you can decide where your monies go to as well. Gave almost half to Image, almost half to Heroes Initiative and what seemed like a fair booking fee to Humble Bundle themselves.

Paid a little more then needed just to try to pay each a little extra as it was such a good deal.

I'd recommend C.O.W.L as I've been really enjoying that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 10 January, 2015, 01:31:59 AM
Grrrr. This is evil! Someday soon all comics will be digital and this kind of deal will be the cause!

I jest. Read a few free digital comics (Fatale #1 springs to mind) and although I prefer paper... it's much the same experience. Hm. It's so conflicting.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 10 January, 2015, 02:07:29 AM
The Divine + The Wicked was a pretty interesting read. I'm not sure if I would have stuck with it in singles though. Shades of Zenith.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 10 January, 2015, 02:20:01 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 10 January, 2015, 02:07:29 AM
The Divine + The Wicked was a pretty interesting read. I'm not sure if I would have stuck with it in singles though. Shades of Zenith.
Ditto on the interesting, looked good but gave up after issue 3 or 4. An odd comic. Hyped.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 January, 2015, 07:00:21 AM
That's whats great about this Bundle there's a number of comics I've thought hmmm maybe but have gone for in there. With have 5 to 6 issues to try I can give a load a good go and see which I might follow up on at very low risk...

... which of course is what Image are hoping so we all win.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 17 January, 2015, 03:41:56 PM
Just got copy of Kingdom of the Wicked for around 77p. Have never read this as I was always holding off for the deluxe collection I vaguely remember being mentioned years ago.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CrazyFoxMachine on 17 January, 2015, 07:17:42 PM
Just got the first volume of Saga for £2 from Oxfam!

Looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about -
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 January, 2015, 08:20:08 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 10 January, 2015, 01:31:59 AM
Grrrr. This is evil! Someday soon all comics will be digital and this kind of deal will be the cause!

I jest. Read a few free digital comics (Fatale #1 springs to mind) and although I prefer paper... it's much the same experience. Hm. It's so conflicting.
According to Image, the last bundle resulted in an uptick in print sales.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 18 January, 2015, 04:11:14 PM
What a great bundle! That's me sorted for a good while.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Skullmo on 19 January, 2015, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!

Out of stock :'(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 19 January, 2015, 07:18:45 PM
Quote from: Skullmo on 19 January, 2015, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!

Out of stock :'(
You could still order now at that price, can't you?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 19 January, 2015, 08:02:14 PM
Funnily enough picked up the Compendium as part of the Humble Bundle offer for which I paid $20 all in. I wonder if I'll enjoy it but really looking for to giving Walkign Dead a concerted go after not really liking the bits I've read.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 22 January, 2015, 01:39:12 AM
SPeaking of Humble Bundles....

The Humble Archie Bundle! (https://www.humblebundle.com/books)

Afterlife with Archie, Sabrina, and Sonic/Mega Man When World's Collide make this bundle almost as cool as the Image Bundle!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 11 February, 2015, 12:10:20 PM
Quote from: Skullmo on 19 January, 2015, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!

Out of stock :'(

I did order it at that price and I've got confirmation delivery for Friday.

I had forgotten all about it. Thanks Grugz
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 12 February, 2015, 10:17:41 PM
The new nobrow iPad app is free at the moment and has some free comics included.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Skullmo on 12 February, 2015, 10:19:29 PM
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 11 February, 2015, 12:10:20 PM
Quote from: Skullmo on 19 January, 2015, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!

Out of stock :'(

I did order it at that price and I've got confirmation delivery for Friday.

I had forgotten all about it. Thanks Grugz

Yeah me too!

Looking forward to this

Thanks!!!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 13 February, 2015, 07:19:15 AM
Quote from: Skullmo on 12 February, 2015, 10:19:29 PM
Quote from: Mattofthespurs on 11 February, 2015, 12:10:20 PM
Quote from: Skullmo on 19 January, 2015, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: Grugz on 19 January, 2015, 06:38:19 PM
walking dead compendium on amazon for £10.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1607060760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1607060760&linkCode=as2&tag=lyinginthegut-21&linkId=UH2MO44T7SRVB6FN


get it while you can!

Out of stock :'(

I did order it at that price and I've got confirmation delivery for Friday.

I had forgotten all about it. Thanks Grugz

Yeah me too!

Looking forward to this

Thanks!!!

Received mine yesterday  :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 24 February, 2015, 08:13:52 PM
How am I only just discovering this thread? Will have to keep an eye out for deals in the future
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 27 May, 2015, 11:43:37 PM
An insane Humble Books Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books) this week. IDW/Top Shelf. All Lock & Key, all Top Shelf era LoEG, both March volumes, two Parker GNs, and assorted odds and ends for under $20 American.

This is currently the only way to get LoEG titles DRM-Free I think.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 May, 2015, 05:39:09 AM
Nice find and I'll have a piece of that pie please. Never got round to Locke and Key or Parker or LoEG or any of the others but those three have all been on my radar so.

FANTASTIC!

Thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 May, 2015, 06:04:19 AM
Ha! You know what's great about Humble Bundle is everyone wins, everyone. I really liked the charity on this one and so gave a little extra, not much but I didn't want either Top Shelf or my tip (after all if you don't do the tip you don't get the website) to miss out so I could support it, so put a little extra in and still got an incredible deal.

Humble Bundle is the best thing about going digital!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 28 May, 2015, 09:08:56 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 27 May, 2015, 11:43:37 PM
An insane Humble Books Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books) this week. IDW/Top Shelf. All Lock & Key, all Top Shelf era LoEG, both March volumes, two Parker GNs, and assorted odds and ends for under $20 American.

This is currently the only way to get LoEG titles DRM-Free I think.

That is quite an unbelievable deal.
Some of the highest quality modern comics material right there.

I have most of it in various formats, but I think I'll get this anyway- cheers for the heads up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 28 May, 2015, 11:35:12 AM
I already have all of Locke and Key. If anyone here doesn't and is fine with digital comics, you'd be mad not to spend $20 on this lot.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 16 July, 2015, 10:08:59 AM
Another digital IDW Dredd sale;

https://www.comixology.eu/Judge-Dredd-Sale/page/7370?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw

Worth a look if you've yet to pick up Year One, Anderson or MC2.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 29 July, 2015, 10:09:11 PM
Another very interesting Humble Bundle. A nice mix this where books and music meet. The comics alone make it a pretty good deal but there's a lot more interesting sounding stuff besides...

https://www.humblebundle.com/books?logo&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=324f7b1b08-Humble_Music_Book_Bundle&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-324f7b1b08-134286173&mc_cid=324f7b1b08&mc_eid=80efd3e292 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books?logo&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=324f7b1b08-Humble_Music_Book_Bundle&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-324f7b1b08-134286173&mc_cid=324f7b1b08&mc_eid=80efd3e292)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dan Banks on 30 July, 2015, 07:04:40 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 29 July, 2015, 10:09:11 PM
Another very interesting Humble Bundle. A nice mix this where books and music meet. The comics alone make it a pretty good deal but there's a lot more interesting sounding stuff besides...

https://www.humblebundle.com/books?logo&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=324f7b1b08-Humble_Music_Book_Bundle&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-324f7b1b08-134286173&mc_cid=324f7b1b08&mc_eid=80efd3e292 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books?logo&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=324f7b1b08-Humble_Music_Book_Bundle&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-324f7b1b08-134286173&mc_cid=324f7b1b08&mc_eid=80efd3e292)

Very witty Colin...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 23 September, 2015, 08:39:45 PM
Get a DRM-Free digital copy of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century (among others) for one American dollar in the latest Forbidden Humble Book Bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 24 September, 2015, 09:55:12 AM
No way is Maggie the Mechanic a challenged title! What is wrong with the the world?!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 24 September, 2015, 10:03:40 AM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 24 September, 2015, 09:55:12 AM
No way is Maggie the Mechanic a challenged title! What is wrong with the the world?!

A lot!

Some other classics in that bundle too, worth it for Heartbreak Soup and Essex County alone.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 September, 2015, 10:44:50 AM
Come on they have Bone in there. There's no rhythm or reason to what gets banned in some places. I remember the Bone bruharhar was particularly deflating though.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 24 September, 2015, 11:06:18 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 24 September, 2015, 10:44:50 AM
Come on they have Bone in there.

Maybe the name "triggered" some unpleasant connotations for some poor unfortunate.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 24 September, 2015, 03:42:27 PM
If you click on the titles most of them have links to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund site with a write up of why it was challenged.

Bone was challenged over several things, including alcohol and tobacco usage. Unsettling themes and violence.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 September, 2015, 05:20:27 PM
There's a really good piece from The Guardian, talking to Jeff Smith about it all.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/19/jeff-smith-bone-us-banned-books-week (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/19/jeff-smith-bone-us-banned-books-week)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: amines2058 on 24 September, 2015, 09:04:12 PM
For all the artists out there Manga Studio 5 is currently $15(£9ish) via the Smith Micro website and Manga Studio EX5 $87 (£55ish). Expires 29th Sept.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 24 September, 2015, 09:41:39 PM
Oh shit. Can't pass that price up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 25 September, 2015, 10:32:26 AM
Perfect birthday prezzie!!!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 15 October, 2015, 02:13:12 PM
Some hefty bargains available on Vertigo GNs at Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=8523&lang=1).

Including V for Vendetta and digital editions of the new, bumper-sized Hellblazer trades for £2.99 a pop. I traded up to the new edition of Original Sins with the missing Swamp Thing episodes and the first two post-Ennis volumes. Good chance I'll go back and get the 2nd and 4th as my bricks-and-mortar collection is missing a couple of issues from each. And there's obviously no way I could countenance a collection of anything which goes: 1, 2, _, 4.

So far I've read the Eddie Campbell story which comes immediately after Ennis run (and Delano's stinky-pinky one-off.) It was a lot better than I remembered, although maybe I'm mixing it up in my head with the Jenkins run. Getting John back out in the world and messing with different supernatural forces beyond the predominantly Christian mythological focus of the preceding 40 issues was definitely a good thing.

It also turned out to be where I got the "Eris-named-after-the-Goddess-of-confusion" schtick, which I used to mutter in relation to dwarf planets, from when I thought it had been Sandman.

I bought the first Jenkins storyline at the time but soon gave up. I'm looking forward to giving it another chance.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2015, 03:08:10 PM
No DRM-free back-ups, judging by the individual book pages. A pity. I'd have grabbed the entire Hellblazer run at those prices.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 15 October, 2015, 03:33:40 PM
Stickleback Number of the Beast trades @ £1.99, large pile of them at Glasgow FP. Had been on my to-buy list for a while, couldn't pass it up a couple of weeks ago at that price. Condition fine, not with the 2000ad trades but 'bargains'-or-whatever pile immediately opposite.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2015, 03:39:54 PM
Madness at that price. That's a great find!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 15 October, 2015, 03:53:27 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2015, 03:08:10 PM
No DRM-free back-ups, judging by the individual book pages. A pity. I'd have grabbed the entire Hellblazer run at those prices.
Nope. Don't think there ever are for Marvel/DC stuff on there.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 October, 2015, 09:54:48 PM
Well that's quite something. I could spend a small fortune there, but what to get, what to get... I reckon I can justify two completed series (and V, its astonishing how long it is since I read V)... cos ya know I don't own enough comics.

I'm pretty certain I'll go for Scalped as one of those. Always been intrigued by that, haven't read much Jason Aaron, but you hear such good things and well its always getting compared to The Sopranos which is still possibly the best telly show ever so yeah I think that gets one slot. The other... well I've got it down to...

DMZ - love The Massive and always been interested in this, never tried
Preacher - To this day still never read any of this and common understanding seems to suggest I really should
Sweet Tooth - Just love the idea, seems so wonderfully different, think this might be the front runner.

I think I should also be considering both 100 Bullets and Transmetropolitan as you hear such good things, but for whatever reason they just don't grab me as much as the others I've listed. So yeah any advice, suggestions, tips?

This just reminds me how much good stuff (apparently) came out during my wilderness years that I've still to check out.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 15 October, 2015, 10:16:29 PM
Give DMZ a shot, Colin. Absolutely cracking comics.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2015, 10:20:20 PM
If anyone wants Transmetropolitan for thirty quid plus postage, I have all the trades here, eight of which are in very good conditions, and the other two of which are readable. That's paper as opposed to Comixology, obv.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Definitely Not Mister Pops on 15 October, 2015, 10:43:49 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2015, 10:20:20 PM
If anyone wants Transmetropolitan for thirty quid plus postage, I have all the trades here, eight of which are in very good conditions, and the other two of which are readable. That's paper as opposed to Comixology, obv.

PM sent
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 15 October, 2015, 10:48:03 PM
BUGGERATION!


Nice grab, Pops.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 16 October, 2015, 08:53:01 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 October, 2015, 09:54:48 PM

I'm pretty certain I'll go for Scalped as one of those.

DMZ - love The Massive and always been interested in this, never tried
Preacher - To this day still never read any of this and common understanding seems to suggest I really should
Sweet Tooth - Just love the idea, seems so wonderfully different, think this might be the front runner.

I think I should also be considering both 100 Bullets and Transmetropolitan

I can recommend all of those. I wasn't too sure about Transmetropolitan at first but once it gets going it's great.
DMZ is even better than The Massive, which I also enjoyed.
All very good books and great at those prices.

I just got the recent 100 Bullets - Brother Lono.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 October, 2015, 10:10:38 AM
Hmmm you're the second person to say DMZ was better than The Massive... I wonder can I stretch to three series as the more I think about Sweet Tooth the more I want to try it...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Spaceghost on 16 October, 2015, 10:15:10 AM
I got Trillium by Jeff Lemire in the Vertigo sale and, so far, it's really, really good. Especially for 3 quid.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 16 October, 2015, 10:33:48 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 October, 2015, 09:54:48 PM... So yeah any advice, suggestions, tips?
Not really. At the price you can obviously just buy the first couple to try with no remorse. Then you run the risk of doing what I did with Wasteland: get the first few dirt cheap in the sale, end up enjoying it a lot but balk at the idea of paying full price for the rest!

My views on your choices, for what it's worth.

Scalped - read the first one. Didn't enjoy it. Not because it was bad, but because every single character in it was a horrific cunt. Wiser heads than me can see past that to the quality of the material.
DMZ - Have them all. Enjoyed it up to a point but, for some reason, have never got round to reading the last 15 or so. Prefer Northlanders.
Preacher - Massively overrated but worth giving it a try. For an Ennis/Dillon fix, their Hellblazer run covers an awful lot of the same ground plotwise and is far better. At least in part because the nature of the character means Ennis has to keep his fetishisation of the Sands of Iwo Jima All American Hero to a minimum. If you think that's his best side then knock yourself out.
Sweet Tooth - Dunno.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 16 October, 2015, 01:07:03 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 15 October, 2015, 03:33:40 PM
Stickleback Number of the Beast trades @ £1.99, large pile of them at Glasgow FP. Had been on my to-buy list for a while, couldn't pass it up a couple of weeks ago at that price. Condition fine, not with the 2000ad trades but 'bargains'-or-whatever pile immediately opposite.

Im going to see if my local Planet can get one of these shipped in for me...

-

DMZ - I'll add to the people saying the is better then The Massive
Preacher - Personally I think this is the greatet comic series ever writen and is a steal at that price!
Sweet Tooth - Loved this series but can't imagine it being for everyone. I once heard it described as Mad Max crossed with Bambi  :lol:

-

Can anyone recomend Ex Machina whilst it's in the sale?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 October, 2015, 01:21:22 PM
Quote from: Dodsy on 16 October, 2015, 01:07:03 PM

"Sweet Tooth - Loved this series but can't imagine it being for everyone. I once heard it described as Mad Max crossed with Bambi  :lol:"


And how prey tell can that not appeal to everyone - sounds fantastic!

Well you lot, you aren't helping, it appears everything is very good and I should just buy the lot... what to do, what to do...

QuoteCan anyone recomend Ex Machina whilst it's in the sale?

I can recommend the first 16 pages which I read on the train this morning and were very good. Just started to read the collected editions (on with the digital collections on offer are based) and it starts very well. Sorry I can't be more help!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 16 October, 2015, 03:07:42 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 15 October, 2015, 09:54:48 PM

DMZ - love The Massive and always been interested in this, never tried
Preacher - To this day still never read any of this and common understanding seems to suggest I really should
Sweet Tooth - Just love the idea, seems so wonderfully different, think this might be the front runner.

I think I should also be considering both 100 Bullets and Transmetropolitan as you hear such good things, but for whatever reason they just don't grab me as much as the others I've listed. So yeah any advice, suggestions, tips?

If you don't already, my advice is to use your local library! I've read lots of DMZ, Sweet tooth, 100 bullets, transmetropolitan, Scalped, Ex Machina, HellBoy and many other series for free that way. Perfect for series you want to check out but not necesarilly own.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 16 October, 2015, 03:15:53 PM
Indeed. Libraries seem to be opening to to the idea of a wider range of comics on their shelves. My local has complete runs of Y the Last Man, Grandville, Barefoot Gen, Hellblazer, and the first dozen Judge Dredd Casefiles.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 16 October, 2015, 03:19:59 PM
Indeed - the only problem is getting them in the right order. I also read Y the Last Man ove a couple of years but jumping around the run depending on what's available, but I recently managed to get 9 of 10 volumes at one time and binged on it.

Still annoyed that Manchester Libraries have multiple copies of Locke & Keye vols 1,2 and 4, but not a  single vol 3 anywhere in Gtr Manchester!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 16 October, 2015, 06:38:03 PM
I actually ordered the second Grandville book (Mon Amour?) second hand, which turned out to be ex library stock.

It also turned out to be in German. Which I do not speak. I really don't think there was any indication in the description either, so I'm sure the fault is not mine.

By the way... if anyone here is fluent in German, or has German friends/relatives who are into comic books,  please PM me if you'd like it for reasonable price...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 October, 2015, 11:30:19 PM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 16 October, 2015, 03:19:59 PMStill annoyed that Manchester Libraries have multiple copies of Locke & Keye vols 1,2 and 4, but not a  single vol 3 anywhere in Gtr Manchester!
One of my favourites, to the point I rebought them in hardback. (So, er, if anyone wants the first five in paperback, make me an offer!)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 17 October, 2015, 12:03:12 AM
To combine two of these themes, I quite enjoyed Ex Machina up to book 8. Which was the last one Glasgow library service got in. I did have a conversation with a woman in my local about the perennial issue of gaps in series and she told me that they get far more thieving of comics than any other section.

Back onto the subject of new bargains I was walking past a charity shop this evening and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a snowboard complete with bindings for the princely sum of 85 Francs (about sixty quid) and even more delighted to find it was just my size. So I snapped that bad boy right up. It's even decorated with an image that looks uncannily like Samuel Jackson as Shaft!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 October, 2015, 08:37:45 PM
Okay so was going to get all three series (being Sweet Tooth, Scalped and DMZ) plus a couple of the one shots. I put them all in and it came to... well quite a lot. So bottled it. As DMZ was the biggest I took it out and got the other two. I'm now waiting to see if over the remain couple of days of the sale the prospect of missing out nags away enough that I break and get DMZ as well...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 20 October, 2015, 12:15:30 PM
Oh, FFS! Grant Morrison sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=8599&lang=1).

You'd be a fool not to snap up Doom Patrol if you haven't read it. Seaguy and Kid Eternity (great Fegredo art) also worth a look of the less heralded stuff.

I'll definitely grab the final Invisibles trade just for the redrawn Ashley Wood pages. Any views on his Action Comics run? I haven't heard anyone talk about it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Spaceghost on 20 October, 2015, 03:38:35 PM
Oh god. Why do I keep coming in this thread?

The Filth is excellent value at £2.99, with some breathtaking artwork from our very own Chris Weston. WE3 is worth a punt too.

I've gone for Flex Mentallo as I've never read it. Managed to stop myself from buying multiple volumes on this occasion.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 October, 2015, 04:19:33 PM
No, no no no no. I can't hear you.

I've just stopped myself spending £90 on the Vertigo sale (by doing so spending only £50 was basically like earning money... no really it is) and now this. Thankfully I got all the 'essential GMozz stuff that I didn't previously own and I can resist Invisibles... no really I can... I can...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 20 October, 2015, 05:31:33 PM
Yeah this one was a bit of a kick in the dick money wise for I'd be good with the Vertigo sale only got Scalped. Then is come out and I got like two of his runs and a bunch of one off collections.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 20 October, 2015, 05:46:06 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 October, 2015, 04:19:33 PM
... and I can resist Invisibles... no really I can... I can...
Volume 1 (think that's the first three trades) is as good as Morrison's ever been. Which, at least for me, is pretty close to being as good as comics have ever been.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 20 October, 2015, 06:05:06 PM
I was prepared to be wowed by the first Invisibles, but it never quite did it for me. Still good though.  That could change of course if I ever get around to a re-read...

But like you say, anyone yet to experience Doom Patrol really should run towards it. Immense fun.

Read most(?) of Morrison's Action run in UK reprint form, it's classy and highly regarded from what I can remember.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 October, 2015, 08:07:42 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 20 October, 2015, 06:05:06 PM

Read most(?) of Morrison's Action run in UK reprint form, it's classy and highly regarded from what I can remember.

Not sure how well regarded it is but I'm a big fan. I need to re-read it as one(ish) but overall it was typically GMozz, inventive, exciting, crazy and also quite an astonishing amount of fun. The entire 18 issue run is really one story so if you haven't read it all worth a pop I'd say.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 20 October, 2015, 08:53:58 PM
You do realize I need to eat this month, right?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 22 October, 2015, 10:56:47 AM
Fuck it, i've too much else I need this month. Just gonna leave it at Batman Incorporated (pre-N52) and Flex Mantello, the latter of which I already own but love so much I just want an extra copy to carry around everywhere.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 23 October, 2015, 09:57:24 AM
Cable & Deadpool sale I'm recommending this because it's what got me into comics many moons ago.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 23 October, 2015, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: IronGraham on 23 October, 2015, 09:57:24 AM
Cable & Deadpool sale I'm recommending this because it's what got me into comics many moons ago.

Really, really worth a look.
One of the best runs Marvel have ever produced IMO, 50 issues of Nicieza at the top of his game.

Suspend your cynicism, it's hilarious.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 23 October, 2015, 03:31:35 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 23 October, 2015, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: IronGraham on 23 October, 2015, 09:57:24 AM
Cable & Deadpool sale I'm recommending this because it's what got me into comics many moons ago.

Really, really worth a look.
One of the best runs Marvel have ever produced IMO, 50 issues of Nicieza at the top of his game.

Suspend your cynicism, it's hilarious.


:D  Agree!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 October, 2015, 03:35:02 PM
There's a Top Cow Humble Bundle currently up for grabs. No sure there's owt there for me but it does look like a pretty good deal if there's anything of interest?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 23 October, 2015, 03:41:29 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 23 October, 2015, 03:35:02 PM
There's a Top Cow Humble Bundle currently up for grabs. No sure there's owt there for me but it does look like a pretty good deal if there's anything of interest?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books)

Rising Stars is pretty good (It's by J Michael Strazcisnskzcxczixnxkzkzxinski -pretty much Midwich Cuckoos with Superheroes). The only other one I've read anything of is Witchblade which was awful.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 October, 2015, 03:44:58 PM
Whitchblade as a concept is fantastic, but was mired in fanservice and muddy art for decades. The recent reboot, Switch, is a remarkably fantastic and fresh comic book. Really recommend that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 23 October, 2015, 04:11:32 PM
The Top Cow bundle is both tempting, but a low priority. I really like Ron Marz, and he's been writing a lot of Top Cow for a number of years. But I have no real interest in Top Cow as a property.

That said, complete Rising Stars and Midnight Nation might be enough to get me to jump on it. At least those are know qualities.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tjm86 on 23 October, 2015, 11:09:18 PM
I'd have to give a recommend to Midnight Nation.  Nice little read and very underrated for my money.  Nice artwork and an interesting story.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dan Banks on 24 October, 2015, 08:13:04 PM
Robbie Burns Witch Hunter can be found on comixology for £3.50 if you use the codeword TREAT as part of this offer: https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 25 October, 2015, 05:30:28 PM
Thanks Dan! Bought!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dan Banks on 26 October, 2015, 12:43:39 PM
No probs.

I expect this is on most 2000ad fans read list and what a steal it is at that price!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Spaceghost on 26 October, 2015, 02:36:17 PM
Quote from: Dan Banks on 24 October, 2015, 08:13:04 PM
Robbie Burns Witch Hunter can be found on comixology for £3.50 if you use the codeword TREAT as part of this offer: https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)

Bought it. Damn you. DAMN YOU!

If anyone spots any other bargains, can they please wait until after I get paid to post them? Thanks.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 26 October, 2015, 02:58:06 PM
Quote from: Spaceghost on 26 October, 2015, 02:36:17 PM
Quote from: Dan Banks on 24 October, 2015, 08:13:04 PM
Robbie Burns Witch Hunter can be found for £3.50 on comixology if you use the codeword TREAT as part of this offer (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)
Bought it. Damn you. DAMN YOU!
I hope you realised Department of Monsterology is in there too?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Spaceghost on 26 October, 2015, 03:11:31 PM
Quote from: The Cosh on 26 October, 2015, 02:58:06 PM
Quote from: Spaceghost on 26 October, 2015, 02:36:17 PM
Quote from: Dan Banks on 24 October, 2015, 08:13:04 PM
Robbie Burns Witch Hunter can be found for £3.50 on comixology if you use the codeword TREAT as part of this offer (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Submit-Halloween-Sale/page/8596?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)
Bought it. Damn you. DAMN YOU!
I hope you realised Department of Monsterology is in there too?

Ah, I was one step ahead there. Bought it when it first came out.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 01 November, 2015, 08:14:36 PM
The Works are selling Dave Gibbons Watching the Watchmen for £8.00.

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 03 November, 2015, 05:15:04 PM
IDW mini series sale some great picks I'd recommend Rio, Starslammers, Rouge Trooper and Rockateer
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 03 November, 2015, 09:56:55 PM
Quote from: IronGraham on 03 November, 2015, 05:15:04 PM
IDW mini series sale some great picks I'd recommend Rio, Starslammers, Rouge Trooper and Rockateer

Uh that's a good fine some superb stuff there. I picked up StarSlammers - well 300ish pages of Walt Simonson for 5 quid what's not to love about that! And Winterworld, the ongoing (well it was but its included in this sale) was pretty good so always meant to pick this up.

If anyone is thinking of getting any Rocketeer I say defo go Cargo of Doom that was relly good, Spirit and was pretty disappointing given how unreasonably excited I was by it.

Rio is brilliant BUT if you can splash out on the physical copy its a quite beautiful thing.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 03 November, 2015, 10:08:38 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 03 November, 2015, 09:56:55 PM
300ish pages of Walt Simonson for 5 quid

Sold.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 06 November, 2015, 04:12:48 PM
Invincible Sale one of my favorite ongoing superhero comic. The other favourite is Astro City. :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 06 November, 2015, 05:31:40 PM
Jumping on that! Love me some Invincible. :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 06 November, 2015, 07:14:54 PM
I'm tempted by that but really can I justify it... really. I've not been that impressed by anything I've read by Kirkman, a lot of it is okay BUT this has always intrigued me. I know the... big thing that happens. So yeah is there a decent cut off point to read up to, so say the first 50 issues?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 06 November, 2015, 09:22:27 PM
Well i've read the first 50 issues in the firat compendium volume, and though I can't say #50 is an ideal end point the series is too good to pass up on.

I know the incident your refering too can be...off putting, but don't let it be such. It's a comparativly minor stumble that actualy has a nice comeback later on.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 November, 2015, 09:26:40 PM
I'd be tempted if it was DRM-free, like Rogue Trooper was. What the hell is wrong with these companies?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 11 November, 2015, 06:11:01 PM
New sale at Comixology on The Maxx. Jump on it! Just do it right the hell now!

https://www.comixology.co.uk/The-Maxx-Maxximized-Sale/page/8704?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 November, 2015, 08:18:07 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 11 November, 2015, 06:11:01 PM
New sale at Comixology on The Maxx. Jump on it! Just do it right the hell now!

https://www.comixology.co.uk/The-Maxx-Maxximized-Sale/page/8704?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA

Damn straight - bloody fantastic comics and at those prices you'd be daft to let it go. All of you. YES ALL OF YOU go buy these NOW!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 November, 2015, 10:13:11 PM
And the deals keep coming. Next up Sandman. You can get the ten trades that I think cover the entire series for 40 quid. Now that seems a pretty good deal to me... so am I being utterly wrong headed to not be interested?

I had all of Sandman back in the day up to half way through The Kindly Ones and really liked it BUT since getting back into comics I've had not interest in revisiting? Don't ask me why not sure I could explain it but when its this cheap should I try it again... should I...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 11 November, 2015, 10:37:24 PM
Sandman's one of those I reread every few years, along with Lucifer. I think it's great, but for me it's very much a "must be in paper" strip.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 26 November, 2015, 02:31:51 AM
Mega Image (https://www.comixology.com/Image-Black-Friday-Sale/page/8917?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL2xhcmdlQ2Fyb3VzZWw&list9175_pg=3) and Dark Horse (https://www.comixology.com/Dark-Horse-Black-Friday-Sale/page/8902?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw) digital sales going on on ComiXology this weekend.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 26 November, 2015, 06:19:47 AM
Cool might try out Rebels after Proudhuffs (was it?) recommendations. Those Image prices is it 50% those listed on that page? If so...

Hoping for a few more of these by Friday.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: amines2058 on 26 November, 2015, 07:03:45 AM
MangaStudio back on sale for $15 (£9 approx) at the SmithMicro site till Sunday. Do it, you wont regret it.
My preferred weapon of choice over Photoshop when working digitally.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 December, 2015, 09:59:35 PM
Boom! have got into the Humble Bundle act and there's a LOT of stuff in there. For me my interest in Lumberjanes and Mark Waid's Irredeemable make this a must buy with lots of other stuff I'll have a pock at. So yeah well worth checking out. Bloody love me some Humble Bundles!

Check it out.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books?utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7475d91894-Humble_Book_Bundle_10_Years_Of_Boom&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-7475d91894-134286173&mc_cid=7475d91894&mc_eid=80efd3e292 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books?utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7475d91894-Humble_Book_Bundle_10_Years_Of_Boom&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-7475d91894-134286173&mc_cid=7475d91894&mc_eid=80efd3e292)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 17 December, 2015, 09:47:14 PM
There's a Star Wars sale at Comixology and it features John Wagner's Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire.

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Star-Wars-Boba-Fett-Enemy-of-the-Empire/digital-comic/166327?ref=YnJvd3NlL3NhbGUvdGFibGV0L2dyaWRMaXN0L2ZyZWVDb21pY3NMaXN0OTM0NQ
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 December, 2015, 04:13:50 PM
Well I'm assuming you've all already bought the Boom! Humble Bundle and so are stirring blankly into the middle distance wondering what you will spend your X-Mas money on.

Well fear not my friends Image are having a 99cents end of year digital sale. It seems pretty much any digital comic published before November of this year is 99c or about 69p I think over at the image website. Blimey riley there's some thinking to be done about what to pick up here!

https://imagecomics.com/highlights/end-of-year-2015-99-cent-digital-comics-sale (https://imagecomics.com/highlights/end-of-year-2015-99-cent-digital-comics-sale)

Recommendations?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 December, 2015, 04:30:47 PM
Slightly irriatatingly a few of the times I'm leaning towards don't seem to have digital editions BUT I'm looking at Stray Bullets and Black Science keenly. Can anyone recommend either of those?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 24 December, 2015, 04:30:53 PM
Egos, Copperhead, The Autumnlands, Saga, East of West, Supreme Blue Rose, Think Tank



Savage Dragon!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 December, 2015, 04:31:55 PM
Autumnlands I get and love and Saga I get in trade, East of West I gave up on. the rest I'll have a nosey at...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 24 December, 2015, 06:17:41 PM
Big Man Plans.

It's Eric Powell, you like Eric Powell. And this is good Powell.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 25 December, 2015, 07:59:33 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 24 December, 2015, 04:30:47 PM
Slightly irriatatingly a few of the times I'm leaning towards don't seem to have digital editions BUT I'm looking at Stray Bullets and Black Science keenly. Can anyone recommend either of those?
You need an unreserved recommendation of Black Science? I can do that. Bonkers thrill-ride of a series, tremendous art.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CrazyFoxMachine on 26 December, 2015, 11:57:53 AM
I keep meaning to get Black Science, I've heard such good things about it!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 26 December, 2015, 11:13:10 PM
Zavvi are doing a £10.00 Zbox sale. (http://www.zavvi.com/offers/zbox/offer/bundle-2.list?widget_id=165165) It includes the Cops one which, I think, includes that Judge Dredd badge,and Renegades, which contains the Rogue Trooper dog tags.

Whether the latter is worth it, I'm not sure. It does contain a soft Deadpool toy which I actually kind of like, but I don't think will be everyone's cup of tea.

Sorry, it's near the end now. I should have posted this earlier.

They also advertise that they are selling individual items from past zboxes. I haven't been able to access the link but maybe you'll have better luck.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 27 December, 2015, 10:30:49 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 24 December, 2015, 04:30:47 PM
Slightly irriatatingly a few of the times I'm leaning towards don't seem to have digital editions BUT I'm looking at Stray Bullets and Black Science keenly. Can anyone recommend either of those?

Black Science I didn't like at all. The art for issue 01 was great but immediately it switched to a quicker technique and I was out at the end of the first arc. It was very Swiss family Robinson in time/space and I couldn't give a toot about any of the characters.

Stray Bullets is the best monthly out there bar none. The compendium is essential comics (that page when Spanish Scott is at the end of the bed is one of the great 'oh shiiiiiit' moments in comics) and the 2014 - return has been brilliant. The current story Sunshine and Roses is pretty twisty tho so start at the start of it if you are tempted. Unlike Black Science the characters are brilliantly written and you do care about how the story will end up for them.

Also worth looking at from image is Dark Corridor, 8house (prophet meets game of thrones) and the island anthology.

Quote from: CrazyFoxMachine on 26 December, 2015, 11:57:53 AM
I keep meaning to get Black Science, I've heard such good things about it!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 December, 2015, 07:09:37 AM
Cool thanks everyone. I got all Stray Bullets (up to Sunshine and Roses cos that ain't finished yet), Black Science (up and inc 17), Egos, Supreme Blue Rose, Big Man Plans. All for about 50quid.

