Fogel's Update, where is it?

[Visitor Q]

I don't even recall it was so long ago but I know I was charged at that time, in other words, Dan has my $$$.

Jason

[Brother J]

What was the original release date if some people were doing pre-orders in May 07?
That's not too cool...  I'm sure the costs of putting the book together have risen sharply over the last year.  That isn't a fun position Dan's in.  How much were the pre-orders?

Not sure what the original release date was going to be, but I thought I had originally heard it was to be ready for San Diego 2007. The pre-order cost was $12. I know because I still have my Paypal receipt (fat lot of good it would do me now).

[Reverend]

I seem to remember it being targeted for the 2007 Comic-Con, too.

[Visitor Q]

Maybe he got the 0 and the 7 mixed up?

2070?

Jason 

[Reverend]

In the year 2525 . . .

[mrbillscomix]

Is the new guide supposed to show updated pricing on specific books/titles and also have a section on mini-comix?  I would be curious what the value Dan shows on some of those.  I know the print runs are very small on most of them.  I've seen copies sell on ebay for $5-50.  I didn't get into many deep discussions on mini-comix with Clay.  I'm not even sure how many he made. I know it was quite a lot. Dan's new book must not be very thick if pre-orders were $12.  I think the other guide was $30. If he used the same font as Overstreet, he could same a lot of space but that tiny print is getting harder to see every year. 
Who's going to be on the cover this time?  Nina Hartley? Teri looked pretty good for surviving a bad wreck.

[Reverend]

I've heard it's Annie Sprinkles taking a piss on John Holmes' schlong. You know, a retro cover.

All kidding aside, he should have used a smaller font, but oh well. The prices a lot of those minis have sold for is all over the place. I'm more than a little curious to see how he prices them.

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

The prototype update he showed me at Con didn't have a photo cover, was actually a good choice.  It will have more pages than originally planned and the font will be smaller.

[bdcues]

Just got an email from Dan and he says about a month.

[trunch59]

In the year 2525 . . .

If Man is still alive...

[Visitor Q]

Just got an email from Dan and he says about a month.

Yeah, a month from what date of what year?

Jason

[awillis]

If Annie Sprinkles can survive........

[over40artist]

Bdcues is right, the supplement is probably about a month away. I'd give it a few additional weeks to get through the printing and binding process and out to the collecting public. No need to hold your breath; we'll all have it no later than Halloween!

And like 50c said, the font will be smaller. Quite a bit smaller.... (but not Kennedy small!) I think everyone will be pleased by the scope of the supplement and how Dan manages the tricky aspect of pricing the crazy minis. We know prices have been all over the map over the years.

The supplement will be the same as the FUG: There will be plenty of people who bitch and moan about its shortcomings, but it will be an important first step in building a comprehensive price guide that serves our tiny little corner of the comic book world (which nobody else even cares about). As I have said for two years, I am grateful that Dan has the thick skin to survive the slings and arrows of our faithful sub-culture, and I expect that in the future the FUG will evolve into a guide that none of us could have imagined just three years ago.

[dr_s]

I helped him a little with the mini prices at the show. At least, on my suggestion,  he put a Corben character on the cover. How you can have a jam of 20 or 30 ug characters ,representing the major artists, without Den mystified me.

[stage52]

" A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"