Comments on: *Beanworld — Recommended Series

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:23:45 +0000

Whatever anyone’s willing to pay for them. You can check completed sales on ebay to see if there’s any demand — with new collections coming out, readers may find it easier to get those books instead of old issues. On the other hand, some may appreciate the signatures. In general, though, the comic back issue market isn’t very healthy.

By: christian

christian — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:53:26 +0000

i have the whole set of beanworld all in sleeves(#1-#21 i believe), in near mint condition, and all signed and some of them doodled in by larry marder. any one know how much these are worth?

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:15:20 +0000

[...] The ecological interactions reminded me of Beanworld in the way that an interdependent group of fanciful creatures form a self-fulfilling ecosystem. When talking about this book, I just want to make lists of “wasn’t it cute when they went to the library and Bumperboy turned Bumperpup’s pages for him?” and “I loved the way Bumperpup’s flying chair was like a sidecar” and “grums are adorable, even when attacking!” Those images are what makes the title special; they’ll stick with me as happy memories of the enjoyment I had reading this. [...]

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:07:38 +0000

somehow, when the earlier collections were done, I got volumes 1, 2 and 4. I’ve never yet seen a copy of #3 to purchase. So I would argue that the first four would need to be put back in print first, before moving on to any new collections. And the fact that I never see the collections for sale is a good sign, really. it means that anyone who buys them, keeps them.

one of my favorite con “gets” was from back in the late 80′s, when Larry made real-life Beanworld action figures by drawing faces on dry Navy beans for anyone who asked.

an essential/showcase style collection of this book is long overdue — and it needs to be by a mainstream publisher so this gets out beyond the Diamond ghetto, kind of like how Greasemonkey got picked up by Tor.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:45:10 +0000

Releasing a new collection at this point would be difficult, since I’m not sure the previous are in print and available, and few stores want to carry a book five without knowing that books 1-4 can be acquired. But an Essential is a really neat idea!

By: Ray Cornwall

Ray Cornwall — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:15:36 +0000

Given that they were all black and white (except for the Rob Liefeld Extreme issues), why not put them out in an Essential-style edition? I’d buy that!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:40:19 +0000

I am definitely a member of the I miss Beanworld bandwagon. I used to follow it religiously, and when Larry was made head of Image publishing, I knew that would be the end. Maybe someday he’ll pull a Jim Lee and go back to focusing on his art, crafting a great story.

…and Bill is absolutely right. You’d think it would be a natural idea fit for image to collect up the existing Beanworld issues. Maybe Larry doesn’t think there’s enough interest out there anymore.

By: Bill D.

Bill D. — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:53:59 +0000

Even if he never makes new Beanworld comics, they should at least finish collecting the existing ones already!

By: Greg McElhatton

Greg McElhatton — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:06:29 +0000

*sigh* I really miss Beanworld. A couple of years ago (maybe 2003?) Larry Marder had a new limited-edition Beanworld print for sale at the CBLDF table, which gives me hope that someday… someday…

…maybe…