Prices so good I'm tempted to double dip and try again later... well I was until I realised that I've now got 900 digital comics in the last year and hardly any of them have yet to make it to the top of my reading list! The best thing about going semi digital is the insane baragains you can pick up and how it diversifies what you read. Loving it!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 31 December, 2015, 07:42:56 AM
Or publishers in on the act (come on Rebellion!) Dynamite (who sell their stuff on the Dark Horse app) have a 99 cent on everything (including recent stuff). Not as much of interest to me BUT will pick up Joe Casey's Captain Victory, Zorro and Django (I know of at least one fan of that here) and reprints of the first 6 issues of DCs Shadow with Sienkiewicz (spelling?) art.

If you don't own them worth checking this out for Warren Ellis' excellent James Bond, first two issues available.

https://digital.darkhorse.com/publisher/2/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15&utm_content=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15+CID_00c0823969d50d1435a72b4539e6dd82&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor (https://digital.darkhorse.com/publisher/2/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15&utm_content=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15+CID_00c0823969d50d1435a72b4539e6dd82&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 02 January, 2016, 12:31:21 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 31 December, 2015, 07:42:56 AM
Or publishers in on the act (come on Rebellion!) Dynamite (who sell their stuff on the Dark Horse app) have a 99 cent on everything (including recent stuff). Not as much of interest to me BUT will pick up Joe Casey's Captain Victory, Zorro and Django (I know of at least one fan of that here) and reprints of the first 6 issues of DCs Shadow with Sienkiewicz (spelling?) art.

If you don't own them worth checking this out for Warren Ellis' excellent James Bond, first two issues available.

https://digital.darkhorse.com/publisher/2/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15&utm_content=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15+CID_00c0823969d50d1435a72b4539e6dd82&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor (https://digital.darkhorse.com/publisher/2/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15&utm_content=DHD%20Weekly%20-%2012-30-15+CID_00c0823969d50d1435a72b4539e6dd82&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor)

Ennis did a lot of great stuff for Dynamite including Just A Pilgrim (with Carlos), Battlefields (inc. Carlos and PJ) as well as the better known The Boys, Red Team and Jennifers Blood. One thing to definately get is the Battlefields series 'Dear Billy' which is a brilliant touching story of great seriousness and handled with a deft touch.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 02 January, 2016, 06:10:14 AM
All the Dark Horse and Dynamite sales are on ComiXology as well, if you don't want to juggle apps. 

I wish Rebellin would do more digital back catalog sales. Especially now that they have material going back to 2004.


Or.. A Humble Bundle.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 January, 2016, 07:38:33 AM
Quote from: BPP on 02 January, 2016, 12:31:21 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 31 December, 2015, 07:42:56 AM
Ennis did a lot of great stuff for Dynamite including Just A Pilgrim (with Carlos), Battlefields (inc. Carlos and PJ) as well as the better known The Boys, Red Team and Jennifers Blood. One thing to definately get is the Battlefields series 'Dear Billy' which is a brilliant touching story of great seriousness and handled with a deft touch.

Yeah I'd echo getting the Battlefield stuff, love it all, but they only have the last two (very good) stories available, very little Boys stuff and the Jennifer Blood stuff is Mike Carroll's not Garth (not a bad thing I'm sure!)

QuoteI wish Rebellin would do more digital back catalog sales. Especially now that they have material going back to 2004.

Yeah I keep cheekily checking as I have money I'm ready to throw at them if they do!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 03 January, 2016, 08:24:24 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 02 January, 2016, 06:10:14 AM
All the Dark Horse and Dynamite sales are on ComiXology as well, if you don't want to juggle apps. 

I wish Rebellin would do more digital back catalog sales. Especially now that they have material going back to 2004.


Or.. A Humble Bundle.

A rebellion humble bundle would be amazing!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 03 January, 2016, 11:12:44 AM
Wow. Have a little X-Mas money left and was looking at Humanoid who I've realised I should be paying far more attention to as the produce some quite glorious editions of continental material. ANYWAY I stumble across the Amazon Kindle edition of BOTH Barbarella books for £3.32 each!

Now I know Kindle ain't too popular with some in these parts BUTcome on Barbarella (something I've always wanted to read) for less than 7 quid - GETIN!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 04 January, 2016, 11:50:18 PM
I bought the 1978 2000 AD annual from a comic shop today for £10.00.

I kind of did it on a whim as I know some of this old material can be worth quite a lot.

The cover is a little tatty,(but it could be a lot worse, it's mainly wear to the edges) and the pages are yellowed (which is understandable). More of concern is that some of the pages are coming loose from the spine.

Apart from that, it okay. I love that musty old book smell. I just wonder, is £10.00 a good deal for this?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 13 January, 2016, 07:25:27 PM
Wow bloody hell Humble Bundle does it again. Image had a FANTASTIC Humble Bundle last year and they may well have topped it this year!

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/getbooks?utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=01850f547b-Humble_Comics_Bundle_Image_Comics_3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-01850f547b-134286173&mc_cid=01850f547b&mc_eid=80efd3e292 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/getbooks?utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=01850f547b-Humble_Comics_Bundle_Image_Comics_3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-01850f547b-134286173&mc_cid=01850f547b&mc_eid=80efd3e292)

I mean I bought all of the Stray Bullets comics in their Boxing Day sale and now that looks like a bad deal as all 41 issues are part of this bundle, as well as 47 issues of Invincible (which I resisted temptation to buy) and the first trades for Nowhere Men (an absolute must, quite superb comics), Phonogram, Bitch Planet, Kaptara, Injection, Trees, Outcast, Jupiter's Circle and many, many, MANY more.

Seriously worth a look. I know I'm in.. again!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 13 January, 2016, 07:46:52 PM
I'll take that. Uo to date on Invincible and dropped Trees but the rest will be new. Thanks Colin!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 January, 2016, 08:29:04 PM
Godammit. I *NEVER* get emails about the comics bundles, despite ticking the box, yet get bloody PC games ones regular as clockwork. Thanks, Colin, for posting about this. I'd have missed it otherwise.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 13 January, 2016, 09:29:25 PM
Got myself a whole bunch of stuff in the Boxing Day sale (thanks to this thread!) but luckily Bitch Planet is the only title that overlaps with this Bundle. Quite pleased I didn't splurge on Stray Bullets and Saga vol. 4 now!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 14 January, 2016, 12:00:46 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 13 January, 2016, 08:29:04 PM
Godammit. I *NEVER* get emails about the comics bundles, despite ticking the box, yet get bloody PC games ones regular as clockwork. Thanks, Colin, for posting about this. I'd have missed it otherwise.
Have you checked your junk mail, just in case? Or if you're using an Android device  with the Inbox app it has a tendency to compartmentalize mail under categories. So this type of thing might be under Promotions.

That being said, while I do get humble Bundle marks,I'm not sure I get all of them.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 January, 2016, 10:25:07 AM
I've signed up multiple times, and emails aren't in junk. I suspect a problem their end with the database. I've also repeated my other gripe to them: the lack of a 'download all' option. Perhaps I'm missing something, but as far as I can tell, you must download each item individually, which is a pain in the backside when there are dozens of individual issues. I'd pay extra for 'download all books as PDF'.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 14 January, 2016, 10:47:15 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 14 January, 2016, 10:25:07 AM
I've also repeated my other gripe to them: the lack of a 'download all' option.
Amen to that.

I've still got plenty of stuff unread from the last two Image bundles but each one has had the desired effect of getting me to start picking up an ongoing series and there's been enough good stuff that getting this one is a no-brainer.

Oh, in other bargain news, I bought a pair of hardly used snowboard boots for roughly seven quid yesterday.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 14 January, 2016, 03:37:46 PM
The Goddammed and Citizen Jack (in the single issue #1s pile) are both really worth your time.

As is Trees. Bloody love that series. Reads like it belongs in 2000AD.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 26 January, 2016, 01:59:29 AM
Last day for the Humble Image bundle. I finally gave in, and honestly its probably a hell of a value.  The Stay Bullets, Invincible, Wayward, and Nowhere Men collections are probably worth it alone.

The Previous Image bundle was a hell of a value too with Saga Book 1 (this bundle's Vol 4 and 5, pick up from where it left off), Walking Dead, and Manhattan Projects, and honestly I don't think it was as good a deal as this one.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 26 January, 2016, 10:07:30 AM
Got to agree with the above. The Image bundle is incredible. Some great stuff in there that I wouldn't have seen otherwise.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 10:20:21 AM
Has Saga 3 ever been part of a Humble Bundle? I now have 1, 2, 4 and 5 from them. (I have all the print books anyway, but was just wondering.)

I still haven't downloaded most of the last one. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Gnh. I love Humble Bundle, but 'download all as PDF' really needs to happen.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 26 January, 2016, 10:39:33 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 10:20:21 AM
Has Saga 3 ever been part of a Humble Bundle? I now have 1, 2, 4 and 5 from them. (I have all the print books anyway, but was just wondering.)
Pretty sure last year's included the omnibus of volumes 1-3.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 11:36:28 AM
The Humble Image Comics Bundle had v1 and 2. Did I miss a bundle? If so: nuts.

EDIT: Aha! I just looked through my MASSIVE LIST OF STUFF, and, yep, 'Saga Book One (#1–18)' is lurking in the 'image firsts' bundle. \o/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: TordelBack on 26 January, 2016, 11:40:57 AM
Dublin-based Squaxx might be interested to know that Oxfam on Aungier/George's St (never know which it is - beside The George anyway) have two big boxes of comics in, including progs and megs, Shakara Vol 2 (€4), LoEG Vol 1 and DKR (€5) softbacks. Also sundry other collections including Abnett Warhammer stuff, 20th C Boys and lots of how-to-draw fantasy boob-art books too.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 26 January, 2016, 03:46:22 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 10:20:21 AM
Has Saga 3 ever been part of a Humble Bundle? I now have 1, 2, 4 and 5 from them. (I have all the print books anyway, but was just wondering.)

I still haven't downloaded most of the last one. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Click. Wait. Download single comic. Gnh. I love Humble Bundle, but 'download all as PDF' really needs to happen.

I think you can queue them up in a bit torrent client of your choice.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 04:01:34 PM
Yeah, but that still means clicking a billion links. Imagine buying a 40-track album from Amazon or iTunes and you then having to click every single track to download it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 26 January, 2016, 04:24:54 PM
Though to be fair Humble Bundle is run on a shoe string, certainly compared to iTunes. They offer such fantastic deals and are funded on the leftovers that buyers choose to give (watch some one turn up now with evidence to show that they make billions $ every year!).

That's why I opt to give extra when I purchase HBs. Figure the publishers deserve a decent cut to get them to do it again, the charities almost always seem decent and Humble Bundle deserve a fair cut to keep them going ... so end up not being able to keep all ends balanced so give extra AND still feel I'm getting a smacking good deal!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 January, 2016, 05:54:20 PM
Oh, agreed entirely. Really, the download thing is my only gripe, and I suspect it's probably as much to do with bandwidth as anything. (That said 'collect everything as one torrent' would also do me.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 27 January, 2016, 08:04:03 AM
Comixology have a Metabarons sale on right now, so any fans of The Incal might want to check this out...

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Metabarons-Sale/page/9497?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 27 January, 2016, 08:42:15 AM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 27 January, 2016, 08:04:03 AM
Comixology have a Metabarons sale on right now, so any fans of The Incal might want to check this out...

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Metabarons-Sale/page/9497?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA

No, no they shouldn't, 'cos fans of Incal may well have already spent far to much on digital comics recently and really need to stop buying stuff!...

... my oh my it does look good though, thanks for the heads up...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 27 January, 2016, 09:18:21 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 27 January, 2016, 08:42:15 AM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 27 January, 2016, 08:04:03 AM
Comixology have a Metabarons sale on right now, so any fans of The Incal might want to check this out...

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Metabarons-Sale/page/9497?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvc21hbGxDYXJvdXNlbA

No, no they shouldn't, 'cos fans of Incal may well have already spent far to much on digital comics recently and really need to stop buying stuff!...

... my oh my it does look good though, thanks for the heads up...
You get what you give! My wallets crying from all the reccomendations you throw up on here and the NCBD thread! Speaking of which, todays hauls out!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 29 January, 2016, 05:06:54 AM
Hey Marvel UK fans, how was Revolutionary War? Marvel's got it on sale over on ComiXology and I'm moderately curious about it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 29 January, 2016, 07:04:38 AM
Different issues where of varying quality. The Dark Angel, Deaths Head, and Captain Britain stories where excellent. The rest was just OK but it's still one of the better stand alone story arcs Marvel has done in quite some time.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 30 January, 2016, 05:29:02 PM
Just got back from town and The Works in Sheffield has opened in a sparkly new location. Anyway popped in and found a lovely hardcover of 'Birth of a Legend' covering all 39 of the original Marvel UK issues and a couple of the Super Spider-man issues for 6 quid!

I've always wanted to read these so while I think they might be a bit rubbish for 6 quid who can complain and seems to have some good back matter too. If I don't like it in a couple of years when it gets to the top of my read spread sheet, tenner on eBay and everyone is still winning!

Of course it would be very churlish to bemaon the fact they didn't have volume 2 'Seige of Camelot' in there as well! Would LOVE to get that stuff again.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 31 January, 2016, 04:01:54 PM
I've been keeping my eyes on the Steam sales waiting for Sid Meir's Civilization: Beyond Earth to get discounted, and this weekend there's a sale on 2K games, so I got it for under a tenner. It's installing right now.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Banners on 31 January, 2016, 11:09:15 PM
Don't get your hopes up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 31 January, 2016, 11:44:59 PM
Yeah, apparently Alpha Centauri it ain't. I recommend Endless Space if that's what you're looking for.

Also you could have gotten Beyond Space in a Humble Bundle for $15 plus a bunch of other games (Civ, X-Com) this week.

https://www.humblebundle.com
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 01 February, 2016, 11:51:26 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 30 January, 2016, 05:29:02 PM
Just got back from town and The Works in Sheffield has opened in a sparkly new location. Anyway popped in and found a lovely hardcover of 'Birth of a Legend' covering all 39 of the original Marvel UK issues and a couple of the Super Spider-man issues for 6 quid!

I've always wanted to read these so while I think they might be a bit rubbish for 6 quid who can complain and seems to have some good back matter too. If I don't like it in a couple of years when it gets to the top of my read spread sheet, tenner on eBay and everyone is still winning!

Of course it would be very churlish to bemaon the fact they didn't have volume 2 'Seige of Camelot' in there as well! Would LOVE to get that stuff again.
Ooooh! Thanks for the heads up, just popped into my local Works and nabbed Alpha Flight Classics vol.1 and Captain Britain and MI5. :)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: pauljholden on 01 February, 2016, 04:26:13 PM
you sure it's not Alpha Flight volume 2? (Frustratingly that's the only volume I can pick up in my local works...)

-pj
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 01 February, 2016, 05:05:37 PM
Quote from: pauljholden on 01 February, 2016, 04:26:13 PM
you sure it's not Alpha Flight volume 2? (Frustratingly that's the only volume I can pick up in my local works...)

-pj
Gah! Indeed! At least that gives me an excuse to nab vol.1!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: pauljholden on 01 February, 2016, 08:23:42 PM
good luck! Volume 1 seems as rare as hen's teeth...

-pj
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 02 February, 2016, 10:12:10 AM
Quote from: pauljholden on 01 February, 2016, 08:23:42 PM
good luck! Volume 1 seems as rare as hen's teeth...

-pj
Sweet madre christ £60???!!!

I'll just stick with vol.2 then, as analy retentive as I am about this kind of thing a bargains a bargain!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 February, 2016, 10:36:57 AM
Interesting that its the first volume that's hard to get hold of. My experience is that normally you can get the first volume of any particular trade series but its the subsequent ones that are a dog to get hold of, as I assume they have smaller print runs. Yes 'Journey' Volume 2 I'm looking at you!

Anyway I'm sure you've seen this Hawkmonger being the digital chap you are but the Kindle verison of volume one is only £7.12
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 02 February, 2016, 01:12:35 PM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 31 January, 2016, 04:01:54 PM
I've been keeping my eyes on the Steam sales waiting for Sid Meir's Civilization: Beyond Earth to get discounted, and this weekend there's a sale on 2K games, so I got it for under a tenner. It's installing right now.

Quote from: Banners on 31 January, 2016, 11:09:15 PM
Don't get your hopes up.

Hmm, I see what you mean - spent most of my day off yesterday playing this and it's basically just Civ 5 with a few mods. Instead of accumulating and spending gold, you accumulate and spend energy, instead of mining coal iron and gems you're looking for titanium, geothermal vents and xenomass pits.

The gameplay and almost everything else is virtually identical. I've still to explore the various victory conditions and the different "virtues" (which replace policies); and the tech tree is rather different - as the starting point is interstellar travel they've really had to work hard to create a similar number of tech advances - it's all cytogenetics and nanorobotics. The alien critters that replace barbarians and wild animals are pretty cool though.

It's a good job I love Civ5 so I should still get a lot of gameplay out of this, but I was hoping for a bit more imagination and variety in the execution.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 11 February, 2016, 11:24:09 AM
A new Humble comics bundle is out:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dynamite3_bookbundle

It doesn't seem quite as good as the Image bundle last month, but still worth picking up (some Ennis, Gaiman, Moore, Matt Wagner).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Judge Brian on 11 February, 2016, 04:52:21 PM
Marvel has discounted some Omnibus overstock to retailers recently. I picked up Thor Omnibus Vol. 2 & Howard the Duck for $40 each. Also discounted were the Skotty Young OZ omnibus, the Stand & the Dark Tower box sets.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 18 February, 2016, 05:15:12 AM
Finally, a Humble Book Bundle I can really get behind!

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/scificlassics_bookbundle
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: TordelBack on 18 February, 2016, 06:04:07 AM
Hmmm, was about to say that I hadn't read any of Zelazny's Amber books, despite loving Lord of Light and a lot of his short storiew, and then I noticed that these ones aren't actually by Zelazny. Possibly stretching a point to call them 'classic SF', unless we're also going to include stuff like The Butlerian Jihad and Sisterhood of Dune in that category...?

Other good stuff in that bundle, mind.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 February, 2016, 08:08:08 AM
Bit of a Brubaker (and largely Phillips) sale over at Image. I'm avoiding looking to closely as I've got silly amounts of comics to catch up on but should be good!

https://imagecomics.com/highlights/ed-brubaker-digital-comics-sale (https://imagecomics.com/highlights/ed-brubaker-digital-comics-sale)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: TordelBack on 14 March, 2016, 08:48:58 PM
Dublin-based Squaxx might be interested to know that The Secret Bookshop has Judge Dredd: Dead Zone for €6, the slim full size Fiends of the Eastern Front HB (forgot the price) and a rather dinged HB copy of Dredd v Aliens v Predator for €8.50. There's also a copy of the 1990 2000AD annual and a shoebox full of Commando.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 March, 2016, 10:04:43 PM
Another month, another insanely good Humble Bundle deal... well if you like this kinda thing. This kinda thing being Aspen Comics. Of no interest to me BUT if you are there's almost $600 of comics for as little as $15. So ya know its a bargain in terms of quantity if nowt else.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 23 March, 2016, 10:07:51 PM
I've never heard of Aspen Comics. The cover art looks a bit... skeevy. Does anyone here recommend the line?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 March, 2016, 10:18:12 PM
Aspen has the 10th Muse comic, the only title of their line I have any interest in but is noticably absent from this bundle. So it's a miss from me i'm afraid.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 23 March, 2016, 10:22:59 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 23 March, 2016, 10:07:51 PM
Does anyone here recommend the line?

From what little I've read, no.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 24 March, 2016, 12:16:08 AM
I read the first volume of Fathom back when I was first getting into comics. It's the first comic I truly hated.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 24 March, 2016, 12:19:50 AM
Quote from: Echidna on 24 March, 2016, 12:16:08 AM
I read the first volume of Fathom back when I was first getting into comics. It's the first comic I truly hated.
Well this is a story I can't help but be (morbidly) interested in. Pray do tell...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 24 March, 2016, 10:13:42 PM
Just not a fan of Michael Turner's art. At all. A quick google reveals the guy is no longer with us so I'll leave it at that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 30 March, 2016, 08:10:03 PM
Another comics Humble Bundle, this time for a grab-bag of Buffy and Angel comics from IDW and Dark Horse (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/buffy-angel-spike-comics).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 30 March, 2016, 08:11:57 PM
Not my thing again, i'm afraid. Could never get into Buffy but I know some fans here will probably lap this up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Albion on 10 April, 2016, 09:37:40 PM
Some Wagner and Kennedy Star Wars on sale at Comixology.
Boba Fett - Death, lies and treachery for £2.49

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Star-Wars-Boba-Fett-Death-Lies-and-Treachery/digital-comic/166322?ref=YnJvd3NlL3NhbGUvdGFibGV0L2dyaWRMaXN0L2ZyZWVDb21pY3NMaXN0MTA1OTQ
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 May, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
Humble Bundle's running its first manga: Kodansha Comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kodansha-manga-bundle). Anyone got any thoughts on this?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 04 May, 2016, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 04 May, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
Humble Bundle's running its first manga: Kodansha Comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kodansha-manga-bundle). Anyone got any thoughts on this?
I can't actually name a dud in that entire list (Seven Deadly Sins is the only one i've never read) for the price is exceptional value. Attack on Titan is great, whilst Soace Brothers, Inuyashiki, and Alita are prog worthy sci-fi. Jump in it!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 04 May, 2016, 09:30:51 PM
If my read list was north of 3500 comics (half re-read, half re-read) cos of all those digital comics deals I'd be all over this. As it is I'm resisting digital deals until I get that down (or until I break!).

I hear very good things (in part from these parts) about Attackie Titania whatever it is.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 05 May, 2016, 12:20:05 AM
Comixology has some pretty significant discounts on Star Wars trades (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=11112&lang=1). Any of them worth a go?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 05 May, 2016, 02:30:40 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 04 May, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
Humble Bundle's running its first manga: Kodansha Comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kodansha-manga-bundle). Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Oh man, that is a an amazing bundle. My only disappointment is that I got Knights of Sidonia Vol 1 - 3 in a previous Humble Bundle, and was hoping to see Vol. 4 and beyond in a future bundle. (actually my biggest disappointment is that Kodansha doesn't release DRM-Free editions of their manga through any other means, except their Humble Bundles. Boo)

Attack on Titan, Parasyte, Inuyashiki, Ajin, and Battle Angel Alita are all up 2000 AD fan's alleys. Even Vinland Saga, if you want some epic bronze age fantasy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 05 May, 2016, 07:56:32 PM
Quote from: The Cosh on 05 May, 2016, 12:20:05 AM
Comixology has some pretty significant discounts on Star Wars trades (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=11112&lang=1). Any of them worth a go?

I can't see this as I'd be interested in checking for of the Marvel (is it) trades. I really enjoyed the Leia mini if that was there.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 05 May, 2016, 11:54:40 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 05 May, 2016, 07:56:32 PM
Quote from: The Cosh on 05 May, 2016, 12:20:05 AM
Comixology has some pretty significant discounts on Star Wars trades (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=11112&lang=1). Any of them worth a go?
I can't see this as I'd be interested in checking for of the Marvel (is it) trades. I really enjoyed the Leia mini if that was there.
It was May the 4th only and yeah, it was the Marvel stuff.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: maryanddavid on 06 May, 2016, 12:02:10 AM
Hawke/Adventurer, is the manga bundle suitable for teens?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 06 May, 2016, 12:07:24 AM
Quote from: maryanddavid on 06 May, 2016, 12:02:10 AM
Hawke/Adventurer, is the manga bundle suitable for teens?

Are we talking above or below 15? If below, I hate to say it, but no. Except for maybe Fairly Tail and Space Brothers most of these skew toward graphic depictions of violence and mature psychological situations. If they've already been exposed to, say, Attack on Titan, and have been okay with it, you'd probably be fine though.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: maryanddavid on 06 May, 2016, 12:28:56 AM
Thanks Adventurer, she's 13 and I am finding Manga a bit of a minefield.  Ill avoid it for the while.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 06 May, 2016, 12:31:49 AM
Manga can be tricky like that. As the cultural differences come out in things like sex and violence most strongly.

To be fair this particular company publishes mostly older teen/adult products in North America.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Darren Stephens on 08 May, 2016, 05:50:10 PM
Quite tempted by this. Lot of money for a comicbook, though (is what the missus would probably say....)
Remember it being awesome. Was it?  :D

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/130290129X/ref=s9_newr_gw_d0_g14_i5_r?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-3&pf_rd_r=Z2T0QCRCTT37RMBZSMFJ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=867551787&pf_rd_i=desktop (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/130290129X/ref=s9_newr_gw_d0_g14_i5_r?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-3&pf_rd_r=Z2T0QCRCTT37RMBZSMFJ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=867551787&pf_rd_i=desktop)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 07:22:36 PM
People like Garth Ennis, right?

Humble Ennis Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-dynamite-bundle)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 May, 2016, 07:50:07 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 07:22:36 PM
People like Garth Ennis, right?

Humble Ennis Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-dynamite-bundle)

Must be good, must be good, must be good...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 11 May, 2016, 08:05:10 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 11 May, 2016, 07:50:07 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 07:22:36 PM
People like Garth Ennis, right?

Humble Ennis Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-dynamite-bundle)

Must be good, must be good, must be good...
Ennis's The Shadow is really rather good though...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 11 May, 2016, 08:53:15 PM
That's an awful lot of The Boys. Any good? (I'm not a massive Ennis fan, but Preacher got a stay of execution on my bookshelves.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 11 May, 2016, 10:02:53 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 11 May, 2016, 08:53:15 PM
That's an awful lot of The Boys. Any good?

It's as extreme as its gets for Ennis, so a hard one to recommend cold, but if it's pure adult entertainment you're after- yes, it's very good.
I didn't read it when it was published, but devoured every single trade in a very short time period (maybe about 3-4 weeks) two years ago. A roller-coaster ride of violence, satire and comedy with some excellent artwork to boot.
I'm sure most of us are already fans of the accomplished Robertson and McCrea, but it was Russ Braun's work that stood out for me in the later volumes.
Never has stomach churning violence looked so beautiful- he's an amazing artist.

This Humble Bundle looks like a goer for me- I've never read any of the Battlefield comics, and they're generally highly regarded.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 May, 2016, 10:10:16 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 11 May, 2016, 10:02:53 PM
This Humble Bundle looks like a goer for me- I've never read any of the Battlefield comics, and they're generally highly regarded.

Certainly the ones available here are well, well worth it quite wonderful stuff.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 11 May, 2016, 10:13:43 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 11 May, 2016, 10:10:16 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 11 May, 2016, 10:02:53 PM
This Humble Bundle looks like a goer for me- I've never read any of the Battlefield comics, and they're generally highly regarded.

Certainly the ones available here are well, well worth it quite wonderful stuff.

The clincher.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 11:33:35 PM
As a rule, I don't like Garth Ennis. I generally find his brand of shock value writing to be more off putting then most. His way of tearing down 'superheroes' always felt like low hanging fruit to me.

That said, I tossed a buck at the bundle to get the first four Boys trades, just to get a taste. To be sure I wasn't just perpetuating old out of date prejudices against a creator. I figure its worth refreshing myself on why I don't like a creator periodically.

I DEVOURED the first two trades of The Boys. Its not, great, but its actually written kind of smart. And I kind of like the cast. There are the cheap eyerolling shock gags to be sure (Dog rape, 'Love Sausage', ugggggggggggg) but its not... terrible. I'll probably end up tossing another 16 bucks at it next week to get the whole run.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 12 May, 2016, 01:07:55 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 11 May, 2016, 08:53:15 PM
That's an awful lot of The Boys. Any good? (I'm not a massive Ennis fan, but Preacher got a stay of execution on my bookshelves.)
It's not great but it's probably worth reading once and you can't really go wrong when you're getting the whole run for a tenner.

I have (or have read: think I flogged The Boys to someone on here) everything in the bundle except The Shadow and I'm still thinking of getting it!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 18 May, 2016, 08:12:29 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 11:33:35 PM
I tossed a buck at the bundle to get the first four Boys trades, just to get a taste [...] I'll probably end up tossing another 16 bucks at it next week to get the whole run.

That was my plan with the Kodansha bundle, but the picture quality was so bad I decided not to bother.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 18 May, 2016, 09:42:15 PM
Quote from: Echidna on 18 May, 2016, 08:12:29 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 11 May, 2016, 11:33:35 PM
I tossed a buck at the bundle to get the first four Boys trades, just to get a taste [...] I'll probably end up tossing another 16 bucks at it next week to get the whole run.

That was my plan with the Kodansha bundle, but the picture quality was so bad I decided not to bother.

A couple things about that.

The PDF and ePub files all look great, HD quality. For whatever reason a majority of the CBZ files were horrible and low res. No ideas why. But I say WAS because I personally sent their support an email about it, with comparison images showing how bad they were. And within a week they had improved the CBZ files to HD quality. So jump on that if you're still interested. Edit: crap, it's over now.

During the wait I discovered something interesting though about my comic eReader of choice, Chunky is ePub file friendly. They load up no problem, and don't have the page turn lag, or bloated file size problems that PDF seems to have.


At any rate the Ennis bundle has no issues, which isn't unexpected since Dynimite offers their comics as DRM-free already, so they've got CBZs figured out.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 18 May, 2016, 10:11:51 PM
Yeah, since posting that I've discovered the epub versions look pretty good. The CBZs seem to have been updated, but they're now enormous files (1.1 GB for Attack on Titan volume 1). The previous CBZs (and the PDFs, at least when I tried them) were utter garbage, like bad scanlations. It's a shame they didn't get it right to start with, but I guess I've saved money in the long run by not getting balls-deep into Attack on Titan and having to buy all 19 volumes!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 18 May, 2016, 11:39:56 PM
Quote from: Echidna on 18 May, 2016, 10:11:51 PM
Yeah, since posting that I've discovered the epub versions look pretty good. The CBZs seem to have been updated, but they're now enormous files (1.1 GB for Attack on Titan volume 1).

Yeah, I didn't have the heart to tell them, they kinda fucked that up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 19 May, 2016, 10:38:49 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 18 May, 2016, 09:42:15 PMDuring the wait I discovered something interesting though about my comic eReader of choice, Chunky is ePub file friendly. They load up no problem, and don't have the page turn lag, or bloated file size problems that PDF seems to have.
Chunky also attempts to upscale in an intelligent manner, unlike the bulk of its contemporaries. I really hope a lot of people are paying for the IAP and supporting the dev. I think he was far too generous in making the app free.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 June, 2016, 09:37:04 PM
Ghostbusters IDG comics now at Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/ghostbusters-comics-bundle

I've no idea if these are any good, mind.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IronGraham on 14 June, 2016, 10:04:10 AM
Lazarus Sale over on cosmology really recommend this series. https://www.comixology.co.uk/Lazarus-Sale/page/11127?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 June, 2016, 10:26:24 AM
Is this a finite series? (I have the first book from a Humble Bundle, and quite enjoyed it. And it looks like this set is DRM-free.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 14 June, 2016, 11:15:28 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 14 June, 2016, 10:26:24 AM
Is this a finite series? (I have the first book from a Humble Bundle, and quite enjoyed it. And it looks like this set is DRM-free.)
Think all Image stuff is DRM free on Comixology.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 14 June, 2016, 06:51:29 PM
Yeah its finite BUT we're not sure when it'll finish and suspect it will be a good long time yet.

BUT - GET IT - its a bloody great series. Can't recommend it highly enjoy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 14 June, 2016, 09:17:01 PM
Although if you're looking for a stone cold absolute bargain how about the first 1000 pages of Cerebus for... wait for it... for... NOWT. Apparently.

http://www.cerebusdownloads.com/freecerebus/index4.html (http://www.cerebusdownloads.com/freecerebus/index4.html)

Found via (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/14/the-first-two-volumes-of-cerebus-cerebus-and-high-society-for-free-all-one-thousand-pages/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/14/the-first-two-volumes-of-cerebus-cerebus-and-high-society-for-free-all-one-thousand-pages/))

There really is no imaginable reason not to do this.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 14 June, 2016, 09:23:18 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 14 June, 2016, 09:17:01 PM
Although if you're looking for a stone cold absolute bargain how about the first 1000 pages of Cerebus for... wait for it... for... NOWT. Apparently.

http://www.cerebusdownloads.com/freecerebus/index4.html (http://www.cerebusdownloads.com/freecerebus/index4.html)

Found via (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/14/the-first-two-volumes-of-cerebus-cerebus-and-high-society-for-free-all-one-thousand-pages/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/14/the-first-two-volumes-of-cerebus-cerebus-and-high-society-for-free-all-one-thousand-pages/))

There really is no imaginable reason not to do this.
Well Dave Sim did say Cerebus was to enter the public domain upon his death...which i'm fairly sure hasn't happened.

And that the characters within are free to use and copyright free already. I lawd the man for upholding his personal ethics but where does he get his money from if now his property? XD
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 24 June, 2016, 03:27:33 PM
First trade of Mark Millar's Jupiters Legacy is free on Comixology, currently. Not sure for how long.

Not a massive Millar fan, but as its free, and has Frank Quitely on art duties i'm more than happy to take advantage of the very kind offer.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 25 June, 2016, 03:34:57 AM
Can't say no to free. And I've had a copy of Jupiters Circle from a Humble Bundle ages ago.

As a rule I'm not a fan of Millar, but after reading both this definitely feels more on the Superman Red Son spectrum. Its not mean spirited like I find many of Millar's comics, nor a poorly thought out screenplay in comic form. I'm not sure if this'll get me to read Jupiter's Legacy 2, but its definitely more on my radar now.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 27 June, 2016, 12:51:47 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 25 June, 2016, 03:34:57 AM
Can't say no to free. And I've had a copy of Jupiters Circle from a Humble Bundle ages ago.

As a rule I'm not a fan of Millar, but after reading both this definitely feels more on the Superman Red Son spectrum. Its not mean spirited like I find many of Millar's comics, nor a poorly thought out screenplay in comic form. I'm not sure if this'll get me to read Jupiter's Legacy 2, but its definitely more on my radar now.

