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#1
Quote from: bmcphail on 27 February, 2024, 10:53:48 PMI know I would love to purchase your Diesel variant and anything else more unusual that you have including variants or unique items, so if you do decide to go the auction route, I hope you'll give me a heads up.

Cheers bmcphail - it's looking like {choke} eBay is the best option... I'll let you know if/when it happens!
#2
I appreciate the thoughtful answer Fortnight!

In an ideal world, I'd obviously love the collection to go to one buyer who'd appreciate it as much as I have... But reality is a harsh mistress. I find myself looking down the barrel of {erk} EvilBay, with a series of listings.

I did try inquiring at Heritage Auctions, but sadly their only interest is in 2000AD#2 with the first appearance of Dredd. Ho hum...
#3
Hey all!

It's a sad day - downsizing at the moment, and those 20-odd boxes of 2000ADs and Megazines are having the pointy end of the "they've got to go" stick aimed at them... sniff...

What I have there - amassed over many years - is the complete collection of Progs and Megs, up to the present day. Almost all of them are near mint, with a small number in very good condition (a run from 700 - 900). No newsagents' marks or price stickers anywhere.

There's actually a run from around 130 - 200 that is MINT - never read, an absolute find I had from a US seller who'd had them sitting in a warehouse for many years waiting for a customer to pick them up - he obviously never showed. They're in beautiful condition.

What's even more fun, I have every single free gift that came with the Progs and Megs (yes, even the bubblegum), and hundreds of issues with the flyers and leaflets  included as distributed in the UK. Prog 1 with the Space Spinner, Prog 2 with the Biotronic stickers, Prog 3 with the Space Wallet (unmade), and so on - every gift and flyer that I know about are there.

Prog 1 even has a letter from Tharg himself, with a signed photograph that went out to the senders of the first 50 letters opened by the folks at IPC. It's in really lovely condition.

There's also every variant that I know of - the Rogue Trooper Prog 2005 cover for instance, and the "Tooth X-ray" variant cover, as examples. Even that bloody Diesel "Ice Crusaders" Prog, which was extremely hard to find...

Added to all this are nearly all the Annuals and Specials, all the FCBD issues, Poster Progs, Dice Man issues, Dredd/Batman/Lobo/Predator issues, as well as Starlord and Tornado. All the more recent 2000AD-related specials are there as well.

Subscribers' gifts are all included as well, from about the year 2005 onwards.

They've all been bagged and boarded (where correct size boards were available) and stored neatly in boxes.

I have no real idea whether it's worth trying to sell the whole collection together - I imagine many here will already have sizeable collections - but I thought it worthwhile seeing if anyone has a decently informed idea of the possible value...

There's one tricky bit - I'm down in Oz. So shipping will obviously be a challenge - unless you're local - hence why I suspect I'll have to split the collection up. But we'll see...

Anyway, if anyone's got any thoughts, I'm keen to hear them!

Cheers!

P.S. I've attached a list of what's in the collection, just to show what a pedant I've been. Marvel and be horrified  at the same time...

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#4
Success, after many years of searching, much thanks to Marlon Orr.

That's the prog collection complete at long last..!You cannot view this attachment.
#5
Classifieds / Re: Wanted: 'Leviathan' hardcover
27 February, 2023, 10:44:53 PM
Quote from: Max Headroom on 09 February, 2023, 02:28:19 PMDoes anyone on the forum have a copy of Ian Edginton's 'Leviathan' hardcover they would be willing to part with? I was looking for the 2006 Rebellion edition (as opposed to the more recent Hachette Partworks) and was ideally hoping for it in high grade condition. Top dollar paid!!

If anyone is able to help please send me a message. Thank you.

I literally have this copy sitting in a pile of 2000AD graphic novels I'm putting up for sale, in pretty much unread condition - yours if you want it!

I am down in Oz, so postage will be priced accordingly...

#6
What the hell, it's been a while. Bumpity bump!

