Gregory Hecht
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The indicia for the book isn't set up quite as explicitly as it is for most periodical comics, but having said that, I can verify that the indicia refers to the book as Atlas Artist Edition. So the Joe Maneely book should be listed as Book #1/HC or #1/HC under the title Atlas Artist Edition.
And I can verify Douglas' assertion that this a book whose contents are primarily reprints of complete comic stories so this does belong in the Comics media category.
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This content update added the title Night Stalker (1First(. This should really be indexed as Night Stalker (1First)
Also added were the titles Quarel, The and Quarrel, The. I suspect that these are the same thing and that the misspelled former should be deleted while the correctly spelled latter should be retained.
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18 hours ago, Fred Slota said:
"There are too many of these items on sale in Atomic Avenue."
To the best of my knowledge, that has never been a rationale for not correcting a title in the database. (It is possible, however, that an Atomic Avenue seller has discovered that something in their inventory is suddenly not recognized on AA and they send in a correction that undoes a previous correction... and thus re-establishing an incorrect title.)
18 hours ago, Fred Slota said:Take the time to plan a path to clean up all these legacy issues. Maybe create a new, second set of Title and Issue fields, Title2 and Issue2. Search by both, list with both. Allow the user to choose which set to use for viewing and reports, while officially using the original form on Atomic Avenue for a year or two. Then, after a period of supporting both old and new designations, rename Title/Issue to Title (old)/Issue (old) and rename Title2/Issue2 to Title/Issue.
What I have suggested in the past is to have the content update process take care of moving a user's inventory from an outgoing incorrect title to a newly created corrected title. The response from @Peter Bickford was "we don't want to mess with any of our users' data." But it should be easy enough to set up a request of the user to make these changes. What I envision is something along these lines:
1. Existing title Capt. Coprolite has been in the database for years. It is discovered that the indicia actually reads as Captain Coprolite.
2. The next content update includes code to add the new, correct Captain Coprolite title to the database and delete the old title (assuming the user's content update preferences are set to allow deletion of old titles that contain no inventory).
3. During the update process, if the user has inventory in the old title, they receive the following dialog box:
This content update has added the comic book [or whatever media type] title Captain Coprolite to your database. This title is intended to replace the incorrectly named Capt. Coprolite. Would you like to move all of the issue information (including your inventory) from the old Capt. Coprolite title to the new Captain Coprolite title?
[_] Yes, please move my issue and inventory information from the old title to the new title.
[_] No, please leave my issue and inventory information in the old title.4. If the user selects "yes" then the update proceeds to carry out the task. At the end of the update, the user gets a pop-up that reminds them to update their AA inventory if they had any issues under the old title for sale on AA.
If the user selects "no" then the update leaves their data under the old title unchanged, the new title is created, and the user gets a pop-up at the end of the update reminding them that any issues from the old title that they had for sale on AA won't be recognized by the system but that this can be fixed by moving their inventory to the new title and updating their AA inventory.Something similar could also be set up to handle titles that move from one media category to another.
The main upshot of this suggestion is that users will spend less time curating their databases and thus have more time to curate their collections. As it should be. IMO the biggest shortcoming of ComicBase is that it essentially places the onus of moving inventory from old, outgoing titles to new, correct titles on the user. This creates work for the user through no fault of their own. This is something that could be handled by the program during content updates on an opt-in basis as described above.
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This week's update added the comic title Best of Archie: Riverdale High Raucous, The. Based on the cover scan, I suspect that should really be indexed as Best of Archie, The: Riverdale High Raucous.
The following titles were added to the Comic media category. Do light novels belong in books, or does the content of these vary enough that they are handled on a case by case basis?
• Autumn in Amber, An: A Zero Second Journey (Light Novel)
• Hero Syndrome (Light Novel)
• KinnPorsche (Light Novel)
• Lout of Count’s Family (Light Novel)The title Sheena: Fatal Exams was added to the database. This appears to be the collected edition of the mini-series Sheena: Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams so it should really be listed as Book #1 of that title.
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If I understand your post correctly, you are saying that you have Whitman variants that are not listed in the database (but not that there are Whitman variants in the database that have a scan of a non-Whitman version of the issue).
