So um... Old Hob, huh? - Page 5

*Redeemer* · 06-08-2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam

DCBS has these available for $5, $10, $12, and $50 respectively.

Crap that is expensive, I live in a big city so I am sure that there will be at least some interest in TMNT as least I would hope so sense I live in one of the biggest cities in the U.S.

Adam · 06-09-2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Redeemer

Crap that is expensive, I live in a big city so I am sure that there will be at least some interest in TMNT as least I would hope so sense I live in one of the biggest cities in the U.S.

Not to sound like a sales pitch here -- or to bum you out -- but you're not likely to find the variants any cheaper than what DCBS is selling them for. At least not this year.

But they are too expensive for me, as well. I don't think I'll be getting more than one version/copy of the first issue.

**Venom** · 06-09-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam

you're not likely to find the variants any cheaper than what DCBS is selling them for. At least not this year...

Holy crap, they've got the first issue listed at $1.99?! Is that ongoing and if so what sort of shipping do they have?

Adam · 06-09-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Holy crap, they've got the first issue listed at $1.99?! Is that ongoing and if so what sort of shipping do they have?

They tend to discount anywhere from 30-75%, with the larger discounts usually being reserved for title launches or books getting special buzz (any "Gem of the Month" items in Previews, for example). So the subsequent issues will probably not be as cheap as $1.99, but they won't be full cover price ($3.99) either. They might be be $2.49 or something along those lines.

Shipping is a flat rate; something like $6 or so. I'm not sure about international rates, but I do know that if you're ordering within the U.S. you can choose your shipping frequency (weekly, two times a month, monthly), which is really nice if you're ordering all your new comics through them.

*CyberCubed* · 09-01-2011, 05:54 PM

Is anyone a bit mixed on Old Hob so far? The first issue didn't build him up to be much of a threat as a villain.

Splinter dispatches him quite easily.

Shreddhead · 09-01-2011, 06:06 PM

Is it jut me or did any one else get a Calvin and Hobbes feel when they met Old Hob?

*Powder* · 09-01-2011, 08:49 PM

I'd say it's you. C&H rules though.

*Revan* · 09-01-2011, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Is anyone a bit mixed on Old Hob so far? The first issue didn't build him up to be much of a threat as a villain.

Splinter dispatches him quite easily.

He seems quite incompetent. Though I am excited to learn more about him. So far, we have a lot of unanswered questions but I'm confident he will improve. He has to. There is nowhere to go but up. He talks tough but cannot fight.

Cryomancer · 09-02-2011, 12:54 AM

Maybe he menaces them while he's just a cat, but post-mutation, they're tougher than him, and he builds up rage / inferiority complex type stuff because of it and that's what will motivate him.

King Suck · 09-02-2011, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Shreddhead

Is it jut me or did any one else get a Calvin and Hobbes feel when they met Old Hob?

Now that you mention it i think Ill never be able to shake that comparison.

Hob did come off rather weak as a villain. I would have rather seen the first issue end with splinter and the turtles dispatching the gang of thugs only to have Old Hob appear threatening to make them disappear like their friend "Raphael". Splinter steps up telling the others to stay out of it and the comic ends before they engage.

That would have bee a better cliff hanger then the weak battle with incompetent enemies we got. Overall Im hoping the storyline gains some speed.

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Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	Is it jut me or did any one else get a Calvin and Hobbes feel when they met Old Hob? __________________

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Cryomancer Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,090	Maybe he menaces them while he's just a cat, but post-mutation, they're tougher than him, and he builds up rage / inferiority complex type stuff because of it and that's what will motivate him. __________________ Final Boss of translation group Opentrain. We do videogame comics and TMNT stuff. http://opentrain.theyear199x.org/

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CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Is anyone a bit mixed on Old Hob so far? The first issue didn't build him up to be much of a threat as a villain. Splinter dispatches him quite easily.

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Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I'd say it's you. C&H rules though.