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<div>IDW previously had a special John Romita Sr. Artist's Edition</div><div>(with 2 signatures and a remarque) that was released at</div><div>Wondercon. They set aside a limited number (100?) for</div><div>pre-order, which included mail order if you couldn't make</div><div>it to the show. The rest of the copies (150?) were sold at</div><div>Wondercon.</div><div><br></div>Unless I misunderestimate IDW's trend, the special Groo<div>Artist's Edition is not sold out yet. The rest of the copies</div><div>will be sold at Comic Con.</div><div><br></div><div>Because of the size and weight of the artist editions, there is</div><div>a small chance that a corner(s) may be dented in the mail.</div><div>(It's a catastrophe if your $150 book is dented!) When the 1st</div><div>artist edition (Dave Stevens) was released, there were</div><div>complaints of dents. The packaging has improved since then.</div><div>(They were always double boxed, but the outer box is larger</div><div>now.) Still, the outer box is not completely filled with packing</div><div>peanuts, and the inner box (and book) can move around.</div><div>There might not even be -any- packing peanuts included, if</div><div>purchased at the show. I'd suggest completely filling the outer</div><div>box with packing peanuts before shipping, but carrying around</div><div>2 giant bags of packing peanuts, 275 lbs of books/boxes in a</div><div>suitcase, and a bagel dog across the crowded exhibit floor might</div><div>look a little silly. But, those bagel dogs really taste good ...</div><div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">To: cankuhn@hotmail.com; garyg5678@live.com<br>From: bodhikt@aol.com<br>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:04:41 -0400<br>CC: groop@groo.com<br>Subject: Re: [Groop] IDW Comicon Variant *Sold Out*<br><br><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, I won't be getting one of those. Hoping for some of Sergio's other, new stuff, though!<br>
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To: Gary Grossmann <garyg5678@live.com><br>
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Kuhnster's picking up one. Up to 31. Eric? Kaytee?
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<div>On Jul 9, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Gary Grossmann wrote:</div>
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<font size="3"><strong>And WE got at least 30* of them!! Muuhahahahahahaha!!!!!!</strong></font><br>
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*I'm picking up 29 and I KNOW George bought at least one! <br>
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Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:40:53 -0400<br>
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<div>Looks like the Comicon Variant is sold out at the IDW shop:</div>
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<div>Only took 2 weeks. 250 was a tiny print run.....</div>
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