You can submit the Whitman variants that you have along with scans. Your FF #182 would be submitted as #182/A for example, and you can look at the existing Whitman variants that are already in the database for guidance.
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I took a quick look at mycomicshop, and it seems that most of those titles are priced at $2.50 or $3.00 for their highest graded issues (whether NM, VF, or FN). The Booster Gold, Green Lantern Parallax, Harley Quinn, NIghtwing/Oracle, Shazam, and Supergirl Matrix titles look like they are a buck or two higher. Might be worth a "Price Check" submission.
Superman seems to be an exception, they price it a lot higher. I'd have to research it a little bit, but I suspect that it sets up the return of the pre-Flashpoint Superman and Lois.
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I noticed that #8 (2nd print) was added to the database. To be clear, *all* of the covers of Daredevil #8 received a corrected printing, so second prints of all variants B through F should also be added to the database.
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This week's update added the title Marvel: 85th Annersary Special. That should really be spelled as Marvel: 85th Anniversary Special.
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On 6/14/2024 at 11:53 AM, Mark J. Castaneda said:
#8 through #8/F all have the error?
That is my understanding.
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I recently received my corrected copies of the regular issue #8 (JRJR cover) and issue #8/B (Miller cover). The UPCs for both of those matched the UPCs in the database for the corresponding uncorrected issues.
So my guess is that they used the same UPCs for the corrected printings as for the original printings.
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A reminder that each of the different Daredevil (8th series) #8 -- the "main" issue and all variants -- should be listed in the database as having two printings. The first printing issues should have a (Printing Error) notation and all of the second printing issues should have a (Corrected) notation.
At present, only #8/A reflects the above.
To the best of my knowledge, the indicia for both printings are the same. Some retailers did not sell the error printing issues, but a number of them did, so both printings are "in the wild" and the only way to tell them apart is to check the pages inside the comic.
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It is located under this title in the database.
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On 5/28/2024 at 3:42 PM, Scott J. Promish said:
I was having the same problem. (Unrecognized issue.) They must have moved it.
Somewhere along the line, the FCBD 2023 issue got listed in the database twice but that problem has since been corrected.
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This week's update added the title Cherry Omnibus - 40th Anniversary Edition. First, is that the correct type of dash in the title? Second, when I do a search on Atomic Avenue, this title comes up in the pulldown from the search box, but clicking through gets me an error page.
Also added was the title Rascal Does Not Dream of a Santa Claus Light Novel Sc. I assume that "Sc" stands for "softcover" but that is just a guess on my part. Does "Sc" really belong in the title here?
The comic title Thor Quest: Fires of the Forgekeep was also added. Is this title a comic book or is it really an illustrated book? (Same question for the already existing title Thor Quest)
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What specifically are trades #1 through #3? Do those collect issues from the first Runaways title or the Runaways (2nd series) title? I don't have the trades for these titles, but looking at the information in the database, it appears that Marvel elected to number the trades consecutively across the those two titles (rather than starting over with trade #1 when they collected the second series) and that ComicBase managed to keep its listings of those collected editions synched with the publisher's numbering.
So trades collecting issues from the first Runaways series should be listed under the Runaways title and trades collecting issues from the second series should be listed under the Runaways (2nd series) title.As a side note: @Mark J. Castaneda Note that Runaways (2nd series) Book #1 (2nd print) collects issues from Runaways (3rd series) and appears to actually be a duplicate of the correctly indexed Runaways (3rd series) Book #1 (2nd print). The listing under Runaways (2nd series) should be deleted.
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2 hours ago, William Steel said:
The only problem with that would be telling it apart from Tomb of Dracula the comic book. Marvel published the magazine because it wasn't under the Comics Code. They did the same with Conan but those had different titles.
Not only that but there is already a Tomb of Dracula Vol. 2 series in the database for a series published in the 2000’s.
To say nothing of the fact that changing the long-standing Tomb of Dracula (Magazine) title means that everybody will need to move their inventory. I just don’t see how the existing title name is so problematic that it warrants that kind of hassle.
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No, the contents are substantially comics so it should remain in the Comic category.
The title has been in the database for decades, and was named at a time that the term “magazine” in ComicBase referred to a physical format rather than an item’s contents. Based on CB’s *current* use of the term Magazine, this title firmly belongs in the Comic category in spite of its long-standing title in the database.
