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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 19:29:26 GMT -5
According the DC's announcement at NYCC...
and more info...
I understand wanting to make #1000 special (Jim Lee mentioned doing 100+ variant covers at one point), but I am not sure how I feel about this. Most of the hardcore audience is habitual buyers who are likely not going to want to break up their runs, so this feels a bit like exploitation, and it may turn away interest form casual buyers who will suffer form sticker shock, but I am also an advocate for trying new formats that are more bang for the buck than a $5 floppy. I just don't think a $30 msrp is going to help sale sor drum up interest on this one.
-M
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 24, 2017 19:35:25 GMT -5
It sounds like you're going to get a boat load of content for that price though so I don't think it's an unfair price.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 19:53:02 GMT -5
It sounds like you're going to get a boat load of content for that price though so I don't think it's an unfair price. But there's opportunity cost too, I mean if I am a comic buyer on a budget (and who doesn't have a budget these days) how do I get an extra $25 for my budget, which 5 or 6 books do I not buy that month? If I am a retailer, where do I come up with the extra cash to stock this issue. If I have 10 pull customers and 5 shelf customers and order 5 extra shelf copies for my shop of Action, those 20 copies coast me $40 at Diamond's prices on the typical 50% discount. But to stock the same number of copies of #100 I have to lay out $300 (an extra $260) on the assumption all my regulars are going to shell out the extra $25 for it, and if I am wrong, I'm out a ton of money if I had room in my buying budget to accommodate the extra $260, and if I don't have room what books am I not going to order for my shop that month? That's a a lot of extra cost and risk you are asking your retail partners to take on, especially coming in a down period for sales where cash flow is probably very tight for them (as it is for many small businesses). If I were a retailer I would probably cut my orders that month to preorders only and not do shelf copies to minimize my risk and cash flow squeeze. -M |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 24, 2017 20:06:50 GMT -5
It sounds like you're going to get a boat load of content for that price though so I don't think it's an unfair price. But there's opportunity cost too, I mean if I am a comic buyer on a budget (and who doesn't have a budget these days) how do I get an extra $25 for my budget, which 5 or 6 books do I not buy that month? If I am a retailer, where do I come up with the extra cash to stock this issue. If I have 10 pull customers and 5 shelf customers and order 5 extra shelf copies for my shop of Action, those 20 copies coast me $40 at Diamond's prices on the typical 50% discount. But to stock the same number of copies of #100 I have to lay out $300 (an extra $260) on the assumption all my regulars are going to shell out the extra $25 for it, and if I am wrong, I'm out a ton of money if I had room in my buying budget to accommodate the extra $260, and if I don't have room what books am I not going to order for my shop that month? That's a a lot of extra cost and risk you are asking your retail partners to take on, especially coming in a down period for sales where cash flow is probably very tight for them (as it is for many small businesses). If I were a retailer I would probably cut my orders that month to preorders only and not do shelf copies to minimize my risk and cash flow squeeze. -M I can definitely see the issue(no pun intended) from a retailer's perspective as that's a large financial gamble to make on their part, with a lot of capital invested in a single issue which may or may not be a big seller but from your average comic buyer? I don't really see any real qualms as most of us already buy trades or hardcovers on a regular basis and this isn't out of that price range. It might be a moot point though as on the official announcement on their website it looks like there will apparently be the hardcover AND an over sized issue which I imagine will be substantially less than 30 bucks. I could be wrong though, but from the way they spaced out the announcement about Action Comics #1000 from the description of the hardcover and the bit about " In March 2018, DC will publish several special titles to honor the milestone" it certainly looks like there will be options available. |
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 25, 2017 5:55:11 GMT -5
I'm sure there will be different editions.
For example, they'll strip out all the extras and publish a lower end version with the story by Tomasi, Jurgens, Johns and Donner, probably as an extra large issue more than $ 4 or $ 5, but much less than $ 30.
I'll be getting that mega edition though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 6:32:44 GMT -5
I definitely want to check into this and see which one is best for me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 8:02:29 GMT -5
I will get the special edition. Glad they are going all out for Action Comics 1000!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 8:19:18 GMT -5
I'm getting the mega/special edition and my LCS has put me on a list so I can acquire a copy of it and he said it will be great way to celebrate Action Comics #1000 in a hardcover edition. I just can't wait for it.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Oct 25, 2017 9:26:20 GMT -5
168 pages is 7 issues worth.. so $29.99 isn't bad... it's not great (I'd rather $19.99 myself) but it isn't terrible. Fables did something similar, where the last issue was it's own trade... it was essentially a double sized final issue with 10-12 vigettes tying all the loose ends, which was fantastic.
1000 is an anniversary rather than an ending, but I can picture something similar... a double-triple sized in-continuity story, then a bunch of cool special stuff, like one shots shorts from various creators, pin ups, etc.
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Post by String on Oct 27, 2017 13:19:52 GMT -5
It's an amazing milestone and if DC is going the extra mile to honor it with all the bonus material, then I have no problem spending the extra money to buy such an edition.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 13:27:35 GMT -5
I'm sure there will be different editions. For example, they'll strip out all the extras and publish a lower end version with the story by Tomasi, Jurgens, Johns and Donner, probably as an extra large issue more than $ 4 or $ 5, but much less than $ 30. I'll be getting that mega edition though. According to DC there will be both, an extra sized comic & the HC. Action #1000 |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 19, 2018 19:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by Duragizer on Jan 20, 2018 17:43:30 GMT -5
The cynic in me believes the return of the trunks'll be a one-time marketing ploy which'll be immediately abandoned/ignored in following books.
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Post by Randle-El on Jan 21, 2018 2:01:20 GMT -5
Mostly, except for the cuffs on his sleeve. I guess they have to do something to give the movies a little bit of a nod. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 29, 2018 22:02:35 GMT -5
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