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Well, I was undecided for a long time as well, but I went ahead and bought it. In order to make up my mind, I've been reading books from the Valiant HB Bundle and so far I have really enjoyed everything I've read (Shadowman, The Eternal Warrior, Quantum & Woody, and my favorite so far: Archer & Armstrong).

I have skipped all the other Dynamite bundles, expecting a HB Dynamite bundle that would better fit with their previous offerings, but so far it hasn't happened. There may or may not be another Valiant bundle that covers the complete Armor Hunter event and The Delinquents TPB (the two main selling points for me), but I know I am going to read this stuff and enjoy it, so the price seems very reasonable.

I don't expect Comixology to ever offer all this content for such a low price.

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ET3D: Looks like the sale is still on. Anyway, I read House of the Worm, and it's okay, nothing great but not terrible either. Should have been continued, it's basically an introduction to the world.
Thanks for the feedback. It's appreciated, especially since it's difficult to find opinions on these books.

By the way, DC has announced that September 26, 2015 is Batman Day. I hope we'll get to see lots of nice sales.
Post edited September 13, 2015 by Andanzas
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Not sure if I'm glad I have this thread favorited or not. Might not have realized the groupees bundle was expiring today and thus might not have surrendered to temptation.

After all, these days I'm just reading comic strips. Namely, Bloom County from the HB, awesome awesome stuff. :)
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Andanzas: Well, I was undecided for a long time as well, but I went ahead and bought it. In order to make up my mind, I've been reading books from the Valiant HB Bundle and so far I have really enjoyed everything I've read (Shadowman, The Eternal Warrior, Quantum & Woody, and my favorite so far: Archer & Armstrong).
Thanks for reminding me of the HB Valiant Bundle. I guess it's time I started reading Archer & Armsrong.
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Geddes17: Last day of the Groupees Valiant Bundle - and I'm still undecided ... According to a reading order I googled, it looks like the Humble Bundle covered the whole Act 1 of the "Valiant universe" plus parts of Act 2. The Groupees Bundle contains parts of Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3 (including the whole Armor Hunters event, as was pointed out already) but there are still parts of Act 2 missing. Man, I really can't decide. Maybe it's better to wait for another Humble Valiant Bundle that directly continues the first one?

I hate decisions! ;-)
Well Groupees gives Physical comics as well (which Humble doesn't offer)
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Geddes17: Last day of the Groupees Valiant Bundle - and I'm still undecided ... According to a reading order I googled, it looks like the Humble Bundle covered the whole Act 1 of the "Valiant universe" plus parts of Act 2. The Groupees Bundle contains parts of Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3 (including the whole Armor Hunters event, as was pointed out already) but there are still parts of Act 2 missing. Man, I really can't decide. Maybe it's better to wait for another Humble Valiant Bundle that directly continues the first one?

I hate decisions! ;-)
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letsmaybeLP92: Well Groupees gives Physical comics as well (which Humble doesn't offer)
Aye very true! I Must admit the physical rewards that Groupee's give out - esp for their highest bidding winners always surprises me how generous they are and yet how low the prices are; likely because its not as high profile as Humble - best jump on now when one gets the chance with the Groupees!
And I would prefer the physical comics - but the shipping costs to Germany (over $100 + customs) are definitely too high for me ...
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Andanzas: Well, I was undecided for a long time as well, but I went ahead and bought it. In order to make up my mind, I've been reading books from the Valiant HB Bundle and so far I have really enjoyed everything I've read (Shadowman, The Eternal Warrior, Quantum & Woody, and my favorite so far: Archer & Armstrong).
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ET3D: Thanks for reminding me of the HB Valiant Bundle. I guess it's time I started reading Archer & Armsrong.
Well, Archer & Armstrong probably can't compare with Fables, but they are good fun, like an 80s action movie. IIRC, the first 2 volumes included in the HB offer a somewhat satisfactory conclusion, while the ending of the third and last volume included in the HB is more frustratingly open, so it might be a good idea to read only volumes 1 and 2 unless you don't mind buying the 14 or 15 remaining issues to know what happens next.

Quantum & Woody, on the other hand, seems to include the whole run (I am still reading Volume 2 at the moment).
Thanks to Bob at DVDTalk for typing this up: For an extended Marvel Monday, Comixology has a sale on Ultimate Spider-Man running through Thursday the 17th; all issues are 99 cents each.

