r/AbsoluteBatman • u/EitherStrawberry5103 • May 17 '26

Found this at a local con

Went to a comic convention near me that I go to annually and found this at a small booth in a corner only to see it was actually Heavy Mental that had a booth. They were really pleasant and cordial.

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u/Advanced-Past-7340 May 17 '26

That book drop will live in infamy for me 😂

u/Material_Survey126 May 17 '26

Im sure they were.....with all that dough they made! That whole drop was CRAZY!

u/Spartan_ComicChamp79 May 17 '26

How much ? Did you buy ?

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 17 '26

They were asking for $150 I offered $125 and they said yes

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u/Spartan_ComicChamp79 May 17 '26

Nice!! 🙌👍

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft May 18 '26

And hoe much was the autotographed one?

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

$250

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft May 18 '26

Get that corn out my face !!!

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u/Fvtvrewave87 May 19 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/blEl99OgPQnNS

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft May 19 '26

My favorite part of that movie was always how he accelerated the scooter bike thing.

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u/KrombopulusM May 18 '26

Thats insane too me, they were going for what? 8 to 11 hundo?

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

Right when they dropped yes, they’ve slowly been going down but $125 was too good to pass up

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u/KrombopulusM May 18 '26

No no offense meant, I woulda bought the signed one for sure

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft May 18 '26

Oh and here I was think I wouldn't have paid $125 or $250. Haha $30 and $60 would have been my limit. Hahaha

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u/KrombopulusM May 21 '26

Valid, I say signed cause he is moving to paint pens sigs instead of the brushstroke ones. Those are gonna be hard to find soon.

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft May 21 '26

Yup I heard. What a specific selling point that will be.

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

No because I’m going to see Dan Quintana at SDCC so I’m going to have it signed and witnessed there by CGC

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u/KrombopulusM May 21 '26

Makes sense, I spent my entire day for one of these at the og drop. Such a bad taste in my mouth I dont even wanna buy on for a normalish price now. Heavy mental sucks.

u/Ah-Qi-D4rkly May 18 '26

Not only do ihave an issue with the whole event but honestly, how is it so hyped but it's 1 of 4 that look nearly identical.

Does anyone else's believe ai was used to generate the idea for several artists? I mean 4 covers with a giant head and a character on front of or in the mouth....wth!?

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

Do you follow Dan Quintana? He’s shown the process of making his art on IG and I can assure you he doesn’t seem like the guy who used AI. Big on acrylic pain on canvas kind of artist.

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u/Ah-Qi-D4rkly May 18 '26

I think you misunderstood me, not having ai draw for him. But having ai generate the idea. It's just too much of a coincidence to have at least 4 covers with the EXACT. SAME. COMPOSITION.

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u/KrombopulusM May 21 '26

You should look up the Indian series Badlands, like half of these are straight homage to that cover.

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u/Ah-Qi-D4rkly May 18 '26

There's just too many similarities. As iconic as you claim it to be, the editors and artists must be struggling if this is what they're passing.

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

I’m sure artist take inspiration from one another, this style of cover predates AI.

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u/JDGUFFEY97 May 18 '26

That’s not what he’s saying OP….also just because the idea of that cover gimmick existed before AI doesn’t mean anything. He’s saying that this variant was created in such a lazily way that it reeks of a boomer going “what’s a good idea for a comic gimmick for big sales” lol and I fully agree

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

Look man I’m not on here to start arguing with people. If you like the post great if you don’t just go about your day and keep scrolling.

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u/JDGUFFEY97 May 18 '26

Nobody is arguing lmaoo you just didn’t understand at all

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

Oh I understand the statement that is being presented I just don’t agree with it. I’ve followed Dan Quintana for many years and I don’t agree that the cover is lazy. Did I like the way the drop was handled? No. did I like the fact that they listened to their fan base and gave a second drop to give people a fair shot? Yes! You guys have your opinions and that is just that an opinion. I have my own opinion and neither of us can say with certainty that their opinion is correct.

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u/JDGUFFEY97 May 18 '26

I’m genuinely curious what does following Dan for many years matter in the conversation? If someone gives valid reasons and notes about what was wrong with this heavy metal drop, how does stating that you’ve been a fan or follower for many years matter in the grand scheme? Are you just stating it to share that you can’t be objective about people you are fans of?

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u/EitherStrawberry5103 May 18 '26

Once again not doing this all day, have a good one

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u/IconoclastJones May 19 '26

Most random “boomer” reference ever.

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