Change Is Constant Deluxe Edition Hardcover

*gobo* · 02-24-2012, 06:11 PM

July 3rd @ an SRP of $40...

Thought it was worth mentioning so I could ask: At $10/issue, can I assume this collection will be printed on sheets of pure gold?

**Venom** · 02-24-2012, 06:31 PM

Link?

The only place I've seen it listed is Amazon's $26.57 pre-order.

Supposedly they may include Kevin's layouts as well.

Genesis · 02-24-2012, 06:34 PM

I feel that special edition hardcovers should contain double the number of issues contained, if not a crapload of bonus material.

*Samhain* · 02-24-2012, 06:47 PM

Damn, I'll buy it. I'm a sucker for hardcovers.

*Oculus Orbus* · 02-24-2012, 06:51 PM

I'll just buy it anyway, but here's hoping for lots of bonus material.

*The Fifth Turtle* · 02-24-2012, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

July 3rd @ an SRP of $40...

Thought it was worth mentioning so I could ask: At $10/issue, can I assume this collection will be printed on sheets of pure gold?

Pure gold.........classic.

*gobo* · 02-24-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Venom

Link?

The only place I've seen it listed is Amazon's $26.57 pre-order.

Barnes & Noble is offering it a half-dollar(ish) more expensive. Still, discounted from the seemingly absurd SRP of $40...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genesis

special edition hardcovers should contain double the number of issues contained

I'll agree with the price if that turns out to be the case.

*Roseangelo* · 02-24-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Barnes & Noble is offering it a half-dollar(ish) more expensive. Still, discounted from the seemingly absurd SRP of $40...

How is $40 absurd for a full-color hardcover book that we really have no details on yet? Especially when the discounted prices are quite reasonable.

**Jester** · 02-24-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

How is $40 absurd for a full-color hardcover book that we really have no details on yet? Especially when the discounted prices are quite reasonable.

I think he's preceding on the assumption that this hard cover is only 4 issues, which makes the individual issues cost $10 each in the hard cover. There has to be more to it than just the 4 issues, though. If not, then that is a bit nutty.

*Samhain* · 02-24-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

How is $40 absurd for a full-color hardcover book that we really have no details on yet? Especially when the discounted prices are quite reasonable.

Exactly. Especially because you are not only paying for those issues. You are paying for a nice, hardcover package. With Kevin's layouts to boot, and I'm sure a few more extras. I wouldn't be opposed to pay $40 for it but I know I can find it cheaper.

Matches Malone · 02-24-2012, 09:07 PM

The Amazon link says it will include Kevin's layouts for each issue as well as some preliminary art and totals 192 pages. That's about double the issues, so not too much "new" material, but a good amount of extras if you count the layouts. I bought the TPB so I could read the 4 issues as one story arc as intended, but I will probably pass on this... Eastman fans will probably be excited though.

http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant...0142406&sr=1-4

junkboy · 02-25-2012, 05:31 AM

The price is ok.
Just a bit more than the Deluxe Edition HCs of other companies.
but not that much.

I am going to skip the already released TPB and buy this one when it is released.

to be honest i love TPBs more. As long as they are not too thick, which having a probability of the pages falling apart... They are easy to read. Much less art lost cause of binding, compared to HCs.
But since i am buying this baby not for reading ( or at least not for a first experience reading, just for shelf collection ), while owning the single issues, Deluxe HC edition is a better choice for me.

Abnormal Freak · 02-25-2012, 02:06 PM

For the Eastman layouts, I'll pick this up.

*gobo* · 02-25-2012, 03:14 PM

I could use a definition for "layouts".

Genesis · 02-25-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

I could use a definition for "layouts".

It's like storyboards. The general placement, "camera" angles and blocking is done in layouts, to be referenced for the actual panel drawings.

*Roseangelo* · 02-25-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

I could use a definition for "layouts".

They've been printing some pages of these in the monthly books. Which brings me to the conclusion that you haven't been reading those. Which makes me wonder even more so why you're so snarky about the price of the book.

*Samhain* · 02-25-2012, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobo

I could use a definition for "layouts".

This is a layout.

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryP...46&GSub=124370

After the script is made, Kevin will ''Layout'' the story by drawing it, besically to show Dan what to draw. Often there will be notes next to a panel to let the artist know a certain feeling or mood that is to be captured in that particualr panel.

