Walking Dad
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They resurrected Ryan Choi??
Also a bit funny strange that Anmal Man is the horror and Frankenstein the action title
Also a bit funny strange that Anmal Man is the horror and Frankenstein the action title
DC Comics Reboot
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Villano
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Okay, some more news:
Another DC editor has quit (man, the reboot's been hard on them). This time it's Rex Ogle.
Also, DC has just cancelled the fifth TPB of their recent R.E.B.L.E.S. series (which really ticks me off because I was collecting them
).
On the "good news for DC" front, they beat Marvel again in October sales. 42.47% to Marvel's 29.1% of the market in dollars and 50.97% to Marvel's 30.29% in units sold.
I haven't seen any sales numbers yet, but supposedly this was the best month in comic sales since 2009. I've heard that even Marvel's numbers are up. However, I'd still like to see the numbers just to know what sort of drop off there's been since the #1s and #2s (plus, how many of those sales were reprints of the previous months #1s).
In related news, Marvel has decided to follow DC's lead with a same day and date digital release of their comics. They are going to release them gradually, with all titles (except licensed and MAX books) available by next March.
Another DC editor has quit (man, the reboot's been hard on them). This time it's Rex Ogle.
Also, DC has just cancelled the fifth TPB of their recent R.E.B.L.E.S. series (which really ticks me off because I was collecting them
).On the "good news for DC" front, they beat Marvel again in October sales. 42.47% to Marvel's 29.1% of the market in dollars and 50.97% to Marvel's 30.29% in units sold.
I haven't seen any sales numbers yet, but supposedly this was the best month in comic sales since 2009. I've heard that even Marvel's numbers are up. However, I'd still like to see the numbers just to know what sort of drop off there's been since the #1s and #2s (plus, how many of those sales were reprints of the previous months #1s).
In related news, Marvel has decided to follow DC's lead with a same day and date digital release of their comics. They are going to release them gradually, with all titles (except licensed and MAX books) available by next March.
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Nellisir
Hero
Hrm. I bought JLA #1 and wasn't interested enough to buy #2. I bought Stormwatch #1-2 for nostalgia, but frankly, the merger of Wildstorm into DC doesn't do anything for me. I didn't like the last few "phases" the Wildstorm U. went through, but still...I feel like they just threw it all out, the good and the bad.
Not a lot of room for Mister Majestic in a universe that already has Superman, Apollo, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and Captain Marvel. It's crowded at the top end of the scale.
<sigh>
Not a lot of room for Mister Majestic in a universe that already has Superman, Apollo, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and Captain Marvel. It's crowded at the top end of the scale.
<sigh>
Walking Dad
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Different tastes. I love the Wildstorm bits this far. JLA could introduce the characters a bit faster IMHO, but I think Stormwatch is fine.
Where did you spot Mister Majestic?
BTW, the DCU is old enough to be crowded on any power tier. Alone the bat family, Wildcat, Mr Terrific, Green Arrow... crowd the Street Tier pretty much.
And Marvel isn't shy on heavy hitter either. But it's icons are Spiderman and Captain America, two lower power tier heroes.
Where did you spot Mister Majestic?
BTW, the DCU is old enough to be crowded on any power tier. Alone the bat family, Wildcat, Mr Terrific, Green Arrow... crowd the Street Tier pretty much.
And Marvel isn't shy on heavy hitter either. But it's icons are Spiderman and Captain America, two lower power tier heroes.
Villano
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The digital plot thickens... a while ago, DC signed a deal to exclusively release some of their graphic novels through the Kindle Fire and now Marvel has announced they are doing the same with the new Barnes & Noble Nook tablet.
That probably explains why Amazon just had a huge sale on a bunch of Marvel GNs.
That probably explains why Amazon just had a huge sale on a bunch of Marvel GNs.
Nellisir
Hero
I didn't. Nor do I expect to anytime soon. I agree that they have a lot of hitters at any level, which is why I don't expect to see him come back anytime soon.
Villano
First Post
The actual sales numbers for October have been released. The article also has a link to September's sales (and previous months) for comparison.
Interesting. Some books dropped a little, and a few even gained.
In August, before the reboot, Marvel sold 2,842,633 books and made $10,025,458.82. Now, they sold 2,413,010 books and made $8,728,249.90.
In the same period, DC sold 2,350,104 books for $7,906,367.96. And now 4,256,253 books for $13,272,055.02.
DC has nearly doubled sales, and Marvel has taken a loss.
Interesting. Some books dropped a little, and a few even gained.
In August, before the reboot, Marvel sold 2,842,633 books and made $10,025,458.82. Now, they sold 2,413,010 books and made $8,728,249.90.
In the same period, DC sold 2,350,104 books for $7,906,367.96. And now 4,256,253 books for $13,272,055.02.
DC has nearly doubled sales, and Marvel has taken a loss.
Dire Bare
Legend
Great. So multi-house comic fans now gotta own a Kindle and a Nook. I really don't like proprietary deals like this.
Walking Dad
First Post
Better them going electronic than extinct...
Kobold Avenger
Legend
I'm still about getting dead trees at the moment, there's a comicshop near where I work so I simply just prefer printed comics already, and I don't feel the need to get a tablet unless it's a full-featured one.
Also those exclusivity deals have caused a few dealers to stop selling comics, even if the exclusivity deal was only for a limited time.
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