Doctor Strange (3D+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) [Taiwan]

Nov 11, 2013
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Taipei, Taiwan
Release date: March 3, 2017
Purchase link: JSDVD
Price: NT$1,020

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There comes a steelbook once in a a while that is actually better without a Spine Title and Doctor Strange is one of them. By omitting to add the title, the Steelbook looks like the binding Book from the movie. I find this to be a very thoughtful design to make the book from the movie into the Steelbook Design (as much as they could). This is very creative and adds to how special this little steel is.

The Asian Edition has the embossed jewel on the middle of the steel and the border back and front is embossed as well(North American release doesn't have the embossed Border on back of the Steelbook). Unfortunately the ''back art pattern Design'' doesn't appear to be debossed in any editions.

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There comes a steelbook once in a a while that is actually better without a Spine Title and Doctor Strange is one of them. By omitting to add the title, the Steelbook looks like the binding Book from the movie. I find this to be a very thoughtful design to make the book from the movie into the Steelbook Design (as much as they could). This is very creative and adds to how special this little steel is.

The Asian Edition has the embossed jewel on the middle of the steel and the border back and front is embossed as well(North American release doesn't have the embossed Border on back of the Steelbook). Unfortunately the ''back art pattern Design'' doesn't appear to be debossed in any editions.

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Debossing the back artwork is asking too much and may compromise the integrity of the material. Having an embossed back border is a nice touch.
 
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Debossing the back artwork is asking too much and may compromise the integrity of the material. Having an embossed back border is a nice touch.

well I thought it was gonna be debossed pattern as some said it would be but indeed the pattern is very intricate so I am not surprised that it is not debossed, but just have the debossed border back and front is still nice...and knowing how Best Buys are really lower with the finish I am happy I was able to get the Taiwan edition.

I have been boycotting BB Steels since Future Shop closed, @Zerox had explained to me for ''Marvel North America'' basically the store has nothing to say on the finish and must accept it as presented by Marvel... Plus with the ever so frequent ''Spine Slash'' that comes as a bonus I'd rather not play with fire ;)
 
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well I thought it was gonna be debossed pattern as some said it would be but indeed the pattern is very intricate so I am not surprised that it is not debossed, but just have the debossed border back and front is still nice...and knowing how Best Buys are really lower with the finish I am happy I was able to get the Taiwan edition.

I have been boycotting BB Steels since Future Shop closed, @Zerox had explained to me for ''Marvel North America'' basically the store has nothing to say on the finish and must accept it as presented by Marvel... Plus with the ever so frequent ''Spine Slash'' that comes as a bonus I'd rather not play with fire ;)

The Taiwan steelbook has a better finish compared to the BB steelbook? The BB has zero finish.
 
do you have both? if so can you post a picture together to see how different they are, i'm in the hunt for a better release since the BB feels like not good enough for me...

Almost identical in design except for the embossed border on the back and the glossed finish on the steelbook. The BB steelbook has zero finish and no embossing on the back. As a bonus, the Taiwan steelbook includes a PET slipcover.