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18 hours ago, Margaret Walsh said:
I noticed my copy of this variant is a "double cover": the Cardstock variant by Steve Epting is stapled over the regular Cover A by Gavin Guidry and Jordie Bellaire. Can anyone confirm if this is normal for the print run or if it's unique? If it's unique, any suggestions on how I should enter it? Thanks!
Comics.org suggests that this is normal for the print run: "Cardstock variant cover over base issue cover."
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This is NOT going to be a full listing of all of Pete's Livestreams, but rather a listing of episodes that are useful or noteworthy... and by that I mean episodes that people might want to come back to at some point. Expect the list to change over time: it will start out small for now but will grow over time as I find episodes worth adding. And I can imagine some episodes getting removed from the list if they are superceded by later episodes.
And by all means, feel free to post suggestions (with YouTube links, please!!!!) for episodes that you think should be added. Was there an episode with a really useful demonstration? An episode with the answer to a really common or important viewer question? Is there an episode listed that is now obsolete and needs to be removed from the list? Let me know!
(...and phooey on those of you who try to suggest adding Episdoe #149 to the index!)
• Getting started with ComicBase: Episode #169 (01 May 2024)
• Running ComicBase on your Apple Silicon Macintosh: Episode #172 (29 May 2024)
• ComicBase basic tips: Episode #141 (09 August 2023)
Collection of "ComicBase Tips" videos are available at this link.• Introducing ComicBase 2024: Episode #144 (07 September 2023)
• Handling non-U.S. comics in ComicBase: Episode #138 (12 July 2023)
British comics w/ Joel Meadows: Episode #92 (11 May 2022)• Life hacks for comic collectors: Episode #164 (20 March 2024)
Timesaving tricks for comic collectors: Episode #143 (23 August 2023)• Slabbed comics: what it's all about and thoughts about how CB should handle valuations of slabbed comics: Episode #167 (17 April 2024)
• Comic book investing strategies: Episode #140 (02 August 2023)
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This week's update added the title The Christmas Story Cut-Out Book to the Comic category. Based on the title, this sounds like some sort of activity book. Is it actually a comic, or does this belong in the Book category?
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The database has two Skull & Bones comic book titles from Dark Horse: Skull & Bones (Dark Horse) and Skull & Bones: Savage Storm. There should only be one. I don't have the floppies, just the recent hardcover collection, and based on the indicia of the hardcover the correct title should be Skull & Bones: Savage Storm. But this should be confirmed since the floppies may or may not include "Savage Storm" in the indicia title. Pete has a copy of issue #3 posted on AA, so he should be able to verify the indicia.
If the indicia of issue #3 says "Skull and Bones" only, then the following should occur: Delete the Skull & Bones: Savage Storm title and make no changes to the Skull and Bones (Dark Horse) title.
If the indicia of issue #3 says "Skull & Bones: Savage Storm" then the following should occur:
1. Move Skull and Bones (Dark Horse) issue #3 and Book #1/HC to the Skull & Bones: Savage Storm title.
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A heads up on something that will obviously affect how this issue is presented in the database:
Apparently Daredevil (8th series) #8 is missing several page signatures, resulting in the loss of 16 pages of the comic. Marvel has indicated that a free reprint will be released on May 22. Apparently the problem affects all six variants of the comic.
One retailer indicates is reporting that Marvel will be reprinting all of the variants.
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The indicia, which is only on the Eternal Warrior side of the comic, states "Eternal Warrior Vol. 1 No. 26 & Archer & Armstrong". There is no issue number in the indicia following "Archer & Armstrong", but both covers (front and backside flip) are marked as issue #26. There is a note on the first page of the A&A story that the EW story should be read first.
I will work on getting the submission in. I'll title it exactly as the quoted indicia above unless you instruct me otherwise.
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Marvel Masterworks: Avengers #1/A and #1/HC are apparently duplications of Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #1/D and #1/E, respectively.
The Marvel Masterworks: Avengers title (the one with no "the" in the title) should be deleted.
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This week's update added the new title Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Conceealment to the Book category. Note that "Concealment" is misspelled and the title should probably be indexed as Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Concealment.