Thunderstorm Books

[Sock Monkey]

Congrats on the new car. Hopefully, you didn't get raked over the coals too bad as the prices right now are a bit ridiculous!

Thanks! Prices on cars are ridiculous but I'm going to be commuting for school now so we needed something more reliable. We were looking for something used, but prices are so ridiculous in this area, even high mileage used cars are going for $20k+. Ultimately we decided on a new 2024 Subaru Crosstrek. So far I like it.

[RonClinton]

You can pick them up on the aftermarket for decent prices. Bad Moon had some listed at one point on eBay for like $50-55 a pop. Paul hasn't offered the latest four books to the public yet, so maybe could start with newest books.

I toy with that idea every now and then...perhaps someday I'll weaken. At the moment, it seems tough to overcome...even at $50 or so a pop, that's almost a $1000 for the series thus far.

[Sock Monkey]

Beautiful. I really screwed up by not jumping on the Splatterwestern series at the beginning..too late now, almost twenty volumes in.

You can pick them up on the aftermarket for decent prices. Bad Moon had some listed at one point on eBay for like $50-55 a pop. Paul hasn't offered the latest four books to the public yet, so maybe could start with newest books.

[RonClinton]

Beautiful. I really screwed up by not jumping on the Splatterwestern series at the beginning..too late now, almost twenty volumes in.

[Sock Monkey]

Got my Thunderstorm orders today! Man, those things came fast! Happy to add a few more books to the Splatter Western set and also love the new lettered edition of DARK KIN by the Lansdales!
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[Sock Monkey]

I'm jealous! Very much looking forward to receiving my shipping notice for the Splatter Westerns!

I'm sure they're coming your way soon. Paul's been on a shipping kick lately it seems.

[sholloman81]

Got shipping notices for both the next four Splatter Westerns and the next lettered edition!

I'm jealous! Very much looking forward to receiving my shipping notice for the Splatter Westerns!

[Sock Monkey]

Got shipping notices for both the next four Splatter Westerns and the next lettered edition!

[Sock Monkey]

I go back and forth on dustjackets. I do enjoy a nice dustjacket, but I equally enjoy books sans the dustjacket and nice looking boards. I don't think a book either having one or not is a deciding factor at all for me. Obviously, what the art or design on the boards are dustjacket do play into that decision-making.

I will go on the record and say that the non-traycased lettered editions that CD was doing for a while are some of my favorite lettereds by CD. I actually still wish that they made them. They might have been a little more popular if a slipcase had been included, but I know that the reason for no case was to move them along in production a lot faster.

[RonClinton]

I just have a hard time purchasing books without a dustjacket. It's a me thing!

A me thing as well. Even if I could shoehorn the Numbered Suntups into my budget, I honest prefer the Artist/Classic editions with dustjackets. I know I'm being an irrational traditionalist by preferring the lesser edition to the one with higher productional materials and design, but <shrug> it is what it is. Same reason the leather(ette?) lettered that CD was doing for a while held no interest. If a jacketless deluxe is the only edtion available, ala Folio Society, then I've no problem...it's when there's an alternate jacketed edition in the mix that my desire typically turns elsewhere.

[sholloman81]

Looks like we're two different sides of the same coin. I'm in for the Screaming Cacti as I've been buying all of those. However, I did pass on the Black Voltage title, at least for now. It sounds interesting but we just bought a new car this past Saturday so, you know, budgets...

Totally get it as the BV book is a pure impulse buy for me.  I just couldn't pass on some Kaiju horror. The Screaming Cacti line always tempts me, but I just have a hard time purchasing books without a dustjacket. It's a me thing!

Congrats on the new car. Hopefully, you didn't get raked over the coals too bad as the prices right now are a bit ridiculous!

[Sock Monkey]

Anyone grab either of the July offerings? I passed on the screaming cacti as I'm not collecting that line, but I did grab the new black voltage. Never heard of the author, John Baltisberger, but the book sounds fun and I'm deciding to give it a blind buy!

Looks like we're two different sides of the same coin. I'm in for the Screaming Cacti as I've been buying all of those. However, I did pass on the Black Voltage title, at least for now. It sounds interesting but we just bought a new car this past Saturday so, you know, budgets...

[sholloman81]

Anyone grab either of the July offerings? I passed on the screaming cacti as I'm not collecting that line, but I did grab the new black voltage. Never heard of the author, John Baltisberger, but the book sounds fun and I'm deciding to give it a blind buy!

[Sock Monkey]

Just received my copies of Tyler Jones' "Heavy Oceans", Edward Lee's "Mr. Tilling's Basement & Other Stories", & Michelle Garza's & Melissa Lason's "Slaughter City". Can't wait to dig into these soon. They turned out great!

Yeah, Paul is shipping like crazy right now. I just received DEAD EYE Book III, which looks great. I'm hoping he'll get around to shipping more of the lettereds soon, including the Splatter Westerns.

[sholloman81]

Just received my copies of Tyler Jones' "Heavy Oceans", Edward Lee's "Mr. Tilling's Basement & Other Stories", & Michelle Garza's & Melissa Lason's "Slaughter City". Can't wait to dig into these soon.  They turned out great!