Voting with your wallet

[Bo Bo]

So lately this thought has been sort of simmering in my brain (thinking, dangerous I know) and I want to know what you all think. Usually when something controversial happens in comics you hear/read people saying that they will vote with their wallets. We also hear this from the company themselves to some extent that whether we buy something or not is the ultimate vote consumers have.

The thing is we're also told that we should wait until the story has played out to have the full effect. Now I know that the publishers obviously want us to buy, but then the question is what's the proper way to vote with our wallets?

Take the case of One More Day (just because it's the most recent example I can think of, replace with status quo changing event of your choice). We were asked to give it a shot and read it until the end. Then Brand New Day comes along and we were told to give that a shot to see how we like the status quo.

At what point is not buying the title appropriate to send the "message you want". Not buy OMD from the beginning because of what you hear. Drop OMD mid-point and not buy again? Buy OMD but not Amazing Spider-Man anymore? Drop amazing, but risk getting the message confused with I don't like the creators on the book (or vice versa)?

[Pink Bat Maxine]

At what point is not buying the title appropriate to send the "message you want". Not buy OMD from the beginning because of what you hear. Drop OMD mid-point and not buy again? Buy OMD but not Amazing Spider-Man anymore? Drop amazing, but risk getting the message confused with I don't like the creators on the book (or vice versa)?

Drop it as soon as it suits you to.
The companies aren't gonna offer convenient 'dropping off' moments. :p

[Bo Bo]

Drop it as soon as it suits you to.
The companies aren't gonna offer convenient 'dropping off' moments. :p

I realize that, I was thinking more of when's the best time to get your mesage across to what you don't like. Again taking spiderman as an example, I don't like the idea of their new status quo, but I do like who they put on as the creative team. So is boycotting one more day but picking up the new amazing good enough to imply that? Or is the best we can do by dropping a book is telling the publisher, I don't like it anymore, fix it somehow....

Meh it's late, I'm tired, I'm probably way overthinking this....

[sk716]

So lately this thought has been sort of simmering in my brain (thinking, dangerous I know) and I want to know what you all think. Usually when something controversial happens in comics you hear/read people saying that they will vote with their wallets. We also hear this from the company themselves to some extent that whether we buy something or not is the ultimate vote consumers have.

The thing is we're also told that we should wait until the story has played out to have the full effect. Now I know that the publishers obviously want us to buy, but then the question is what's the proper way to vote with our wallets?

Take the case of One More Day (just because it's the most recent example I can think of, replace with status quo changing event of your choice). We were asked to give it a shot and read it until the end. Then Brand New Day comes along and we were told to give that a shot to see how we like the status quo.

At what point is not buying the title appropriate to send the "message you want". Not buy OMD from the beginning because of what you hear. Drop OMD mid-point and not buy again? Buy OMD but not Amazing Spider-Man anymore? Drop amazing, but risk getting the message confused with I don't like the creators on the book (or vice versa)?

The minute you're displeased and feel like you've wasted some of your monthly comic budget on a book you aren't enjoying is probably a good time.

[Sabrinaset]

If you don't like it, just stop buying it, and just read the CBR reviews on-line. That's what I did with Countdown. And I have plenty of other things to spend my money on ... like ammo, batteries, payoffs, stuff like that!

[sk716]

If you don't like it, just stop buying it, and just read the CBR reviews on-line. That's what I did with Countdown. And I have plenty of other things to spend my money on ... like ammo, batteries, payoffs, stuff like that!

Malpractice insurance...

[Sabrinaset]

Don't you have a DC Direct line you're supposed to be getting into Wal-Mart?

[Night Swordsman]

Bree and Shellybean hit it on the head. If you are disliking the book,drop it. If you LIKE it,but others are saying to drop it,then listen to yourself first,others second.

The best person to listen to on what comics to buy is YOU.

[Sabrinaset]

All my spare money goes towards my Planet Karen subscription, and ....

Wait a minute ... it's free?!? Okay, WHERE is my money going???

[Alan Lynch]

The minute you're displeased and feel like you've wasted some of your monthly comic budget on a book you aren't enjoying is probably a good time.
That's how I look at it. I've never had a problem dropping books I don't enjoy. Every run is going to have it's duff issues, but when it reaches a point where those outnumber the enjoyable ones then you really should be keeping your money.

OMD/BND doesn't really affect me, since I haven't paid for a Spider-Man book in years. I left with Jenkins.