I've had a quick scan through it over the weekend, and, unsurprisingly, it is absolutely lovely to look at.

Will need to get a spare hour and see how it holds up as regards the writing. Hopefully, as you say, it isn't the general, mean spirited 'homages' that Millar seems to produce.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 15 July, 2016, 04:25:28 PM
Big Image sale on comixology at the moment. You can catch up on East of West, among others.

There's also a sale on the Titan Dr Who comics which seem to be employing so many of our favourite creators. I got the first storylines of the Al Ewing and Robbie Morrison ones. Don't know if I've missed out on any extras, but the single issues work out cheaper than the trades.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 20 July, 2016, 10:15:15 AM
One Punch Man (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=12162&lang=1) sale on Comixology. Just buy them all.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 12:17:53 PM
With a lot of rave reviews here I picked up the FCBD comic of this and wasn't that fussed. Maybe didn't have time to get going? Can anyone sell it to me?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 20 July, 2016, 12:22:08 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 12:17:53 PM
With a lot of rave reviews here I picked up the FCBD comic of this and wasn't that fussed. Maybe didn't have time to get going? Can anyone sell it to me?

Hoping for the same thing!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 20 July, 2016, 12:24:38 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 12:17:53 PM
With a lot of rave reviews here I picked up the FCBD comic of this and wasn't that fussed. Maybe didn't have time to get going? Can anyone sell it to me?
It's really, really silly.

And the first volume is only a couple of quid.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 20 July, 2016, 12:37:16 PM
Dark Horse have discounted most of their stuff Comixology. I've taken the opportunity to catch up with Hellboy in Hell, and will probably go through the rest later,
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 12:50:49 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 12:17:53 PM
With a lot of rave reviews here I picked up the FCBD comic of this and wasn't that fussed. Maybe didn't have time to get going? Can anyone sell it to me?
One-Punch Man I can see as being very marmite to someone who doesn't read manga on a regular basis. What I will say though is devour the first volume, then decide what your take on it is. Often times manga chapters read better in the collected format and OPM is no exception. Also, the art gets crazy good early on.

And it doesn't appear to be on the UK comixology anyway... :|
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 05:22:46 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 12:50:49 PM

And it doesn't appear to be on the UK comixology anyway... :|

Its there, each volume is 2.99, so tempted.What's it actually about?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 July, 2016, 05:32:59 PM
50p Progs, Megs and EEs over at the store.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 05:34:09 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 05:22:46 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 12:50:49 PM

And it doesn't appear to be on the UK comixology anyway... :|

Its there, each volume is 2.99, so tempted.What's it actually about?
It's about Saitama, a man, bored with his life to the point of narcissism, who one day decided he wanted to be a superhero (explained in chapter 2). Only problem is he became too strong, and now defeats every villain he encounters with a single punch. So he's back to being bored and narcistic...and jobless. The comic is a series of bizarre adventures where Saitama finds himself against increasingly outlandish circumstances, the real joy comes from his interactions with the supporting cast. The series has a vinyet style attitude to story arcs so theres no real over hanging motives or goals (recent developments however might tip that out of balance) instead utilising Saitamas dead pan attitude to life to achieve some genuinly brilliant comedic timing.

It also acts as a giant piss take (and love letter) to the super hero and shounen genres.

And the art is fucking amazing, did I mention the art?!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: chris_askham on 20 July, 2016, 06:56:40 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 05:34:09 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2016, 05:22:46 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 20 July, 2016, 12:50:49 PM

And it doesn't appear to be on the UK comixology anyway... :|

Its there, each volume is 2.99, so tempted.What's it actually about?
It's about Saitama, a man, bored with his life to the point of narcissism, who one day decided he wanted to be a superhero (explained in chapter 2). Only problem is he became too strong, and now defeats every villain he encounters with a single punch. So he's back to being bored and narcistic...and jobless. The comic is a series of bizarre adventures where Saitama finds himself against increasingly outlandish circumstances, the real joy comes from his interactions with the supporting cast. The series has a vinyet style attitude to story arcs so theres no real over hanging motives or goals (recent developments however might tip that out of balance) instead utilising Saitamas dead pan attitude to life to achieve some genuinly brilliant comedic timing.

It also acts as a giant piss take (and love letter) to the super hero and shounen genres.

And the art is fucking amazing, did I mention the art?!

It's funny and it looks good.
If you don't like manga, then it's probably not your thing.
But if you do, worth a punt for 2.99
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 July, 2016, 08:48:20 PM
Stumbled across Rok of the Reds in Forbidden Planet baragain box in Sheffield for 30p! Had been trade waiting this as I'd not seen it around, this has changed my mind!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 July, 2016, 08:52:42 PM
Ha! Over in 'What's Everyone Reading' town I've just shot my nerd bolt (thank you sir if you pick up the reference) over the first Volume of Elephantmen which I've just read and said I'm going to have to trackdown the rest. Well the comics Gods are smiling on fatboy today and after thinking some of the hardcopies are looking a little steep and hard to get hold of (shame as I'd have prefered these) I stumbled over to Comixology to see what you can get digitally, thinking I could wait for the next Image sale.

Well turns out there is no wait as image have a San Deigo themed sale on RIGHT NOW with a host of trades available for £2.99 (take that Bexit comic cost increases) including all the Elephantmen trades.

I'm holding off just to check a couple of other hardcopy channels but suspect in the morning I'll be about 30 quid lighter but dancing a jig of comicy happiness. I love these regular Image sales!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 24 July, 2016, 08:26:55 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 21 July, 2016, 08:48:20 PM
Stumbled across Rok of the Reds in Forbidden Planet baragain box in Sheffield for 30p! Had been trade waiting this as I'd not seen it around, this has changed my mind!

It's a fun reminder of the glory days of football comics. I'm really looking forward to the second issue.

It's a shame it's not in the newsagents, as I think it would really appeal to a lot of kids and show them there's life in comics beyond superheroes and burly men with guns (unless they appear in issue 2).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 09 August, 2016, 10:30:47 PM
Dredd vs Mars Attacks is up for sale at comixology. Is it worth a read?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 09 August, 2016, 10:37:20 PM
I thought it was pretty good.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 09 August, 2016, 11:01:06 PM
I digged it as well, the E-Wing droid writes good Dredd.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 09 August, 2016, 11:04:07 PM
Quote from: CalHab on 09 August, 2016, 10:30:47 PM
Dredd vs Mars Attacks is up for sale at comixology. Is it worth a read?
It's Al Ewing writing silly Dredd with John McCrea art. It's great.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 10 August, 2016, 07:58:53 AM
Quote from: The Cosh on 09 August, 2016, 11:04:07 PM
Quote from: CalHab on 09 August, 2016, 10:30:47 PM
Dredd vs Mars Attacks is up for sale at comixology. Is it worth a read?
It's Al Ewing writing silly Dredd with John McCrea art. It's great.

It's frikkin awesome is what it is!!!  Martians! Dredd! Anderson! Don Uggie! Judge Pal bubblegum cards! The best Dredd not printed in 2000AD ever!!!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 10 August, 2016, 12:16:15 PM
I concur - the innate silliness of Mars Attack reads like one of those old-fashioned funny Dredd stories, and Al Ewing is one of the few writers who ever managed to capture that type of daftness
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 10 August, 2016, 12:19:17 PM
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 10 August, 2016, 07:58:53 AM
It's frikkin awesome is what it is!!!  Martians! Dredd! Anderson! Don Uggie! Judge Pal bubblegum cards! The best Dredd not printed in 2000AD ever!!!

You had me at Don Uggie.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 August, 2016, 09:25:40 PM
The current Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dark-horse-30th-anniversary-comics-bundle) is Dark Horse's 30th anniversary selection.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 August, 2016, 09:49:10 PM
Looks good but I think I'll pass, my back log is getting ridiculous thanks to cheap digital deals...

...uh Brian Wood sale...

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-chris-burnham-homages-classic-2000-ad-cover-for-milestone-issue-judge-dredd (http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-chris-burnham-homages-classic-2000-ad-cover-for-milestone-issue-judge-dredd)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 04:50:15 AM
Its COPRA time! (https://www.comixology.com/Copra-Sale/page/11915?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 August, 2016, 06:20:10 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 04:50:15 AM
Its COPRA time! (https://www.comixology.com/Copra-Sale/page/11915?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)

That looks interesting, whats that?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 07:31:34 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 23 August, 2016, 06:20:10 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 04:50:15 AM
Its COPRA time! (https://www.comixology.com/Copra-Sale/page/11915?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)

That looks interesting, whats that?

Remember when Suicide Squad was good? It's like that, but a bit more cosmic. And experimental.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 August, 2016, 07:43:49 AM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 23 August, 2016, 06:20:10 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 04:50:15 AM
Its COPRA time! (https://www.comixology.com/Copra-Sale/page/11915?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL3NtYWxsQ2Fyb3VzZWw)

That looks interesting, whats that?
Suicide Squad meets Kirbys New Gods meets Ditkos Shade the Changing Man in a Streets of Fire technicoloured colidoscope universe.

COPRA is absolutely INSANE!

It's also very Gil Kane and Paul Grist influenced, and I know you like Kane and Grist.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 August, 2016, 12:49:32 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 23 August, 2016, 07:31:34 AM
Remember when Suicide Squad was good? It's like that, but a bit more cosmic. And experimental.

Who sounds interesting...

Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 23 August, 2016, 07:43:49 AM
Suicide Squad meets Kirbys New Gods meets Ditkos Shade the Changing Man in a Streets of Fire technicoloured colidoscope universe.

COPRA is absolutely INSANE!

It's also very Gil Kane and Paul Grist influenced, and I know you like Kane and Grist.

... wow sounds unmissable - I'm in!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 August, 2016, 01:14:23 PM
And if you need any further persuasion me and Adventurer will be talking about COPRA in the next episode of Weekly Comics Monthly (somewhat delayed by my own incompetence)!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 August, 2016, 09:31:08 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 23 August, 2016, 01:14:23 PM
And if you need any further persuasion...

Well it would appear I don't. Now the patient wait for the top of the pile...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 31 August, 2016, 07:46:44 PM
Okay so there's a thing is Mad any good? I've not read it in years but there's a Humble Bundle and I must admit I'm curious.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/mad-magazine-bundle?mcID=102:57bf78ff6c876658168b4569:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_08_31_MAD_Magazine_BookBundle&linkID=57c71b2c318b66a6198b456a&utm_content=cta_button (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/mad-magazine-bundle?mcID=102:57bf78ff6c876658168b4569:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_08_31_MAD_Magazine_BookBundle&linkID=57c71b2c318b66a6198b456a&utm_content=cta_button)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 31 August, 2016, 08:05:44 PM
Oooh i've always wanted to try some MAD, presumably this is in the name of Jack Davis, god rest him!

I'm very tempted!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 01 September, 2016, 12:05:24 AM
I used to adore Mad and bought it every month , but that was back in the 80s. I'm not saying the mag changed ( it struck me as having timeless editorial conventions - I bought one recently and the tone was identical - even down to reprinting a "classic" strip I remembered first time around) but I think I changed in my tastes. The humour is VERY American-centric, and the movie "satires" are very predictable; but there are lots of good gags and funny recurrent strips.

It's the sort of publication that's great to read on an ongoing basis when the news stories and movies they're talking about are current, but I wouldn't buy a historical run.

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 01 September, 2016, 02:45:56 AM
I was always more of a Cracked fan.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 September, 2016, 07:15:10 AM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 01 September, 2016, 12:05:24 AM
. I'm not saying the mag changed ( it struck me as having timeless editorial conventions - I bought one recently and the tone was identical -

Yeah when you look at that selection its a right range of issues and I suspect they will all have a similar format to the issues I had in the early 80s... but its tempting. That's the joy (and purpose) of the Humble Bunble I guess great way to dip your toe in AND a years sub included in the £6 level... hmmm tempting
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 14 October, 2016, 02:38:04 PM
IDW has a half price sale on Comixology  (https://www.comixology.co.uk/IDW-Linewide-Sale/page/12718?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL2xhcmdlQ2Fyb3VzZWw)using "IDW" as a code takes off 50%. Because the IDW horror sale is on you can get half price on top of titles already vastly reduced, just bought Remains collection (amongst £14 of other stuff) for £1.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 15 October, 2016, 08:57:10 AM
Hi All, seeing as Thought Bubble is rolling round again, that means that there are new issues inbound for FutureQuake, Dogbreath, Something Wicked AND ZArjaz.

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/FQ25/PackageHolidayBlog.jpg)
Package Holiday from FQ25 by Andi Ewington & Conor Boyle

So to try and clear some room I'm reminding folks that back issues of FutureQuake & something Wicked are all £2.50 each (a price drop of up to £1.50 per issue in some cases)

http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/SW10/SchrodingersHatBlog.jpg[/img]](http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/SW10/SchrodingersHatBlog.jpg) (http://[img)

Zarjaz & Dogbreath are such strotnig value that we aren't able to drop their prices.

Head over to The FQP Shop (http://www.futurequake.co.uk/shop.php) and either pick yourself a single issue bargain from the issues available or PM me to get multiple issues with combined postage!

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/images/shop/fq4.jpg)

Also, for those who prefer digital comics, FQP have got a few titles out on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/FutureQuake-Press/comics-publisher/7307-0?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9pbXByaW50U2xpZGVy), including the very first issue we did.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheldipez on 15 October, 2016, 02:42:50 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 15 October, 2016, 08:57:10 AM
Hi All, seeing as Thought Bubble is rolling round again, that means that there are new issues inbound for FutureQuake, Dogbreath, Something Wicked AND ZArjaz.

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/FQ25/PackageHolidayBlog.jpg)
Package Holiday from FQ25 by Andi Ewington & Conor Boyle

So to try and clear some room I'm reminding folks that back issues of FutureQuake & something Wicked are all £2.50 each (a price drop of up to £1.50 per issue in some cases)

http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/SW10/SchrodingersHatBlog.jpg[/img]](http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/SW10/SchrodingersHatBlog.jpg) (http://[img)

Zarjaz & Dogbreath are such strotnig value that we aren't able to drop their prices.

Head over to The FQP Shop (http://www.futurequake.co.uk/shop.php) and either pick yourself a single issue bargain from the issues available or PM me to get multiple issues with combined postage!

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/images/shop/fq4.jpg)

Also, for those who prefer digital comics, FQP have got a few titles out on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/FutureQuake-Press/comics-publisher/7307-0?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9pbXByaW50U2xpZGVy), including the very first issue we did.
Oh nice. Consider all of those comixology titles bought!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 16 October, 2016, 03:45:33 AM
There are a few days left of the IDW Transformers Revolution Humble Bundle, it includes a whole bunch of Transformers runs and some GI-Joe stuff too. I think most everything leading up to this Revolution crossover thing with ROM, M.A.S.K, and the Micronauts.

But what makes this bundle reallllllllly cool, is its got the entire run of Tom Scioli's Transformers vs GI JOE series, (which is seriously awesome and completely stand alone). and, like, 18 volumes of Transformers More then Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise at the $8 tier. That's a stupid good deal for dumb comics about transforming robots.

Also, Street Fighter X GI JOE has got to be worth a read. Cause, damn.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/transformers-revolution-comic-book-bundle
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 23 November, 2016, 12:50:30 PM
Another month, another Image sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14034&lang=1). Looks like you can get all but the most recent trades of a whole bunch of serieses there.

I'm a bit pissed off though, as I noticed a Chew sale at the weekend and thought I'd pick up a couple more of those but I was too slow and that's one title which isn't included in this. Fiddlesticks.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 23 November, 2016, 01:18:03 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 23 November, 2016, 12:50:30 PM
Another month, another Image sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14034&lang=1).

I'll be havin a birra that.

Monstress & Papergirls are on my wishlist anyway- can't pass the first collections up at those prices.

As for stuff I've already read- I would heartedly recommend Prophet (bizarre sci-fi with a 2000AD flavour) and Sex Criminals (laugh out loud funny).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 23 November, 2016, 02:10:26 PM
sex criminals is very good indeed - I'm eagerly awaiting volume 4
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 23 November, 2016, 03:12:31 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 23 November, 2016, 01:18:03 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 23 November, 2016, 12:50:30 PM
Another month, another Image sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14034&lang=1).

I'll be havin a birra that.

Monstress & Papergirls are on my wishlist anyway- can't pass the first collections up at those prices.

As for stuff I've already read- I would heartedly recommend Prophet (bizarre sci-fi with a 2000AD flavour) and Sex Criminals (laugh out loud funny).

I'll second the recommendation of Prophet.

Lovely stuff,and i'd love to see ABC Warriors drawn by Simon Roy. Mind you, what about Farel Dalrymple on Dredd?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 23 November, 2016, 03:38:11 PM
Quote from: Rately on 23 November, 2016, 03:12:31 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 23 November, 2016, 01:18:03 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 23 November, 2016, 12:50:30 PM
Another month, another Image sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14034&lang=1).

I'll be havin a birra that.

Monstress & Papergirls are on my wishlist anyway- can't pass the first collections up at those prices.

As for stuff I've already read- I would heartedly recommend Prophet (bizarre sci-fi with a 2000AD flavour) and Sex Criminals (laugh out loud funny).

I'll second the recommendation of Prophet.

Lovely stuff,and i'd love to see ABC Warriors drawn by Simon Roy. Mind you, what about Farel Dalrymple on Dredd?

Thirded. Prophet is an outstanding piece of work.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 23 November, 2016, 03:39:51 PM
Fourthed. Prophet is incredible.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 November, 2016, 09:46:00 PM
If we're doing recommendations. Get C.O.W.L. , They're Not Like Us as my top recommendations. Though there's so much good stuff there.

Me I'm trying to avoid these thing as I'm so behind in my reading BUT I'll be getting me some more Southern Bastards and I might as well pick up the rest of Nailbiter. As I said here even though its a bad comic, its a great fun bad comic!

But no more... no more...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 23 November, 2016, 09:48:50 PM
Prophet, though, Prophet really is utter genius and the best sci-fi comic i've read in years.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 23 November, 2016, 11:00:35 PM
Might need to give Prophet a try, it's been 'one comic too far' that I've resisted as yet...

And at quick glance at this sale C.O.W.L. really needs more recognition and deserved better than its cancellation.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 24 November, 2016, 09:19:33 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 23 November, 2016, 09:46:00 PM
If we're doing recommendations. Get C.O.W.L. , They're Not Like Us as my top recommendations. Though there's so much good stuff there.

Me I'm trying to avoid these thing as I'm so behind in my reading BUT I'll be getting me some more Southern Bastards and I might as well pick up the rest of Nailbiter. As I said here even though its a bad comic, its a great fun bad comic!

But no more... no more...

Need to pick up the second volume of Southern Bastards. First volume is absolutely lovely, with some great art.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IAMTHESYSTEM on 24 November, 2016, 11:18:07 AM
Steam Autumn sale on for those who are gaming geeks.

http://store.steampowered.com/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 24 November, 2016, 05:29:19 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 23 November, 2016, 12:50:30 PM
Another month, another Image sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14034&lang=1). Looks like you can get all but the most recent trades of a whole bunch of serieses there.

I'm a bit pissed off though, as I noticed a Chew sale at the weekend and thought I'd pick up a couple more of those but I was too slow and that's one title which isn't included in this. Fiddlesticks.

Just to spice things up; Paper Girls, Monstress, and Rumble are all great comics that might appeal to 2000 AD fans.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 25 November, 2016, 03:47:10 PM
How you would find out if there sales for graphic novels on iBooks?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 25 November, 2016, 04:08:46 PM
I've no idea. Do people actually buy graphic novels on iBooks? I'm almost entirely Apple here, and I've never bothered myself. (I bought a couple on Amazon, but despise the reader. These days, I go DRM-free and read everything on the iPad using Chunky (http://www.stuff.tv/app-reviews/attenboroughs-story-life/review).)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 25 November, 2016, 06:24:24 PM
Yeah, never bought GNs on iBoks. Kindle and Comixology being linked (and many ComiXlgy books being DRM free) basically creates a monopoly at this point. Sadly.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 25 November, 2016, 08:56:23 PM
You can get a lot of the Amazon eBook thingies via Comixology these days. Which is a good job as I bought Barbarella  from Amazon (admitedly for bobbins) and it was virtualy unreadable the navigtion was so bad. Luckily its been converted to Comixology and reads fine - phew.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 30 November, 2016, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 25 November, 2016, 04:08:46 PM
I've no idea. Do people actually buy graphic novels on iBooks? I'm almost entirely Apple here, and I've never bothered myself. (I bought a couple on Amazon, but despise the reader. These days, I go DRM-free and read everything on the iPad using Chunky (http://www.stuff.tv/app-reviews/attenboroughs-story-life/review).)

Chunky is the bomb
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 30 November, 2016, 06:35:19 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...

I bet it not digital :(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 01 December, 2016, 08:26:08 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...

Is that for everything? I guess we'll find out later...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 01 December, 2016, 11:26:37 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...
I got the same email but there's not much evidence of this in the online shop.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mike Carroll on 01 December, 2016, 12:29:16 PM


Not sure how interested anyone here might be in this, but today my first Ace Crikey ebook is available for free on Amazon!

Here are the relevant links:
USA (https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01L0T43FW)
UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01L0T43FW)
India (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Germany (https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01L0T43FW)
France (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Spain (https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Italy (https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Netherlands (https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Japan (https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Brazil (https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Canada (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Mexico (https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B01L0T43FW)
Australia (https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01L0T43FW)

(Even if you don't intend to ever read it, folks, please download your free copy anyway: More downloads will give it a higher rating, which will make it a little more visible for other potential readers!)


(http://www.michaelowencarroll.com/ace1s.jpg)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 01 December, 2016, 01:15:41 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 01 December, 2016, 11:26:37 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...
I got the same email but there's not much evidence of this in the online shop.

It's up now. It's a fairly limited selection, not like the new year sale unfortunately.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 01 December, 2016, 01:18:17 PM
Quote from: Goaty on 30 November, 2016, 06:35:19 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 30 November, 2016, 05:41:57 PM
Up to 70% 2000ad graphic novels from the store tomorrow apparently.

If you'e missing owt...

I bet it not digital :(

You'd be wrong.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 01 December, 2016, 01:51:02 PM
Boom! Stainless Steel Rat for £7.99 print edition? Yes, please.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Arkwright99 on 01 December, 2016, 03:16:19 PM
All the GNs I'd be tempted to buy in the 70% sale I've already got (or will be included in the Mega Collection) but I have grabbed the Slaine the Wanderer hardback to complete my set of Slaine Book of Invasions hardcovers. :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 01 December, 2016, 03:47:06 PM
Quote from: Mike Carroll on 01 December, 2016, 12:29:16 PM


Not sure how interested anyone here might be in this, but today my first Ace Crikey ebook is available for free on Amazon!

(Even if you don't intend to ever read it, folks, please download your free copy anyway: More downloads will give it a higher rating, which will make it a little more visible for other potential readers!)


(http://www.michaelowencarroll.com/ace1s.jpg)

Thanks Mike!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Trent on 02 December, 2016, 12:55:39 AM
Cracked - bought Aquila and Jaegir, plus Fink Legacy just because.......
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 02 December, 2016, 10:38:32 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 23 November, 2016, 09:46:00 PM
If we're doing recommendations. Get C.O.W.L.

Cracked on C.O.W.L after this recommendation. So much better than I thought it could be! Roll on book 3
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 02 December, 2016, 11:25:02 AM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 02 December, 2016, 10:38:32 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 23 November, 2016, 09:46:00 PM
If we're doing recommendations. Get C.O.W.L.

Cracked on C.O.W.L after this recommendation. So much better than I thought it could be! Roll on book 3

There is no Book 3, it's done. The same team have put out 2 or 3 issues of Hadrian's Wall though.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 02 December, 2016, 11:47:16 AM
It's done!? Christ. I wanted to know so much more about the Chicago Six, and Sparrow...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 December, 2016, 01:21:17 PM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 02 December, 2016, 11:47:16 AM
It's done!? Christ. I wanted to know so much more about the Chicago Six, and Sparrow...

Yeah the short life of this series was such a shame. Especially when you consider some if the pap that gets a much longer shelf life!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 December, 2016, 02:51:23 PM
Arh daggnabbit - when will I learn. Just bought the equivalent of the second Walking Dead Compendium over at a Comixology sale running until tomorrow. Decent deal BUT I don't need more comics, particularly airport fiction like this... but clearly there's something about it as I've been trying to ignore this for the last two days!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 19 December, 2016, 03:50:05 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 16 December, 2016, 01:22:14 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 16 December, 2016, 10:22:52 AM
... Must be almost time for the annual Image Humble Bundle...
... oh take that back for reminding me about this. Damnit I've got enough of a back log already... must be strong, must be strong...
Hang on. What's this I see? Why, only a half price Image sale (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Image-Holiday-Sale/page/13536?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL2xhcmdlQ2Fyb3VzZWw) on Comixology...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 19 December, 2016, 04:14:23 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 19 December, 2016, 03:50:05 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 16 December, 2016, 01:22:14 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 16 December, 2016, 10:22:52 AM
... Must be almost time for the annual Image Humble Bundle...
... oh take that back for reminding me about this. Damnit I've got enough of a back log already... must be strong, must be strong...
Hang on. What's this I see? Why, only a half price Image sale (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Image-Holiday-Sale/page/13536?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9kZXNrdG9wL2xhcmdlQ2Fyb3VzZWw) on Comixology...
Cuntingfuckarsejustgotpaidmustresist!!!!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 19 December, 2016, 08:45:15 PM
Get behind me Satan... sorry I mean Cosh...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 19 December, 2016, 09:14:36 PM
Ha! See you Cosh, I am MAN, I am STRONG I resist your tempting Image sale and I resis... uhhh whats this Boom! sale... DAMNIT, DAMNIT ALL TO HELL!

No I have, to, and I do mean HAVE TO its not my fault, buy more Lumberjanes AND the second Wild's End series - bollocks to you all!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 19 December, 2016, 09:30:58 PM
'Whispering sweet temptation'

Wilds End Enemy Within was my favourite mini series of 2016, and Lumberjanes is one of my top 5 favourite ongoing series. It's all rather booming brilliant.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 20 December, 2016, 04:11:07 PM
Wilds End is rather good. I never could get on with Lumberjanes unfortunately :/ Love Noelle Stevenson and Carey Pietsch too, just didn't seem to click.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 December, 2016, 05:23:08 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 19 December, 2016, 09:14:36 PM
Ha! See you Cosh, I am MAN, I am STRONG I resist your tempting Image sale and I resis... uhhh whats this Boom! sale... DAMNIT, DAMNIT ALL TO HELL!
By Sleipnir's shitey hooves! Now they're having a Marvel one (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14562&lang=) and I bought all those Walt Simonson Thor collections that I keep talking about every time I review an issue of Ragnarok...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 December, 2016, 07:55:05 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 21 December, 2016, 05:23:08 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 19 December, 2016, 09:14:36 PM
Ha! See you Cosh, I am MAN, I am STRONG I resist your tempting Image sale and I resis... uhhh whats this Boom! sale... DAMNIT, DAMNIT ALL TO HELL!
By Sleipnir's shitey hooves! Now they're having a Marvel one (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14562&lang=) and I bought all those Walt Simonson Thor collections that I keep talking about every time I review an issue of Ragnarok...

I've never read all of Simonson's run and it would seem that I could get the lot for £20... but I am strong... aren't I...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 December, 2016, 08:10:00 PM
It seems unlikely.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 21 December, 2016, 09:34:29 PM
All set to buy things until I realised: no downloads. Nuts to that, then. I'll spend my quids somewhere else, Marvel.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 December, 2016, 10:34:41 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 21 December, 2016, 09:34:29 PM
All set to buy things until I realised: no downloads. Nuts to that, then. I'll spend my quids somewhere else, Marvel.
Sometimes this bothers me but I make exceptions for cheap stuff.

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 22 December, 2016, 10:41:24 AM
Last time I used the Comixology app, I got motion sickness from the transitions. Unless it's changed, I wouldn't be able to read my purchases. (The reason I use Chunky is because you can completely turn off page transitions. I keep making this request to other comic app makers, but they don't seem to give a crap, on the whole.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 28 December, 2016, 05:32:16 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 21 December, 2016, 07:55:05 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 21 December, 2016, 05:23:08 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 19 December, 2016, 09:14:36 PM
Ha! See you Cosh, I am MAN, I am STRONG I resist your tempting Image sale and I resis... uhhh whats this Boom! sale... DAMNIT, DAMNIT ALL TO HELL!
By Sleipnir's shitey hooves! Now they're having a Marvel one (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=14562&lang=) and I bought all those Walt Simonson Thor collections that I keep talking about every time I review an issue of Ragnarok...

I've never read all of Simonson's run and it would seem that I could get the lot for £20... but I am strong... aren't I...

Great minds think alike.
I've never read a chunk of Simonson's Thor run, and this was the perfect opportunity to pick up the lot at a great price.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Greg M. on 28 December, 2016, 06:22:40 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 28 December, 2016, 05:32:16 PM
I've never read a chunk of Simonson's Thor run, and this was the perfect opportunity to pick up the lot at a great price.

You're in for a real treat, it is unfeasibly brilliant: one of the best sustained runs ins Marvel history, in fact. Particular highlights include the Frog Thor issues and the rightly-lauded 'He Stood Alone at Gjallerbru' bit. Plus at one point, Judge Dredd turns up (sort of.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 December, 2016, 07:34:41 PM
Not sure if this is any good and its not for me but figure this might be of interest?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/science-fiction-manga-book-bundle?mcID=102:585adaaf486e54ec06e98903:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_12_28_SciFiManga_Books_Bundle&linkID=58640be00c6f54221f8b456a&utm_content=cta_button0 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/science-fiction-manga-book-bundle?mcID=102:585adaaf486e54ec06e98903:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_12_28_SciFiManga_Books_Bundle&linkID=58640be00c6f54221f8b456a&utm_content=cta_button0)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 28 December, 2016, 07:48:52 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 28 December, 2016, 07:34:41 PM
Not sure if this is any good and its not for me but figure this might be of interest?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/science-fiction-manga-book-bundle?mcID=102:585adaaf486e54ec06e98903:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_12_28_SciFiManga_Books_Bundle&linkID=58640be00c6f54221f8b456a&utm_content=cta_button0 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/science-fiction-manga-book-bundle?mcID=102:585adaaf486e54ec06e98903:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_12_28_SciFiManga_Books_Bundle&linkID=58640be00c6f54221f8b456a&utm_content=cta_button0)
Woah, man, ALL of Knights of Sidonia for under £15? You gotta get onto that mate, one of the best sci-fi comics of the last decade, easily.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 28 December, 2016, 10:56:27 PM
Blame! is great too. Dark sci-fi, like Berserk or Dark Souls, if they were sci-fi.

Slaine with a gun.

Basicly, grab that free Noise GN they're giving away. It stands alone and gives you a taste of Blame!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 29 December, 2016, 11:38:23 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 22 December, 2016, 10:41:24 AM
Last time I used the Comixology app, I got motion sickness from the transitions. Unless it's changed, I wouldn't be able to read my purchases. (The reason I use Chunky is because you can completely turn off page transitions. I keep making this request to other comic app makers, but they don't seem to give a crap, on the whole.)
Just had a look at this. The Comixology app has an option to adjust the speed or completely turn off transition animations. If you drag your finger to move the page you'll still get a bit of page-turning effect but tapping makes it snap to the following page without any other effect.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 29 December, 2016, 12:08:51 PM
Huh. I'll have to take another look, then, if only to bask in another comics app actually possibly understanding that hurling pages across the screen is a very bad thing for potentially millions of people. (Even so, I'm still not a fan of buying content that sits within an app I can't extract anything from. But in big sales for once-only reads, that might be all right.)

EDIT: Well, how pleasing. They've basically added precisely the thing I nagged them about several times, before giving up when it didn't appear over the space of a couple of years. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 29 December, 2016, 08:38:05 PM
The collection of the first part of Tom King's Vision series is £2.99 on Comixology.

Heard great things and can't wait to have a read.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 29 December, 2016, 09:16:50 PM
Quote from: Rately on 29 December, 2016, 08:38:05 PM
The collection of the first part of Tom King's Vision series is £2.99 on Comixology.

Heard great things and can't wait to have a read.

Yeah I've heard copious amounts of praise about this, from all sorts of places. I'm going to hold out for a sale that includes the second volume (may be a while as I think its just out) but this is defo on the list.

Oh and that hope of holding out and not buying the Walt Simonson 's Thor run... well that didn't last, yet more for the reading list!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: jabish on 31 December, 2016, 04:16:59 PM
Popped into forbidden planet in London today and picked up these beauties that were on sale that might be of 2000ad interest:

Alan Moore DC Universe Hardcover £9.99
Jonny Nemo hardcover £4.50
Complete Accident Man Hardcover £4.99

Steal! And there's tons left of those and others. Great sale.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 01 January, 2017, 10:07:42 AM
I don't recall reading this - apologies if it's old news...
5 quid for the Mega Collection books feels like quite a bargain.
[Don't look if you're a subscriber  :-\]

Hachette page (https://www.hachettepartworks.com/judge-dredd-the-mega-collection?page=1)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 01 January, 2017, 10:43:00 AM
 :o wow that's a kick in the balls for subscribers! Is there a list anywhere of what is in each issue? I've a couple of stories I've my eye on
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 01 January, 2017, 10:55:17 AM
Quote from: Dodsy on 01 January, 2017, 10:43:00 AM
:o wow that's a kick in the balls for subscribers! Is there a list anywhere of what is in each issue? I've a couple of stories I've my eye on
Wikipedia has a run-down of content.
It may be that some are out-of-stock, based on the navigation failing to show one title I selected (merely browsing). Don't quote me on that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 January, 2017, 12:17:50 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 01 January, 2017, 10:07:42 AM
I don't recall reading this - apologies if it's old news...
5 quid for the Mega Collection books feels like quite a bargain.
[Don't look if you're a subscriber  :-\]

Hachette page (https://www.hachettepartworks.com/judge-dredd-the-mega-collection?page=1)
This isn't just Dredd – all of the partworks bar the new TF one have similar pricing as oil today. Must be a New Year sale or something.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 05 January, 2017, 12:19:36 AM
Forbidden Planet has 2000AD t shirts on sale from £4.99

also the £5 Hachette partworks have all gone back up to full price
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 05 January, 2017, 10:51:16 AM
Quote from: rogue69 on 05 January, 2017, 12:19:36 AMalso the £5 Hachette partworks have all gone back up to full price
The Dredd one has, but Marvel bargains are still there to be had.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 18 January, 2017, 07:50:45 PM
Another Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-book-bundle). Smartly, perhaps, it's a load of #1s for the first two tiers. Pay $10 or more and you start unlocking digital trades. For the more, it's very generous – $20 gets you, by my count, 36 digital trades. So that's 50p each or thereabouts. Included is 18 issues of Saga, the first Wicked + Devine, Prophet, and more. If you've grabbed previous Image HBs, there's naturally crossover, but even so, 50p per book...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 18 January, 2017, 07:51:54 PM
Worth it for Prophet alone.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 18 January, 2017, 11:05:52 PM
Rumble is super dope.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 19 January, 2017, 06:18:53 AM
I'm glad to report that there's not enough in that one to justify me paying for it. I HAVE TOO MANY CHEAP DIGITAL COMICS TO READ ALREADY. ... speaking of which nice long journey to that there London today and Heart of the Empire queued up...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 19 January, 2017, 09:34:07 AM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 18 January, 2017, 07:51:54 PM
Worth it for Prophet alone.

