Gen13 Appreciation/Discussion Thread

[NixNightingale]

My boyfriend is really into Gen 13 comics. He has the whole series, except for a handful of the different issues of #1. Our 1 year anniversary is coming up and I want to find these for him as a surprise. I tried nonchalantly asking rndom facts about the issues, and I could only get a limited amount of information without making him suspicious. I believe he said there were about 15 different covers for this issue.(?) Could anyone give me the names of the covers so I know I'm not getting the wrong ones... or so I know that people on Ebay aren't pulling my chain? Any info you can give would be a tremendous help. Characteristics of the covers and/or pictures would be great as well...

Thx,
~Nix

 

[Elijya]

your best source for minutia like this is usually www.milehighcomics.com

in fact, they have an entire section, dedicated to the varient covers of #1 (I'm, fairly certain it's #1 of the first ongoing series and not the original miniseries)

btw, don't trust MHC prices for comics they don't have instock, there're almost always inflated, which is why they're always on "sale" when they are instock (the "sale" price is usually close to what you would expect to pay at a comic store or on ebay). But still, Mile High is probably your best place to find these specific issues

they also have seperate listings for "signed" versions of comics. Ignore these, you can just as easily meet the creators at conventions and have them sign it as payhowever many extra dollars for their signed versions (plus, it's much cooler to actually meet the people)

ok, so, according to http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=list&title=34686623206&snumber=1 we have...

there is a 3D cover they don't have a pic of, but they say they have in-stock

there's cover 1A, called "Charge" which they have in stock. I think this is thje most common one

this is cover 1B, which they call "Thumb Up". They have a normal and a signed instock

there is a cover C which they do not have a picture of but say they have in stock. IT's called "Lil Gen" so I assume it's probably kid versions of the group

this is the chrome cover.

the chrome cover was avilable as signed by one of 4 artists: Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Brandon Choi, or Alex Garner. These covers were not available unsigned. MHC has none os these instock, but list a NM value of $120 for all but the Jim Lee signed on. The Jim Lee signed one they have valued at $146

 

[Elijya]

this is cover 1D with title BARB (likely for barbarian) they don't have any instock, but list the value as $20

they list a 1E cover, but don't have a picture of it. It's title is SPD GRUN and they have it in stock. You can email them to ask what the cover looks like if you'd like to compare it to the ones you know your boyfriend has


this is cover 1F, which they have in stock

this is cover 1G, which they don't have in stock

cover 1H, none in stock

cover 1 I. instock

 

[Elijya]

cover 1 J, called DOLL. in stock

cover 1 K, called VERT. instock

cover 1 L, instoick, but not in nearmint condition

This is the sketch cover, as you can see, it's mostly blank. This was likely given out at a convention or appearence of one of the creators with the intention that the creators would either isgn their names, or draw something for the person who brought it up to them. There are different values for if it is untouched, signed, or has a sketch on it. Currently, there are none in stock. This may be the hardest one to find

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and, that should be them all! hope that helps

 

[Anubis]

Jesus Christ thats a lot of f**king covers.

 

[Elijya]

yeah, whenever you wanna give marvel or DC **** for alternative covers, jsut come back here and you'll shut your mouth

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, but it's not really a fair comparison since Image represented everything that was wrong with comics in the '90s for a long time...

 

[Elijya]

that's true and it's not. For one thing, Image more firmly established the concept of creators with contol over their creations, and were the first company to take a legitimate chunk of market share to compete with the big two, marvel and DC

and then on the other hand, you have artists with no respect for writers, controlling everything, and valuing substance over style. Gen 13 came after the initial flood of the other Image titles, and wasn't as bad as earlier first year Image titles

 

[SpideyInATree]

I have this one. That is definitely a blast from the past for me...I remember those covers at the comic store I used to go to and deciding which one I wanted.

It wasn't a bad series from what I recall of it. I'm pretty happy that they are going to be putting out a new one with Gail Simone as the writer, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Dwarf lord]

I really like Simone, so I'm thinking about getting the new series. What is Gen 13 about?

 

[Guy Gardner]

This is the sketch cover, as you can see, it's mostly blank. This was likely given out at a convention or appearence of one of the creators with the intention that the creators would either isgn their names, or draw something for the person who brought it up to them.

This seems like a really cool concept, though I can imagine it was a pain in the ass for whatever artist was at the show.

 

[Elijya]

I really like Simone, so I'm thinking about getting the new series. What is Gen 13 about?

it's kinda/sort of similar to X-Statix in tone and theme, though not quite as tongue in check.


this'll tell you more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen13

 

[NixNightingale]

Thanks for your help guys... especially Elijya. I really appreciate it!
<3

 

[aaasss1]

Ok, I have all the image gen 13 comics up to about 30 or so I believe and the mini series comics released around the same time. Now what I want to know is what came after the image comics, when did wildstorm start making them, what number are they even up too now?

I would really like to catch up on the series, BTW I have NO wildstorm Gen 13's. If anyone has any insight I would appreciate it.

Thanks

 

[KingOfDreams]

All I know is that Wildstorm cancelled the book a few years ago.

 

[Anubis]

And now they're bringing it back written by Gail Simone later this year.

 

[1987olds442]

These are the issues under the DC/Wildstorm not including mini/one shots

GEN 13 (1999-2001)
37-77

GEN 13 (2002-2003)
0-16

 

[KingOfDreams]

And now they're bringing it back written by Gail Simone later this year.

Yeah, that's right. I'm looking forward to it. Now if only we could get Cybernary back. I'm not sure how many of you have read both of those minis. One was under Image and one under Wildstorm. I only read the Image one but it seemed to me like the character could definitely carry an ongoing series.

 

[Anubis]

 

[Silver Sable]

Who's that?

 

[Anubis]

Cybernary

 

[aaasss1]

Wow, great answers. Hey 1987olds442, where did you get that info? Is the 0-16 have a subtitle or just gen 13? Anyone know a good place to find these wildstorm issues?

BTW, im glad to hear they are bringing gen 13 back what else has gail simone written?

 

[Anubis]

Villians United, Deadpool, Agent X, Birds of Prey, and currently shes doing a six issue run on JLA Classified. And of course, other stuff.

 

[1987olds442]

Wow, great answers. Hey 1987olds442, where did you get that info? Is the 0-16 have a subtitle or just gen 13? Anyone know a good place to find these wildstorm issues?

BTW, im glad to hear they are bringing gen 13 back what else has gail simone written?

I use http://www.comicspriceguide.com/ to keep track of my comics, and I just looked up the DC/Wildstorm issues there

The issues 0-16 are just listed as Gen 13 vol. 3

I just noticed that there was a Gen 13 Fantastic Four crossover in 2001

GEN 13: FANTASTIC FOUR (2001)

 

[Silver Sable]

And there was a Spidey one too