2013 Free Comic Book Day 2000 AD

[sheldipez]

Trout was pointing out how certain places are charging for the purchase of FCBD products. Instead of, you know, giving them out for free.

Selling them at a mark up is wrong beyond belief. DisposableHeroes prices  is covering postage. My local comic store is 45 minute drive and I hate queues (just ask the missus after I've come back from the local fishshop empty handed because the queue was out of the door) and packed in spaces (again why I don't do supermarket shopping!) so there's zero chance of me cramming into a cbs on fcdb when I might come away empty handed or can have the issues delivered to my door with my weekly pick ups and continue to support DH, an independent comic book store based in Ireland.

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[COMMANDO FORCES]

In the end it is all down to luck if you manage to grab hold of the comics that you want, unless you hit an event like the lucky few in London yesterday.

I was informed by my local that after the first FCBD a few speculators took loads of certain titles to make a killing on eBay.
The next FCBD had a few shops not putting certain items out and then they sold them on eBay.

What can you do!

Yesterday at the end of the signing I grabbed four copies of each, as there were a couple of hundred left, to get signed by all four droids. I had my own stuff signed earlier, as there was a four item limit with Ron, due to obvious reasons. While everyone had gone to the pub I hoped that I would be able to do a favour for three people on the forum but if I couldn't do it, I couldn't do it!
I waited till the end and got Al, Ben, Dan and Ron to sign it and I told them why I was doing it and they thought it was a good idea.
Those people can see what is coming their way with the next picture 

[Trout]

Exactly where in my post did I come off as entitled or angry??
Maybe you should have re-read my post again instead of trying to pick a fight.
I said I was deflated.  I'm pretty sure that does not equal angry or entitled. 
And at the end of my post I said
"Still glad I went though.  Saw some very passionate fans there."
I'm not sure what your problem is, but you read way too much into what I said.

It's wasn't targeted at you, but rather at the many people making demands in the wake of FCBD. I'm not looking to pick a fight. I'm not sure why you think it was about you.

CF's right - it's all about luck. Sometimes you miss out and sometimes you get lucky. This year I got lucky! 

This FCBD stuff shouldn't be for sale from retailers, especially not on the day itself. It's a promotional event designed to help retailers. They're shooting themselves in the foot.

- Trout

[Spikes]

Great photo, CF. And nice, and appropriate, to see that Ron's signature is placed front and centre, on that IDW FCBD issue.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

I think the other droids signed at the bottom hoping that he would sign in the perfect place.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

I noticed a Walking Dead issue and asked at my local if it a stand alone issue and he said yes. I replied, that'll be snapped up and already it's on eBay

[Link Prime]

I only made it out to my LCS at around 11.30 am yesterday morning, by then the stampede had dissipated and I was given free reign to pick the bones of the shelves....got a copy of the IDW Dredd Classics & Walking Dead, but the Prog was long gone.

Still though....good news that it was so popular, and hopefully copies made it into the hands of some impressionable youngsters.

Have taken the advice above in this thread and bought the Prog via Disposable Heroes...coupla quid postage cost seems reasonable enough to me for some new Flint art!

[Spikes]

The only comic shop in my town doesnt do FCBD, 

But due to a E-bay order mix-up, i should have those FCBD issues (along with the IDW Dredd that i actually did order) heading my way, as a thank you.
Nice!

[strontium71]

They look great , and a big thank-you to John for the surprise! I've not seen it yet , but am aware that there is an original Dredd in there , so big thanks to 2000AD for not just filling it with an old tale. Everyone's a winner 

[Hawkmumbler]

Did I mention that Flint cover is the biz? Well it is.

[Spikes]

Did I mention that Flint cover is the biz? Well it is.

Wasnt it said a bit ago that Henry was going to be putting it up for sale on E-Bay?

[DreddRunner]

Exactly where in my post did I come off as entitled or angry??
Maybe you should have re-read my post again instead of trying to pick a fight.
I said I was deflated.  I'm pretty sure that does not equal angry or entitled. 
And at the end of my post I said
"Still glad I went though.  Saw some very passionate fans there."
I'm not sure what your problem is, but you read way too much into what I said.

It's wasn't targeted at you, but rather at the many people making demands in the wake of FCBD. I'm not looking to pick a fight. I'm not sure why you think it was about you.

CF's right - it's all about luck. Sometimes you miss out and sometimes you get lucky. This year I got lucky! 

This FCBD stuff shouldn't be for sale from retailers, especially not on the day itself. It's a promotional event designed to help retailers. They're shooting themselves in the foot.

- Trout

My apologies, then.  It was posted a couple after mine, so I assumed (yes, I know) that it was directed at me.

[Trout]

Exactly where in my post did I come off as entitled or angry??
Maybe you should have re-read my post again instead of trying to pick a fight.
I said I was deflated.  I'm pretty sure that does not equal angry or entitled. 
And at the end of my post I said
"Still glad I went though.  Saw some very passionate fans there."
I'm not sure what your problem is, but you read way too much into what I said.

It's wasn't targeted at you, but rather at the many people making demands in the wake of FCBD. I'm not looking to pick a fight. I'm not sure why you think it was about you.

CF's right - it's all about luck. Sometimes you miss out and sometimes you get lucky. This year I got lucky! 

This FCBD stuff shouldn't be for sale from retailers, especially not on the day itself. It's a promotional event designed to help retailers. They're shooting themselves in the foot.

- Trout

My apologies, then.  It was posted a couple after mine, so I assumed (yes, I know) that it was directed at me.

Hey, no problem. There was a bit of snark in my post but it wasn't directed at anyone in particular.

[Colin YNWA]

Did I mention that Flint cover is the biz? Well it is.

Wasnt it said a bit ago that Henry was going to be putting it up for sale on E-Bay?

Yeah the covers that are on the covers have been drawn individually. He's already had a number of requests for them and so will be putting them on eBay at some point to be fair to everyone. He said he'd do that after the comic was released, so with any luck some point in the none too distant.

[Eamonn Clarke]

I went down to that London for the day (1.5 hours by train) mainly so I could shake Ron Smith's hand and get him to sign these two beauties.


I visited Orbital comics in the morning which had a queue out the door to the corner of Great Portland street. Once in the shop they were limiting customers to 3 free comics each but you could choose which titles you wanted. They had run out of the Dredd classics but I picked up the FCBD prog and also the Mouseguard one-shot for my nephew who loves that comic.

At Forbidden Planet no queue as they were handing out goody bags at the front door containing a selection of the free comics. Sensibly they had an adult bag or a kid friendly version. Mine had the IDW classics in it.

Then downstairs in the book section they were se