Definitely.

I'm gonna have to resist this one, I think I'm entering YNWA territory with the amount of unread digital trades on my iPad.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 22 January, 2017, 02:00:48 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 19 January, 2017, 06:18:53 AM
I'm glad to report that there's not enough in that one to justify me paying for it. I HAVE TOO MANY CHEAP DIGITAL COMICS TO READ ALREADY. ...
There's a fair bit of stuff in there which I've already got from other bundles but enough new stuff that going for the highest tier is still a no-brainer. I think about 80% of my non-2000AD related comics buying is stuff I've been introduced to through these bundles.

And does anybody know anything about this Pathfinder RPG thing (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-worldscape-book-bundle)? Worth a few quid for something I'll never play but might enjoy reading the rules?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 22 January, 2017, 02:33:05 PM
I was thinking the same initially about duplicates. But even if you only get, say, ten new (to you) books, that's still a hell of a lot for the outlay. Meanwhile, I saw people whining on Facebook because there aren't enough volume 2s and they already have lots of volume 1s. The poor dears. (And, natch, the 'threats' then came that there were "plenty of other ways to get the same comics for nothing". Yep. Well done, you. You're not at all why creative industries are hurting.)

So I'll buy up this one next month (already exceeded this month's non-essentials quota), and be happy with whatever's new, while thinking Image are pretty bloody amazing for offering deals like this in the first place. And then I'll likely add a load more Image stuff to my list of future trade purchases, as I did last time.

Thought: I wonder whether Rebellion might one day enter into a deal like this? A Humble Bundle of 2000 AD-related stuff could be really cool. Give away a bunch of Megs/2000 ADs at the lower tiers, along with the odd digital special. Have a handful of trades at the higher tiers. The Meg mini-trades could always be used to pad things out in some ways, without affecting potential purchases of proper trades. And with Dredd, you wouldn't want to impact on the cash cow that is the Case Files series by offering best seller #1 for nothing, but the odd thing from the line could presumably be plonked in there as a taster, to encourage people to buy more.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 23 January, 2017, 10:57:05 AM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 22 January, 2017, 02:00:48 PM
And does anybody know anything about this Pathfinder RPG thing (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-worldscape-book-bundle)? Worth a few quid for something I'll never play but might enjoy reading the rules?

Pathfinder is like a tweaked and improved version of D&D 3.0, so lots of skills, classes/sub classes, etc. Interesting base setting where the adventurers are assumed to be members of an adventurer's guild, explorers/mercenaries for hire (the pathfinder society). The worldbuilding around it has things like ancient submarine aliens manipulating human evolution, which is nice.

I think there's a squaxx who plays Pathfinder somewhere on the board. Generally I hear it's the best version of that style of Pen & Paper RPG - more varied than the combat/dungeon crawling of AD&D/1st edition or the MMORPG fighting of 4th, more crunchy and mechanical than 5th edition or something like Dungeon World. The preferred version of the rule system that drove video games like Neverwinter Nights (or to a lesser extent, Baldurs Gate which I think was 2nd edition based).

I've met lots of DMs who use Pathfinder adventure paths to add content to their own campaigns, even if theyr'e not playing Pathfinder. I would say probably worth a few quid if you can spare it in summary!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 25 January, 2017, 07:18:11 PM
Well I know that Tank Girl isn't always the most popular in these parts but this is certainly an interesting Humble Bundle - tempted by this but not sure how good the strip is these days?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/tank-girl-comics-book-bundle?mcID=102:588654542190d4382ce576ab:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_01_25_Image25th_Worldscape_Books_Bundle&linkID=5888f5e270ab4ea3408b456a&utm_content=cta_button0 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/tank-girl-comics-book-bundle?mcID=102:588654542190d4382ce576ab:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_01_25_Image25th_Worldscape_Books_Bundle&linkID=5888f5e270ab4ea3408b456a&utm_content=cta_button0)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 25 January, 2017, 07:42:52 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 29 December, 2016, 09:16:50 PM
Quote from: Rately on 29 December, 2016, 08:38:05 PM
The collection of the first part of Tom King's Vision series is £2.99 on Comixology.

Heard great things and can't wait to have a read.

Yeah I've heard copious amounts of praise about this, from all sorts of places. I'm going to hold out for a sale that includes the second volume (may be a while as I think its just out) but this is defo on the list.

Oh and that hope of holding out and not buying the Walt Simonson 's Thor run... well that didn't last, yet more for the reading list!

I swear, digital comic addiction will soon have to be treated on the NHS! So many great deals on so many great comics.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 25 January, 2017, 09:52:33 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 25 January, 2017, 07:18:11 PM
Well I know that Tank Girl isn't always the most popular in these parts but this is certainly an interesting Humble Bundle - tempted by this but not sure how good the strip is these days?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/tank-girl-comics-book-bundle?mcID=102:588654542190d4382ce576ab:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_01_25_Image25th_Worldscape_Books_Bundle&linkID=5888f5e270ab4ea3408b456a&utm_content=cta_button0 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/tank-girl-comics-book-bundle?mcID=102:588654542190d4382ce576ab:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_01_25_Image25th_Worldscape_Books_Bundle&linkID=5888f5e270ab4ea3408b456a&utm_content=cta_button0)

I really enjoyed it when it ran in The Meg-not read it since though!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 25 January, 2017, 11:34:39 PM
Only one volume of the early material (at the highest tier) makes me frown
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 26 January, 2017, 10:27:05 AM
I do love me some Tank Girl but strangely i'm just not feeling that HB...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 07 February, 2017, 09:03:09 PM
If you've not read Si Spurrier's excellent 2012 Legion series in X-Men Legacy get yourself over to Comixlogy where its on sale. Go on you deserve it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 01 March, 2017, 07:48:28 AM
The first Rogue Trooper collection is on sale for £10:
https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB366
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 02 March, 2017, 10:14:34 AM
IDW Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/creator-showcase-comics-bundle

Any thoughts? I don't know many of these, bar Locke & Key, which I already own in hardback.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 02 March, 2017, 11:00:16 AM
Worth it just for The Maxx. One of the best comics..well, ever! Sam Kieth is a mad genius.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 02 March, 2017, 04:04:35 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 02 March, 2017, 11:00:16 AM
Worth it just for The Maxx. One of the best comics..well, ever! Sam Kieth is a mad genius.

Been looking out for The Maxx (Maxximized) so this bundle is a goer for me.

Apart from the wonderful Locke & Key, I'd also personally highly rate Ragnarok, Wraith, Parker and Half Past Danger.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 02 March, 2017, 07:19:16 PM
Thanks, Hawkmumbler's recommendation of the Maxx and a read-up of the blurb persuaded me. Just went for the $1 minimum, but that's still quite a bit of material. I've got Locke and Key already. (Likely from previous deals.  :lol: )
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 02 March, 2017, 08:17:02 PM
That IDW Humble Bundle is simply fantastic. Maxx as has been said is astonishing. I'm guessing it won't be to all tastes but if it clicks with you, as it did with me (and Hawkmumbler) you in for a very rare, very rare treat indeed. Not like anything else out there.

Also enjoy Winter World, fun action comics, Little Nemo is a little gem and not surprised to see Link Prime recommend the simply wonderful Ragnarok. I've got Lock and Key and the Parker books (well its the late GREAT Darwyn Cooke so they gonna be good) lined up for reading soon from some deal other.

So yeah I won't be going for this but if you don't have those I've mentioned this is a FANTASTIC deal.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 02 March, 2017, 09:37:23 PM
Love Sam Keith and been meaning to pick up Locke And key for ages. incredible deal, with some incredible books and the late, great, Darwyn Cooke's Parker?!

Thanks, Hawkmumbler.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 03 March, 2017, 09:12:38 PM
The new Forbidden Planet megastore in Newcastle has the complete Johnny Nemo hardcover from a while ago for £4.50 if anyone is local and interested
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 04 March, 2017, 02:17:54 AM
So, have gone digital in the last few mins and subscribed to prog & meg.
Daft question: why is the combined subscription WAY more expensive than prog & meg separately? Weird.
Anyway, this week's prog looks lovely on future-paper. No more fiddly comics & bags for me.

Main point: the Maxx vol. 1 & 2, for a digital buck? My long-term goal was to read the early Max.
I foresaw some hardbacks, but this will do. Stunning comics.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 04 March, 2017, 06:43:59 AM
Quote from: Fungus on 04 March, 2017, 02:17:54 AM
Main point: the Maxx vol. 1 & 2, for a digital buck? My long-term goal was to read the early Max.
I foresaw some hardbacks, but this will do. Stunning comics.

No read all The Maxx - its all brilliant.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 06 March, 2017, 03:29:52 PM
(https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51QdlgsKc-L.jpg)

Pax Britannia Omnibus (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ulysses-Quicksilver-Omnibus-Pax-Britannia-ebook/dp/B00G4DEK8K?_bbid=3276353&tag=bookbubemail-21)

For 0.99p!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 07 March, 2017, 08:43:16 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 04 March, 2017, 02:17:54 AM
Daft question: why is the combined subscription WAY more expensive than prog & meg separately? Weird.

The combined sub is print-only - it's a fair bit cheaper than separate prog and meg subscriptions, bit still more expensive than digital.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 07 March, 2017, 09:51:17 PM
Gotcha. With 2 separate digital subscriptions I probably realised this at some point too.
Ta.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: walrus on 09 March, 2017, 05:28:41 PM
IDW Humble Bundle has now added vols 5-7 of The Maxx
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 10 March, 2017, 08:48:58 AM
Quote from: walrus on 09 March, 2017, 05:28:41 PM
IDW Humble Bundle has now added vols 5-7 of The Maxx

Weirdly they have put vols 5-7 on a lower tier then 3-4, can anyone shed any light on why they would make them available in this order? (Are 3 & 4 not as highly regarded (or more highly regarded) as the rest or something?)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 10 March, 2017, 09:22:55 AM
Quote from: Dodsy on 10 March, 2017, 08:48:58 AM
Quote from: walrus on 09 March, 2017, 05:28:41 PM
IDW Humble Bundle has now added vols 5-7 of The Maxx
Weirdly they have put vols 5-7 on a lower tier then 3-4, can anyone shed any light on why they would make them available in this order? (Are 3 & 4 not as highly regarded (or more highly regarded) as the rest or something?)
Because then the reader already has the later volumes so may feel that it is worth paying for the higher tier to get everything rather than risk enjoying the first two and having to buy the middle ones for full price later.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 10 March, 2017, 02:53:30 PM
Quote from: walrus on 09 March, 2017, 05:28:41 PM
IDW Humble Bundle has now added vols 5-7 of The Maxx

That was one helluva bargain for 10 Euro.
Possibly the best bundle I've picked up so far.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 04 April, 2017, 01:28:28 PM
Humble Bundle have a massive pile of Warhmmer shite (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/horus-heresy-warhammer-book-bundle) for a few quid. Some of out by Dan Abnett, some not.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 April, 2017, 02:00:35 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 04 April, 2017, 01:28:28 PM
Humble Bundle have a massive pile of Warhmmer shite (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/horus-heresy-warhammer-book-bundle) for a few quid. Some of out by Dan Abnett, some not.
Gosh, you make that sound so tempting.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 April, 2017, 09:08:33 PM
Anyone got any awareness of Wunderwaffen. It feels right up my street, even if the art seems a little static from the preview. French alternative WWII comic. Anyone read any? Big sale over at Comixology who also have silly cheap Alien comics which I'm going to slowly look through to see what's worth buying...

anyway Wunderwaffen anyone?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 28 April, 2017, 09:36:54 PM
Never heard of it Colin! But the previews do make it look quite the oddity.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 12 May, 2017, 03:14:37 PM
(https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51u28hBVoEL.jpg)

Solaris Rising for a mere 0.99p (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solaris-Rising-Book-Science-Fiction-ebook/dp/B00606QJ3K?_bbid=6692840&tag=bookbubblog-21)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 28 April, 2017, 09:08:33 PM
Big sale over at Comixology who also have silly cheap Alien comics which I'm going to slowly look through to see what's worth buying...

Picked up loads of these, really great prices for some of the early collections (€0.79 for 100+ pages).

I had read some of them as a kid, mainly reprinted in the Aliens UK Magazine (published by Titan if I recall).

Something is really pissing me off though- they've just randomly switched out Newt and Hicks for "Billie" and "Wilks".
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 15 May, 2017, 12:52:42 PM
That confused me when I read the Omnibus collections a couple of years ago. They weren't even consistent about the renaming, as I recall.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dark Jimbo on 15 May, 2017, 04:43:38 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 12:47:44 PM
Something is really pissing me off though- they've just randomly switched out Newt and Hicks for "Billie" and "Wilks".

When Alien 3 was released, with its surprise callous offing of the characters in question, minor re-writes had to be done to scripts written post-Aliens that used Newt and Hicks. Presumably most of the art was already underway, so it wasn't really an option to just remove the marine/girl characters entirely.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 15 May, 2017, 04:59:54 PM
Entirely!
QuoteOriginally, the character of Billie was in fact Newt from Aliens; the early comics in which the character appeared were a direct continuation of that film's story, featuring Newt and Corporal Hicks continuing the fight against the Xenomorphs. However, following the release of Alien3 in 1992, in which Newt is killed on Fiorina 161, the character from the comics was renamed Billie so that the stories in which she features were still compatible with the film series. This change first appeared in the novel Aliens: Earth Hive, an adaptation of the comic series Aliens: Outbreak, while subsequent reprints of the comic books have also adopted the altered identity.

So it boils down to they cut Ripley out of the original story and had it just be 'Newt' and 'Hicks' on their own colony eerily like the events of Aliens.... Still bloody awesome comics.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 05:28:43 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 15 May, 2017, 04:43:38 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 12:47:44 PM
Something is really pissing me off though- they've just randomly switched out Newt and Hicks for "Billie" and "Wilks".

When Alien 3 was released, with its surprise callous offing of the characters in question, minor re-writes had to be done to scripts written post-Aliens that used Newt and Hicks. Presumably most of the art was already underway, so it wasn't really an option to just remove the marine/girl characters entirely.

It still makes little sense.
As far as I recall the characters were originally named Newt & Hicks in the comic sequels (when published 25-30 years ago), so Dark Horse renamed them retroactively after the plot for Alien 3 was known.
The 'continuation' series concludes with Female War, including Ripley as one of the main characters- even though she died in Alien 3.

Would have been better to stick with their original direction and present it as an 'alternative' story-line.
 


Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 July, 2017, 07:46:48 PM
Bloomin' heck if I didn't own about 80% of this I'd be all over this like a rash. An ASTONISHINGLY GOOD Humble Bundle made up of two of the truly greatest creator ever. Yes Kirby and Eisner joy to be had for next to nowt. If you don't own Silver Star this is worth it for that alone!

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kirby-eisner-centennial-comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kirby-eisner-centennial-comics)

Stunning!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 13 July, 2017, 10:30:18 AM
Quote from: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 05:28:43 PM
The 'continuation' series concludes with Female War, including Ripley as one of the main characters- even though she died in Alien 3.
Would have been better to stick with their original direction and present it as an 'alternative' story-line.

I am pretty sure that 'Ripley' is revealed to be an Android (a favourite trick of that series but a good one when the 'Engineer' came around)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: SuperSurfer on 13 July, 2017, 02:22:45 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 12 July, 2017, 07:46:48 PM
Bloomin' heck if I didn't own about 80% of this I'd be all over this like a rash. An ASTONISHINGLY GOOD Humble Bundle made up of two of the truly greatest creator ever. Yes Kirby and Eisner joy to be had for next to nowt. If you don't own Silver Star this is worth it for that alone!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kirby-eisner-centennial-comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kirby-eisner-centennial-comics)
Stunning!
Can't see the images on that link for some reason. Not sure if the Kirby stuff is by him or comics using his characters. But I can always enjoy some Silver Star (and Captain Victory). I guess those are the only original Kirby comics I own. Actually, I do have a Kirby Superman (or is it Jimmy Olsen?) comic, sans front cover. That was possibly the first American comic I had. Ruined by the redrawn Superman faces that were plastered on Kirby's art. Not by me – by DC.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 14 July, 2017, 12:58:49 AM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 13 July, 2017, 10:30:18 AM
Quote from: Link Prime on 15 May, 2017, 05:28:43 PM
The 'continuation' series concludes with Female War, including Ripley as one of the main characters- even though she died in Alien 3.
Would have been better to stick with their original direction and present it as an 'alternative' story-line.

I am pretty sure that 'Ripley' is revealed to be an Android (a favourite trick of that series but a good one when the 'Engineer' came around)

Didn't pick up on that at all, Blaze.
It'd also make little sense considering Ripleys 'psychic connection' to the Alien queen mother in the Female War story.
Trying so hard to tie everything in was poorly executed in general, really distracted me from enjoying those particular stories.
Some of the other collections have been great though- loved 'Harvest', had some stunning artwork by Kelly Jones too.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Theblazeuk on 14 July, 2017, 03:31:04 PM
I could be misremembering. There was some sort of twist somewhere - not only is the whole thing confuzzled by the aformentioned complications, I also read these in a weird order predicated on what I've read in various longboxes, reprints and scans over years....

However i just between sentences googled it and lo, this provides a good overview and illustrates just how messy it all got: https://litreactor.com/columns/the-love-hate-relationship-between-aliens-and-its-tie-in-books

(She was synthetic but then as you say, human again for Female War)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 18 July, 2017, 09:31:17 AM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 14 July, 2017, 03:31:04 PM
this provides a good overview and illustrates just how messy it all got: https://litreactor.com/columns/the-love-hate-relationship-between-aliens-and-its-tie-in-books

< Frantically reaches for giant red button to jettison article into the remorseless vacuum of space >
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Arkwright99 on 18 July, 2017, 12:38:55 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 18 July, 2017, 09:31:17 AM
< Frantically reaches for giant red button to jettison article into the remorseless vacuum of space >
Nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.  :P
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 18 July, 2017, 12:54:48 PM
On the subject of Aliens (and lots of other good stuff), Comixology will apply a 50% discount to all Dark Horse books with the DH17 code.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 18 July, 2017, 01:04:54 PM
It's not as bad as those post New Hope Star Wars comics where Luke and Leia get it on, and Jabba the Hutt is just some humanoid guy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 July, 2017, 05:53:59 PM
Quote from: Dandontdare on 18 July, 2017, 01:04:54 PM
It's not as bad as those post New Hope Star Wars comics where Luke and Leia get it on, and Jabba the Hutt is just some humanoid guy.

Arh man but those are some great comics!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 18 July, 2017, 07:51:46 PM
Sexy Dredd T-Shirts at Forbidden Planet for just £4.99!

S&M (ooo-err!) sizes only!

https://forbiddenplanet.com/83982-2000ad-t-shirts-judge-dredd-i-am-the-law/

https://forbiddenplanet.com/115428-2000ad-t-shirts-judge-dredd-underbelly-comic-art/

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 31 July, 2017, 09:54:44 PM
Forbidden Planet have in their sale at the moment

Charlie's War £4.99, 2000AD t shirts £9.99 2000AD cursed Earth £4.99, signed Zenith giclee prints £19.99, Camelot 3000 £6.99, Major Eazy vol1 £4.99, Johnny Nemo £ 4.50, Marshal Law :Origins £1.99 as well as the usual DC & Marvel bits & pieces 
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 04 August, 2017, 04:51:52 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 31 July, 2017, 09:54:44 PM
Forbidden Planet have in their sale at the moment

Charlie's War £4.99, 2000AD t shirts £9.99 2000AD cursed Earth £4.99, signed Zenith giclee prints £19.99, Camelot 3000 £6.99, Major Eazy vol1 £4.99, Johnny Nemo £ 4.50, Marshal Law :Origins £1.99 as well as the usual DC & Marvel bits & pieces

Saw the Charlie's War's in the Newcastle store. Almost grabbed the lot until I realised a few where missing, kind of wish I'd grabbed them now regardless  :'(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Pyroxian on 04 August, 2017, 05:12:41 PM
Quote from: Dodsy on 04 August, 2017, 04:51:52 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 31 July, 2017, 09:54:44 PM
Forbidden Planet have in their sale at the moment

Charlie's War £4.99, 2000AD t shirts £9.99 2000AD cursed Earth £4.99, signed Zenith giclee prints £19.99, Camelot 3000 £6.99, Major Eazy vol1 £4.99, Johnny Nemo £ 4.50, Marshal Law :Origins £1.99 as well as the usual DC & Marvel bits & pieces

Saw the Charlie's War's in the Newcastle store. Almost grabbed the lot until I realised a few where missing,
kind of wish I'd grabbed them now regardless  :'(

They're still £4.99 on the online store, so you could grab the missing ones from there - I picked up the last 4 I was missing.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 04 August, 2017, 05:23:29 PM
There's a tempting Fantagraphics Humble Bundle at the moment

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/best-of-fantagraphics-comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/best-of-fantagraphics-comics)

The only problem with it is I have lots of what I'd like from it already... still its kinda tempting...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 August, 2017, 05:43:01 PM
Looks like from that in digital, I have... Wuvable Oaf. I thought I had more, but apparently not. (I've got all the Peanuts stuff in print, but Fantagraphics is one of those publishers I've not read much of.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 07 August, 2017, 12:13:01 PM
Quote from: Pyroxian on 04 August, 2017, 05:12:41 PM
Quote from: Dodsy on 04 August, 2017, 04:51:52 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 31 July, 2017, 09:54:44 PM
Forbidden Planet have in their sale at the moment

Charlie's War £4.99, 2000AD t shirts £9.99 2000AD cursed Earth £4.99, signed Zenith giclee prints £19.99, Camelot 3000 £6.99, Major Eazy vol1 £4.99, Johnny Nemo £ 4.50, Marshal Law :Origins £1.99 as well as the usual DC & Marvel bits & pieces

Saw the Charlie's War's in the Newcastle store. Almost grabbed the lot until I realised a few where missing,
kind of wish I'd grabbed them now regardless  :'(

They're still £4.99 on the online store, so you could grab the missing ones from there - I picked up the last 4 I was missing.

Do you have a link? I couldn't find anything....
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Pyroxian on 07 August, 2017, 12:42:44 PM
https://forbiddenplanet.com/25496-charleys-war-volume-1-hardcover/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 07 August, 2017, 01:47:10 PM
I see they're all £4.99, including the Omnibus (which I've just ordered).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 07 August, 2017, 02:07:15 PM
Looks like they're selling that Apex Zenith book for 30 quid, if anyone wants that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 07 August, 2017, 03:07:59 PM
Also very tempting at half-price:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/74904-cover-story-the-dc-art-of-brian-bolland-hardcover-titan-edition/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 07 August, 2017, 04:27:06 PM
Quote from: CalHab on 07 August, 2017, 01:47:10 PM
I see they're all £4.99, including the Omnibus (which I've just ordered).

Thanks for the heads up! A real bargain! (The first four volumes for the same price as one, if I understand correctly. It'd be a good bargain for just one!)

I'll admit, I'm not all that into war comics but I've heard some very good things about this.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tjm86 on 07 August, 2017, 06:21:06 PM
It's a no brainer at any price but at those prices ...  You would have to be completely insane to pass them up.  Part of me wishes they had included the WW2 stuff as well but I can understand why they gave it a miss.

On the Bolland front, I'm sticking with my signed copy of Bolland Strips.  Nice price though.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 August, 2017, 07:47:37 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is a boat-load of IDW Transformers and GI Joe, including a load of the huge 'collection' volumes:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/transformers-vs-gi-joe-comics
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 16 August, 2017, 08:34:51 PM
Complete run of Regeneration One, but no A Real American Hero? Bah.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 August, 2017, 02:26:46 PM
Dark Horse have a sale on the digital versions of a host of Omnibus they have. While I have everything I'd be after these's some absolute beauties here for about a fiver I reckon.

I'd certainly I'd whole heartedly recommend

Age of Reptiles
All four Grendal Omnibus
All eight Nexus Omibus

linkie

https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/okmU0ys2pQaxjyaqg9kxyIGZ8IprBYcPfe8qB3fDCdOOY5o6x4SwEdcs6nNB6H1aozJuvWcn_YsH1HgkmVUK-8Tu_H8D6KuBTJtuP9GNxtrg1fHAuH8sDBM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i3.cmail20.com/ei/r/49/F36/2DE/csimport/digital-1.101253.jpg (https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/okmU0ys2pQaxjyaqg9kxyIGZ8IprBYcPfe8qB3fDCdOOY5o6x4SwEdcs6nNB6H1aozJuvWcn_YsH1HgkmVUK-8Tu_H8D6KuBTJtuP9GNxtrg1fHAuH8sDBM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i3.cmail20.com/ei/r/49/F36/2DE/csimport/digital-1.101253.jpg)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 20 August, 2017, 02:34:58 PM
Ah, Colin, you beat me to it.

I've just picked up ALL of Alien Legion for $12 dollars! Result.

Very tempted by the thought of the Nexus collections, too.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 20 August, 2017, 02:40:09 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 20 August, 2017, 02:26:46 PM
Dark Horse have a sale on the digital versions of a host of Omnibus they have. While I have everything I'd be after these's some absolute beauties here for about a fiver I reckon.

All eight Nexus Omnibus
I really enjoyed the first of these so I'll have to take a look at this...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 August, 2017, 02:51:58 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 20 August, 2017, 02:34:58 PM
I've just picked up ALL of Alien Legion for $12 dollars! Result.


I'm always tempted by Alien Legion but I've just got too damned many comics waiting to be read... but for $12... tempting!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 20 August, 2017, 07:31:46 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 20 August, 2017, 02:26:46 PM
Dark Horse have a sale on the digital versions of a host of Omnibus they have. While I have everything I'd be after these's some absolute beauties here for about a fiver I reckon.

I'd certainly I'd whole heartedly recommend

Age of Reptiles
All four Grendal Omnibus
All eight Nexus Omibus

linkie

https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/okmU0ys2pQaxjyaqg9kxyIGZ8IprBYcPfe8qB3fDCdOOY5o6x4SwEdcs6nNB6H1aozJuvWcn_YsH1HgkmVUK-8Tu_H8D6KuBTJtuP9GNxtrg1fHAuH8sDBM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i3.cmail20.com/ei/r/49/F36/2DE/csimport/digital-1.101253.jpg (https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/okmU0ys2pQaxjyaqg9kxyIGZ8IprBYcPfe8qB3fDCdOOY5o6x4SwEdcs6nNB6H1aozJuvWcn_YsH1HgkmVUK-8Tu_H8D6KuBTJtuP9GNxtrg1fHAuH8sDBM=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i3.cmail20.com/ei/r/49/F36/2DE/csimport/digital-1.101253.jpg)

Anyone have any idea if these link to your comiXology account?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 August, 2017, 07:36:23 PM
The don't but are all the better for it. You need to download the Dark Horse App BUT as I recall means you can store things on external storage.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 21 August, 2017, 12:34:42 PM
Does it? hmmm.

My digital reading these day is done on a kindle- which means I need to read through the browser, but If I get the app on my phone then I can download the comics to read via a dropbox transfer...

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 September, 2017, 01:25:03 PM
Okay so there's a GMozz DC sale over at Comixology do I finally bite the bullet and get the Invisibles?

Whole series (I think - 7 collections?) for £28... I'd be daft not to right?

While on on the matter his Swamp Thing run (with Millar) any good - £4?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 September, 2017, 10:16:37 AM
So now I've been distracted from any thoughts of GMozz's Invisibles by the fact that Humanoids have a 50% sale on Comixology.

Now this has got to be too good to pass up BUT so much to choice from. So any recommendations. I've got Incal, Metabarons and Bouncer already. Anythign else stand out ... or damnit will I have to do long hours of research... like I wouldn't love that!

Some one mentioned Savage Highway the other day?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 10 September, 2017, 03:06:18 PM
I used to the sale to grab up issues of District 14 Season 1. Its very unique, though a bit hard to pin down in terms of story.

I also grabbed Retro World Book 2, because I read Book 1 a while back and enjoyed it.

I recall from the old DC/Humanoids partnership I really REALLY like Freddy Lombard and Miss: Betting Living Through Crime. Freddy is like a more mature/cynical Tintin, and Miss was just a really good 30s crime thriller.

And of course anything by Jodorowsky. Incal, Metabarons, Technopriests, etc...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 September, 2017, 05:05:52 PM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 10 September, 2017, 03:06:18 PM
I used to the sale to grab up issues of District 14 Season 1. Its very unique, though a bit hard to pin down in terms of story.

Yeah I looked at District 14 as it did seem really different and interesting. Might read a bit more about that one. I've got a few days and might need them!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 19 September, 2017, 07:01:22 PM
Why would someone who hasn't played an RPG for at least 25 years even contemplate spending money on piles and piles of Warhammer Fantasy stuff (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/warhammer-rpg-books#heading-logo)?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 27 December, 2017, 07:33:39 PM
Well, if anyone was on the fence about IDW Dredd and fancied dipping a toe, grab the current Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics). For $15, you get pretty much everything, from what I can tell, along with a smattering of Rebellion content. For $1, you still get the superb Mars Attacks vs Dredd, year One, Urban Warfare, Cry of the Werewolf, and Origins, along with two volumes of the Swierczynski-penned Dredd, one volume of Mega-City Zero, and the Funko one-shot.

(Notable also that the sole Case Files in the mix is vol. 5. Very smart choice.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 28 December, 2017, 11:56:40 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 27 December, 2017, 07:33:39 PM
Well, if anyone was on the fence about IDW Dredd and fancied dipping a toe, grab the current Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics). For $15, you get pretty much everything, from what I can tell, along with a smattering of Rebellion content. For $1, you still get the superb Mars Attacks vs Dredd, year One, Urban Warfare, Cry of the Werewolf, and Origins, along with two volumes of the Swierczynski-penned Dredd, one volume of Mega-City Zero, and the Funko one-shot.

(Notable also that the sole Case Files in the mix is vol. 5. Very smart choice.)
Nice one. My inner masochist almost jumped in on the IDW Comixology sale but this is a much better deal. Particularly with a serious helping of proper Dredd to sweeten the pill.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Angry Vince on 30 December, 2017, 07:48:07 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 27 December, 2017, 07:33:39 PM
Well, if anyone was on the fence about IDW Dredd and fancied dipping a toe, grab the current Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics). For $15, you get pretty much everything, from what I can tell, along with a smattering of Rebellion content. For $1, you still get the superb Mars Attacks vs Dredd, year One, Urban Warfare, Cry of the Werewolf, and Origins, along with two volumes of the Swierczynski-penned Dredd, one volume of Mega-City Zero, and the Funko one-shot.

(Notable also that the sole Case Files in the mix is vol. 5. Very smart choice.)

Thanks for the heads up, jumped on this one...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dr Feeley Good on 30 December, 2017, 12:30:26 PM
I got the 15 dollar one yesterday... ;)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Echidna on 10 January, 2018, 08:33:36 AM
Let's give this a bump, it would be a shame if anyone missed it:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics)

Ends 7pm today (UK time).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 10 January, 2018, 10:24:30 AM
Quote from: Echidna on 10 January, 2018, 08:33:36 AM
Let's give this a bump, it would be a shame if anyone missed it:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-comics)

Ends 7pm today (UK time).
I finally got off the fence and bought it last night. Then I had a look at my humble purchase history and got freaked out by the number of things I don't even remember buying, much less reading.

I assume there will be another Image one along soon...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 January, 2018, 12:45:35 PM
Look away, just look away from the shiny, shiny sales!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Goaty on 10 January, 2018, 03:21:07 PM
I bite the bullet and buy the whole bundle from Humble, I really got Origins, Fourth Faction, Amercia, but I will give it to my brother as he not read it! But the Casefile 05 is the whole cost of bundle (as lucky I didn't get that in first place!) But I never read any IDW before so nice treats for me!

5 stories in PDFs is horrible anti-clockwise around, anyone know how to correct that problem?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 January, 2018, 07:41:04 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 10 January, 2018, 10:24:30 AMI assume there will be another Image one along soon...
Here's hoping. In the meantime: Top Shelf (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/fan-favorite-graphic-novels).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 12 January, 2018, 10:27:20 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 10 January, 2018, 07:41:04 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 10 January, 2018, 10:24:30 AMI assume there will be another Image one along soon...
Here's hoping. In the meantime: Top Shelf (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/fan-favorite-graphic-novels).
Fortunately, I don't like LoEG so I think I can resist this one for a while...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 12 January, 2018, 04:20:05 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 10 January, 2018, 07:41:04 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 10 January, 2018, 10:24:30 AMI assume there will be another Image one along soon...
Here's hoping. In the meantime: Top Shelf (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/fan-favorite-graphic-novels).

Some great stuff in there, but wasn't this exact same bundle on offer about two years ago?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 January, 2018, 08:47:14 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 12 January, 2018, 10:27:20 AM
Fortunately, I don't like LoEG so I think I can resist this one for a while...

Arh I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't get on with LoEG. The Bundle is great but thankfully there's not enough stuff I don't have to drag me in.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 14 January, 2018, 10:11:30 AM
Hachette partworks have their January Half price sale on, but as normal the judge Dredd collection is not included
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 14 January, 2018, 11:27:07 PM
The top shelf humble bundle is worth the money for Essex County alone. That's a great collection if you haven't read it.

