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Action Comics 1050/A, /B, and /C?
Gregory Hecht replied to Adam Sternberg's topic in Content and Corrections
I wonder if the gap is the result of some of the variants getting cancelled. I know for sure that the "Jim Lee Christmas Card" cover variant was cancelled. (For some retailers that was Variant R, but that doesn't appear to be the case for ComicBase.) -
Absolute Swamp Thing - rename?
Gregory Hecht replied to Larry Robertson's topic in Content and Corrections
UPC numbers sometimes change between info that is initially sent to retailers and the printing of the actual book. Since we don't know when TFAW (or any other retailer) enters those UPC's into their system, it might save the CB folks some work if folks send actual UPC info from the printed book. -
Black Panther by Christopher Priest Omnibus
Gregory Hecht replied to Larry Robertson's topic in Content and Corrections
The HC offices generally don't get collected editions, especially not the über-expensive ones... so sometimes those items don't get added into the database until a user submits it. So if you get yours before it shows up in the database, go ahead and submit! -
Absolute Swamp Thing - rename?
Gregory Hecht replied to Larry Robertson's topic in Content and Corrections
The HC offices generally don't get collected editions, especially not the über-expensive ones... so sometimes those items don't get added into the database until a user submits it. So if you get yours before it shows up in the database, go ahead and submit! -
There continues to be an ongoing problem with mass market paperback reprints of comics and comic strips ending up in the Book category. This week the following Book titles were created, but they belong in the Comics category: Kittycat’s Motor Is Running MAD About MAD! MAD as the Devil! MAD Marginals MAD’s Don Martin Cooks Up More Tales MAD’s Don Martin Steps Further Out MAD’s Maddest Artist Don Martin Drops 13 Stories Oops! We’re Out of Juice! Pick Up What Things? Viva MAD! Wanna Be Smiled At? Who Invented Rain? (BTW: Large and Loveable: Marmaduke is still hanging around in Books; it should be moved to Comics... see this thread) This week's update added The Adventures of JP Cummings. Shouldn't that really be Adventures of JP Cummings, The ? The Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus title still needs clean-up (see this thread).
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Absolute Swamp Thing - rename?
Gregory Hecht replied to Larry Robertson's topic in Content and Corrections
Looks like the Alan Moore absolute got a re-name in the 12/28/2022 content update. -
Brown Shoe Co. reprint issues
Gregory Hecht replied to Michael R. Wagner's topic in Content and Corrections
See my comment over in the earlier Schiff's Shoes thread. I'm not sure that each shoe store should get its own variant designation. @Mark J. Castaneda: After reading these two threads, what is ComicBase's position on this? -
Absolute Swamp Thing - rename?
Gregory Hecht replied to Larry Robertson's topic in Content and Corrections
Does the indicia for the Alan Moore edition include "by Alan Moore" in the title? Or does it just say "Absolute Swamp Thing"? -
The variation and the printing number are separate fields... so you can have issue #1/A 3rd printing, for example. But in looking at the Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus title, it looks like it needs some clean up, so I am pinging @Mark J. Castaneda on this thread. 1. AFAIK, there were only two versions of volume 1 first printing. Issue #1 and Issue #1/B look like duplicates. One of those needs to go away. If it matters in the decision making, I believe that what is shown as #1/A was the DM variant (as indicated in the Notes field). 2. I am pretty sure that both versions of volume 1 had second printings and third printings. So those need to be added once Mark decides how to handle the above item. 3. Similarly, volume 2 had only two versions. Again, what is shown as #2/A is the DM variant (as indicated in the Notes field). The entry for #2/HC is superfluous. Volume 2 should be listed as either #2 and #2/A **or** as #2/A and #2/B. I recommend using the same convention as for volume 1 (so again, what gets used will be determined by Mark's decision re: volume 1). 4. I am pretty sure that both versions of Volume 2 have had second printings, and I think that third printings have either been solicited or they are expected to be solicited soon.
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This week's update added two titles that look like they are reprints of the Family Circus comic: I Could Hear Chewing, It's Muddy Out Today, and Jeffy's Lookin' At Me! They were both added as Books, but they should really be in Comics. • This is the second instance this month where I have seen mmpb reprints of panel cartoons getting posted to the Books section of the database. So a heads-up on this to the beleaguered folks who field all of the user-generated CB data submissions. • Not sure why, but the Jeffy's Lookin' At Me title is acting wonky on the AA site. I can type "Jeffy" into the search box and it shows up as an option, but clicking on it takes me to an error page.
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Yes, the Title comments would be a very helpful resource for somebody who is trying to track down those flipbook issues.