Anyone out there come across an unwanted 2000AD Diesel "Ice Crusaders" comic? Anyone? Hello?
#7
Doing another bump because I'm looking for attention... (and an Ice Crusaders comic)...
#8
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
19 November, 2021, 10:19:00 PM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 November, 2021, 10:08:59 PM
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

It's great. I mean, insert your (my) standard complaint about an over-CGI-reliant finale here, but, honestly, I really enjoyed it. It looks lovely throughout — it's worth watching for the early fight sequences (especially the much-praised bus fight at the start) but it's basically Marvel does Crouching Tiger/House of Flying Daggers.

Obviously, if you insert "Marvel" at the start of that sentence then for a non-trivial bunch of people that invalidates the rest of the sentiment, but I really enjoyed it. Stick with it for both the mid-credit and end-of-credit sequences.

I have to admit, I did manage to catch it at the cinema here in Oz (finally), and wasn't blown away... but caught it again with the family on Disney+ last weekend and enjoyed it a heap more the second time around.

Had a similar experience with Black Widow, and pretty sure I'll do the same with Eternals. These recent Marvel films do seem to grow on you...
#9
Plaintive bump... anyone?
#10
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
09 September, 2021, 12:40:14 AM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 08 September, 2021, 07:46:13 PM

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 08 September, 2021, 06:47:48 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 08 September, 2021, 03:11:33 PM

I might have mentioned it a few times....

I remain baffled as to why you keep watching them. Surely, at some point in the 25+ movie franchise you must have thought: these aren't for me...?

Alas its part of my job to know the deal with these fricking things.

I take no joy in this, I would switch places with any of the saints in their moments of agony any time.

No idea what it is you folks do that require you to know the deal with the Marvel films, but the active hatred of them is obvious!

Speaking as someone who actually works on the Marvel films and therefore having to watch them multiple times to know them all backwards, I can say that I manage to find things to enjoy in most of the MCU output. There's always things that you think could be done better or differently, and there's a couple that I do find easily forgotten. But I'd rather go into them looking for positives. Much healthier all round!

This goes for all forms of entertainment, I guess.
#11
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
05 September, 2021, 12:00:37 PM
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 04 September, 2021, 11:20:31 AM
THE ROAD WARRIOR

Gonna get lynched for this but it's probably my least favourite of the MM films and at times embodies some of Millers worst habits as a director. Still a fun time in the first and final acts with a lot of drag in between.

I reserve my judgement and remain silent due to a crushing feeling of horror and deep, deep disappointment.
#12
Hey folks - been a while since last I asked, but thought I'd try my luck again - anyone happen to have a copy of the 2000AD Diesel promotional prog?

Pretty much the last prog on my wants lists - been after it for a while! Bit hard finding it down here in Oz.

If any of you fine folks feel like sending a copy down to sunny Sydney, I'd be happy to take it off your hands for a reasonable sum of galactic groats.

Cheers all!

#13
Oooo. If you don't want it Bojay, I'll have it!
#14
Quote from: Ghost MacRoth on 11 June, 2019, 09:11:25 PM
Only 3 years later... but aye, Sold!  Lol!

Huzzah! I'd completely forgotten about this. Cheers Ghost!
#15
Film & TV / Re: Mad Max - Fury Road
22 June, 2018, 12:28:22 AM
Quote from: blackmocco on 21 June, 2018, 05:05:04 PM

Yeah, this looks a little stiff and Superman looks like one of the guys hanging around Hollywood Blvd forcing you to pay him money when you take a pic with him but I trust Miller. We'll never really know how this would have looked once it was polished up but Miller's got a good head on his shoulders. He'd have pulled this off. I mean, honestly, could it have ended up any worse than what's currently going on in DC-land...?

I probably should have pointed out that only the actors playing Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter are shown here, the rest of them are Weta Workshop guys...

Armie Hammer was playing Bruce Wayne/Batman - the guy is 6' 4" on his own, with the Batsuit on he was nearly 7 ft. It was - impressive.

On the other hand, DJ Catrona as Superman was about 5' 7"...

Plenty of apple boxes on set...