Is the Mick McMahon Who stuff in any of those £5 books?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 February, 2018, 10:37:27 PM
New Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-expo-comics). Eight days left.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 27 February, 2018, 06:03:28 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 26 February, 2018, 10:37:27 PM
New Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-expo-comics). Eight days left.

Thankfully I'm easily resisting this as my to read list is FAR too long. There's a lot of good stuff there though and these are always worth a go.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: chris_askham on 12 March, 2018, 08:48:46 PM
For any Comixology users, there's a whole heap of Marvel collections on there at the minute for 69p a pop.

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Marvel-Recent-Trades-Sale/page/17867?tid=E180312001&utm_source=comiXology+Digital+Comics+Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E180312001_Marvel_Recent_Collections_Sales_Email (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Marvel-Recent-Trades-Sale/page/17867?tid=E180312001&utm_source=comiXology+Digital+Comics+Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E180312001_Marvel_Recent_Collections_Sales_Email)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 March, 2018, 09:45:34 PM
Jez how much have I changed as a reader. Only a few years ago I'd have been all over that like a rash. These days I have so much stuff to read and I'm so disconnected to the big two that I could hardly find a thing to interest me. Don't get me wrong there is some great stuff there, some Nocenti Daredevil, Simonson Thor being highlights BUT it took until The Nam which I've always been tempted by to take the plunge...

... what the hell is wrong with me!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 12 March, 2018, 10:18:46 PM
Quote from: chris_askham on 12 March, 2018, 08:48:46 PM
For any Comixology users, there's a whole heap of Marvel collections on there at the minute for 69p a pop.

https://www.comixology.co.uk/Marvel-Recent-Trades-Sale/page/17867?tid=E180312001&utm_source=comiXology+Digital+Comics+Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E180312001_Marvel_Recent_Collections_Sales_Email (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Marvel-Recent-Trades-Sale/page/17867?tid=E180312001&utm_source=comiXology+Digital+Comics+Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E180312001_Marvel_Recent_Collections_Sales_Email)

It probably says something about Marvel that even though these are only a dollar, I'm being highly selective about the ones I get.

Ended up with...
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/j7F540.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmj7F540j) (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/Obmb9z.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poObmb9zj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/WmrJqN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poWmrJqNj) (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/qpMqSZ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmqpMqSZj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/PMgFR0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poPMgFR0j) (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/JZMYoI.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnJZMYoIj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/lgNp6S.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmlgNp6Sj) (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/wzi0Fw.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnwzi0Fwj)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 13 March, 2018, 09:53:01 AM
If you haven't read The Vision, then it's a bit of a bargain there.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 March, 2018, 10:24:51 AM
Unusual selection. Usually, it's 'get in on the ground floor for cheap and then buy more', but here the books seem almost random. Jessica Jones vol 2. Doctor Strange vol 4. Old Man Logan vol. 6. Strange.

Heh: turns out, I had JJ#1 and DS#3 from some previous sale. ZING! I just wish these buggers would offer DRM-free, although Comixology is at least no longer a terrible reading experience for me (unlike Marvel Unlimited, which makes me physically ill).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 13 March, 2018, 11:15:47 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 13 March, 2018, 09:53:01 AM
If you haven't read The Vision, then it's a bit of a bargain there.

Picked it up equally dirt cheap on a previous Amazon digital sale, but haven't gotten round to it yet.
Perhaps my only 'modern' Marvel purchase from the past few years- this former Marvel Zombie has regained sentience.

I look at something like this and whimsically imagine that it's nothing more than market research.
"Will we be able to sell road-kill like Secret Empire even at €0.99?" some 22 year old intern ponders.

Hard not to recommend the Walt Simonson Thor volumes at these prices.
I might give some of the 70's horror stuff a go- not familiar with it at all really.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 March, 2018, 11:59:13 AM
Quote from: Link Prime on 13 March, 2018, 11:15:47 AM"Will we be able to sell road-kill like Secret Empire even at €0.99?" some 22 year old intern ponders.
In which case, I'm delighted that the Panini Marvel collections I subscribe to will be filled with this over the coming six months. *sigh*
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 13 March, 2018, 08:31:13 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 13 March, 2018, 11:15:47 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 13 March, 2018, 09:53:01 AM
If you haven't read The Vision, then it's a bit of a bargain there.

Picked it up equally dirt cheap on a previous Amazon digital sale, but haven't gotten round to it yet.
Perhaps my only 'modern' Marvel purchase from the past few years- this former Marvel Zombie has regained sentience.

I look at something like this and whimsically imagine that it's nothing more than market research.
"Will we be able to sell road-kill like Secret Empire even at €0.99?" some 22 year old intern ponders.

Hard not to recommend the Walt Simonson Thor volumes at these prices.
I might give some of the 70's horror stuff a go- not familiar with it at all really.

Ive read some of Tomb of Dracula before, it's great because Dracula is the protagonist, so it's a villain POV comic which makes it a very cool read imo.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 15 March, 2018, 10:54:36 AM
I took the plunge and went for the 2 Simonson Thor volumes, Doctor Aphra (for the Kev Walker art) and the Dracula one. Should be OK for under £3. Anything else worth a look? I have Vision already.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 15 March, 2018, 09:24:33 PM
That Master of the Kung-Fu Epic collection came out this week, and appears to be the complete series. I hear it's real good. I bought.

Looks like the overall sale is now over, only a very small handful of recent releases are now on sale. Dang, I was waffling on picking up the Steranko Nick Fury collections, guess I missed my chance.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tombo on 28 March, 2018, 01:46:55 PM
I'm not sure it's a company-wide thing but the Middlesbrough branch of Forbidden Planet is having an absolutely massive clear out of trades and GN's to make way for...  Frakking Funko Pops (as if they don't dominate the store already).

In the last four weeks I've picked up over twenty books all for around a fiver (including nine volumes of B.P.R.D Hell on Earth).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 25 April, 2018, 02:17:38 PM
Was dropping off a bunch of crap to the Oxfam shop in Victoria Road and noticed they had a complete run of Crisis in the comic box. Took a lot of willpower not to start flicking through for the issues I'm missing.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mattofthespurs on 25 April, 2018, 04:07:13 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 25 April, 2018, 02:17:38 PM
Was dropping off a bunch of crap to the Oxfam shop in Victoria Road and noticed they had a complete run of Crisis in the comic box. Took a lot of willpower not to start flicking through for the issues I'm missing.

How much were they?

I need to pick these up at some stage.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 August, 2018, 05:22:48 PM
Fans of Zenith should probably get over to 2000 AD's store pretty damn sharpish, if they fancy getting the entire run in hardback for under 40 quid.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 01:17:43 PM
Complete Accident Man for £3.99 has to be a bargain, doesn't it?  :)

https://forbiddenplanet.com/111736-accident-man-hardcover-titan-edition/?utm_medium=promotion&utm_source=recently-viewed&utm_campaign=recently-viewed
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 01 January, 2019, 03:58:39 PM
there's also things like  kingdom of the blind £1.99, Dave Gibbon's Originals £2.99. Doctor Who £2.99, Johnny Red vol2  £2.99 Johnny Nemo £2.99 The Light & Darkness War £2.99 along with the usual bland superhero stuff well worth a look
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 January, 2019, 04:30:04 PM
Kingdom of the Wicked HC for two quid is an excellent bargain.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 01 January, 2019, 04:34:44 PM
Lots of bargains on comiXology at the moment. While a lot of it is superhero stuff, it's pretty good superhero stuff.

I got volumes 3 and 4 of Ms Marvel (the new version) which is rather sweet, and Astro City: Tarnished Angel. Astro city often do things a bit different with the superhero genre, but this noirish take on an ex-supervillain literal-hard man trying to stay out of trouble and do the right thing (which aren't always the same thing) is great. It's thoughtful, intelligent, and pulls just a little on the heartstrings.* And it's a nice little mystery story too. Love it.

*Big spoiler: [spoiler]I defy you not to be shocked by the final outcome of the Mock Turtle. After getting to know him and all he went through, there he goes. Brutally, between chapters. Ouch. It's some writing when you come to really like a villain.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Leigh S on 01 January, 2019, 04:49:59 PM
£4.99 (plus an extra quid shipping) by the time I looked at the complete Accident Man but still a bargain!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 January, 2019, 08:52:04 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 01:17:43 PM
Complete Accident Man for £3.99 has to be a bargain, doesn't it?  :)

https://forbiddenplanet.com/111736-accident-man-hardcover-titan-edition/?utm_medium=promotion&utm_source=recently-viewed&utm_campaign=recently-viewed

Wow thanks for the heads up on this one. Over the course of the evening I've ordered:

Criminal Volume 1
A1 Annual vol1 (Hardcover)
Planet of the Apes: Evolution of a Legend (Hardcover)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Hardcover)
Light and Darkness Wat (Hardcover)
Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap (Hardcover)
Han and Leia 'I Know' t-shirt

with postage all for under £30.

Wow - thanks so much again!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 09:59:03 PM
Quote from: Leigh S on 01 January, 2019, 04:49:59 PM
£4.99 (plus an extra quid shipping) by the time I looked at the complete Accident Man but still a bargain!

Cheeky buggers have put it up a quid-must be selling too well!!!! :o
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 09:59:50 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 01 January, 2019, 08:52:04 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 01:17:43 PM
Complete Accident Man for £3.99 has to be a bargain, doesn't it?  :)

https://forbiddenplanet.com/111736-accident-man-hardcover-titan-edition/?utm_medium=promotion&utm_source=recently-viewed&utm_campaign=recently-viewed

Wow thanks for the heads up on this one. Over the course of the evening I've ordered:

Criminal Volume 1
A1 Annual vol1 (Hardcover)
Planet of the Apes: Evolution of a Legend (Hardcover)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Hardcover)
Light and Darkness Wat (Hardcover)
Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap (Hardcover)
Han and Leia 'I Know' t-shirt

with postage all for under £30.

Wow - thanks so much again!

You're most welcome!!!!  :) :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 10:00:12 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 09:59:03 PM
Quote from: Leigh S on 01 January, 2019, 04:49:59 PM
£4.99 (plus an extra quid shipping) by the time I looked at the complete Accident Man but still a bargain!

Cheeky buggers have put it up a quid-must be selling too well!!!! :o
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 02 January, 2019, 01:32:42 PM
Everyone knows there's a 2000AD sale on, right? Half-price Luke Kirby is in the mix. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 02 January, 2019, 02:44:37 PM
Ooh, the digital editions are reduced as well!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 03 January, 2019, 08:37:29 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 01 January, 2019, 01:17:43 PM
Complete Accident Man for £3.99 has to be a bargain, doesn't it?  :)

https://forbiddenplanet.com/111736-accident-man-hardcover-titan-edition/?utm_medium=promotion&utm_source=recently-viewed&utm_campaign=recently-viewed

Just seen this, cheers for posting. Cost me a quid me but still a bargain as didn't even know there was a complete collection!

So many great prices I ended up buying another 22 graphic novels, just hope they arrive when the missus is at work as I'm supposed to be cutting back...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dark Jimbo on 03 January, 2019, 08:50:41 PM
Quote from: moogie101 on 03 January, 2019, 08:37:29 PM
just hope they arrive when the missus is at work as I'm supposed to be cutting back...

:lol: Losing track of how often I find myself thinking the exact same thing!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 09 January, 2019, 08:18:01 PM
The current Humble Bundle is Image's Deadly Class – the first 35 issues of 7 seven volumes. Judging by Wiki, that's basically everything to date. I've no idea if it's any good, mind. (I only read issue one yesterday.)

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/deadly-class-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 10 January, 2019, 03:21:30 AM
The first two trades for a $1 are worth it at that price even sight unseen. I've also not read it, I'm kinda hit and miss with Remender (more misses then hits). But for a dollar, can't beat that.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 January, 2019, 06:18:25 AM
Quote from: The Adventurer on 10 January, 2019, 03:21:30 AM
The first two trades for a $1 are worth it at that price even sight unseen. I've also not read it, I'm kinda hit and miss with Remender (more misses then hits). But for a dollar, can't beat that.

Yeah give it a go. I got the first trade in some other Humble Bundle or other and wasn't blown away but certainly worth a go as its a decent idea.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 January, 2019, 08:12:04 PM
And just to show how good that Forbidden Planet sale was (or is in fact - there seems to still be some lovely stuff for sale)
here's what £30 including the cost of delivery looks like

(https://i.imgur.com/7IyJupH.jpg)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 18 January, 2019, 09:57:13 PM
nice haul for thirty quid - what's the 'worlds greatest comics' book? #toolazytogoogle
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 January, 2019, 10:07:11 PM
A1 Annual - only flicked through it but have to say it seems to have captured the magic of the originals back in the day. Grendal, Mr Monster by A. Moore and Gilbert and a lot of lovely looking other stories. Really looking forward to this one.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Fungus on 19 January, 2019, 11:47:05 AM
Criminal is fantastic (not news!). Read vol. 1 and have the rest lined up  :)
Including the brand new series - in trade form when that happens, eventually.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Blue Cactus on 19 January, 2019, 01:01:55 PM
Is Cholly and Flytrap any good? I remember it appearing in a UK 90s reprint anthology comic... Not Havok but around the same time. Meltdown, maybe?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 19 January, 2019, 02:37:46 PM
Quote from: Fungus on 19 January, 2019, 11:47:05 AM
Criminal is fantastic (not news!). Read vol. 1 and have the rest lined up  :)
Including the brand new series - in trade form when that happens, eventually.

I think the new series, in floppie at least, is waiting or me in my nerd shop just haven't picked it up yet. Have to say its the one Brubaker Phillips series I've not got to yet so really looking forward to it.

As for Cholly and Flytrap I had a couple of the 'prestige' format comics back in the day and they were pretty good fun. Not read this but it looks glorious and the post apocalyptic wonders ideas really appeals ... for like £2.99 hardback at 250ish pages and originally retailing for £23 its gotta be worth a punt.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 February, 2019, 02:18:38 PM
Big IDW sale on Comixology at the moment. I almost bought the Anderson trade until a nagging little voice at the back of my head sent me off to doublecheck. Sure enough, there was the IDW Dredd humble bundle sitting forlorn and undownloaded in my inbox for more than a year.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: tonyf33 on 22 February, 2019, 07:37:15 AM
You can get a FREE ComicScene mug with any 6 or 12 month subscription in print or digital before the end of February on the ComicScene website at www.comicscene.tictail.com - copies work out cheaper than in the shops and you also get free P&P

The site also has a launch sale for ComicScene Volume 2 issue 1 - lots of back issue bargains to be had!  Check it out at www.comicscene.tictail.com
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Mardroid on 23 February, 2019, 10:54:40 AM
Is it my imagination or is there a freaky starey eye thing going on the cover of Comic Scene volume 2?

And nice to see Luke get into football on another cover. *


*Sorry, not a criticism of the art. Just a joke about the similarity in hairstyle with Luke Skywalker and Roy, there. I'm sure it's a 70s early 80s thing.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 27 February, 2019, 07:09:25 PM
Humble Bundle's doing Star Trek (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/star-trek-2019-books).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Leigh S on 15 March, 2019, 08:29:01 PM
Just picked up the recent Freeway Fighter collection from Mssrs Ewington, Coleby (and that there Jim Campbell) for £2.99 in Birmingham's Forbidden Planet - with Ian Livingstone and alls signed postcard thing!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 17 March, 2019, 11:01:52 AM
Comixology have a Dark Horse sake currently, and you get extra off the sale items if you enter DH50 at checkout.

Picked up the four Hellbiy omnibuses, aling with the two short story compilations for £14!

Looking forward to finally reading some Hellboy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 March, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
That is _ludicrously_ good value, for anyone who's not so far delved into Hellboy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 17 March, 2019, 05:11:22 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 17 March, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
That is _ludicrously_ good value, for anyone who's not so far delved into Hellboy.

It is bonkers value!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 17 March, 2019, 05:18:42 PM
I just got the first omnibus with a Christmas book token, and I have now completed the collection for under £12!!!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 16 July, 2019, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: Timothy on 17 March, 2019, 05:18:42 PM
I just got the first omnibus with a Christmas book token, and I have now completed the collection for under £12!!!

Amazing comics. The Mignola art is astonishing.

Comixology running a DC comics sale. If you pop any of The Sandman graphic novels in your digital trolley, and apply the code DC60, you can pick up all ten volumes for £12.

Lots of other great stuff like the 100 Bullets compendiums going for ridiculous money.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 17 July, 2019, 04:27:39 PM
Quote from: Rately on 16 July, 2019, 02:30:54 PM
Comixology running a DC comics sale. If you pop any of The Sandman graphic novels in your digital trolley, and apply the code DC60, you can pick up all ten volumes for £12.
I noticed the Sandman sale earlier in the week but with this on top it's almost crazy not to. What do you mean I already own them all? They're stuck in a box in another country (called Kirkintilloch.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 17 July, 2019, 06:15:57 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 17 July, 2019, 04:27:39 PM
Quote from: Rately on 16 July, 2019, 02:30:54 PM
Comixology running a DC comics sale. If you pop any of The Sandman graphic novels in your digital trolley, and apply the code DC60, you can pick up all ten volumes for £12.
I noticed the Sandman sale earlier in the week but with this on top it's almost crazy not to. What do you mean I already own them all? They're stuck in a box in another country (called Kirkintilloch.)

I had five volumes of The Sandman to collect, Got all the 100 Bullets compendiums AND The Immortal Hulk collections, thus far, for ridiculous money!

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Adventurer on 18 July, 2019, 12:35:48 AM
I ended up paying 40 cents an issue for the Simon Spurrier Dreaming series (I wish I'd realized this sale was happening last week when got all the new Books of Magic series for a dollar each). I should probably grab those 2 dollar Sandman trades now, instead of hating myself for missing them, later. I've never read OG Gaiman Sandman.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 18 July, 2019, 09:31:18 AM
Immortal Hul V2 & V3 for me. Nice!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 18 July, 2019, 09:49:30 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 18 July, 2019, 09:31:18 AM
Immortal Hul V2 & V3 for me. Nice!

Really looking forward to reading them.

I am a massive Peter David Hulk fan, but I've found the majority of stuff since he left the title underwhelming. Al Ewing on Hulk? As good as I thought it would be and looking forward to seeing what crazy shite he can come up with.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 21 July, 2019, 12:07:05 PM
Garth Ennis, Al Ewing, Carlos Ezquerra, PJ Holden and a host of others in the Garth Ennis / The Boys Humble Bundle.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-and-more-books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-and-more-books)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: TordelBack on 21 July, 2019, 12:48:05 PM
Woah, thats good - three volumes of Battlefields in there!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 07 August, 2019, 09:31:55 AM
Don't know how much of a baragin it is but love it when you make an unplanned and previously unconsidered purchase of a bulk lot. Potting on my holidays in Brighton and aiming to get the boy child the latest Looshkin collection ('Maddest cat in the world' by Jamie Smart a strip from the magnificent Phoenix - highly recommended, but tangential to this tale) we popped to Dave's Comics.

Now first things first Dave's Comics  is a brilliant shop, loved it... well its two shop next door (but one) to each other but it a delight. Anyway I was wondering around and found a complete set of Marvel UK Planet of the Apes for £1 each... I was so tempted but decided to leave it and have a think. One lunch stop later and I was on my way back to the car with the full set (well less 4 but that was more to do with my counting rather than anything else) for a little over £100.

Result!

(https://i.imgur.com/n55ts67_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 07 August, 2019, 09:43:32 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 07 August, 2019, 09:31:55 AM
Don't know how much of a baragin it is but love it when you make an unplanned and previously unconsidered purchase of a bulk lot. Potting on my holidays in Brighton and aiming to get the boy child the latest Looshkin collection ('Maddest cat in the world' by Jamie Smart a strip from the magnificent Phoenix - highly recommended, but tangential to this tale) we popped to Dave's Comics.

Now first things first Dave's Comics  is a brilliant shop, loved it... well its two shop next door (but one) to each other but it a delight. Anyway I was wondering around and found a complete set of Marvel UK Planet of the Apes for £1 each... I was so tempted but decided to leave it and have a think. One lunch stop later and I was on my way back to the car with the full set (well less 4 but that was more to do with my counting rather than anything else) for a little over £100.

Result!

(https://i.imgur.com/n55ts67_d.jpg)

Love Jamie Smart.

Just wish we could have more Corporate Skull.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 16 August, 2019, 11:49:08 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 07 August, 2019, 09:31:55 AM

I was so tempted but decided to leave it and have a think. One lunch stop later and I was on my way back to the car with the full set (well less 4 but that was more to do with my counting rather than anything else) for a little over £100.


I love this kind of anecdote as I, like many here I assume, can totally sympathize with moments of nerd madness such as this.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 August, 2019, 02:46:07 PM
Quote from: Rately on 07 August, 2019, 09:43:32 AMLove Jamie Smart.
I finally found a Phoenix after weeks of searching locally. I really wanted to like it more than I did. Hopefully, it'll click when I try another. (I think it also flummoxed the child a bit too much – mini-IP is only five. The Beano seems to go down well, though, as we transition away from Hey Duggee magazine and the like.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 15 November, 2019, 10:10:17 AM
Star Wars Bounty Hunters sale on Comixology (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=32431) for some Wagner/Kennedy/Gibson goodness. Read the first Boba Fett story last night and it was like Stontium Dog if Johnny was a complete and utter bastard!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 15 November, 2019, 02:58:58 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 16 August, 2019, 02:46:07 PM
Quote from: Rately on 07 August, 2019, 09:43:32 AMLove Jamie Smart.
I finally found a Phoenix after weeks of searching locally. I really wanted to like it more than I did. Hopefully, it'll click when I try another. (I think it also flummoxed the child a bit too much – mini-IP is only five. The Beano seems to go down well, though, as we transition away from Hey Duggee magazine and the like.)

My daughter is also five and The Phoenix doesn't interest her. The Beano, on the other hand, causes much excitement. The Cor/Buster special also went down a storm (particularly Gums).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 November, 2019, 03:06:23 PM
Mini-G currently gets both. I'd say that The Beano gets more general interest than The Phoenix, but there are specific strips within The Phoenix that she loves (not least anything that Jamie Smart does). I personally wish The Beano would shake up its writing a bit. It is very heavy on the word puns, and it all feels a bit formulaic.

Still, it's interesting how it's diversified very recently. I picked up that special edition box-set off eBay recently, and thumbed through the newest issue, which is only a few years old. Remove Minnie and it's all boys. In the bundled bookazine, the (then?) latest editor noted that with the most recent redesign, they'd realised lots of girls were reading the comic (not overly surprising, given the dearth of extant titles), hence a desire to create more varied strips.

Personally, I think some of those are the best in the comic, notably Betty and the Yeti (heavily revamped) and Rubi. These days, some of the strips feel very odd, though, most glaringly the Bash Street Kids.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 15 November, 2019, 03:16:44 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 15 November, 2019, 03:06:23 PM
These days, some of the strips feel very odd, though, most glaringly the Bash Street Kids.

Yup. There's a quiz question in this week's issue, asking which Bash Street Kid dreams of being a chef. This led to my daughter shouting "It's Fatty!" in a crowded cafe. Fun times.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 November, 2019, 03:25:23 PM
Mm. The combination of names, and Smurfette syndrome makes that strip feel out of place and out of touch, like Lord Snooty did when I used to read the comic in the 1980s. I just wish it was a bit fresher and more anarchic. Betty heads in that direction, but little else does. Bananaman, if anything, feels safer these days than it did in the Nutty. And then you read Bunny vs Monkey and wish all children's comics could be that good.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 15 November, 2019, 05:01:38 PM
The Beano I read in the 70s would not be allowed today - Dennis the Menace was an appalling bully to poor Walter
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Greg M. on 15 November, 2019, 05:30:11 PM
Walter was a smarmy little creep. Anyone who resembles an adolescent Rees-Mogg deserves all the bullying they get.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 15 November, 2019, 05:47:16 PM
And 'the slipper' was practically Dad's logo.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 November, 2019, 06:08:32 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 15 November, 2019, 03:25:23 PM
...And then you read Bunny vs Monkey and wish all children's comics could be that good.

Yeah the boys a little obsessed with Jamie Smart. Here's this years Halloween costume.

(https://i.imgur.com/pxsK8Tf_d.jpg?maxwidth=320&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 26 November, 2019, 02:01:10 PM
Immortal Hulk Volume 1 is £0.69 on Comixology.

Great book, and worth a read at that price.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 November, 2019, 03:56:44 PM
Good tip, Rately. I'd been wondering about that since MWOM was sadly taken out back and shot. (IH v1 was due to be the lead in the next vol.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 04 December, 2019, 10:54:23 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 26 November, 2019, 03:56:44 PM
Good tip, Rately. I'd been wondering about that since MWOM was sadly taken out back and shot. (IH v1 was due to be the lead in the next vol.)

It's lovely stuff, IndigoPrime.

Great writing and lovely art, and they have taken the Hulk to new levels, and explored some pretty horrendous stuff, and provided some nightmarish visuals.

I'm waiting for payday to get Volume 5, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who just loves really good comics.

Hope you took the punt!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 December, 2019, 11:08:14 AM
For 69p? Of course!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 04 December, 2019, 11:43:28 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 04 December, 2019, 11:08:14 AM
For 69p? Of course!

Ha! Good man!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 06 December, 2019, 12:37:26 PM
Just seen on amazon UK, that the upcoming Byrne Superman omnibus is up for pre-order for £33.87!:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superman-Man-Steel-Vol-1/dp/1779504918/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2/262-2273936-7528717?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1779504918&pd_rd_r=98de7cdb-0d7d-4d11-bc63-8efc93442c87&pd_rd_w=S6uTu&pd_rd_wg=5NEkG&pf_rd_p=6f720012-7a84-4e92-a268-5ba72c1e4b52&pf_rd_r=7B3GJ8FZJ4P3R6E4C4T3&psc=1&refRID=7B3GJ8FZJ4P3R6E4C4T3

Surely that's not the right price?!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 December, 2019, 12:41:44 PM
US RRP is $49.99. Before Brexit happens, that's about £38, so Amazon's knocked a few quid off. (In the US, it's up for $35 – about £27.50.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 06 December, 2019, 12:44:20 PM
Really?

I thought the omnibus was a $125 book?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 December, 2019, 12:48:17 PM
Sorry – looks like you're right, and Amazon has messed up across its sites. Oops.

I suspect in this case, a fix will happen soon and/or Amazon will cancel orders. Worth a punt if you want the book, mind.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 06 December, 2019, 12:55:25 PM
I'm supertempted...

(Amazon didn't cancel my orders for Allred/Slott Silver Surfer and the infamous Marshal Law mess-up back in the day, so fingers crossed!)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 December, 2019, 03:19:24 PM
What happened with Silver Surfer? My three biggest bargains were Marshal Law, Tales From Beyond Science (£4.49!), and Ms Marvel HC #2 (bafflingly sold very briefly for £8.92).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 06 December, 2019, 06:06:28 PM
The Allred/Slott Silver Surfer was briefly up for pre-order on Amazon for £20 or so - and that was the price I managed to get it for

It now changes hands for over £100 - must've gone out of print in record time!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 December, 2019, 07:51:43 PM
20 quid? Blimey. I thought I did well getting it for 35. And, yeah, OOP. Very glad I got a copy, because it's such an ace run. (I discovered it through MWOM. Another reason why I'll miss that comic...)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 December, 2019, 07:55:07 PM
Quote from: karlos on 06 December, 2019, 12:37:26 PM
Just seen on amazon UK, that the upcoming Byrne Superman omnibus is up for pre-order for £33.87!:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superman-Man-Steel-Vol-1/dp/1779504918/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2/262-2273936-7528717?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1779504918&pd_rd_r=98de7cdb-0d7d-4d11-bc63-8efc93442c87&pd_rd_w=S6uTu&pd_rd_wg=5NEkG&pf_rd_p=6f720012-7a84-4e92-a268-5ba72c1e4b52&pf_rd_r=7B3GJ8FZJ4P3R6E4C4T3&psc=1&refRID=7B3GJ8FZJ4P3R6E4C4T3

Surely that's not the right price?!

Alas it would seem that orders will be cancelled as DC have cancelled orders on the item and looks like there'll be a format change or similar.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/12/15/dc-cancelled-collections-absolute-fables-john-byrne-man-of-steel-golden-age-batman-omnibus-road-to-legion/ (https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/12/15/dc-cancelled-collections-absolute-fables-john-byrne-man-of-steel-golden-age-batman-omnibus-road-to-legion/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 16 December, 2019, 11:35:09 AM
Done just to spite me, no doubt  :)

A shame.

Wonder if they're joust going to reprint the trades?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 January, 2020, 07:46:03 PM
I was starting to think Humble Bundle had given up on comics, but it's now back with... Spawn. Not sure this is my bag, but if you want 180+ issues of Spawn for 12 quid:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/spawn-2020-image-comics-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 16 January, 2020, 10:22:32 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 15 January, 2020, 07:46:03 PM
I was starting to think Humble Bundle had given up on comics, but it's now back with... Spawn. Not sure this is my bag, but if you want 180+ issues of Spawn for 12 quid:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/spawn-2020-image-comics-books
I'd only really be interested if it included the first 100 as well, so my wallet is happy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 16 January, 2020, 11:36:03 AM
What Spawn I've read has been a mixed bag. I really enjoyed some of the Sam and Twitch stuff, but the main comic, despite sometimes having quite jaw dropping art seemed to be a mess in the storytelling department.

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 16 January, 2020, 11:45:08 AM
The David Hine run is good and the Sam & Twitch by Bendis is OK, but yeah, apart from those, mostly it's been the ultimate "art over story" comic since day one.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 January, 2020, 12:39:08 PM
Quote from: karlos on 16 January, 2020, 11:45:08 AM
The David Hine run is good and the Sam & Twitch by Bendis is OK, but yeah, apart from those, mostly it's been the ultimate "art over story" comic since day one.

Oh interesting didn't realise David Hine had done a run. What issues if I may be so bold... and also too lazy to do a quick Google search...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 16 January, 2020, 01:17:06 PM
Colin - #151 to #184, I believe.

IIRC, correctly this had the "Man of Miracles" storyline?

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 16 January, 2020, 01:33:28 PM
Good ol' Wiki lets me donw again - Hine wrote #150 as well!

(I should've remembered that as it was impossible to get back in the day).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 29 January, 2020, 08:02:03 PM
New Humble Bundle possibly a bargain if you're a Trekkie:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/star-trek-2020-idw-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 07 February, 2020, 10:09:43 PM
comiXology are doing the set of Locke & Key as a bundle for £10.99 gbp.

Linky-Clicky (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=33247)

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/cmx-images-prod/Item/18409/18409._SX312_QL80_TTD_.jpg)

I've read the first two volumes via comichaus but this is too good an opportunity.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 07 February, 2020, 10:32:34 PM
Wow that's a great deal. If you don't own Locke and Key and do digital I can't recommend this highly enough.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: broodblik on 08 February, 2020, 03:30:00 AM
The first volume is also 99c/p @ comixology
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 08 February, 2020, 02:01:04 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 07 February, 2020, 10:09:43 PM
comiXology are doing the set of Locke & Key as a bundle for £10.99 gbp.

Linky-Clicky (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=33247)

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/cmx-images-prod/Item/18409/18409._SX312_QL80_TTD_.jpg)

I've read the first two volumes via comichaus but this is too good an opportunity.
Now there's a strong chance I'm being thick, but I can't see the bundle on that link. I can see the individual books all reduced, but no bundle, and the books add up to quite a bit more. Can anybody help an idiot find this bargain?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: broodblik on 08 February, 2020, 02:46:53 PM
The link on on comixology:

https://www.comixology.com/IDW-Locke-Key-Sale/page/23207?merch=banner (https://www.comixology.com/IDW-Locke-Key-Sale/page/23207?merch=banner)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 08 February, 2020, 04:14:41 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 13 February, 2020, 01:34:09 PM
Just spotted this in the news section:

https://2000ad.com/news/the-origins-of-judge-dredds-world-now-in-a-discount-novella-bundle/ (https://2000ad.com/news/the-origins-of-judge-dredds-world-now-in-a-discount-novella-bundle/)

All four books for a fiver! bonus!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 21 February, 2020, 02:47:15 PM
Colour me confused...

Amazon have just emailed me, telling me the Man of Steel omni is back on?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superman-Man-Steel-Vol-1/dp/1779504918/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_pd_crcd_0_45?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1779504918&pd_rd_r=fc72eb09-3d72-452c-b540-1389a3698046&pd_rd_w=Npz54&pd_rd_wg=A7X6d&pf_rd_p=616a8cf7-bb88-4c15-bbd1-1854046edbed&pf_rd_r=BFVNYTG45ANFQDEP3VQ7&psc=1&refRID=BFVNYTG45ANFQDEP3VQ7
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 21 February, 2020, 03:57:58 PM
and this confuses you because....?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 21 February, 2020, 05:19:13 PM
There's no other sites saying it's back on, as far as I can see.

It's rumoured the omnibus was cancelled in favour of trades, but if it's actually coming out then great!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tjm86 on 21 February, 2020, 07:09:26 PM
Wonder if its the same email they sent me?  What mine said was that it was now eligible for release date delivery, so it'll will be sent out to arrive at the same time it hits the shelves.  Haven't had a cancellation / need to change order.  That's after diving in at the lower price (although it is still being listed around the £40 mark).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 21 February, 2020, 08:36:15 PM
ah, sorry I didn't know the background.  Followed the link and thought "He got spam that Amazon have a book he'd like"  - no biggie
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 25 February, 2020, 12:18:42 PM
After literally minutes of research, I found one site that says it's been re-cancelled.

Hmm.