Ultimate Spider-Man #1-133, Annual #1-3
Ultimate Six #1-7
https://www.comixology.com/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Sale/page/8092
DC/Vertigo's weekly sale is celebrating 20 years of the fantastic series, Astro City. Save up to 67% with 79 $.99 singles until 9/21/15.
https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-Sale/page/8082

Astro City (1995-1996) 1-6, issue #1 is free
Astro City (1996-2000) 1/2, 1-22
Astro City: Local Heroes (2003-2004) 1-5
Astro City: The Dark Age Book One (2005) 1-4
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two (2007) 1-4
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Three (2009) 1-4
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four (2010) 1-4
Astro City (2013+) 1-22
Astro City: A Visitor's Guide
Astro City: Samaritan
Astro City Special
Astro City: Silver Agent 1-2
Astro City: Astra 1-2
Astro City: Beautie

Another Bloom County sale from IDW, 50% off the volumes collecting the entirety (except the brand new ongoing strip of course) of Bloom County, Opus, and Outland until 9/21/15.
https://www.comixology.com/Bloom-County-Sale/page/8081

Bloom County volumes 1-9 at $4.99 each
Opus and Outland at $5.99 each

Be careful, because you may own all of these in that past Humble Bundle.
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letsmaybeLP92: Well Groupees gives Physical comics as well (which Humble doesn't offer)
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overread: Aye very true! I Must admit the physical rewards that Groupee's give out - esp for their highest bidding winners always surprises me how generous they are and yet how low the prices are; likely because its not as high profile as Humble - best jump on now when one gets the chance with the Groupees!
Very true. Valiant is only on its first go around. Once guys like IDW and Dark Horse jump in, stuff might get more pricey and end up being much more preview-like (like Humble does)
But then again, perhaps these comic publishers see Groupees as a small sale site, so they are willing to give more at a more reasonable price.
Post edited September 16, 2015 by letsmaybeLP92
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TrevorWilliams: Opus and Outland at $5.99 each
Thanks for this. I only BTA in the HB but should probably correct my mistake.
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overread: Aye very true! I Must admit the physical rewards that Groupee's give out - esp for their highest bidding winners always surprises me how generous they are and yet how low the prices are; likely because its not as high profile as Humble - best jump on now when one gets the chance with the Groupees!
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letsmaybeLP92: Very true. Valiant is only on its first go around. Once guys like IDW and Dark Horse jump in, stuff might get more pricey and end up being much more preview-like (like Humble does)
But then again, perhaps these comic publishers see Groupees as a small sale site, so they are willing to give more at a more reasonable price.
I think for comics the key is that something like a bundle site is an ideal way to get people into a whole range of comics. Dynamite put a lot into their bundles and as a result they've got a slew of different comics with people interested! Were it not for the $200 voucher they gave in as well I'd already be a paying customer on their site as I try to complete some collections and continue reading what I've started. Of course the voucher money won't last forever and then they've got several new customers buying direct into their current series.

I think its also a neat way to kickstart some interest into long-running series. Some people (myself included) like to read things in order and sometimes when you've a long running series the back-log is so huge that it dissuades many from getting started. A Bundle site lets them put a huge block of things into a single easy purchase; even if it doesn't have "all" of it it will often have enough that people feel happy to fill in the few gaps to get the rest; whilst the bundle lets them get a big chunk of stuff all in one go to get hooked.
Groupees is hosting a very limited bundle run of Dyamite (127/200 left as posting):

https://groupees.com/badgirls

Chastity #1-6
Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson: Moon Called #1-4
Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #1-4
Red Sonja - Break the Skin
Vampirella - Halloween Special 2013

Minimum $5 Dollars

Formats: PDF, EPUB, CBZ
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letsmaybeLP92: Groupees is hosting a very limited bundle run of Dyamite (127/200 left as posting):

https://groupees.com/badgirls

Chastity #1-6
Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson: Moon Called #1-4
Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #1-4
Red Sonja - Break the Skin
Vampirella - Halloween Special 2013

Minimum $5 Dollars

Formats: PDF, EPUB, CBZ
Obviously my previous post disappeared because of GOGs technical problems right now, so again in short: "Moon Called" was already bundled before, the rest seems to be "new". But is it worth $5 to me? Hmm ...
New freebie at Comixology.
https://www.comixology.com/Five-Weapons-Chapitre-1-gratuit/digital-comic/288620

New freebie at Dark Horse.
https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/6290.the-fateful-8-volume-2-red-bull-e-sport-custom/

New week in the Marvel Firsts sale adds the recent Thor and She-Hulk #1s.
https://www.comixology.com/Marvel-Firsts-Sale-Up-to-75-off-for-a-limited-time/list/8110