*gobo* · 02-25-2012, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

They've been printing some pages of these in the monthly books. Which brings me to the conclusion that you haven't been reading those. Which makes me wonder even more so why you're so snarky about the price of the book.

Someone needs a nap. Why might you be getting so defensive about this? I'm just pointing out that hardcover + a few extra pages that aren't available elsewhere doesn't seem like a fair excuse for a 220% boost in SRP.

*Samhain* · 02-25-2012, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobo

Someone needs a nap. Why might you be getting so defensive about this? I'm just pointing out that hardcover + a few extra pages that aren't available elsewhere doesn't seem like a fair excuse for a 220% boost in SRP.

But if you just want to read the stories, you can spend $12 on a TPB and read the stories. But a hardcover is a nicer package and for the collectors.

Abnormal Freak · 02-25-2012, 11:25 PM

I gotta agree with gobo that $40 MSRP is f***ing theft for even what this book is. For one, a hardcover book isn't that much nicer of a package (and certainly can't cost that much more to produce), and layouts don't constitute as full issues because of the simple fact they're works in progress, no matter how awesome.

So yeah, even at $25, I feel like this is highway robbery, but I'll still be buying it anyway because I really love Eastman's work.

"Collector" schmollector, something like this shouldn't be priced so high, and I can't understand ANYBODY defending that price.

02-24-2012, 06:11 PM	#1
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Change Is Constant Deluxe Edition Hardcover July 3rd @ an SRP of $40... Thought it was worth mentioning so I could ask: At $10/issue, can I assume this collection will be printed on sheets of pure gold? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

02-24-2012, 06:31 PM	#2
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	Link? The only place I've seen it listed is Amazon's $26.57 pre-order. Supposedly they may include Kevin's layouts as well. __________________

02-24-2012, 06:34 PM	#3
Genesis Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 624	I feel that special edition hardcovers should contain double the number of issues contained, if not a crapload of bonus material. __________________ "Kage-Maru embodies the ninja philosophy through his elusiveness, deception, and mobility. A single false move can lose the game, and it is this knife-edge strategy that makes Kage exciting to play and fearsome to play against."

02-24-2012, 09:07 PM	#11
Matches Malone Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 954	The Amazon link says it will include Kevin's layouts for each issue as well as some preliminary art and totals 192 pages. That's about double the issues, so not too much "new" material, but a good amount of extras if you count the layouts. I bought the TPB so I could read the 4 issues as one story arc as intended, but I will probably pass on this... Eastman fans will probably be excited though. http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant...0142406&sr=1-4 __________________ "Baxter, you slime puppy!"

02-25-2012, 05:31 AM	#12
junkboy Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 443	The price is ok. Just a bit more than the Deluxe Edition HCs of other companies. but not that much. I am going to skip the already released TPB and buy this one when it is released. to be honest i love TPBs more. As long as they are not too thick, which having a probability of the pages falling apart... They are easy to read. Much less art lost cause of binding, compared to HCs. But since i am buying this baby not for reading ( or at least not for a first experience reading, just for shelf collection ), while owning the single issues, Deluxe HC edition is a better choice for me. __________________

02-24-2012, 06:47 PM	#4
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	Damn, I'll buy it. I'm a sucker for hardcovers.

02-24-2012, 06:51 PM	#5
Oculus Orbus Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1,535	I'll just buy it anyway, but here's hoping for lots of bonus material.

02-25-2012, 02:06 PM	#13
Abnormal Freak Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: MN Posts: 779	For the Eastman layouts, I'll pick this up. __________________

02-25-2012, 03:14 PM	#14
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I could use a definition for "layouts". __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

02-25-2012, 11:25 PM	#20
Abnormal Freak Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: MN Posts: 779	I gotta agree with gobo that $40 MSRP is f**ing theft for even what this book is. For one, a hardcover book isn't that* much nicer of a package (and certainly can't cost that much more to produce), and layouts don't constitute as full issues because of the simple fact they're works in progress, no matter how awesome. So yeah, even at $25, I feel like this is highway robbery, but I'll still be buying it anyway because I really love Eastman's work. "Collector" schmollector, something like this shouldn't be priced so high, and I can't understand ANYBODY defending that price. __________________