Set Description:
Welcome to CGC’s MOST-AWARDED TWD Deluxe set
Introduction
From October 2020, Image Skybound reissued The Walking Dead (TWD) comics in full colour as The Walking Dead Deluxe (TWDD). Dave McCaig coloured Tony Moore's and Charlie Adlard's original TWD covers (marketed as cover B) and comic art. With two new issues published each month, it will likely be the end of 2028 when the final issue #193 is re-issued.
I was so happy to have a letter I had written feature in Letter Hacks of TWDD #67. I now feel officially a small part of the TWD universe.
New Covers
For this series, David Finch created a new cover (marketed as cover A) coloured by McCaig for each issue, also #1 Sketch, #7 Sketch, #1-12 Second Printing / Virgin Sketch / Gold foil (CVL) and Red Sketch foil (CVL), 52 Variant, and 53 Variant.
For the first time, Charlie Adlard created covers for issues #1-6, all of which are shown below. In the original TWD series, the first six covers were created by Tony Moore, with Charlie taking over from #7.
The series also features new covers by guest artists Julian Totino Tedesco (1-2D, 8-9C, 11C, 13C, 15C, 17C, 19C, 23-5C, 27-9D, 31D, 34E, 36-7D, 40D, 42D, 46-51D, 55D, 58D, 59D, 61D, 63D, 66D, 67D, 69D, 70D, 74D, 75D, 77D, 83D, 90D, 100D), Arthur Adams (1E, 2E, 3D, 10C, 19D, 27F, 53D, 54D, 55E, 59E, 70E, 92D, 100E), Dave Rapoza (13-18C/D), Ethan Young (14D), Tillie Walden (16D), Rob Liefeld (19F), Mel Milton (19G), Chase Conley (19H), Karen Darboe (19 CVL, 89 SDCC Full Dress, Full Art, and Foil), Andrei Bressan (25-30C/E), Adriano Lucas (25-30C/E), Daniel Warren Johnson (27GH/ECCC), Mike Spicer (27), Mike Del Mundo (31C-36C), Stephen Platt (37C-42C), Pablo Rivera (43C-48C), Tula Lotay (49C-54C), Tonci Zonjic (50F), Andy Kubert (50G), Brad Anderson (50G), Francis Manapul (55-60C), Stephanie Hans (61-66C), Conor Hughes (67-72C), J. H. (James) Williams III (73-78C), Joe Quesada and Richard Isanove (75E), Greg Capullo (75F), Mateus Santolouco (79-84C), Annie Wu (85-90C), Sean and Jacob Phillips (91-96C), Mattia de Iulis (97-102C), Yasmine Putri (100G), Simon Bisley (100H), and Derek Hunter (100I); as well as other new covers by Charlie Adlard (19, 25, 27 and 27LCS/foil, 34, 38, 42, 50, 53, 100F).
My Set
My set was the first CGC Registry set created for this new series. Every comic in my set has been graded by CGC at 9.8, 9.8SS, or higher.
Notes
Note 1. I have an extensive TWD comic collection. Please look at my original CGC Registry set Just Love the Walking Dead here.
Note 2. CGC Awards:
• On 23rd July 2021, I was delighted to win the inaugural CGC Registry Best Set award for this set. It felt fantastic to be able to say that I was the first to hold the #1 spot for this set!
• On 29th July 2022, I won four Best Set awards, including the 2022 Award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the second consecutive year
• On 21st July 2023, I won seven Best Set awards, including the 2023 award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the third consecutive year.
• On 26th July 2024, I won nine Best Set awards, including the 2024 award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the fourth consecutive year - I’m still the only collector to have ever held this award for this set.
Note 3. I passed the 2,000 points threshold on 24th February 2024.
Note 4. This set received its 275th viewing on 23rd September 2024. Thank you for looking :-)
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