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Weird news from BleedingCool, I discovered it just today:

"Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported how today's Valen The Outcast Joe Jusko 1-200 cover variant was rather… limited. That only 25 were going to qualifying stores who ordered the required amount. And that the rest of the 500 print run would be burned.

Some people thought that was a joke. Well, yesterday, they actually did it. Here we have writer Michael Alan Nelson, Steve Niles and Boom! staffers setting the remaining print run on fire.

Yup, a good old fashioned book burning. And with each flame licking along the stapled edges, those remaining 25 copies get more and more scarce"

here's a video of Michael Alan Nelson burning copies of "Valen the Outcast" #1:

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It makes a strange effect recognizing my pages while they're burning.... sigh!

Teo
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~Cinar Dec 7, 2011  Professional
If that's a business thing, they should've print just 25 copies. Otherwise this looks weird.
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*MatteoScalera Dec 14, 2011  Professional General Artist
yup, probably they've been too optimistic... who knows.
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:icondevonition:
~Devonition Dec 7, 2011  Student General Artist
why would they do that.
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:iconmatteoscalera:
*MatteoScalera Dec 14, 2011  Professional General Artist
it's just marketig choice
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:iconchrismcjunkin:
~ChrisMcJunkin Dec 7, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Wow, so they burned 475 books? That's insane. I mean I get it...they probably had to order the 500 print run as a minimum and this will definitely make the 25 that made it to stores more valuable for those that possess them but man, that's pretty insane.
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:iconmatteoscalera:
*MatteoScalera Dec 14, 2011  Professional General Artist
yup, you're right.
They've made it for that exact reason, but it's still strange.
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~pixelisedmind Dec 7, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Such a bloody waste.
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:iconmatteoscalera:
*MatteoScalera Dec 7, 2011  Professional General Artist
I think they did it just to increase the value of those variant cover copies.
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:iconphilipjeanpierre:
I am confused. Its still OK just to buy and read comics right?
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:iconmatteoscalera:
*MatteoScalera Dec 7, 2011  Professional General Artist
yeah, I think so :D
But after you read them, they explode. So be careful, mate ;)
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