Let's wait and see, I guess!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 March, 2020, 07:10:10 PM
50% off Dredd collections (https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale), including both Daily Dredd's Has, Nobody Apes the Law, Case Files 20–25, and a slew of digital stuff.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 27 March, 2020, 11:23:02 PM
Zavvi are doing a deal on 10 DC graphic novels for £19.99 (plus £1.99 postage) with a fair selection to choose from, although it's still a stretch to find ten for me.
https://www.zavvi.com/home/books/dc-comics.list
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 March, 2020, 07:10:00 AM
Couldn't find 10 but there are some great things I'd recommend for folks doing this. Walt Simonson's Judas Coin and Matt Wagner's absolutely brilliant 'Trinity' are absolute must at that price.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 29 March, 2020, 11:03:28 PM
Bryan talbot is giving away a free 90 page download of some of his less known work on his webpage

It contains the stories Hasan i Sabah - coloured by Jim Stewart, Jabberwocky, Henry V's Speech before Harfleur, What is Corruption?, An Open Letter to a Comics Virgin, The Cannabis Conspriacy - written by Doug, Moench and coloured by Jamie Grant, Brainworms - written by Matthias Schultheiss, Cold Snap - written by Alan Moore, Komix Comics, For a Few Gallons More - featuring Ogoth and Ugly Boot from the Ogoth the Barbarian strips, written by Mick Farren and drawn by Chris Welch, The Papist Affair, An Honest Answer - written by Neil Gaiman and lettered by Sonja Curtis, From Homogenous to Honey - written by Neil Gaiman, inks by Mark Buckingham and lettering by Steve Craddock, Sloth - written by Neil Gaiman, The History of British Comics, Nick Cave - written by Nick Cave, The Fire Opal of Set

http://www.bryan-talbot.com/index.php
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 12:11:41 AM
Arrow Video is having one of its perennial sales until April 22nd, where amongst other classy and cult movies, Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD can be picked up for the measly price of £5.00 on Blu-ray!!!

Bag a bargain!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/future-shock--the-story-of-2000ad-blu-ray/FCD1540
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 09 April, 2020, 08:22:31 AM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 12:11:41 AM
Arrow Video is having one of its perennial sales until April 22nd, where amongst other classy and cult movies, Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD can be picked up for the measly price of £5.00 on Blu-ray!!!

Bag a bargain!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/future-shock--the-story-of-2000ad-blu-ray/FCD1540

Tempted by the Robocop steelbook Blu-ray also!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 09 April, 2020, 10:00:03 AM
Rebellion is offloading old specials for 99p each, and has offers on a slew of Roy of the Rovers books. DR & Quinch also remains at half price. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 01:25:37 PM
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 09 April, 2020, 08:22:31 AM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 12:11:41 AM
Arrow Video is having one of its perennial sales until April 22nd, where amongst other classy and cult movies, Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD can be picked up for the measly price of £5.00 on Blu-ray!!!

Bag a bargain!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/future-shock--the-story-of-2000ad-blu-ray/FCD1540



Tempted by the Robocop steelbook Blu-ray also!


Go for it mate, it's a beauty!!!!

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 09 April, 2020, 03:21:30 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 12:11:41 AM
Arrow Video is having one of its perennial sales until April 22nd, where amongst other classy and cult movies, Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD can be picked up for the measly price of £5.00 on Blu-ray!!!

Bag a bargain!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/future-shock--the-story-of-2000ad-blu-ray/FCD1540

Arrows blu-ray of Future Shock has become my ultimate comfort watch, chased down with the entire 90 minute Pat Mills rant-a-thon.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 11:28:33 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 09 April, 2020, 03:21:30 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 09 April, 2020, 12:11:41 AM
Arrow Video is having one of its perennial sales until April 22nd, where amongst other classy and cult movies, Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD can be picked up for the measly price of £5.00 on Blu-ray!!!

Bag a bargain!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/future-shock--the-story-of-2000ad-blu-ray/FCD1540

Arrows blu-ray of Future Shock has become my ultimate comfort watch, chased down with the entire 90 minute Pat Mills rant-a-thon.

Oh yeah, uncle Pat is really on form in it!!!
He's never really off form to be honest!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 17 April, 2020, 07:23:11 PM
Forbidden Planet have a 35%+ off graphic novels sale this includes
Third World War £12.99 & Judge Dredd: Mechanismo: Machine Law £5.50
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 April, 2020, 07:50:37 PM
They have the Ordinary HC for 99p. https://forbiddenplanet.com/124442-ordinary-hardcover/

I mean, c'mon.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 17 April, 2020, 11:00:26 PM
Books Etc have 3rd World War for just under the FP price with free delivery. I got my copy of Masters Of British Comis Art from them for a sweet price too (£23)
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781781087510
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781781087596
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 April, 2020, 11:10:58 PM
I somehow got TWW for four quid the other day. Bonkers.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 April, 2020, 08:33:33 AM
There's some really great stuff there. A lot of it I have alas but well worth checking out. As it was I picked up an indulgent Mad Max Fury Road art book for a fiver and Thrud hardcover for the same price which I've been meaning to pick up for a while now.

Great heads up!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 18 April, 2020, 09:10:18 AM
That Thrud hardcover is great, grabbed myself one of those a while back.  Got a 2nd copy for a birthday present for my brother in law a couple of months later too.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 April, 2020, 09:21:27 AM
Quote from: sintec on 18 April, 2020, 09:10:18 AM
That Thrud hardcover is great, grabbed myself one of those a while back.  Got a 2nd copy for a birthday present for my brother in law a couple of months later too.

Oh actually that's not a bad idea. My brother would love that... I think...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 20 April, 2020, 09:51:17 AM
Great spot - picked up Ordinary!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Enigmatic Dr X on 20 April, 2020, 10:15:39 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 20 April, 2020, 09:51:17 AM
Great spot - picked up Ordinary!

Me too! £1.99 including postage. Rude to let that one slip by.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 April, 2020, 10:35:40 AM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 20 April, 2020, 10:15:39 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 20 April, 2020, 09:51:17 AM
Great spot - picked up Ordinary!

Me too! £1.99 including postage. Rude to let that one slip by.

It really is very good and at that price. You can also get Spurrioso and PJ's Numbercruncher for 99p so might as well go for both!

https://forbiddenplanet.com/103962-numbercruncher-volume-1-titan-edtion-hardcover/ (https://forbiddenplanet.com/103962-numbercruncher-volume-1-titan-edtion-hardcover/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 21 April, 2020, 03:13:08 PM
Kingdom of the Wicked as well:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/124439-kingdom-of-the-wicked-hardcover/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 21 April, 2020, 03:27:55 PM
I have Kingdom of the Wicked already, but those other 2 have been ordered. Thanks for the heads-up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 21 April, 2020, 03:53:35 PM
For those who like it, the first eight volumes of Titan's Charley's War HCs are in there for three quid each as well.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Funt Solo on 25 April, 2020, 09:07:29 PM
drivethrucomics offering a great bundle for 10 bucks (not sure how much it is in Imperial Wonga) - 5 of which goes to charidee:

(Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files 01)
(Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars Volume 1)
(Dredd: Urban Warfare)
(Judge Anderson: PSI Files 01)
(2000 AD Presents: Sci-Fi Thrillers)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 25 April, 2020, 09:17:48 PM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 25 April, 2020, 09:07:29 PM
drivethrucomics offering a great bundle for 10 bucks (not sure how much it is in Imperial Wonga) - 5 of which goes to charidee:

(Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files 01)
(Nikolai Dante: Tsar Wars Volume 1)
(Dredd: Urban Warfare)
(Judge Anderson: PSI Files 01)
(2000 AD Presents: Sci-Fi Thrillers)

The charity being Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) a truly excellent choice at any time, but particularly now. This is such a great deal if you don't have these books and such a great cause.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 29 April, 2020, 09:12:22 PM
Well there's a Humble Bundle worth thinking about. ALL, yes ALL of Walking Dead from $14.50 - so what £12...ish.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/walking-dead-image-comicsskybound-entertainment-books)

That's quite a bargain - even by Humble Bundle standards. I have the first half but think I might go for this one. I've read the first compendium and while it was far, far from brilliant it was an absolute play turner and a very comfortable read when you weren't on the edge of your seat.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 29 April, 2020, 09:37:08 PM
They had a Hickman bundle before that. Was so tied up today I forgot all about it. Darn.
Quote
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 May, 2020, 06:59:58 PM
DC have a 50% digital sale of what looks like pretty much all their graphic novels - some bits I might pick up - never have read all of Ostander's Suicide Squad.

First half https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=34392 (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=34392)

Second half  https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=34416 (https://www.comixology.co.uk/comics-sale?list_id=34416)

Mind Dark Horse have half price on most theor stuff too.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 May, 2020, 08:18:13 PM
Locke & Key and a bunch of other Joe Hill stuff now on Humble Bundle for 12 quid:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/joe-hill-idw-comics
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 13 May, 2020, 09:03:59 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 13 May, 2020, 08:18:13 PM
Locke & Key and a bunch of other Joe Hill stuff now on Humble Bundle for 12 quid:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/joe-hill-idw-comics

Just seen this one. If any folks haven't read Locke and Key this is a must buy, just can't go wrong with that its a great comic.

As it is I'm almost certainly going to get this as the other stuff alone makes it a great buy.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 14 May, 2020, 11:53:39 AM
Quote from: Tomwe on 14 May, 2020, 09:53:10 AM
Here's a Humble Bundle style deal on a big heap of Humanoids books (https://groupees.com/humanoids). The $15 tier worked out as about £13. Well worth it!

Tomwe posted this over at the other Bargains thread and thought it was better put here.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 May, 2020, 12:08:04 PM
I've only ever read vol1 of Incal. Is this one worth grabbing as a bundle? (Not sure I'll go for the Joe Hill one — I already have Locke & Key in digital and HC! Is the rest worth it?)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 14 May, 2020, 12:13:30 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 14 May, 2020, 12:08:04 PM
...I already have Locke & Key in digital and HC! Is the rest worth it?)

I've only read bits of the stuff he's doing for DC at the moemnt and that's pretty good. I've not read any of his other stuff aside from Locke and Key and that so good I reckon its gotta be worth the gamble?

Again the Humanoids stuff I've not much of the stuff there and didn't get no with Metabarons - which is not a commonly held view as its very popular - but I'm going with the theory at that price its gotta be worth a punt - right?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 16 May, 2020, 05:31:28 PM
Just bought it. Every file has a generic name in my purchase, so that's going to be 'fun' to sort out. Sigh. On the plus side, unlike Humble Bundle there's a 'download everything' option.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 17 May, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 16 May, 2020, 05:31:28 PM
Just bought it. Every file has a generic name in my purchase, so that's going to be 'fun' to sort out. Sigh. On the plus side, unlike Humble Bundle there's a 'download everything' option.

Yeah that was definitely somewhat tedious to resolve.

Started on Carthago yesterday which is shaping up well so far - lots of giant shark action and nefarious plots from evil corporations.  Might spin up another thread as I'd be interested to hear others thoughts on this and the other strips in the bundle but don't want to pollute this one with waffling.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 20 May, 2020, 07:53:49 PM
And another Humble Bundle - this one a Manga collection. I don't know enough to know if any of these are any good. Maybe some of our more Manga literate types can help. Hawkmumbler, Adventurer, others you out there?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/award-winning-manga-by-kodansha-books?hmb_source=navbar&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=tile_index_2 (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/award-winning-manga-by-kodansha-books?hmb_source=navbar&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=tile_index_2)

Again I'd go with the idea that I should just do it at this price as learning more would make it worth it. The thing that's stopping me is I have soooo much stuff on my 'To read' spreadsheet that to add more on a whim seems like folly...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 May, 2020, 08:03:15 PM
I got their last HB, although have so far only read Parasyte (v1/2 was included), which was pretty good. Had that have been in the lower tiers, I'd have done some double dipping, but with my read pile I'm not paying another 16 quid, having already bought two digital comics bundles this week.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 21 May, 2020, 08:35:50 AM
How Comics Work by Dave Gibbons is currently £5 on Amazon.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 May, 2020, 08:55:26 AM
Ohhh nice catch - ordered.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Ghost MacRoth on 06 June, 2020, 05:25:48 PM
Don't usually see this one under 90 quid or so.  I already have one in the collection, so thought I'd point it out in case anyone is looking.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JUDGE-DREDD-Mongoose-Roleplaying-Game-HB-OOP-2000AD/293599166233?hash=item445bdfbf19:g:3YMAAOSwFl9e1Ows

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 06 June, 2020, 10:31:21 PM
That Gibbons how to book is great. An absolute steal for a fiver.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 09 June, 2020, 08:12:04 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 21 May, 2020, 08:35:50 AM
How Comics Work by Dave Gibbons is currently £5 on Amazon.

Thanks for the heads up on that.  It arrived the other day, and it's crazily good for £5!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 June, 2020, 08:17:42 AM
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 09 June, 2020, 08:12:04 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 21 May, 2020, 08:35:50 AM
How Comics Work by Dave Gibbons is currently £5 on Amazon.

Thanks for the heads up on that.  It arrived the other day, and it's crazily good for £5!

Yeah I'd echo that took it on a whim and it is excellent - just putting it under the girl childs nose...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 25 June, 2020, 11:38:50 AM
Looks like Rebellion are having a bit of a clear out on ABC Warriors trades https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale.

I'd dropped by to see where they'd got up to with the Megazine bundles and ended up buying the 3 Return To ABCs books instead as those didn't end up in the Hachette extension and they're a bargin at that price. Would have grabbed the Ro-busters books too but sadly book 2 is out of stock already.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 25 June, 2020, 02:24:12 PM
Blimey. If you don't have the Hachette run, that nets you all four Mek Files for £25 plus postage.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 26 June, 2020, 08:09:32 AM
Well those didn't last long - pointed a friend at them and by the time he got around to looking pretty much everything had sold out!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Trooper McFad on 26 June, 2020, 09:05:31 AM
I was late to the show as the weekly mail shot only dropped into my inbox yesterday instead of the usual Wednesday 😣. By the time I got on to the shop all the ones I had an eye on had gone.
As they say if your not fast your last 🙁.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 26 June, 2020, 05:06:13 PM
There seems to be stock available at the moment?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Trooper McFad on 26 June, 2020, 05:14:07 PM
Fantastic Calhab jumped in and got Ro-busters Vol 2 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Trooper McFad on 26 June, 2020, 05:17:45 PM
And return to mars (Hardback)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 26 June, 2020, 07:59:51 PM
Oh blimey so they have - guess I'll grab those Ro-busters volumes as well then.  Only downside is 2 lots of postage but they're still an absolute bargin.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 26 June, 2020, 08:28:37 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 30 June, 2016, 10:14:35 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 30 June, 2016, 05:57:32 PM
May well have been the same Humble (as if they are) Bundle I got Alex and Ada vol. 1 from and I've just read that and its an absolute trimuph. Loved it and will defo be getting the rest of that. Has been accused of having overly simple art, and while I'm not generally a fan of Jonathan Luna's work here it slightly stilted and stiff simple style seems entirely appropriate. The story is so far a compelling unromance and quite sublime.

...

I think it was. Sadly, I didn't much care for that either. I thought the art was rudimentary rather than simple and the writer just seemed enthralled with this revolutionary idea he'd had about how future people might be able to shag a robot. There's substantially more substance in the incidental relationship between PJ and Inga.


This is from sometime back and a different thread but I thought I'd continue it here as I've finally read the rest of this as ... I' Cosh was completely right... well okay not completely I still think the art works in the context of the story. But the relationship between man and robot brought to illegal sentience doesn't develop in a way that feels real. Alex is more robot and 'perfect' than Ada and utterly unconvincing. The world events that surround their fantasy relationship feel as manufactured as the robotic cast. Just there to try to stir event and create stakes.

Then, well then the end is terrible. Absolutely terrible. It feels like its trying to be bold. There are a couple of shocking events and Alex spends [spoiler]25 years in prison[/spoiler] and Ada is essentially [spoiler]killed[/spoiler]. Eventually reunited those shocking event have had no effect on Alex at chuffin' all. He's still an unspoiled paladin. It completelt removes the impact and those[spoiler]25 years[/spoiler] feel like the 12 or so panels it gets compressed into and grey temples aside it means nothing.

That in the end would be enough to undermine any work that had happened before, but alas the good work done in the first 6 or 7 issues had already been slowly undermined by the subsequent 7 or 8. Such a shame as it started with great potential which just wasn't realised.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 June, 2020, 08:50:37 PM
I liked it a lot more than you did, but, yeah, the ending was awful. For me, the majority of the story worked within its own world quite well, but the last issue really didn't work at all.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: DrJomster on 26 June, 2020, 11:47:02 PM
Quote from: sintec on 25 June, 2020, 11:38:50 AM
Looks like Rebellion are having a bit of a clear out on ABC Warriors trades https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale.

I'd dropped by to see where they'd got up to with the Megazine bundles and ended up buying the 3 Return To ABCs books instead as those didn't end up in the Hachette extension and they're a bargin at that price. Would have grabbed the Ro-busters books too but sadly book 2 is out of stock already.

Pretty amazing offer! Mek files 2-4 join my digital copy of Mek files 1 for just £7.50!!!

But whatever happened to Mek files 5 collecting Volgan War 3 and 4? Presumably that's on at some point?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 27 June, 2020, 07:09:53 AM
Zavvi are selling the DC hardback Eaglemoss collections at 10 for £25.
https://www.zavvi.com/home/graphic-novels.list?pageNumber=1
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 27 June, 2020, 09:37:16 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 27 June, 2020, 07:09:53 AM
Zavvi are selling the DC hardback Eaglemoss collections at 10 for £25.
https://www.zavvi.com/home/graphic-novels.list?pageNumber=1

Wow there's some super good stuff in  there and postage is cheap as well. I picked up all of Solo, which I've been intrigued by for a while and some Alan Davis JLA I've always wanted to read alongside some other pleasent bits and bobs.

Seriously if you don't own Jack Kirby's New God you can pick it up here as part of this deal and the other stuff is essentially free!

Thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 27 June, 2020, 10:20:29 AM
It's quite something seeing a discount in a basket for £111.91 on a subtotal of £136.90. Although, man, I really don't need any more books. Yet the price per book here is £2.70 with postage—less than a comic, and these all seem to have at least some resale value on eBay, if you're careful. And I've not really delved into too much DC, but Solo, Kingdom Come, New Gods, and a few others appeal.

ARGH.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 27 June, 2020, 10:22:59 AM
Jeez such a good deal. The Solo books alone are excellent. I really want the Eaglemoss Checkmate books, and they have one here but I really don't need to be bulking it out. I suppose you could ebay the ones you don't want. Kid Eternity is there as well, the posh DC edition.
I'm gonna try and be strong!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 27 June, 2020, 11:15:10 AM
Quote from: Tomwe on 27 June, 2020, 10:22:59 AM
Kid Eternity is there as well, the posh DC edition.

Yeah I went for that one. I think I own it digitally but these seemed like a good chance and as said its worth it to get them read them (eventually) and then any I don't like can be sold for like £3 and everyones winning.

They are selling at better prices than digital sales on the main and these have resale value (I enjoy selling at the odd comic mart these days ... well had anyway!) so I say, very cheekly - go for it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 27 June, 2020, 11:28:39 AM
Bugger. That didn't show in the list when I did my order. Oh well.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 27 June, 2020, 11:35:11 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 27 June, 2020, 11:15:10 AM
so I say, very cheekly - go for it.
I'm so weak
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 27 June, 2020, 01:53:31 PM
I picked up Control (huge award winning game) and Terminator Resistance on PS4 for under £30 for both last night.

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 27 June, 2020, 02:53:02 PM
Quote from: CalHab on 27 June, 2020, 07:09:53 AM
Zavvi are selling the DC hardback Eaglemoss collections at 10 for £25.
https://www.zavvi.com/home/graphic-novels.list?pageNumber=1

Cheers, cracking deal so just picked up twenty books. My wife is slightly less pleased....
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 30 June, 2020, 12:50:18 PM
I see eBay already being flooded with 'Flipped' books delivered via this offer. My box just arrived.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 30 June, 2020, 01:06:48 PM
Quote from: Tomwe on 30 June, 2020, 12:50:18 PM
I see eBay already being flooded with 'Flipped' books delivered via this offer. My box just arrived.
..."Invasion!" is not a new copy, looks like a return as is not sealed and has a sticker on the rear, damage to the front. Complaint in progress...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 July, 2020, 09:51:33 PM
Another Image Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-showcase-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 July, 2020, 10:07:32 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 01 July, 2020, 09:51:33 PM
Another Image Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-showcase-books

Seriously that is indecently good value. If you don't own Stray Bullets you only have to pay $12 to get ten volumes of what is one of my top ten all time comics (I've just bought them all physically even though I own them all digitally its blooming wonderful) and there so, so SO much more besides!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 July, 2020, 10:09:41 PM
Having messed up on two Image HBs, I didn't wait on this. Bought it before posting here! If nothing else, these are fantastic for checking out series to buy in HC. (I have in the past intentionally stopped reading some books after vol 1 because I knew I wanted them in print—such as Revival.)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 01 July, 2020, 10:46:26 PM
Oh my sweet Jovus.

I've just gone and got this HBundle, my first one. I think I'm going to have to leave my laptop on overnight to download it all!

What have I done?!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 July, 2020, 11:52:56 PM
Once you pop, you can't stop.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 03 July, 2020, 12:01:28 PM
I have snapped up that bundle and so far am loving Little Bird.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 03 July, 2020, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Timothy on 03 July, 2020, 12:01:28 PM
I have snapped up that bundle and so far am loving Little Bird.

Love it.

If Tharg could get / afford him, I'd love to see his Dredd or ABC Warriors. Mind you, he would surely knock a Nemesis commission out of the park.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 03 July, 2020, 05:35:01 PM
I thought I had missed out on the 50% off voucher from last year (yeah, i've not logged into the online store in awhile...). Astoundingly, I haven't and it's still valid until 31/08/2020. Only problem is I seem to be having a slight problem inputting the code....because the voucher at the checkout process isn't providing one.

Did anyone else have this slight headache?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rex Banner on 04 July, 2020, 12:12:29 PM
Just used mine the other day. It's automatically added at checkout. Didn't need to type it in as a code.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 05 July, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Vol 2 of the Absolute edition of Moore's Swamp Thing is going for the bargin price of £28 on Amazon at the moment https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolute-Swamp-Thing-Alan-Moore/dp/1779502826
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 05 July, 2020, 01:51:40 PM
That image humble bundle looks amazing.

Never purchased digital comics before, seems I just need to download a free comics reader program to access them. Is it that easy or am I missing something?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 05 July, 2020, 02:23:13 PM
Moogle - I just download the pdf files - I think most readers can use those.

It really is a hell of a lot of books.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 05 July, 2020, 02:31:15 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 05 July, 2020, 02:23:13 PM
Moogle - I just download the pdf files - I think most readers can use those.

It really is a hell of a lot of books.

Thanks for the reply, will have to get this as there are some great books included.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 05 July, 2020, 07:07:30 PM
What devices do you have access to?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 05 July, 2020, 07:53:46 PM
Quote from: sintec on 05 July, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Vol 2 of the Absolute edition of Moore's Swamp Thing is going for the bargin price of £28 on Amazon at the moment https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolute-Swamp-Thing-Alan-Moore/dp/1779502826

Oh lord I feel dirty. I saw this and thought - well I might like it but even so I can sell it on at a later date if needs be... I've turned into a bloody flipper!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 05 July, 2020, 08:42:53 PM
Yeah I have to admit part of my thought process was at this price I can always recoup my money if I can't stand the recolouring - so I guess that makes 2 of us Colin. Although I'm not sure that's quite the same as flipping where people are buying things at a discount and/or from limited runs purely with the intent of selling them on at a profit later.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 20 July, 2020, 09:37:01 PM
Zavvi are now selling the DC hardback Eaglemoss collections at 5 for £14.99.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 20 July, 2020, 09:41:34 PM
Quote from: rogue69 on 20 July, 2020, 09:37:01 PM
Zavvi are now selling the DC hardback Eaglemoss collections at 5 for £14.99.
It was 10 for £25 a month back. You made me look though - nothing new added since then.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 22 July, 2020, 08:06:07 PM
Humble Bundle doing Humanoids now:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/incal-and-more-humanoids-books

EDIT: from what I can tell, here are the comics that weren't part of that other Humanoids bundle elsewhere a while back.

78p tier
Unfabulous Five vols. 1–3

£6.29 tier
The Zombies that Ate the World Vol. 1-6
Luisa - Now and Then

£11.80 tier
The Tipping Point Vol. 1-2
The Swords of Glass Vol. 1-4
Simak Vol. 1-2
Milo Manara's The Golden Ass
Metabarons Genesis - Castaka Vol. 1-2
Madwoman of the Sacred Heart Vol. 1-3
Leo Roa Vol. 1-2
Eros Gone Wild Vol. 1-4
Diosamante
Bramble Vol. 1-3
Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming Planet Vol. 101
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 23 July, 2020, 10:45:46 AM
I made a list to compare the two bundles as I was trying to work out whether this was worth the investment given the significant overlap.  Items in blue italics are unique to the new Humble Bundle, everything else was also part of the previous Groupees bundle.  The tl/dr is the first 2 tiers are mostly the same content as the Groupees bundle.

Tier 1
Unfabulous Five 1-3
Strangelands 1-2
Omni 1-2
Miss 1-4
Metal Hurlant 1-6
Ignited 1-2
I Am Legion 1-3
Exo 1-3
Tier 2
The Zombies That Ate The World 1-6
The Twilight Man
The Incal 1-6
The Big Country
Strangelands 3-4
Omni 3-4
Moon Face 1-4
Luisa - Now And Then
The Loving Dead 1-3
Ignited 3-4
Carthago 1-5
Barbarella 1-2
Tier 3
Weapons Of The Metabaron
The Tipping Point 1-2
The Swords Of Glass 1-4

The Metabarons 1-8
Simak 1-2
Pandora's Eyes
Muse 1-2
Moon Face 5
Milo Manara's The Golden Ass
Milo Manara's Gullivera
Metabarons Genesis - Castaka 1-2
Madwoman Of The Sacred Heart 1-3
Leo Roa 1-2
Eros Gone Wild 1-4
Diosamante
Bramble 1-3
Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming Planet 1-2


In Previous Bundle but not included here
Before The Incal 1-6
Final Incal 1-3
Metabaron 1-6
Legend Of The Scarlet Blades
Olympus 1-2
Marilyn's Monsters
The Eyes Of The Cat

Swords of Glass and Bramble both look superb and Metabarons Genesis nicely rounds out the Metabarons content from the previous bundle. Plus there are a few other Jodorowsky bits I don't have in here, including Madwoman of the sacred heart with Moebius which I've heard good things about. Which I for £11.80 is probably enough value to justify the double dipping. I could live without the additional Milo Manara and other erotica bits but meh it's not like they're taking up book shelf space.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 23 July, 2020, 03:55:26 PM
So is the general consensus that the new Bundle is worth the asking price? I've never read any Humanoids stuff.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 July, 2020, 04:21:58 PM
Quote from: Dodsy on 23 July, 2020, 03:55:26 PM
So is the general consensus that the new Bundle is worth the asking price? I've never read any Humanoids stuff.

If you don't have any Humanoid stuff then absolutely yes. Its a fantastic deal and while you migth not get on with everything for the price you are paying that's a risk well worth taking.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 25 July, 2020, 02:37:55 PM
If you want a random stranger on the internets opinions I've been scribbling my thoughts on the comics from the previous bundle here https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=46452.0 there's quite a bit of crossover with what's included in this one.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: karlos on 31 July, 2020, 11:15:08 PM
Man of Steel is no longer being released as omnis, but instead as smaller hardcovers.

Contents for vol. 1, due in August:

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR200660
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 August, 2020, 09:10:49 PM
The graphic novel offer a Zavvi has stretched its wings beyond the Eaglemoss collection and has added a load of new times 5 for £14.99

https://www.zavvi.com/home/books/dc-comics/offer.list (https://www.zavvi.com/home/books/dc-comics/offer.list)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 August, 2020, 09:36:10 PM
I'm fairly certain, despite their claims, not all of those are HC though. Marshal Law is SC, right?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 August, 2020, 09:53:33 PM
Oh yeah I don't think they'll be hardcover but still its a good deal!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 12 August, 2020, 05:30:35 PM
If you're into Peter Bagge you can currently get the Complete Neat Stuff double hardback set for under £20 from Book Depository via Amazon at the moment (RRP apparently £53.00, Amazon have it listed for £37). As a 3rd party seller I'm not sure how many copies they have though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1606999427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tFbnFbA47JSF9
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 12 August, 2020, 05:41:35 PM
ooh, that's tempting. I've got a stack of HATE and Neat Stuff buried somewhere, but a nice shiny collection .... mmmm
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 August, 2020, 08:38:50 PM
Wow thanks so much for that. I have a load of the old Fantagraphics collections of the different titles, so The Bradleys, Studs Kirby, Stupid Comics etc so this is a fantastic chance to upgrade to a complete set.

Thanks so much for the heads up!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 12 August, 2020, 08:41:53 PM
I think Neat Stuff was just on the final couple of issues when I first read it - one of my mates at school lent me a couple of back issues. I bought a few back issues & some of the collections but I'm it's so long since I've read any of it I'm hoping it's still funny. I must have been about 14 or 15 at the time and remember laughing at the more puerile gags. Hate coincided with getting into booze, smoking and drinking and I loved it - still got the comics stored at my mum's house. Wasn't too keen on anything he did afterwards though (sweatshop, yeah!, etc). Anyway, I've bought this but I'm currently at full capacity at home so not sure exactly where it will go. I'm kinda operating a one-in-one-out policy and chucking stuff on eBay when I get the chance to make room but it's a slow process.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dandontdare on 12 August, 2020, 08:47:13 PM
Ordered! Thanks for the tip

Amazon pricing is weird: "4 used from £32.36, 12 New from £19.37"
Guess which one I went with (inc free postage)?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 August, 2020, 10:46:50 AM
Be cautious with the Zavvi offer. I just bought another five books, including the Grant Morrison Kid Eternity volume — which turns out to not be that at all. It's a paperback one by Ann Nocenti. Not impressed. Awaiting a response from customer services now.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 13 August, 2020, 10:55:18 AM
That's unfortunate - I got the Morrison one as expected, that was at the start of all this though - I wonder if they are running low on some items as some have dropped off (before more have been added).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 August, 2020, 10:56:35 AM
Did you get the HC?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 13 August, 2020, 10:57:01 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 13 August, 2020, 10:56:35 AM
Did you get the HC?

Yeah - but when this first surfaced.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 13 August, 2020, 11:23:00 AM
That's weird. I ordered the Kid Eternity book in the earlier Zavvi offer and got the Morrison/Fegredo hardback.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 13 August, 2020, 01:51:00 PM
I suspect they ran out, and this new book is listed on the website as "book 1". I got "book 1". But there are no further details on the site to know what "book 1" means. Regardless, the image is of the HC, and so I've filed something with customer services (who, note, are... inconsistent in terms of helpfulness).

I've no idea what they will do. Because of the bizarre way they work out the pricing for these, I might just end up with a refund of £2.41. (Also, the packaging was... interesting. It's like they've been taking lessons from the worst of Hachette. I'm amazed none of the books were damaged.

UPDATE: Rather worryingly, I have the following message:

QuoteI have requested a replacement to be sent to you, I'm sorry you have received the wrong. Please could return the item to us.

Bets that I'll return the book and receive... exactly the same paperback collection?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 13 August, 2020, 09:24:06 PM
You've just reminded me I'm not sure I ever got a refund for the damaged copy of Invasion I was sent. They agreed a 40% refund as they had no more. But 40% of what I don't know.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 15 August, 2020, 12:18:40 AM
Just seen Amazon have two of the three deluxe hardcovers of Saga for sub-£20 - book 2 for £17.25 and book 3 for £19.46. They are generally around £25-£30 each so decent price if you're looking for them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1632159031/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZRXnFb7B63ZT2
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1534312218/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yQXnFbSEYSMPB
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 August, 2020, 12:59:41 AM
That is bonkers. They are wonderful books.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: shaolin_monkey on 17 August, 2020, 05:41:44 PM
Quote from: bernardsfingers on 15 August, 2020, 12:18:40 AM
Just seen Amazon have two of the three deluxe hardcovers of Saga for sub-£20 - book 2 for £17.25 and book 3 for £19.46. They are generally around £25-£30 each so decent price if you're looking for them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1632159031/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZRXnFb7B63ZT2
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1534312218/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yQXnFbSEYSMPB

Thanks for this! I've always wanted to dive into Saga, so just picked up all three. The first book had 30% off too!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 August, 2020, 07:37:17 PM
You're in for a treat. It's a superb story, and these are wonderful volumes.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 17 August, 2020, 10:36:14 PM
I'm slightly gutted as I only recently paid more than this for a slightly battered copy of book 2, plus around £30 for book 3. They are good books so I'm not too fussed. I wish I was more patient and just waited for prices to drop but once I've got it in my head to buy something I find it hard to resist.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Rately on 18 August, 2020, 09:42:01 AM
Saga really is something special.

