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Permalink Reply by Matt M. 9 hours ago

Thanks for posting. It looks like the “exclusive” announcement of this release was through AIPT, where they state that Volume 1 will be signed by Groening and include a “unique original sketch.” The listing on the Abrams site doesn’t mention a sketch but does show a Groening signature and Bart sketch on one of the front interior pages. 

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Permalink Reply by Jason H 8 hours ago

Thanks Keith for posting yesterday!! I purchased 2 last night with the code but seems they changed it now to 1 per order

Thanks Matt for posting this info. A sketch with the autograph makes this way more appealing. I've wanted to add something like this to my collection since I was a kid. The opportunity never came up until now. I just purchased a 3rd to use as a cut but also just in case they decide to cancel one or both of the first order. I haven't bought much at retail this year so I can afford to splurge. This is a pretty huge deal and I do not mind if I end up with all 3 at all especially if the sketches are different. 

You both are awesome for posting awareness. Kind of surprised this isn't sold out already. Definitely worth it at $245 a pop with the code. For today's order, I went with adding Gillian Anderson for $21 after the coupon. My wife is a huge xfiles fan and she seemed to have signed a blank page at the bottom corner for that one. Lots of space above to print whatever picture I'd want.. 

Here's a link for Gillian if anyone needs something to add other than Amy Schumer

https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/more-signed-edition_9781419795473/

Here's an example of one on ebay

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Permalink Reply by Matt M. 8 hours ago

No problem and yeah, thank you to Keith.

I’ve cut back too and talked myself out of it when I first saw it…but in researching a bit, I found that announcement and decided to go for it considering the possibility of a sketch. I really hope that’s a real example and not a mock up. And from what I can tell, that page is typically blank on the unsigned edition. 

I reached out to Abrams earlier today for details but have not heard back. 

Yeah, I’m kind of surprised it hasn’t sold out yet either. There doesn’t appear to be a real-time count on the inventory as you can add a seemingly infinite amount to cart. However, at some point earlier today, they added a “limit one” message when you try to proceed with more than one in your cart. (It wasn’t there last night). 

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Permalink Reply by Jason H 2 hours ago

I ended up buying a 4th. So crazy but I have this weird feeling they might cancel my first order of 2. Ill probably end up with 4 lol. Might not be a bad thing if Groening sketches a bunch of different characters, but ouch to my wallet. 

These are already on eBay. With 500 signed, ill take a guess that 100 will hit eBay before Christmas. The first listing is set at $825. Bet they will go down to $500 and maybe even $450 for the aggressive sellers who just want a small profit quick. We shall see though. These need to sell out first. I haven't watched a new episode in the last decade and no clue what the fanbase is like anymore. My daughter claims to love the simpsons but has no desire to actually watch when I put it on. Shes still a bit too young though 

Not sure how many people know about its roots to National Lampoon. When The Simpsons was being developed into a half-hour sitcom,  co-developer Sam Simon purposefully recruited heavily from the Harvard Lampoon. 

Many writers were brought on from that crew including of course Conan O'Brien. Very similar to how SNL was created.. Of course those were the classic Simpsons seasons. A major reason of why they were so special. So much has changed since then and looking it up now, viewership was 20 million early on. Now its around 2 million. It will be interesting to see how these play out on the secondary market. 

https://ebay.io/m/O0wrW7

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