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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 18, 2024 13:41:48 GMT -5
I would love to see some alternative universe where Marvel and/or DC dropped down to, say 5 titles a week. Would people just buy everything? Would they be mad? How would it effect sales, would those books sell more, because that's all there is?
If I could buy all of Marvel's output for $20 a week, I'd probably do it... especially if the stories actually hung together reasonably well like the old days of actual continuity and references to old stories.
I mean, people get all exciting when they do stuff like the Ultimate universe, right? (of course it doesn't last, but...) They never went all the way with making that the only game in town though.
Spider-Man in Avengers never bothered me... while he professes to be a loner, he also is the king of team ups, and sure is a social butterfly, and is always front and center in the big event. I think it makes alot of sense for him to be there. That story where he tried to join because he realized there was a pay check? One of my favorites, and , IMO, that was the time to pull the trigger. I think they just wanted him separate for marketing.
Wolverine annoyed the crap out of me. MULTIPLE stories exist where the main conflict is whether or not its ok to kill the bad guys... one of which with Hawkeye happened WHILE WOLVERINE was on the team.
I know, Cap was in WWII and all, but that's different. (incidently, Captain America knowing Wolverine in the 40s also annoys me... the world isn't so small).
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 18, 2024 18:09:48 GMT -5
I followed wrestling as a teenager and have occasionally watched PPV's since. I couldn't imagine watching a modern wrestle mania, though... that's half a bloody weekend! RAW actually made the news this week for dropping back to 2 hours as fans were put off by the length. Why the powers that be in most industries don't agree less is ever more, I'm not sure. Leading me to my next statement.... I know it’s as old as the hills because the likes of Superman and Batman always had multiple titles, but it just felt like too much during the Triangle Era - when they added Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, I just wondered why anyone would want 52 weeks of Superman a year (a member here, whose posts always make me smile, would probably question why we need *any* Superman comics a year). I know it’s about what sells. If Marvel could sell 4 or 5 Doctor Strange books a month, I know they would. If the market can support a lot of Deadpool or Spidey titles, I get it. But quality over quantity is preferable for me personally; of course, I know they’re not producing comics solely for me. As popular as Moon Knight has gotten recently, I'm surprised that Marvel's been relatively modest with the output (Black, White, and Blood, City Of The Dead, and a few one shots) probably knowing that while the book is selling good, it's still kind of a c-list book that can't really afford to be stretched thin I was also surprised a year or so ago that Captain America had two mainline books, one for Sam and one for Steve. IDK, as much as I love Cap, it's not a well that I want to see run dry, but the team did a good job I think Also, as much as I love Green Lantern, it doesn't need to have a bajillion on-goings like it did during the 00's and the 10's
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