I've the first ten trades, and everything on Digital, but I might be tempted to start saving up for these editions.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 19 August, 2020, 07:17:44 PM
 https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-2000-ad-more-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_twos_tile_index_2_c_judgedredd2000admore_bookbundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-2000-ad-more-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_twos_tile_index_2_c_judgedredd2000admore_bookbundle)

Might be of interest to some.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 22 August, 2020, 01:37:29 PM
Quote from: bernardsfingers on 12 August, 2020, 05:30:35 PM
If you're into Peter Bagge you can currently get the Complete Neat Stuff double hardback set for under £20 from Book Depository via Amazon at the moment (RRP apparently £53.00, Amazon have it listed for £37). As a 3rd party seller I'm not sure how many copies they have though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1606999427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tFbnFbA47JSF9

Well this has landed on my return from holiday and by all that is unholy this is a wonderous thing. One of the best things I've spent £20 in my misbegotten life. Its just magnificent. Amazing production value and flicking through the two volumes comics I'm very ready to revisit. Superb and if you've not picked this up and have £20 licking around you'd be a fool not to pick this up.

bernardsfingers I salute you.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 22 August, 2020, 08:44:53 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 22 August, 2020, 01:37:29 PM
Quote from: bernardsfingers on 12 August, 2020, 05:30:35 PM
If you're into Peter Bagge you can currently get the Complete Neat Stuff double hardback set for under £20 from Book Depository via Amazon at the moment (RRP apparently £53.00, Amazon have it listed for £37). As a 3rd party seller I'm not sure how many copies they have though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1606999427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tFbnFbA47JSF9

Well this has landed on my return from holiday and by all that is unholy this is a wonderous thing. One of the best things I've spent £20 in my misbegotten life. Its just magnificent. Amazing production value and flicking through the two volumes comics I'm very ready to revisit. Superb and if you've not picked this up and have £20 licking around you'd be a fool not to pick this up.

bernardsfingers I salute you.
Ha ha, well thanks I guess. I bought The Bradleys paperback collection plus the last Hate collection (Buddy Buys a Dump) a couple of months back which led me to eyeing up the Neat Stuff collection for a while, but with no real expectation of actually buying it at the £30-£40 asking. I occasionally check prices of a few books on my want list using a price comparison site and just randomly saw it had dropped to £20, so jumped at it. I wasn't sure what to expect when my copy arrived - it's a nice set but chunkier than I anticipated (I tried to find a video review on YouTube to gauge the size) so I've had to do yet another bookshelf shuffle and chucked some stuff on eBay to make room.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 23 August, 2020, 11:38:49 PM
Zavvi have 10 DC graphic novels for £19.99

https://www.zavvi.com/books/mystery-dc-comics-graphic-novel-10-pack/11971349.html
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 August, 2020, 06:05:19 AM
Quote from: rogue69 on 23 August, 2020, 11:38:49 PM
Zavvi have 10 DC graphic novels for £19.99

https://www.zavvi.com/books/mystery-dc-comics-graphic-novel-10-pack/11971349.html

I wonder if they are just mopping up the volumes they haven't shifted in the previous sale?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 24 August, 2020, 08:48:51 AM
Probably. And at least if they're random, you can complain when they send the wrong one...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 01 September, 2020, 10:27:45 AM
Latest Humble Bundle is offerring up 12 volumes of The Boys along with some Project Superpowers. Boys Vs Project Superpowers bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/boys-versus-project-superpowers-books?utm_campaign=07_0562&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=2020_+boysvsprojectsuperpowers_msrp&utm_term=2020_+boysvsprojectsuperpowers_book_bundle_desktop)

I've not heard of Project Superpowers before but The Boys has been on my "to buy" list for a while so this is an instant buy for me at that price.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 05 September, 2020, 06:18:44 PM
Marvel has made every Black Panther issue available for free on Comixology.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 28 September, 2020, 10:38:54 AM
For anyone who hasn't already pre-ordered the Absolute Swamp Thing V2 from Amazon for £28.16 it has now dropped to £23.25, which is just stupid for a book with a RRP of £80.00.  This is price matching Hive.co.uk if you'd prefer to order elsewhere, but there are a couple of other sites also selling it for <£30 (wordery, WH Smiths).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 30 September, 2020, 08:02:43 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is a Gillen/McKelvie one, featuring all of The Wicked + The Divine (and other stuff) for £15.54.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kieron-gillen-and-jamie-mckelvie-showcase-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 01 October, 2020, 03:22:31 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 30 September, 2020, 08:02:43 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is a Gillen/McKelvie one, featuring all of The Wicked + The Divine (and other stuff) for £15.54.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kieron-gillen-and-jamie-mckelvie-showcase-books
Defintely worth it for anybody who hasn't read WicDiv or Phonogram. Slightly odd that the bundle includes both the standard trades and the deluxe editions. Anybody know if there are any worthwhile extras in the latter?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 01 October, 2020, 03:25:39 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 01 October, 2020, 03:22:31 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 30 September, 2020, 08:02:43 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is a Gillen/McKelvie one, featuring all of The Wicked + The Divine (and other stuff) for £15.54.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/kieron-gillen-and-jamie-mckelvie-showcase-books
Defintely worth it for anybody who hasn't read WicDiv or Phonogram. Slightly odd that the bundle includes both the standard trades and the deluxe editions. Anybody know if there are any worthwhile extras in the latter?

Sorry Phonogram drove you nuts... well I say that as it drove me nuts. Some of his tastes (obviously his own and utterly valid) did my head in and it was so defined in the story I just found myself reverting to my opinionated music snub self and scoffing - pulling me out the story completely. Its my fault, its not a bad comic, I just found it annoying to read!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 01 October, 2020, 03:33:53 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 01 October, 2020, 03:25:39 PM
Sorry Phonogram drove you nuts... well I say that as it drove me nuts. Some of his tastes (obviously his own and utterly valid) did my head in and it was so defined in the story I just found myself reverting to my opinionated music snub self and scoffing - pulling me out the story completely. Its my fault, its not a bad comic, I just found it annoying to read!
I absolutely adore Phonogram. Britpop largely passed me by, so I found that the music they were obsessing over in the first series was sufficiently divorced from my own tastes that I could enjoy the picture it painted of self-obsessed indie snobs (and how it reflected me and my friends) without getting annoyed.

Also, I bought the first Kenickie album off the back of the series, which is fantastic and started my long running admiration of Ms Lauren Laverne.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 01 October, 2020, 03:50:20 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 01 October, 2020, 03:22:31 PMSlightly odd that the bundle includes both the standard trades and the deluxe editions.
It includes the deluxe edition extras, rather than the entire volumes, which is odd. I suspect that's so they could split TW+TD 1 into the first tier, and also have more books—otherwise this bundle would have looked a bit sparse. Given that I already own the complete TW+TD, I can't imagine I'll be bothering with this one.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 02 October, 2020, 08:19:03 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 01 October, 2020, 03:25:39 PM
Sorry Phonogram drove you nuts... well I say that as it drove me nuts. Some of his tastes (obviously his own and utterly valid) did my head in and it was so defined in the story I just found myself reverting to my opinionated music snub self and scoffing - pulling me out the story completely. Its my fault, its not a bad comic, I just found it annoying to read!

Phonogram is like reading mid-late 90s NME in comic form. It drove me mental as well.

I don't have a great opinion of Kieron Gillen as a writer, but Phonogram is definitely his low point. A terrible waste of Jamie McKelvie.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 03 October, 2020, 07:44:07 PM
The Oxfam shop I work on got the Starblazer deluxe collection with the Grant Morrison Operation Overkill and the McMahon drawn Jaws of Death

Also two Rebellion published pieces of vintage, Death Wish from Tiger and Speed about a former race driver who becomes horribly disfigured after a crash and something called Turbo Jones which I've never heard of but looks decent
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 09 October, 2020, 07:19:37 PM
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terrifying-tales-from-kodansha-books?hmb_source=navbar&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=tile_index_6

I'm tempted to grab this for the Junji Ito stuff.  Haven't heard of any of the other titles though - anyone else know anything about them
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tombo on 11 October, 2020, 09:08:33 PM
Quote from: sintec on 09 October, 2020, 07:19:37 PM
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terrifying-tales-from-kodansha-books?hmb_source=navbar&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=tile_index_6

I'm tempted to grab this for the Junji Ito stuff.  Haven't heard of any of the other titles though - anyone else know anything about them
Dragon Head is a post apocalyptic horror series, a group of school kids get caught in a train tunnel due to a disaster (never specified possibly WW3 possibly meteor strike) and have to survive an increasingly demented world.  It's out of print physically but I have the first six volumes and might get the last four through Book Walker.

Glepnir is about people turning into monsters and searching for "coins" on behalf of an alien.  The two main characters are in a weird, sort of twisted, sort of romantic, relationship.  It got an Anime adaptation earlier this year and is ongoing with seven volumes out to date.

Until your Bones Rot is about a group of kids who killed someone (possibly an abuser) and agreed to meet once a year in the cave where they hid the body until its rotted away but someone has taken the remains and is now blackmailing the group  (not yet purchased this one but its on my wish list on Bookwalker)

Inuyashiki is about an old man, dying of cancer who is accidently hurt by aliens who rebuild him as a cyborg and he has to hunt down another cyborg who has started killing people (think Robocop meets Death Note).  Again another series I haven't got but I've seen bits of the Anime (OP is by Man With a Mission and is a banger).

Happiness is a vampire story, also not yet read it but it appears to focus as much on the relationship between vampire and "victim" as on the whole creature of the night business.

Don't know anything about the rest although In/Spectre got an anime last year and I think is about people chasing after ghosts and demon, oh and the main female lead has an artificial leg
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 October, 2020, 10:45:17 AM
It looks like Rebellion's having a clearcut for Hallowe'en. If you're not getting the Hachette collection, the bargains here are eye-popping. Two Absalom books four under four quid each; complete Cabs for eight; Cradlegrave for £4.19. Some Misty in the box, too, along with 13th Floor vol 1.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 14 October, 2020, 11:23:00 AM
Thanks! Ordered the Misty I don't have and 13th Floor.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 14 October, 2020, 11:54:07 AM
Some great bargains there this morning, looking to pick up Misty Vol 1 - 3 meself, but wouldn't you know it - Amazon is still cheaper when you take the shipping charge into account.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 October, 2020, 01:17:58 PM
Not if you buy all three. £25.42 from Rebellion. £28.62 currently from Amazon and have free shipping.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 14 October, 2020, 01:23:17 PM
Had a successful trawl through the FP sale shelves in Edinbura, a large hardback of Cam's Fighting Man for 4 quid, and there are a few 2K TPB there along with the recent Hookjaw TPB
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 15 October, 2020, 12:56:33 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 14 October, 2020, 01:17:58 PM
Not if you buy all three. £25.42 from Rebellion. £28.62 currently from Amazon and have free shipping.

It's a question of the pesky tenner delivery charge to Murphyville, IP.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 15 October, 2020, 01:47:39 PM
Ah. Apologies.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 24 October, 2020, 10:49:16 AM
just when you thought it was safe Zavvi's 5 for £15 is back this time with added Star Trek
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 29 November, 2020, 09:31:20 AM
Quote from: sintec on 05 July, 2020, 12:56:40 PM
Vol 2 of the Absolute edition of Moore's Swamp Thing is going for the bargin price of £28 on Amazon at the moment https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolute-Swamp-Thing-Alan-Moore/dp/1779502826

Well dug this out to say - thank you. I'd forgotten all about this and its landed today. Have to say it a beautiful thing and came in for £23 not £28 for other glitch reasons. Its an excellent package, the cover is all fuzzy to the touch to 'feel like Swampy' and the re-colouring isn't too bad at all. Whether I keep it I don't know I'll pop it on my self, admire it and then the fact that I don't have the other volumes in this format will niggle and I'll end up selling down the line I bet BUT by giggerty I'm glad I've got this beautiful thing!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 29 November, 2020, 07:35:03 PM
Now selling for £89 & up!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 29 November, 2020, 07:45:23 PM
Never got mine. The second Amazon order that got stuck in "suck to be you, pre-order scum" hell, the other being the Slott She-Hulk omni. Bah.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 29 November, 2020, 08:03:52 PM
Mine just arrived having been stuck in pre-order delay for a while so there's still hope Indigo.

It's a lovely volume - looking forward to the 3rd one when that happens.  Hope I can snag it for a similar bargin (paid nearly double that for vol 1).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 14 December, 2020, 11:32:53 AM
Hey Squaxx,

Over at comiXology they are having an end of year sale for small press titles and this year, for the first time, FQP are taking part.

The direct link to the comiXology publisher page for FQP is here. (https://www.comixology.co.uk/FutureQuake-Press/comics-publisher/7307-0?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9wdWJsaXNoZXJJbmZv)

Almost all of the books are now available for as little as 0.39p (GBP) which is an absolute steal (and possibly a little insulting to the creators involved) and if it helps anyone out there who is undecided about trying an FQP book - hopefully this will make it easier.

All the FQP titles available are part of the sale, and all apart from the very latest issue.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: WoD on 14 December, 2020, 04:43:02 PM
That is some serious bargains there Bolt!!!

Christmas comes early...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 December, 2020, 07:22:33 PM
So are FutureQuake and Something Wicked standalones per issue, or do they have strips that run across multiple issues? Are there particularly good issues worth grabbing?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 15 December, 2020, 09:08:39 AM
Well, I'm as biased as all funt, but personally I think if you wanted to take a jump into FQP, start with the more recent issues -- when the numbering became years. They are around 100 pages each and I believe they are the strongest collections.

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/CoverWebbies/CoverFQ29WebMini.jpg)

As for serials - there are none in Something Wicked at all. But in FQ the Neroy Sphinx stories from the 1st twenty issues were collected in their own trade (which I talk about here) (https://futurequake.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/fqp-at-10-neroy-sphinx-collection/) and the second volume is being worked through in the pages of FQ currently - once complete that will be released along with some extra stories. There is also a currently unfinished serial 'Idea Space' that has ran in each issue for a while but has run into that most dreaded small press pitfall - artist issues. However I'm hopeful that this will be completed as when read together these are a superb set of strips.

(http://www.futurequake.co.uk/imagebucket/CoverWebbies/CoverSW12WebMini.jpg)

If I'm being brutally honest -- the earliest issues were not the best, we were learning how to put comics together and we didn't have the, for want of a better word history we've since built for helping new writers and artists to find their voices.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 17 December, 2020, 08:21:23 AM
Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-image-comics-books?linkID=&mcID=102:5fd9469a1748c14fc9689c79:ot:5efd02c476488a0eff3b3576:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_12_16_discoverimagecomics_bookbundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button)

Latest version of these and by Toutatis I'm so tempted! I've not even looked at an of the books I got earlier this year but this collection includes a massive wedge of Savage Dragon if you go for the higher tiers as well as what looks like the complete Descender and some MAGE too!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 December, 2020, 09:24:30 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 17 December, 2020, 08:21:23 AM
Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-image-comics-books?linkID=&mcID=102:5fd9469a1748c14fc9689c79:ot:5efd02c476488a0eff3b3576:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_12_16_discoverimagecomics_bookbundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button)

Latest version of these and by Toutatis I'm so tempted! I've not even looked at an of the books I got earlier this year but this collection includes a massive wedge of Savage Dragon if you go for the higher tiers as well as what looks like the complete Descender and some MAGE too!

Oh wow thanks for the heads up. I've not picked up one of these for a while as they've largely been made up of stuff I had BUT there's some stuff in this one that makes this a must have. I've wondered about picking up some Savage Dragon as you hear such good things. Fancy trying RUmble, Complete Multiple Warheads and more...

... oh and if you are considering a lower tier as Rock Candy Mountain makes the top tier worth if my itself. One of the best comics of the last few years.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 17 December, 2020, 10:22:53 AM
I agree with Colin there on Rock Candy Mountain - my book club read it a few years back  (https://www.thecomicbookclub.co.uk/rock-candy-mountain/)and it's a winner!. All that Savage Dragon, Rumble is a fave. I've fallen off the Image monthlies so I had to go for it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 17 December, 2020, 10:25:44 AM
Lads.

Read SAVAGE DRAGON.

This has been a PSA brought to you by the SAVAGE FINCAST PARTY.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 December, 2020, 10:53:16 AM
Quote from: Tomwe on 17 December, 2020, 10:22:53 AM
I agree with Colin there on Rock Candy Mountain - my book club read it a few years back  (https://www.thecomicbookclub.co.uk/rock-candy-mountain/)and it's a winner!. All that Savage Dragon, Rumble is a fave. I've fallen off the Image monthlies so I had to go for it.

You've flagged this book club here before I think - but man I'm struggling to focus on work today (and suspect tomorrow will be no better) and this is just the distraction I (don't) need! The Rock Candy Mountain write up is really interesting and there's some fantastic selections there as well.

I feel procastination coming on!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 December, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
£18.74 is a curious amount for the top tier, but OK. And having messed up TWICE with Image HBs, waiting until the final day for budget reasons and then missing it because they end at weird times, fuck it: I'm buying this one right now.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 December, 2020, 11:40:24 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 17 December, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
£18.74 is a curious amount for the top tier, but OK. And having messed up TWICE with Image HBs, waiting until the final day for budget reasons and then missing it because they end at weird times, fuck it: I'm buying this one right now.

I figure the price is just down to the £ to $ exchange rate?

Should I be reading Chew? I figure I should be reading Chew but for some reason the art jars with me. Do I just need to get past that?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 December, 2020, 12:59:14 PM
Many consider it an Image classic. It didn't gel with me to that extent, but I enjoyed the volumes I read enough to see them through.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 17 December, 2020, 01:51:47 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 17 December, 2020, 11:40:24 AM

Should I be reading Chew? I figure I should be reading Chew but for some reason the art jars with me. Do I just need to get past that?

I bought a signed copy of the first collection directly from John Layman at a convention years ago.
Never finished it, that style of art just ain't my cuppa either.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 17 December, 2020, 01:53:12 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 15 December, 2020, 09:08:39 AM
Well, I'm as biased as all funt, but personally I think if you wanted to take a jump into FQP, start with the more recent issues -- when the numbering became years. They are around 100 pages each and I believe they are the strongest collections.


Sounds good Bolt, will pick up a few.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 17 December, 2020, 03:58:30 PM
Many thanks.

Hope you enjoy!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 17 December, 2020, 07:51:52 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 17 December, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
£18.74 is a curious amount for the top tier, but OK. And having messed up TWICE with Image HBs, waiting until the final day for budget reasons and then missing it because they end at weird times, fuck it: I'm buying this one right now.

I think humble bundle top tier works as an average of what previous purchasers of the bundle have paid. Certainly did at one point.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 04 January, 2021, 11:01:36 PM
I see Rebellion have a sale on the film continuity Dredd books https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/on-sale

I've not read then; are they worth picking up?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 04 January, 2021, 11:07:01 PM
I liked Urban Warfare, even if it felt like it didn't do that much new. I wasn't keen at all on how the series ended through, in Final Judgement.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 06 January, 2021, 07:31:52 PM
Humble now doing Attack on Titan: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/attack-on-titan-final-season-books

Any good?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 08 January, 2021, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 17 December, 2020, 08:21:23 AM
Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-image-comics-books?linkID=&mcID=102:5fd9469a1748c14fc9689c79:ot:5efd02c476488a0eff3b3576:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_12_16_discoverimagecomics_bookbundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button)

Latest version of these and by Toutatis I'm so tempted! I've not even looked at an of the books I got earlier this year but this collection includes a massive wedge of Savage Dragon if you go for the higher tiers as well as what looks like the complete Descender and some MAGE too!
Not sure whether to be annoyed that I forgot to back and actually buy this after looking at it several times or relieved that I haven't added another fifty books to the virtual unread pile.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 08 January, 2021, 09:59:43 AM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 08 January, 2021, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 17 December, 2020, 08:21:23 AM
Image Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-image-comics-books?linkID=&mcID=102:5fd9469a1748c14fc9689c79:ot:5efd02c476488a0eff3b3576:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_12_16_discoverimagecomics_bookbundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button)

Latest version of these and by Toutatis I'm so tempted! I've not even looked at an of the books I got earlier this year but this collection includes a massive wedge of Savage Dragon if you go for the higher tiers as well as what looks like the complete Descender and some MAGE too!

Think is you know you'll get another chance in a year or so - very possibly sooner - so I wouldn't sweat it.
Not sure whether to be annoyed that I forgot to back and actually buy this after looking at it several times or relieved that I haven't added another fifty books to the virtual unread pile.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 08 January, 2021, 10:09:57 AM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 08 January, 2021, 09:39:07 AM
Not sure whether to be annoyed that I forgot to back and actually buy this after looking at it several times or relieved that I haven't added another fifty books to the virtual unread pile.

This. I have so much unread digital it's insane.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 08 January, 2021, 11:27:31 AM
I've missed two Image sales to date, due to ridiculous reasons, and so I grabbed this one on day one. Most of the gaps from the first one I missed have been filled with subsequent HBs anyway. My default now is going to be to snap up anything Image puts up there, rather than waiting, but not everything else (which I was doing at one point—meaning I now have loads of stuff to wade through and that, frankly, I'm not that bothered about).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 January, 2021, 12:24:13 PM
Amazon on zero for two for me with chunky books at good prices. She-Hulk (Slott) omni from amazon.fr cancelled last week and now Absolute Swamp Thing 2. I sourced the former from IST and am not that fussed about the latter, but I'm now feeling a bit concerned about things I _do_ care about, like Usagi Yojimbo Saga 9. :/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 10 January, 2021, 08:18:41 PM
Definitely not a bargain, and more proof that Oxfam are greedy so and so's.  Look at what they WERE selling it for.  I used to do voluntary work in an oxfam bookshop and some of the directives from management were getting lunatic scale.

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/shop/books/science-fiction-and-fantasy/the-complete-nemesis-the-warlock-vol-1-books-1-4-hd_101565677?pscid=ps_ggl_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Or_BRC_ARIsAPzuer8UAvcPWiKIrvnxFsJ6ZV4i_4nG1vMuS9QQKGcGeW0AZCLllwxOVSkaAuH9EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 10 January, 2021, 08:58:42 PM
Are they just looking on Amazon and seeing the prices there and getting tricked into thinking they've landed on a rarity, much sort after prize?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 10 January, 2021, 09:05:59 PM
When I worked there we would look online with some stuff, see the lowest and highest price (average) and come to something in between.  Of course you always got some wackos online asking silly money but they would be ignored, as would the dirt cheap ones if the book was listed as in extremely poor condition.  Unfortunately I think Oxfam think they are a full blown collectibles seller rather than a charity shop nowadays.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tjm86 on 10 January, 2021, 10:05:48 PM
I think that what got on Oxfam's goat was the tendency of collectors to pick up rare books for a pittance and then flip them for silly money.  That being the case I kinda get the attitude that says "well, why can't we have it instead?"

Mind you, it's getting more than a little crazy these days.  Especially amazon.  Used to be that you could pick up older, less desirable gn's for a decent price.  Nowadays anything that is 6 months past discontinued is priced to wince!

ebay's gone to the dogs too.  I don't get why they're pushing private sellers with the fees they charge now.  Only folks who can use them are businesses.

I guess that explains some of the shipping costs from the states now.  Seeing as how ebay charge 10% on postage and packing too ...  :(
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 11 January, 2021, 01:47:42 AM
I get it with collectibles, I priced up a book that dated from the 18th Century and it sold to someone in Australia, we also had a 1st Edition of Lord of the Rings.  Things like that I can see being valuable.  Hell, I kept a pile of donated Vogue magazines in the shop from the 70's.  Some wanted to throw them out but I said that there were the people interested in nostalgia, fashion and they went for a good price.

Oxfam has never been cheap compared to some of the charity shops where you can pick up things like 3 paperback novels for £1, for one thing the condition of them can vary wildly and Oxfam try to have good condition stuff.

Some graphic novels though, the prices can be silly.  I remember seeing the price that the Savage Taking Liberties and The Guv'nor were going for for a while.  Silly money.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 January, 2021, 08:44:54 AM
Another interesting looking Humble Bundle here from Legnedary Comics

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-legendary-comics-books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/discover-legendary-comics-books)

Certainly not as full as the Image one and a lot of stuff hanging off movies and what not but work by GMozz, Irving, Waid and Wagner (Matt) means I'll probably give this one a go. Any highlights folks have read before?

Edited link—IP
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 January, 2021, 10:58:51 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 21 January, 2021, 08:44:54 AMAny highlights folks have read before?
Annihilator is Morrison by numbers but has a couple of really amazing Frazer Irving pages in there. It's also permanently on sale on Comixology.

Not read anything else.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 04 February, 2021, 10:49:18 AM
Titan Comics are offering up to 66% off Digital versions of Tank Girl comics
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 February, 2021, 10:47:13 PM
Humanoids over at HB:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/comics-bundle-moebius-more-presented-humanoids-books

Not sure how much overlap there is with previous bundles.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 February, 2021, 06:25:27 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 10 February, 2021, 10:47:13 PM
Humanoids over at HB:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/comics-bundle-moebius-more-presented-humanoids-books

Not sure how much overlap there is with previous bundles.

I keep avoiding Humanoids sales on Comixology to try to keep my reading list at least a little under control but that one might be too good to resist damnit!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 11 February, 2021, 09:22:47 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 10 February, 2021, 10:47:13 PM
Humanoids over at HB:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/comics-bundle-moebius-more-presented-humanoids-books

Not sure how much overlap there is with previous bundles.

Most of the duplication appears to be at the top tier. The lower tiers are all new stuff I think.

Tier 1
Aftermath
Armies 1-3
Clockwerkz 1-2
Foligatto
Off-world Blues 1-3
Orion's Outcasts 1-2
Retina 1-3

Tier 2
Retroworld 1-2
The Shadows Of Salamanca 1-3
The Tikitis 1-3
Balkans Arena 1-2
Izuna 1-4
Metal 1-3
Meyer
Sanctum Genesis 1-2
Sanctum 1-3
Savage Highway 1-3
Shamanism 1-3
The Book Of Chaos 1-4

Tier 3
Thousand Faces 1-5
Wings Of Light 1-2
Pandemonium 1-3
Redhand Twilight of the Gods 1-3
Angel Claws
Before The Incal 1-6 Groupess
Carthago 6-10
Dark Rage 1-3
Deviant Virtues
Legend Of The Scarlet Blades 1-4 Groupees
Olympus 1-2 Groupees
Pandora's Eyes (B/W) Groupees
Colonies 1-2
Space Bastards issue 1
Metal Hurlant Selected 1
The Fourth Power 1-4
The Metabaron 1-6 Groupees and Humble

Tier 4
Exo 1-3 Groupees
Muse 1-2 Humble
Omni 1-4 Groupees and Humble
Simak 1-2 Humble
The Swords Of Glass 1-4 Humble
Carthago 1-5 Groupees and Humble
I Am Legion 1-3 Groupees and Humble
Incal 1-6 Groupees and Humble
The Metabarons 1-8 Groupees and Humble
Eros Gone Wild 1-4 Humble
Madwomen of the Sacred Heart 1-3 Humble
Metabarons Genesis 1-2 Humble
Gullivera Groupees and Humble
The Golden Ass Humble
Pandora's Eyes (Colour) Humble
Weapons Of the Metabaron Groupees and Humble

If you've not read Legend Of The Scarlet Blades then grab at least Tier 3 just to get that, it's absolutely superb. One of the best comics I read last year - I've nearly bought the trade a couple of times now as the art is gorgeous and I'd love to see it irl.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 February, 2021, 09:36:32 AM
Oh wow - good work that man... that's really helpful... and not as it just makes it clear that I'd be mad to miss this and I can feel my To read list (spreadsheet) creaking the strain.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 11 February, 2021, 11:19:55 AM
Lovely stuff Indigo, thanks for flagging it up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 15 February, 2021, 11:29:08 AM
As seen on HUKD (https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/roy-of-the-rovers-graphic-novel-three-book-collection-kick-off-foul-play-and-going-up-by-rob-williams-for-ps899-delivered-at-books2door-3667277):
Three Roy Of The Rovers GNs for £8.99 at Books 2 Door (https://www.books2door.com/products/roy-of-the-rovers-3-books-collection-ages-7-9-hardback-by-rob-williams?kk=a4c6368-177a570c5d7-d2f9&utm_source=kelkoouk&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=kelkooclick&utm_term=Rebellion+Roy+of+the+Rovers+Comic+Graphi)

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/6874/1219/products/7-9-roy-of-the-rovers-graphic-novel-comics-3-books-collection-ages-7-9-hardback-by-rob-williams-2_691x691.jpg?v=1593110458)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 15 February, 2021, 11:34:37 AM
I'd not been to that site before, but a quick trawl for Graphic Novels also throws up a complete Scott Pilgrim set for £18.99 (https://www.books2door.com/products/scott-pilgrim-6-books-collection-fantasy-action-paperback-bryan-lee-omalley?_pos=74&_sid=975fd5d27&_ss=r), which ain't too bad for all six books. (though I now see that deal is also available on Amazon, so the books2door list regular price is likely waaaay over)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 February, 2021, 12:51:22 PM
Is Scott Pilgram good - know it had a lot of attention but never read any.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tomwe on 15 February, 2021, 01:03:05 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 15 February, 2021, 12:51:22 PM
Is Scott Pilgram good - know it had a lot of attention but never read any.
I enjoyed it, though it's been a while. Found it quite addictive at the time as all but the last two were out so I binged it pretty hard.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 15 February, 2021, 03:17:01 PM
I've never read Scott Pilgrim either. It got a lot of attention for a short period and now seems to be almost completely forgotten.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 17 February, 2021, 10:44:24 AM
Just saw that the 1st volume of The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus series is going for a steal on Amazon UK.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncanny-X-Men-Omnibus-Vol/dp/130292480X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TDY9UIG5D6HN&dchild=1&keywords=uncanny+xmen+omnibus&qid=1613558533&sprefix=uncanny+%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1


Couldn't resist it.
Christ, I used to love that frickin comic.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2021, 11:20:06 AM
How much did you get it for? Its £55 at the moment - which is a very good price, but not astonishing.

EDIT to add over at Wordery you can get vol.4 at a very similar price too if that tickles your fancy

https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2 (https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 17 February, 2021, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2021, 11:20:06 AM
How much did you get it for? Its £55 at the moment - which is a very good price, but not astonishing.

EDIT to add over at Wordery you can get vol.4 at a very similar price too if that tickles your fancy

https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2 (https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2)

Yeah, £55 / €65 - which is a lot cheaper than the €120 I've seen it going for previously.

Interested in Vol 4 alright - but it's now sold out on Wordery - you feckin poacher  :D
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2021, 12:27:57 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 17 February, 2021, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2021, 11:20:06 AM
How much did you get it for? Its £55 at the moment - which is a very good price, but not astonishing.

EDIT to add over at Wordery you can get vol.4 at a very similar price too if that tickles your fancy

https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2 (https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2)

Yeah, £55 / €65 - which is a lot cheaper than the €120 I've seen it going for previously.

Interested in Vol 4 alright - but it's now sold out on Wordery - you feckin poacher  :D

That went quick - check Amazon as it as similar there when I looked. I didn't get one as much as i loved these comics as a kid I don't get on with them these days - at all!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 February, 2021, 08:14:30 AM
Quote from: Link Prime on 17 February, 2021, 12:06:23 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2021, 11:20:06 AM
How much did you get it for? Its £55 at the moment - which is a very good price, but not astonishing.

EDIT to add over at Wordery you can get vol.4 at a very similar price too if that tickles your fancy

https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2 (https://wordery.com/the-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-vol-4-chris-claremont-9781302927042?cTrk=MTg0MTE4MTAzfDYwMmNmYmY4MDY1YTM6MTo0OjYwMmNmYmVmODcwMTkwLjM3ODU2NjEyOjMyZjBlNDU2)

Yeah, £55 / €65 - which is a lot cheaper than the €120 I've seen it going for previously.

Interested in Vol 4 alright - but it's now sold out on Wordery - you feckin poacher  :D

Did you find volume 4? It is still on Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncanny-X-Men-Omnibus-Vol-4/dp/1302927043/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3I87U7PD28VS9&dchild=1&keywords=x-men+omnibus&qid=1613635465&s=books&sprefix=x-%2Cstripbooks%2C291&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncanny-X-Men-Omnibus-Vol-4/dp/1302927043/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3I87U7PD28VS9&dchild=1&keywords=x-men+omnibus&qid=1613635465&s=books&sprefix=x-%2Cstripbooks%2C291&sr=1-1)

There's actually a load of decent offers around the £50 mark if Omnibus are your thing. So All of Morrion's batman Omnibusesesesei are on that sort of offer and you can get his whole Bats run (I think it is) for less than £150... there are some tempting offers there...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 February, 2021, 07:57:54 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 10 February, 2021, 10:47:13 PM
Humanoids over at HB:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/comics-bundle-moebius-more-presented-humanoids-books

Not sure how much overlap there is with previous bundles.

Finally picked this up at the weekend after dallying. As Sintec's lsit shows Jez there's a LOT of very exciting content. Took me an hour (or more) this afternoon just to add it all to my reading list (spreadsheet) and my cateloging software!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Link Prime on 01 March, 2021, 12:17:17 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 18 February, 2021, 08:14:30 AM

Did you find volume 4? It is still on Amazon


Missed the boat on it Colin - keeping an eye out for a re-stock.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Bolt-01 on 03 March, 2021, 01:22:09 PM
(https://static-2.gumroad.com/res/gumroad/503718074878/asset_previews/59e7462a30a703dc2e04b565d3c573ce/retina/VelicityJones-02-Cover.jpg)

Not strictly a 'bargain' as this is the full asking price, but trust me when I say you will kick yourself for not picking this up. Many of you here will know Lee Robson and Bryan Coyle for their work on FQP books but this is them doing a series all their own.

I'm a little biased as I letter it but don't let that stop you.

Publisher blurb time:
After finding the mythical weapon known as The Godcutter, international arms dealer Mael Riqueti is set to take the reigns of the ancient secret society known as The Brotherhood Of The Blade - and anyone who controls The Brotherhood controls the world...

It falls to the world's greatest secret agent, Velicity Jones, to stop Riqueti before he ascends to the ultimate seat of power – but with acolytes of The Brotherhood in every walk of life, Velicity soon finds she has nowhere to turn...

You can buy it from Comixology here: https://bit.ly/3uwRkVn (https://bit.ly/3uwRkVn)
You can buy it from Gumroad here: https://gum.co/McCKz

It's priced $2.99 on both platforms.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: SmallBlueThing(Reborn) on 03 March, 2021, 04:08:21 PM
I know we have an 'Ebay bargains' thread around here someplace, but I cant find it at the moment, so this will have to do.

There is a copy of Spider-Man Comics Weekly #1 on Ebay at the moment for £23. It's got the Foom coupons cut out, and no free mask, but even so that's just about the cheapest I've ever seen it.

Would one of you please buy it, to remove the temptation? I've been putting it in my basket, and taking it out again, for a week now... and I just can't. Please, please, someone take it away.

SBT
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 26 March, 2021, 04:21:16 PM
Boom Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/best-year-of-boom-studios-books

Very little crossover with the two previous ones I bought (2014/5)—only the Irredeemable omni.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 12 April, 2021, 11:05:37 PM
For anyone who ordered the Absolute Swamp Thing volume 2 but never received it (like me), it seems to be back in stock at a few UK retailers. Not quite as cheap as the Amazon deal but Books etc seem to be the cheapest at the moment - £43.00 delivered:
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781779502827
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 15 April, 2021, 02:21:56 PM
Seems like Absolute Swamp Thing vol 2 is sold out (again), but noticed on Books etc that they've got the Akira 35th Anniversary boxset for £100:
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781632364616

Not sure what sort of price this goes for normally but seems a pretty good price. I've never actually read the whole thing (started collecting the Epic run when it started but never stuck with it) and the softcover versions go for around £15-20 each so it's around the same price for all six volumes in hardcover (plus an additional book, Akira Club) so I've gone for it.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 15 April, 2021, 04:15:23 PM
Quote from: bernardsfingers on 15 April, 2021, 02:21:56 PM
Seems like Absolute Swamp Thing vol 2 is sold out (again), but noticed on Books etc that they've got the Akira 35th Anniversary boxset for £100:
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781632364616

Not sure what sort of price this goes for normally but seems a pretty good price. I've never actually read the whole thing (started collecting the Epic run when it started but never stuck with it) and the softcover versions go for around £15-20 each so it's around the same price for all six volumes in hardcover (plus an additional book, Akira Club) so I've gone for it.

