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5/19/2021 Topic: Naming the Comic Book Ages Ronbatman Administrator	As the largest Comic Book Price Guide, we are taking the responsibility to name the comic ages. The last age to have an accepted name is the Modern age beginning in 1/1992 with the formation of Image Comics. That signaled a departure from the past with artists owning their properties. After 29 years it's time to divide the ages into more manageable time frames. Dates we think are important to signal the end of this age 1998 Blade Movie (Some view this as the first Marvel movie) 1999 IDW is founded (first book published in 2002) 2000 Dark Horse Presents ends 14-year run 2000 Marvel's Ultimate Spiderman begins 2003 Image's Walking Dead and Invincible begin 2005 Batman Begins Movie (starts trilogy) 2007 Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited launched 2008 Iron Man Movie (1st Marvel Studios Movie, Kevin Feige produced) 2011 DC's New 52 Begins So what should the age that begins in January 1992 and ends in _____ be named? Image Age Artist Age Chromium Age New Age Variant Age Steel Age These are the suggestions we have. If you don't like these please, post a suggestion. There is no compensation if we use a name you suggest other than the praise of countless fans who want the Modern age to be less than 29 years! Tell all your collector friends so that we can get a broad range of opinions. Thanks, Ron edited by ronbatman on 5/19/2021
5/19/2021 Topic: Phantom on the Scan Ronbatman Administrator	It was wrong Collectible, I fixed it. You commented before I could post that.
5/20/2021 Topic: Naming the Comic Book Ages Ronbatman Administrator	I would strongly disagree that the ages have outlived their usefulness. When you search for something on eBay, it's easier to find if you define the age. There are some titles that stretch from Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper and Modern. Think about finding Venom #1. Do a search for it. 23,000 things come up! Even if you remove, "lethal, annual, web and funeral" you still get 15,000 results. If that was sorted by ages The Chromium Age - 1992-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 That would substantially help you find exactly what you're looking for. If someone wants to use the ages for marketing how does that hurt anything? Ron
5/21/2021 Topic: Naming the Comic Book Ages Ronbatman Administrator	glorkar wrote: Even you show using decade splits in your example Ronbatman. That was on purpose to show what we are thinking about doing. I think it makes sense to lead up to the year 2000 with the chromium age and then go by decades. Collectibleshop wrote - "And since you can't search on CPG by era, and you post the year the title started, then I don't see the need/use for named eras here either. If CPG would ever upgrade its search to add a year field, that would really help speed up searches. I've found plenty of mistake listings with the wrong era noted, and some with the wrong years, but even if you could filter by decades only, that would help narrow the results." For someone who has used this website for free for years, you are extremely demanding. Then to say that Overstreet is the main authority is ridiculous. Honestly, ridiculous. I would love to find a store that uses Overstreet exclusively, I would make a fortune reselling their books. So insanely outdated!!!!! We will be moving ahead with the naming (when it's decided) so if you don't like the naming then there's no reason to comment further. Being extremely honest, Ron edited by ronbatman on 5/21/2021
5/21/2021 Topic: Deathrage #1 Ronbatman Administrator	Is this magazine at least 50% comic book content?
5/21/2021 Topic: I Mak Boys Cry #1 metal variant Ronbatman Administrator	To submit a variant, go to the specific issue that needs a variant. Like Spider-woman #1 https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/spider-woman/1/pkyritx Click on the Variants tab below the title. Below the last variant is a red button called "Report Missing Variant". Click on that and submit the details. Because we receive thousands of requests it takes time to approve them. Ron
5/21/2021 Topic: Missing Raising Dion Ronbatman Administrator	When it's self-published we put it under the name of the creator. Here you go https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/raising-dion/1/phrtnqp Ron
5/21/2021 Topic: TACO BELL Ronbatman Administrator	fixed
5/21/2021 Topic: Updating Values on books Ronbatman Administrator	Updated value is the best way. If you send me a message or email I can check on a specific title for you. Ron
5/24/2021 Topic: Member's ranks question Ronbatman Administrator	If you guys can come to an agreement on the names for each level, like Grandmaster for Level 9 I will get them changed. I like more elaborate names as they go up. A few ideas... Grandmaster Supreme Prince of Data Consistent Contributor Rookie Newbie
5/24/2021 Topic: Richie Rich and Professor Keenbean error Ronbatman Administrator	Fixed. Ron
5/25/2021 Topic: Submitted a price update Ronbatman Administrator	There isn't any value change suggestions for Battlestar Galactica 1. The system is working properly because I see new suggestions pop in each day. Ron
5/25/2021 Topic: Usagi Yojimbo 6 - several variants Ronbatman Administrator	There are 4 submitted from you for Usagi Yojimbo. We've had someone working on the variants for about a month now and he's worked it down to the low 700's. We just receive so many variants and they are produced at an astronomical rate. DC and Marvel produce enough to keep someone busy. To give you a point of reference there are more variants produced by a small (no name) publisher with small print runs than were produced in years in the '90s. Some titles that very few people care about might have 50 variants. (I'm not saying this about your submission just in general.) No one is able to keep up with this insane flow of variants. Because of that we don't make promises. Please don't submit it again, that slows things down. Ron
5/25/2021 Topic: Hero Trade Ronbatman Administrator	It looks like it comes out tomorrow. If it does and we can confirm it, then we will add it to the database. Thanks for the information. Ron
5/26/2021 Topic: Now Recruiting New Administrators and Moderators Ronbatman Administrator	David, Send me an email and we can talk. Ron
5/28/2021 Topic: I think I understand barcodes but this one is odd Ronbatman Administrator	Sometimes this means 00127 - 001 - 1st issue 2 - 2nd print 7 - variant number If an issue produces a lot of variants there isn't enough room in the upc for the number of variants. So they use the last two spots instead of just the last spot. My best guess is that this is the 26th or 27th variant. I believe there was one 2nd print. Ron
5/28/2021 Topic: JHN BYRNE'S FANTASTIC FOUR: ARTIST SELECT Ronbatman Administrator	Fixed Ron I'm not fixed the comic is. Still broken. edited by ronbatman on 5/28/2021
5/28/2021 Topic: Whalesville, Bad Idea Ronbatman Administrator	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/whalesville/pkvxjw Here you go Ron
6/1/2021 Topic: Transformers Escape #2 incorrect cover scans Ronbatman Administrator	That was a weird one. I've deleted the bad scans and uploaded these. Thanks, Ron
6/1/2021 Topic: Verify page 'nope' field messed up Ronbatman Administrator	I'll get our programmer to look at this