Marvel Unveils TRON Variant Covers

[Disneyguy85]

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"In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures' 3D high-tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY, in theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 -- Marvel Comics is proud to announce variant covers celebrating the film. Beginning in November, the Marvel Universe gets "TRON-ified" on selected variant covers featuring Marvel's biggest heroes-Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more-re-interpreted out in the unique visual style of the TRON universe."

[glendalais]

http://marvel.com/news/all.14404.marvel ... ant_covers


"In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures' 3D high-tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY, in theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 -- Marvel Comics is proud to announce variant covers celebrating the film. Beginning in November, the Marvel Universe gets "TRON-ified" on selected variant covers featuring Marvel's biggest heroes-Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more-re-interpreted out in the unique visual style of the TRON universe."

Greetings Synergy, thy name is Marvel.

[Disneyguy85]

Greetings Synergy, thy name is Marvel.

Indeed.

Still, very cool looking.

[kcberlin]

http://marvel.com/news/all.14404.marvel ... ant_covers


"In anticipation of Walt Disney Pictures' 3D high-tech adventure, TRON: LEGACY, in theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 -- Marvel Comics is proud to announce variant covers celebrating the film. Beginning in November, the Marvel Universe gets "TRON-ified" on selected variant covers featuring Marvel's biggest heroes-Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and more-re-interpreted out in the unique visual style of the TRON universe."

Okay, being a huge comic geek, I have to chime in on this one...

This is the kind of stunt that absolutely demolished the comics industry in the early to mid '90's. I almost completely stopped collecting because every month there was a "Variant cover". In some cases they came out with as many as 7 variants. To make things worse, in some cases they would then later list a variant that had not been released to the general public causing the previously valuable covers to plummet.

I learned early on in my collecting to only purchase comics I enjoyed reading, so it didn't turn into a money pit, but the comics companies started doing it with everything.

Sorry abouth the rant, I just feel passionate about the subject. Yes, I realize this makes me a huge nerd...

[Freak]

Those look coooool! I'm not a comic person, but Tron Iron man is COOL!

[PatchOBlack]

Okay, being a huge comic geek, I have to chime in on this one...

This is the kind of stunt that absolutely demolished the comics industry in the early to mid '90's. I almost completely stopped collecting because every month there was a "Variant cover". In some cases they came out with as many as 7 variants. To make things worse, in some cases they would then later list a variant that had not been released to the general public causing the previously valuable covers to plummet.

I learned early on in my collecting to only purchase comics I enjoyed reading, so it didn't turn into a money pit, but the comics companies started doing it with everything.

Sorry abouth the rant, I just feel passionate about the subject. Yes, I realize this makes me a huge nerd...

If I might be so bold?

I believe that you have things a bit backwards. Variant covers did not nearly destroy comics in the 90's. The overuse of variant covers were merely a symptom of the actual problem: Speculators who were trying to use comics as an investment. It caused the purchase number for certain comics to increase, not because the comic was good, but because a group of "investors" thought it would be worth big bucks when resold. Comic companies, seeing what was getting these people to buy multiple copies, did what any company would do: start trying to make comics that fit what these folks would buy.

Then the investors realized that the comic books that really gain in value are ether very rare and/or very good. Since most of these "hot title" and "variant cover" books were published by the thousands, most of their collections were only worth the cover price. Thus, the bubble burst, and the comic companies once again need to rediscover who their long-term purchasers where: the real comic book fans.

And all was good, for a while. Then came the horror of Infinite Crisis.... but that's another rant all together.

[kcberlin]

Patch,
You are absolutely correct. I think when I posted, I was so irritated by the thought of that whole fiasco, my brain turned to mush. I think the most depressing example of the whole speculation thing was Superman #75. The rush to get as many copies of the polybagged edition as possible because it was bound to be woth money was ridiculous. I remember that going up the next month to over $300 a copy. The next year I think it was down to $5. What a waste considering the story was the best part of that book.

[PatchOBlack]

I think the most depressing example of the whole speculation thing was Superman #75. The rush to get as many copies of the polybagged edition as possible because it was bound to be woth money was ridiculous. I remember that going up the next month to over $300 a copy. The next year I think it was down to $5. What a waste considering the story was the best part of that book.

I think I can go along with that. The story itself, and the arc that came both before and after, were quite good. However, though a milestone tale, the price was definitely overinflated in the short-term by speculator thinking that they could put it in a box and sell it for thousands of dollars in a decade or so, like Action Comics #1. Too bad for them that a few hundred thousand other copies of Superman #75 where still out there...