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The ComicBase Livestream thread!
Gregory Hecht replied to Gregory Hecht's topic in News & General Discussion
So in yesterday's Livestream, @Peter R. Bickford said that we should be posting our drink recipes. I checked with Pete, and he said the recipes should go in this thread rather than start a new one. My Gingerbread Old Fashioned recipe: • 1 part Bittermilk #7 (Bittermilk website; Amazon link for Bittermilk #7) • 4 parts bourbon whiskey or rye whiskey (with higher proof whiskeys, I will often 2 parts whiskey and 2 parts ginger ale) • stir and add ice • optional: garnish with an orange wedge and/or maraschino cherry You can also make a "Shirley Temple" version for people and/or occasions where alcohol not preferred: • add a generous drop of maraschino syrup to an old fashioned glass • 1 part Bittermilk #7 • 4 parts ginger ale • stir and add ice Stay tuned for Pete's Sugar Cookie Martini recipe! If he doesn't post it in a couple of days, I will start pestering him on Slack. I hope that everybody has a great set of holidays (no matter which ones you observe)! -
In the mid-1990's, Caliber reprinted the Wordsmith series from Renegade. The first four issues were reprinted as their own title (and are correctly indexed in ComicBase) but issues 5, 6, 7, and 8 were reprinted as flipbooks as follows: • issue #5 in Searchers #3 • issue #6 in Raven Chronicles #10 • issue #7 in Nowheresville #3 • issue #8 in Silent Invasion #4 ComicBase currently double-lists issues #5-8 as issues of Wordsmith (Caliber), but they should be deleted. (Note that somebody is listing #6 for sale on AA.) The database also lists issue #9, and AFAIK that was indeed published as a separate issue and should therefore NOT be deleted.
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Schiff's Shoes reprint issues
Gregory Hecht replied to Michael R. Wagner's topic in Content and Corrections
Based on Steven's answer, this sounds a lot like March of Comics in that various retail stores would have their name and/or logo printed on the cover of the issues that they were giving away in their store. The database doesn't treat these as different variants and AFAIK the collector's market as a whole doesn't distinguish between the different retailers when determining a value for a particular issue. With that in mind, IMO the database probably shouldn't track each of the different shoe stores as a different variant for this title. (These shoe retailer issues should be tracked differently from the regular newsstand editions, certainly, just not an individual variant for each individual shoe store.) -
Best place to buy comics online?
Gregory Hecht replied to Rob Twohy's topic in News & General Discussion
Wow, I had no idea that Westfield was still around. I remember that they were one of the early mail-order subscription pioneers way back in the 80's (long before home internet was a thing). -
Best place to buy comics online?
Gregory Hecht replied to Rob Twohy's topic in News & General Discussion
I think that the three biggest online subscription services (in no particular order) are mycomicshop.com, dcbservice.com, and midtowncomics.com -
The database includes a listing for Incredible Hulk Epic Collection #23. I don't believe that vol. 23 exists. Vol. 22 certainly does exist, and vol. 24 was recently solicited, but I can't find evidence that vol. 23 was published in Feb 2019 or at any other time.
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The "New Book Titles" list for this week includes Sleeping Beauty,, The (Luna). Should that really have two commas? And the corrections for last week's content update still need to be addressed.
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This week's update added Large and Lovable: Marmaduke to the Book category. Based on the cover, this looks like a reprint of Marmaduke comics. If this is true, then it should be moved to the Comics category. Simpsons One-Shot Wonders: Gramdpa was added to the database. Should that really be Simpsons One-Shot Wonders: Grampa ? [note spelling]
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Can a Book and a Comic Book Have the Same Title?
Gregory Hecht replied to Andrew d’Entremont's topic in Tech Support
I'm not totally positive, but I believe that you can't have two of the same title in CB even if they are in separate categories. Best route for your book would be to include the publisher in your title. So I believe that your hardcover would go under the title Eye of the World, The (Tor) or something along those lines. -
The database includes the title Sherlock Holmes in the Case of the Missing Martian (published by Eternity in 1990) and Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Martian (published by Caliber in 2022). The Caliber title is actually a trade paperback collecting all four issues of the Eternity title. With that in mind, the following updates shouuld be made: • issue #1 from the Caliber title should be moved to the Eternity title as Book #1; and • the Caliber title should be deleted.
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Hi folks -- No Livestream today after Server Hardware and OS Issues teamed up to battle our heroes at Human Computing HQ. (Fortunately, no trips to the Lazarus Pit are necessary, everybody just needs a little time for their healing factor to kick in.) So kick back with some of those Thanksgiving leftovers and some of your favorite comics, and we expect to back next week.