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John Byrne
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| Posted: 27 August 2026 at 11:26am | IP Logged | 1
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Abrams books are distributed in Australia. Amusing to think of that, given that the first half-tab comicbook I bought was an Australian reprint. Full circle!
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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: 27 August 2026 at 4:03pm | IP Logged | 2
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JB: Amusing to think of that, given that the first half-tab comicbook I bought was an Australian reprint. Full circle!
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...as some future titan of a cartoonist is introduced to the artform by Elsewhen. Amazing.
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Joe Franklin
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| Posted: 04 September 2026 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | 3
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My order is delayed until tomorrow.
JB, can I blame you so I can finally have my very own Bad Byrne Story??
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 04 September 2026 at 5:13pm | IP Logged | 4
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By all means!!
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Vinny Valenti
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My childhood buddy informed me on Thursday that he finally received the copy that he ordered on launch day, third printing.
I've been reading online that the demand for the subsequent printings were a surprise, and Abhrams resorted to having some of them printed in the USA instead of China to keep up (it will say which on the jacket). So theoretically the US-printed ones might be considered to be worth more.
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Andrew Bitner
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| Posted: 07 September 2026 at 2:46pm | IP Logged | 6
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As I type this, my copy is less than a foot and a half away.
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Joe Franklin
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| Posted: 07 September 2026 at 2:49pm | IP Logged | 7
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I received my copy Saturday. Beautiful!
Will there be signed editions of books 2 & 3?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 07 September 2026 at 2:55pm | IP Logged | 8
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Not planned. We’ll see how persuasive Abrams can be!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 07 September 2026 at 2:59pm | IP Logged | 9
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Annoying to see retailers/shops playing the usual games. Different prices for different printings, etc. sigh
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Frank Stone
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I was finally able to pick up a copy at the local Barnes & Noble when it was back in stock last week. Third printing, printed and bound in the U.S.A.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 09 September 2026 at 11:12am | IP Logged | 11
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Books (and other products) are produced in China because it’s cheaper. Demand for ELSEWHEN must be continuing to run high if Abrams is falling back on American printers to meet it. (I am reminded of a few decades back, when I was heavily into collecting die-cast model cars from the Franklin Mint. Their customer service department at one point called to ask if I had any problem with the cars being manufactured in China. I said no.)
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 09 September 2026 at 1:24pm | IP Logged | 12
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Additional story: During my divorce I ran seriously low on cash, forcing me to cut way back on my fun spending. After a few months without any orders from me, someone from the Franklin Mint called to see if I was okay. Now that’s customer service!
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