You won't regret it - it's a lovely box set of an awesome story.  It was this boxset that dragged me back into comics after a long hiatus. Like you I'd never finished the story and when I saw this advertised I thought - hell yeah. Since then I've filled a couple of bookcases.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 28 April, 2021, 08:29:43 PM
Quote from: sintec on 15 April, 2021, 04:15:23 PM
Quote from: bernardsfingers on 15 April, 2021, 02:21:56 PM
Seems like Absolute Swamp Thing vol 2 is sold out (again), but noticed on Books etc that they've got the Akira 35th Anniversary boxset for £100:
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781632364616

Not sure what sort of price this goes for normally but seems a pretty good price. I've never actually read the whole thing (started collecting the Epic run when it started but never stuck with it) and the softcover versions go for around £15-20 each so it's around the same price for all six volumes in hardcover (plus an additional book, Akira Club) so I've gone for it.

You won't regret it - it's a lovely box set of an awesome story.  It was this boxset that dragged me back into comics after a long hiatus. Like you I'd never finished the story and when I saw this advertised I thought - hell yeah. Since then I've filled a couple of bookcases.
The Akira boxset is much bigger than I'd anticipated so required a complete rejig of my bookshelves but looks great - just need to find the time to read it now!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: bernardsfingers on 28 April, 2021, 08:32:07 PM
If anyone is looking for the Absolute Swamp Thing vol 1 you can get it for £43 delivered from Books Etc at the moment:
https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781779506955
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: levers on 29 April, 2021, 08:26:15 PM
Humble Bundle are doing a Heavy Metal sale. I remember seeing this in WHSmith years ago but never bought an issue. Any good?
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/heavy-metals-heaviest-metal-books?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 29 April, 2021, 10:35:43 PM
Curates egg is the best way to describe modern heavy metal. There is good stuff there - Corben, Moebius - but it's a lot of semi-pro level stuff too. Worth a punt at the price for the top tier.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 17 May, 2021, 12:42:37 PM
Zavvi are selling the hardback third volume of Mark Waid's Daredevil run (issues 22-36) for £4.99, which seems like a bargain:
https://www.zavvi.com/books/marvel-daredevil-by-mark-waid-hardcover-vol-03/11111495.html
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 May, 2021, 01:09:27 PM
Quote from: CalHab on 17 May, 2021, 12:42:37 PM
Zavvi are selling the hardback third volume of Mark Waid's Daredevil run (issues 22-36) for £4.99, which seems like a bargain:
https://www.zavvi.com/books/marvel-daredevil-by-mark-waid-hardcover-vol-03/11111495.html

That's very much a bargain - shame its the middle of the run - but if you fancy dropping in they are some very good comics.

There's some interesting stuff in their 4 for £20 sales when they arrive. I meant to post here when I spotted it but seems to be done now. Zavvi are worth keeping an eye on.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 21 May, 2021, 09:15:49 AM
Well, Daredevil vol 3 has arrived and it's a weighty and rather nice tome.

I have a horrible feeling that my "bargain" purchase is going to lead to overpaying for the other books to complete the set.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 May, 2021, 09:38:51 AM
Quote from: CalHab on 21 May, 2021, 09:15:49 AM
Well, Daredevil vol 3 has arrived and it's a weighty and rather nice tome.

I have a horrible feeling that my "bargain" purchase is going to lead to overpaying for the other books to complete the set.

Yeah but it is an AMAZING run - I've not read the Chip Zach...name... run yet (but will be when I find a good way to pick it up) based on your recommendation) which I know you love but for me the Waid run is second only to the Nocenti run for best written DD comics - which to be honest translates as best written superhero comics. Both runs are also blessed with some wonderful art too. Notably Romita Jr inked by Al Williamson and Chris Samnee.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 09 June, 2021, 08:35:30 AM
Don't you just love a surprise bargain - for my sins I had 'The Goon - Bunch of Old Crap vol.5' pre-ordered on Amazon (I know, I know but I forget to pick stuff up otherwise!) and the dispatch notice came this morning and the price - at some point during the time I've had it ordered - had come down to £6.64 so that's the price there charging me - what a RESULT...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 09 June, 2021, 09:19:53 AM
I like the way the company honours lowest price during the pre-order period. But it's zero for three for me and HC pre-orders of late, and so I'm done with anything remotely limited in nature. The latest Amazon fuck-up was Usagi Saga 9 limited edition. Fortunately, when initial distribution issues surrounding that volume became clear, I made a 'panic' second pre-order a while back with Speedyhen, who did deliver. And, yes, Amazon cannot control distribution, but its sheer size means it should have buying power and secure orders if you pre-order on day one. That it doesn't showcases a preference for 'agility' and 'just in time' over people actually getting the books they ordered.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 02 July, 2021, 05:44:11 PM
New Humble Bundle Millarworld deal

Kickass The New Girl 1/2/3
Hitgirl 1/2/3/4/5/6
Reborn
Sharkey
Jupiters Legacy 1/2/3/4
Chrononauts 1/2
Magic Order
Wanted
American Jesus 1/2
Kingsman/ Kingsman Red Diamond
Space Bandits
Kickass 1/2/3/4
Starlight
MPH
Huck
Prodigy

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/millarworld-netflix-comics-from-image-comics-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_4_layout_index_2_layout_type_carousel_tile_index_2_c_millarworldnetflixcomicsfromimagecomics_bookbundle
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: The Mind of Wolfie Smith on 30 October, 2021, 01:39:55 PM
death wish (treasury of british comics WITH VANYO ART!!) 4 quid on amazon uk atm.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 30 October, 2021, 02:40:21 PM
Quote from: The Mind of Wolfie Smith on 30 October, 2021, 01:39:55 PM
death wish (treasury of british comics WITH VANYO ART!!) 4 quid on amazon uk atm.

Bloomin' heck that's quite the deal.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 11 November, 2021, 07:29:59 PM
Lone Wolf and Cub Humble Bundle - its quite the fantastic deal and contains a LOT of other stuff (which I don't know I should say - including Crying Freeman which I've never read but heard good things about.

Worth checking out

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-wolf-cub-koike-from-dark-horse-books?utm_content=cta_button&mcID=102:618c16b02e0a4a2a5f67973b:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&linkID=618c57ce897f20313233e2ac&utm_campaign=2021_11_11_lonewolfcubkoikefromdarkhorse_bookbundle&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-wolf-cub-koike-from-dark-horse-books?utm_content=cta_button&mcID=102:618c16b02e0a4a2a5f67973b:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&linkID=618c57ce897f20313233e2ac&utm_campaign=2021_11_11_lonewolfcubkoikefromdarkhorse_bookbundle&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 11 November, 2021, 07:44:37 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 11 November, 2021, 07:29:59 PM
Lone Wolf and Cub Humble Bundle - its quite the fantastic deal and contains a LOT of other stuff (which I don't know I should say - including Crying Freeman which I've never read but heard good things about.
Oh wow! I've been waiting a long time and none of this stuff - Lone Wolf & Cub, Shogun Executioner - is ever in the Dark Horse sales on Comixology so this is a must.

I got a the first few issues of Crying Freeman when Epic [citation needed] started printing it in the early 90s (around the time Akira was blowing up.) Don't remember it being much beyond stylish hitman stuff but happy to revisit.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 12 November, 2021, 09:14:19 AM
Awesome I've been after the Lady Snowblood books for a while but they're always stupid expensive on ebay and the like, same with Path of the Assassin. I've got full sets of Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner on the book shelf (both of which are fantastic). Even taking the double dip into account that this still looks like a bargin (especially as a digital double dip doesn't eat up shelf space). Was never that into Crying Freeman but willing to give it another go.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 November, 2021, 09:19:46 AM
Is Samurai Executioner any good? I'm guessing so.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 12 November, 2021, 10:29:53 AM
There's not the long narrative arc that Lone Wolf has, it's a series of stories featuring the same central character. There are a few repeat characters but generally each tale is a self contained story about a criminal and how they came to be executed by Yamada Asaemon. Some of the stories can be a bit grim/depressing at times but they're beautifully drawn and there's clearly a lot of research gone into the setting and characters. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the art on a bigger screen as the volumes I have from dark horse are all quite small (10*15).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 23 December, 2021, 08:07:50 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is Ed Brubaker: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/ed-brubaker-image-comics-books

Loads of insanely good stuff in there.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: moogie101 on 24 December, 2021, 10:55:33 AM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 23 December, 2021, 08:07:50 PM
Latest Humble Bundle is Ed Brubaker: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/ed-brubaker-image-comics-books

Loads of insanely good stuff in there.

My favourite writer so got them already but thats a cracking deal.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 28 December, 2021, 06:27:41 PM
Mystery Star Trek graphic novel pack from Zavvi.  Allegedly 10 books for a tenner.  Its a take your chance what you get though as its randomly picked.  If you don't have any though its a deal.

Saying that though I ordered and got my package today and it literally disintegrated in my hand.  The books are in decent condition, though three are missing.  I've written to Zavvi stating that I'm not happy.  That might seem petty at that price but if something is advertised you expect to get it complete.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 28 December, 2021, 08:28:33 PM
Bits of partwork, judging by the pic. But if they only sent seven, that's not what was ordered and they should send you three more.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 28 December, 2021, 08:51:13 PM
It is indeed parts of a partwork, hardback, decent quality, but I have sent an email saying the packing was poor and that parts of the order were missing, so I hope for a resolution.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Tjm86 on 29 December, 2021, 12:17:19 PM
Quote from: Jade Falcon on 28 December, 2021, 08:51:13 PM
... so I hope for a resolution.

Well, it is nearly the New Year ...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 29 December, 2021, 08:59:10 PM
Well Zavvi said they will replace the entire order, so that's good of them.

One of the books are reproductions of the UK strips that were printed in TV21, and the unfortunate thing about that is the gutters are right in the middle making large parts of the strip unreadable unless you pry the book open.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 15 January, 2022, 05:58:42 PM
Update, the replacement order (finally) arrived after prompting.

I had been thinking in buying one or two more batches, I won't bother. While I accept the chance of duplication, 6 of the 10 books in this order were duplicates of the 7 I already had. Researching the size of the collection, it was 140 books and six specials (crossovers), the specials are part of the Zavvi selection.

Really that means the chances of getting the same few duplicates seems inordinately high
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 21 January, 2022, 08:57:10 AM
Humble Bundle is running another Humanoids bundle, the high end of which is £32.98.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/humanoids-megabundle-featuring-incal-books

However, the following items were in the previous Humble Bundle:

Before The Incal Vol. 1-6
Carthago Vol. 1-5
Carthago Vol. 6-10
Metabarons Genesis - Castaka Vol. 1-2
Omni Issues 1-4
Robert Silverberg's COLONIES Vol. 1-2
Space Bastards Issue 1
The Fourth Power Vol. 1-4
The Incal Vol. 1-6
The Metabaron Vol. 1-6
The Metabarons Vol. 1-8

The following items are new to Humble Bundle, from what I can tell. * denotes those that were in the Groupees bundle. - denotes items that are NOT in the 27-item £13.19 Humble Bundle.
   
After The Incal Vol.1 : The New Dream
- Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming Planet Vol. 1-2
*/- Barbarella Vol. 1-2
Bouncer Vol. 1: A Diamond for the Beyond
Bouncer Vol. 2-4
Bouncer Vol. 5-7
* Carthago Adventures Vol. 1: Zana
* Carthago Adventures Vol. 2-3
Carthago Adventures Vol. 4-5
Count
Final Incal Vol. 1-3
*/- Ignited Issue #1-4
Ignited Issues #5-8
Ignited Issues #9-10
In the Heart of the Impregnable Metabunker
Lugosi
Megalex Vol. 1: The Anomaly
Megalex Vol. 2 : The Humpbacked Angel
Megalex Vol.3 : The Heart of Kavatah
Omni Issues #5-6
Omni Issues #7-10
Son of the Gun Vol. 1-2
Son of the Gun Vol. 3-4
Space Bastards Issues #2-4
Space Bastards Issues #5-9
*/- Strangelands #1-4
Strangelands Issues #5-8
Swine
The Technopriests Vol. 1 : Techno Pre-School
The Technopriests Vol. 2-4
The Technopriests Vol. 5-8
   
So if you buy the £13.19 bundle and had the two previous ones, I think all you'll miss is Screaming Planet.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 21 January, 2022, 09:06:56 AM
Can heartly recommend Bouncer included in that Humble Bundle. A brilliant, hard and dusty western.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: I, Cosh on 21 January, 2022, 11:06:05 AM
There may come a time when I stop buying things and never adtually reading them. But today is not that day.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 09 February, 2022, 10:34:18 PM
I had tried another bundle of Star Trek books and got 2 out of them that I didn't have.  I don't even think that there is any I can trade with as I suspect that the collection according to Wiki was over 100 books, yet I suspect the ones in the Zavvi offer perhaps spanned 30, maybe 40 at most books.  And even then it might be ones that didn't sell so well.

Saying that, I did read the Trek/Planet of the Apes crossover called amusingly enough, the Primate Directive and it was enjoyable.  I really feel it could do with being a bit longer though.  There was a bit more characterisation to Dr Zaius and it did explain a nit I had with the Apes films between the first and second one.

The Green Lantern one was.....interesting, but I have no knowledge of the Green Lantern universe bar a couple of names.

There was a special called Assignment Earth that followed on from the episode of the same name and included Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln travelling to the near past in a crossover with the Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 February, 2022, 09:17:31 PM
NEW REBELLION HUMBLE BUNDLE!!!

And even though I have an astonish proportion of this physically this one will be  worth it for digital copies AND the bits I dion't have yet. As ever with Humble Bundles its an absolute steal.

https://2000ad.com/news/get-comics-support-charity-rebellion-humble-bundle-team-up-for-masters-of-british-comics/ (https://2000ad.com/news/get-comics-support-charity-rebellion-humble-bundle-team-up-for-masters-of-british-comics/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 17 February, 2022, 02:42:17 PM
I just did a quick check on the titles versus the previous Rebellion ones. From what I can tell, there are only five books that overlap: Devlin Waugh: Swimming in Blood/Red Tide; Honda City Law/Justice, and MCU01. Given that the top tier is £18.44 and you're lobbing a few quid at the London Cartoon Museum, that seems like another fantastic deal.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 17 February, 2022, 04:23:24 PM
It genuinely fantastic. I mean getting Charley's War alone makes it a deal. I have it physically but being able to access it digitally almost justifies the entrance price alone.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 17 February, 2022, 08:05:54 PM
Already snapped it up. So much good stuff - so much Carlos! - and the treat of the uncensored Cursed Earth is a cherry on top.

Many thanks Tharg and droids. I'll be pushing this on nonscrots.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 18 February, 2022, 10:03:55 PM
Do NOT TOUCH ZAVVI.

Bunch of crooks.

They recently had a five for £20 deal on graphic novels  I ordered five, missing two when it came through.  Received an email today saying one is out of stock and unavailable and that I would get a partial refund.  I went onto their live chat saying there were 8 other books in that collection on their site, could I have one of them sent with the other missing book.

I was told they can't 'exchange' an order.  How the f**K (pardon the language), do you exchange items that never arrived.  I said I didn't want a refund, I wanted a damned complete order and that it was very unprofessional to take orders for items they didn't have.  I was told I could make a new order.  I said this was not satisfactory as the promotion had ended (convenient huh?), and that a new order would also incur fresh postal charges.  I was offered a whole £5 credit, I've said this is not good enough.  Basically, that the company has screwed up majorly and its up to them to sort it out to the satisfaction of the customer (within reason obviously).  I now fear the other book will mysteriously end up being out of stock.

So....message of the day, don't trust Zavvi.  People complain about Amazon and their market dominance but at least I can say I have never to my memory had a problem with them.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: user2000 on 19 February, 2022, 07:35:13 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 16 February, 2022, 09:17:31 PM
NEW REBELLION HUMBLE BUNDLE!!!

And even though I have an astonish proportion of this physically this one will be  worth it for digital copies AND the bits I dion't have yet. As ever with Humble Bundles its an absolute steal.

https://2000ad.com/news/get-comics-support-charity-rebellion-humble-bundle-team-up-for-masters-of-british-comics/ (https://2000ad.com/news/get-comics-support-charity-rebellion-humble-bundle-team-up-for-masters-of-british-comics/)

https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=48329.0

I posted over there, the (initial) quality is really bad on the CBZ, low res, jagged images and speech balloons make for difficult reading.

Happened with the 2020 bundle as well at first although it was sorted out pretty quickly.  Hopefully someone with access to fix this can be alerted?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 22 February, 2022, 10:55:21 PM
So another update, Zavvi when I pressed them gave me £20 credit, which I used, my order is apparently on its way, but guess what, the other book I was waiting on.....surprise, bloody surprise, is out of stock and can't be restocked.

Yet they have more of that range of graphic novels on their page than before as if they are getting them in in dribs and drabs,

Is there somewhere that a formal complaint can be raised, I don't just mean Trustpilot.  I don't know about anyone else, but personally I don't think a company should be allowed to trade if they do this on a very regular basis and seeing Trustpilots reviews, this seems to be a VERY common thing.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 10 March, 2022, 07:44:36 PM
Two more Humbles running:

25 years of Oni Press: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/25-years-oni-press-books
Leading Ladies (Image): https://www.humblebundle.com/books/leading-ladies-featuring-saga-monstress-and-more-from-image-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 30 March, 2022, 04:02:52 PM
Fantastic DIGITAL deal. All of Nikolai 'What its been 10 years?!?' Dante for £35; including the novels (by the look). I mean if you do digital and haven't read Dante it doesn't get more must read than that!

https://2000ad.com/news/get-the-complete-saga-of-nikolai-dante-for-just-35/?fbclid=IwAR3zHX--rdy_GxSdxN8N_JCBjOzK01uaphqiif41BBsgVOR4LiEPUlygK3E (https://2000ad.com/news/get-the-complete-saga-of-nikolai-dante-for-just-35/?fbclid=IwAR3zHX--rdy_GxSdxN8N_JCBjOzK01uaphqiif41BBsgVOR4LiEPUlygK3E)

Arguably the best 2000ad has ever done... if only there was a way to test that...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Jade Falcon on 30 March, 2022, 10:48:23 PM
Update on the whole Zavvi thing, they had another ten Trek graphic novels deal which I ordered perhaps rather stupidly.

Again, marked as in stock, but when ordered they reneged on the order and said they were out of stock while constantly getting new single stock items in.

Also super shady is that they are marking some of these Eaglemoss books at £24.99 when they have a cover price of £9.99.  I don't know if that's even legal.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 31 March, 2022, 10:09:19 AM
Organisations can price things however they like. But at this point, I'm not sure why you'd want to order again from Zavvi. I back in the day did two orders myself—albeit on deals where you selected the books, rather than got random ones. The packaging was atrocious. One item was mis-sold. Customer support was at best poor. So that's not really an experience I want to repeat.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sintec on 24 April, 2022, 11:28:33 AM
Bundle of 90s Image comics up on Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/books/image-comics-30th-anniversary-90s-books
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 24 April, 2022, 12:08:55 PM
Feels weird to not buy an Image Humble Bundle, but I'm not going near that one with a barge pole.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Dodsy on 25 April, 2022, 06:10:59 PM
Stick with the Terry Moore HB thats still lie for the next day or so instead.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 25 April, 2022, 07:35:42 PM
Yeah, I already bought that one. SO MANY COMICS
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 April, 2022, 08:02:54 PM
Fantastic Humble Bundle for Cinebook - some absolutely fantastic material here. If you don't have the Aldebaran series just get this - its fantastic stuff

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/european-sci-fi-and-fantasy-comics-from-cinebook-books?utm_content=cta_button&mcID=102:626984a0889dcf19e917f9fd:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&linkID=626984a1124b9640837bbed9&utm_campaign=2022_04_28_europeanscifiandfantasycomicsfromcinebook_bookbundle&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/european-sci-fi-and-fantasy-comics-from-cinebook-books?utm_content=cta_button&mcID=102:626984a0889dcf19e917f9fd:ot:56c3d6db733462ca893eb027:1&linkID=626984a1124b9640837bbed9&utm_campaign=2022_04_28_europeanscifiandfantasycomicsfromcinebook_bookbundle&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 28 April, 2022, 08:05:52 PM
I was going to ask about this. I've not heard of any of this stuff, but am increasingly grabbing European fare (The Golden Age; Carbon & Silicon). So this one's worth a punt, then?

One day, I might actually have time to read all these comics...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 28 April, 2022, 08:12:51 PM
I would say absolutely

Orbital is fantastic.
All the Leo stuff, Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Antares are just wonderful. As are the Niamibia books. I've not read Distant Worlds but will get to it for sure.

There a lot of other stuff I'm interested in.

We have a thread about Cinebook which might be worth scanning. It  covers a lot more than just their sci-fi books but well might give you some insight if you 'flick' through.

https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=35245.msg1065787#msg1065787 (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=35245.msg1065787#msg1065787)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Timothy on 29 April, 2022, 02:48:12 PM
I'm very tempted by the Cinebooks bundle, but am put off by the requirement that it must be redeemed through the Izneo app. I don't want another comics app in my life. Chunky works, the 2000ad app works usually and there is Comixology if I really need it. Why do I have to get another?
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 29 April, 2022, 03:08:52 PM
Oh. I'd not spotted that. That's a red line for me. I just tried the app and it's another that doesn't give the slightest shit about vestibular accessibility, and the interface more broadly is best described as "not good". What a pity. Still, I've plenty of other things to read.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 12 May, 2022, 07:34:43 PM
Humble's doing another Transformers set, although there's a ton of overlap with the previous one.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/transformers-final-phase-idw-books

From what I can tell, if you got the other one, the new bits are the Transformers '84 books, Power of the Predacons, Beast Wars 1, Best of Megatron, Best of Optimus Prime, Halloween Special, Wreckers Saga, and 7 volumes of the 2019 strip (which oddly omits 4–6).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 11 June, 2022, 10:21:24 PM
Forbidden Planet  London have copies of Accident Man for just £3.99 in their sale area
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: tonyf33 on 14 June, 2022, 07:05:33 PM
I know we are always after bargain comics and collections and here's a new one - you bid for the title, usually at a low price, and you might pick up a bargain on 2000AD, Treasury and UK comic creator books https://www.facebook.com/groups/1464212910678732 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1464212910678732)
Not forgetting Colin Nobles collection too https://www.facebook.com/groups/414468220069644 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/414468220069644)
I also like Phil's Comics page too here https://www.facebook.com/philcomicsauctions/ (https://www.facebook.com/philcomicsauctions/)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BPP on 15 July, 2022, 08:14:48 AM
6 days left on the complete love and rockets humble bundle and a new Dredd HB just gone live too.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books?hmb_source=navbar (https://www.humblebundle.com/books?hmb_source=navbar)
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: sheridan on 14 August, 2022, 02:26:02 PM
Mega-City Comics in Camden - dropped by yesterday to pick up my prog/meg standing order and they told me they've got an offer on back progs - they correctly figured I probably had all of them, but I told them I'd let people know.

£1 each for back progs, 12 for £10, 25 for £20, 60 for £40.  I didn't look through them, but they looked to be around the decade or so that 2000AD went glossy - not the bog paper progs and not any recent progs.

JD Megazine vol 1 1-7 £12.99 (I think that means all seven issues for that price).

Online they have similar deals though with a random mix of progs - if you want specific progs then you'll need to drop in to the shop.
2000AD Grab Bag 10 assorted comics - £5.99 (https://www.megacitycomics.co.uk/acatalog/2000ad-Grab-Bag-10-assorted-comics-75006.html)
2000AD Grab Bag 20 assorted comics - £10.99 (https://www.megacitycomics.co.uk/acatalog/2000AD-Grab-Bag-20-assorted-comics-75007.html)
2000AD Grab Bag 50 assorted comics - £25.00 (https://www.megacitycomics.co.uk/acatalog/2000AD-Grab-Bag-50-assorted-comics-75008.html)

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 05 September, 2022, 11:15:38 AM
Forbidden Planet have the vols 1, 3 & 4 of the Titan hardbacks of Johnny Red for £5 each

https://forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/comics-and-graphic-novels/?q=johnny%20red&sort=relevance&page=1&fbclid=IwAR2Eyh5R-RAw7HIpOX5RhfPwf-LkgWpPsFTb9hvXgN9thHMic3HJJGl5aa0
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: RookieNerd on 28 September, 2022, 04:04:50 PM
Don't normally buy GN new I get them pre-owed local or Amazon third party seller for about £5. I did get Batman Earth One complete out of Forbidden Planet on sale £22 ish that is a chunky book (it's also in the online store on sale). I think I got lucky picking Zombo for £2 at the same store (not that price online, but still on sale).
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 08 June, 2023, 02:56:28 PM
Charley's War: Volume 8: Hitlers Youth (Hardcover)
Sale
Author: Pat Mills
Artist: Joe Colquhoun
Published by: Titan Books
£1.99

(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/fG2AGqRl6UnBD03xj7_fvlStoT4=/trim/fit-in/392x500/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/2342559.jpg)


Was  £14.99
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Anthony Garnon on 08 June, 2023, 03:53:59 PM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 08 June, 2023, 02:56:28 PMCharley's War: Volume 8: Hitlers Youth (Hardcover)
Sale
Author: Pat Mills
Artist: Joe Colquhoun
Published by: Titan Books
£1.99

(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/fG2AGqRl6UnBD03xj7_fvlStoT4=/trim/fit-in/392x500/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/2342559.jpg)


Was  £14.99

This is on Forbidden Planet's online store for those interested.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BadlyDrawnKano on 20 June, 2023, 03:06:16 PM
I was in the Shaftesbury Avenue store about six weeks ago and picked up the first collection (volumes 1 - 4, I think?) for £4.99, and they had a whole load of other volumes much cheaper there too, along with a good few Doctor Who trade paperbacks, I really must go back there to see if they've put anything else new in their sales section.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 June, 2023, 01:49:35 PM
Sorry should have said where... FP sale page is well worth a trawl through if you have a spare half hour or so Some of the tat you see, then there's a few gems sprinkled amongst them.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 June, 2023, 03:17:13 PM
From FP online sale page:
(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/3zqy1PysqxQz1s_A9G1lsctksQM=/trim/fit-in/320x500/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/000_dsxeIRS.jpg)

The Light & Darkness War (Hardcover)
Author: Tom Veitch
Artist: Cam Kennedy
Published by: Titan Books
£5.00 Was £12.99


Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 June, 2023, 03:28:34 PM
That issue #8 still on there, as well as other ones.

And a Library of Titan Dr Who TPBs going for a (river) song!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 June, 2023, 03:35:04 PM
(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/glSTTutqaBdALl0hOtVw9iLx6n0=/trim/fit-in/327x500/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/2872292.jpg)


Saw this on FP sale page!!

Numbercruncher: Volume 1 (Titan Edtion - Hardcover)
Sale
Author: Simon Spurrier
Artist: P J Holden
Published by: Titan Comics
£1.99
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 June, 2023, 04:09:50 PM
Hardback too! :D

Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Colin YNWA on 25 June, 2023, 12:46:09 PM
Numbercruncher is amazing. Well worth picking up.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Third Estate Ned on 30 June, 2023, 10:16:21 PM
Thanks for highlighting these FP bargains. I'd kind of given up on comics but seeing the Light and Darkness War reminded me of an anthology that it was collected in that I had a few issues of, may have been called Meltdown. Within was something that has remained in my mind ever since, as my tiny brain could make no sense of it at the time. And here it is for a fiver in hardback:

https://forbiddenplanet.com/152692-the-adventures-of-cholly-flytrap-hardcover/
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Le Fink on 01 July, 2023, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: Third Estate Ned on 30 June, 2023, 10:16:21 PMThanks for highlighting these FP bargains. I'd kind of given up on comics but seeing the Light and Darkness War reminded me of an anthology that it was collected in that I had a few issues of, may have been called Meltdown
Thanks, I was trying to remember what I'd seen it in, I had a few issues of that anthology too, don't think it lasted long. Didn't it have Akira in it as well?

QuoteWithin was something that has remained in my mind ever since, as my tiny brain could make no sense of it at the time. And here it is for a fiver in hardback:

https://forbiddenplanet.com/152692-the-adventures-of-cholly-flytrap-hardcover/

This rings a faint bell too...
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Blue Cactus on 01 July, 2023, 04:27:06 PM
Quote from: Third Estate Ned on 30 June, 2023, 10:16:21 PMThanks for highlighting these FP bargains. I'd kind of given up on comics but seeing the Light and Darkness War reminded me of an anthology that it was collected in that I had a few issues of, may have been called Meltdown. Within was something that has remained in my mind ever since, as my tiny brain could make no sense of it at the time. And here it is for a fiver in hardback:

https://forbiddenplanet.com/152692-the-adventures-of-cholly-flytrap-hardcover/

I had one issue of Meltdown and it had a 'next issue - Cholly and Flytrap' advert but I never got any more issues so have no idea what that strip was, but the name has always stayed with me!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Third Estate Ned on 03 July, 2023, 09:49:28 PM
Quote from: Le Fink on 01 July, 2023, 10:04:22 AMThanks, I was trying to remember what I'd seen it in, I had a few issues of that anthology too, don't think it lasted long. Didn't it have Akira in it as well?

Yes, Akira was in it, along with two Wagner/Grant written stories: Clive Barker's Nightbreed (art by Jim Baikie) and The Last American (art by Mike McMahon). It ran to 6 issues. I was quite shocked at the level of surrealness, violence and swearing at the time, I recall.

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/meltdown/4050-52272/

Don't forget to factor in P&P on these FP deals before you pile your basket up high.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Le Fink on 04 July, 2023, 08:05:02 AM
I had forgotten about that Nightbreed adaptation. Jim Baikie on art duty - will look out for a collection.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BadlyDrawnKano on 04 July, 2023, 09:26:59 AM
Oops, wrong thread, sorry!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: CalHab on 20 July, 2023, 04:45:43 PM
Quote from: Le Fink on 04 July, 2023, 08:05:02 AMI had forgotten about that Nightbreed adaptation. Jim Baikie on art duty - will look out for a collection.

It's as good as I remembered it being. I picked up a bundle in my local comic shop a couple of months ago when they were clearing out back issues.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 28 July, 2023, 01:16:49 PM
A good find on Forbidden Planer's sale page:

(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/RgOmFFmjqrdwAflySOpFou_kvmE=/trim/fit-in/395x600/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/00_366.jpg)

Kingdom Of The Wicked (Hardcover)
Sale
Author: Ian Edginton
Artist: D'Israeli
Published by: Titan Books
£1.99
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 28 July, 2023, 01:22:16 PM
Yoink!
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 29 August, 2023, 08:48:03 PM
Among the sale items on Forbidden PLanet's site I just found Peter Milligan's Dan Dare he who dares for £1.99 Simon Spurrier's Hookjaw for £2.99 Johnny Red: Volume 1: Falcons First Flight (Titan Edition) £2.99 Johnny Red: Volume 4: The Flying Gun (Hardcover) £2.99, Major Eazy: Volume 1 (Titan Edition) £4.99, Charley's War: Omnibus £5.00, Thrud the Barbarian £5.00
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 30 August, 2023, 04:04:22 PM
FP sale page:

(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/X1rNmbnEwUR9qqC3RVeqQ1k6M1I=/trim/fit-in/424x600/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/ba/0b/bb3117cfdf8300ce9abb0a3ddcef7035f800.jpg)

£60.00 Was £100.00 RRP £100.00

Not many left.


Sales of this item are limited to 2 per customer.
Delivery cost of this item to United Kingdom: £5.95
Once dispatched, estimated delivery within the United Kingdom is 3 to 5 working days
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: Proudhuff on 30 August, 2023, 04:06:49 PM
also FP:

(https://dyn.media.forbiddenplanet.com/ob9m-2XVOyoOAhlHXyqwBEXbkTM=/trim/fit-in/396x600/filters:format(webp)/https://media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/3967898.jpg)

£2.99 Was £20.69 RRP £29.99

Not many left.


Sales of this item are limited to 3 per customer.
Delivery cost of this item to United Kingdom: £2.25
Once dispatched, estimated delivery within the United Kingdom is 3 to 5 working days
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 30 August, 2023, 04:07:22 PM
They had a bunch of the non-signed editions in the London store for 50 quid. I didn't buy one. And then I ended up in London, with TCR being on my route back from a meeting. I just had to go in and... they had one left. Because of course they did. Damn it. (They had a couple of signed ones too, but I wasn't fussed about a signature.)

I'd love to know how they mail these. Last time I ordered a book from FPI, it was a Doctor Who Complete Year One. That's a chunky book, for sure, but it rocked up in a MASSIVE box, with tons of packaging. I half wonder if an Apex would show up on the back of a lorry.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: IndigoPrime on 30 August, 2023, 04:11:27 PM
Also good from FP: the second Witchfinder HC omni (https://forbiddenplanet.com/332537-witchfinder-omnibus-volume-2-hardcover/) for £12. And Destroy All Monsters (https://forbiddenplanet.com/332685-destroy-all-monsters-a-reckless-book-hardcover/) and (bookplate) The Ghost In You (https://forbiddenplanet.com/350552-the-ghost-in-you-a-reckless-book-signed-bookplate-edition-hardcover/) for £13 each.
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: rogue69 on 24 November, 2023, 10:56:36 AM
Forbidden Planet now has a graphic novel sale with books starting from just £1.99
Title: Re: Bargains and deals
Post by: BadlyDrawnKano on 24 November, 2023, 03:54:03 PM
I was in Forbidden Planet yesterday and picked up the first Johnny Red hardback for £1.99, Paul Cornell's The Third Doctor graphic novel for £2.99, Peter Milligan's The Mummy for 99p and Dan Dare Mission Of The Earthmen for £2.99, to be honest I could have spent a lot more but with Christmas coming up I forced myself to walk away with just those!