Quote from: Trash Queen on Apr 25, 2021, 04:15:56 PM
Judging by the replies, and the rarity of the Alien Trilogy Special Effects book, and the amount of money the Japanese making of book goes for-
And then let's not forget the ridiculous success of the various adaptations of William Gibson's screenplay.
I think people severely underestimate the popularity of a book on Alien³ itself alone.
Hopefully this conversation won't upset you because I know how passionate you are about Alien³, like I am of Predator 2.
But if we judged by replies, Marvel Comics Alien #1 would not have been the great seller it was. (An Alien Trilogy Special Effects book kind of eliminates itself from the equation for also covering Alien & Aliens.) And the Alien³ Japanese book secondary market price is all about supply versus demand. For instance, the Legendary Encounters Predator Deck Building Game goes for twice to three times as much money as their Alien game, but the Alien game sold more and received expansions while their Predator game did not.
Also, we have to factor in that there's a portion of our very own fanbase that would reject anything other than Alien or Aliens in that quadrilogy.
And I wouldnt go so far to gauge William Gibson's screenplay as a "ridiculous" success, but it all goes to the money spent versus money earned. And novels and comic books are a lot cheaper to cover a production budget than these "Making of" books.
To conclude, I'm really not trying to be a bummer here, but just trying my best to be as realistic as I can. Like I don't think there will be a Predator 2 making of book in my lifetime (which has much less of a chance than an Alien³ book), although I have considered writing one myself a few times. But would a publisher even want it, is the question.
