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Kill Audio - The newest
series from Claudio Sanchez with Jetpack Exclusive covers
The Amory Wars II - The second Amory Wars
Series
The Amory Wars - The first Amory Wars
Series
Second Stage Turbine Blade / Good Apollo & more
- All kinds of C&C stuff
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Claudio Sanchez is the brain child, and
creative force, behind rockers, Coheed and Cambria, as well as his
own solo projects. He is also an accomplished comic book
writer. Like his music, which tells a story, his comic books are
an extension of that.
His first comic, Second Stage Turbine Blade was 2 issues
long and is near impossible to find. This was followed by the
Good Apollo IV Graphic Novel.
Teaming up with 12 gauge studios they produced the Amory
Wars Sketchbook. That was followed by The Amory Wars Vol 1 Mini
Series, a trade paperback collection of that and then The Amory Wars
Vol 2 Mini-Series. That has not been collected into trade
paperback yet.
Kill Audio was his next project. Originating as a
webcomic it was put into print by Image Comics in their Pop-Gun
Anthology Vol 2. This was more a teaser than anything, giving
way to his newest series, Kill Audio.
Kill Audio is a 6 issue limited series from Evil Ink and
Boom Studios. We are proud to have produced our own limited
edition variant cover for each issue of the Kill Audio Series.
You can order them here, 1 at a time, or order the whole series at
once.
Check back and see what new C&C merchandise we add to
the store.
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Not to keen on this strange comic book thing? Check
out our definitions and more below
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD OF
COMIC BOOKS
Is the world of comic books completely foreign to you?
At Jetpack Comics we want to make it as easy as possible for you to
jump into Stephen King's new presentation of his world! Below
we've provided some insight and definition so you can know exactly
what is available to you. Once you've gone through it all please
feel free to ask us any questions that may be unclear to you. If
you don't live in the comic book world, like we do, it can be
very confusing. We'll try to make it easier!
Not sure where to start?
If you haven't purchased any comic books then we suggest the sets.
Sets give you everything you need to get started in the comic book
collecting world. We've several listed so read through and see
what may interest you.
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First Printing - Just
like books, comic books can have multiple printings. In most
cases, the first printing is the most desirable for a collection, but
it is not always the most valuable. With each printing the qty
printed reduces, making the subsequent printings harder to find.
It is not unheard of to find the second or third printing of a comic
book approaching the value of the first printing. In some cases
it may be worth more than the first printing. In most cases, the
additional printings will carry some new material (cover, interior
pages) to make it attractive to those that already have an earlier
printing.
Variant - The word
variant is used to describe an intentional difference in a comic book.
While multiple printings are called variants, there are often variants
produced at the same time as a regular issue. For example, each
issue of the STAND & Treachery will have a regular first
printing edition as well as a 1/25 variant edition (also a first
printing) and a 1/75 or 1/50 variant edition (still first printings).
The 1/25(50)(75) is the production ratio. 1 of the variant is
produced for every 25(50)(75) of the regular first print cover.
This means a comic book retailer has to purchase 25(50)(75) copies of
the regular edition to buy 1 of this special variant, hence the
significant price difference (that 1 represents an initial retail
value of 25(50)(75) times the retail value of the regular edition but
often skyrockets to multiple times more the value due to the low
production). At one point the Gunslinger Born Sketch Variant had
peaked at about $200 per copy. It has since leveled off and
declined some but over time, the sketch covers will prove to be the
hardest to obtain and the most valuable of the entire run of Stephen
King comic books.
Limited Edition - Used
in reference to many different aspects of comic books, prints,
posters, etc, it signifies that the qty produced was a predetermined
finite amount. We are not always told what that qty may be.
Exclusive - This
term is used to signify that an item was produced for some specific
use, company or meeting. Generally these items were not
available for mass market consumption, though eventually most of them
make it to market on their own.
Yes, it is possible to have (and happens often) an
exclusive, limited edition, variant, first (second, third) printing.
Comic Book Hard Cover / trade
/ collection - Almost all stories, in comic book form, are
told in arcs. Kind of a self contained story of several chapters
(issues). While there are often underlying plot lines an arc generally
follows one major plot line from start to resolution (of some type).
While this is not always the case the three terms above will always be
an item that collects a number of comic book issues in one book like
volume.
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INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING! Additional funds are
required for International Shipping. If you did not
click the INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING BUTTON you can do so now and
ensure speedy delivery of your items. CANADA and MEXICO do
not need to pay additional shipping funds!
ALL ORDERS SHIP COMPLETE!
We do not ship partial
orders. If you ordered some items that are currently in
stock, and some items that are not out yet, your order will not
ship until all items are in stock. We are happy to split
ship orders if you want. Just drop us an email and we will
invoice you for the appropriate shipping amount.
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