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It reminded me of Bill Keene's Family Circus comic strips when Bill went on vacation. Little son Jeffy would do the strip that week and would be little more than stick figures. The storyline was...

So I buy the Batman Inc. 8 issue and finished reading it in about 2 minutes. How can you call what is in this comic, as well as any other Grant Morrison book, writing? What little dialogue in it is...

OH I dunno. Maybe from the fact that when Volume 1 of The Invisibles started to really 'tank' (not that it was a huge commercial success anyway) Morrison asked his readers to participate in a...

The one article I read stated that Damian gets killed by his 'brother', a clone. A quote from Morrison:

“What we did was turn this little monster into a superhero. He's a little brat, but he's a...

Anyone else see this as Morrison flipping off DCs creative team on his way out the door? I can almost hear him saying "I brought this character into this world and I will take him out so no one else...

then I guess you don't understand the concept behind variant covers. Only reason publishers run variants or limited runs is to boost sales and collectability of the comics. Many times it is the...

For the readers I anticipate this to be hit or miss. For the collectors this is a feeding frenzy. Variant issues of Quesada's sketch cover are going for $300 minimum on eBay. Full 8 variant sets...

This IMO is one of the few comics that Marvel got right in the re-launch. The Fantastic Four were always explorers first - heros second. The added dimension of the cellular decay gives the...

I don't see where these artist/writers have any grounds for complaints. It is a pretty simple concept. If a company hires you to do work for them, regardless of what it is, it is the property of...

I think Slott and Marvel got what they wanted out of the story. The shock value alone, whether positively or negatively viewed by the current readership, will at least get the bulk of the current...

DC already made the announcement that Grifter and Blue Beetle were going away. You will see Grifter pop up here and there in other titles (Team 7) and Blue Beetle is going to be in the new title...

E. Wilson:

The anology between food and entertainment (comics) is a solid one. Both are highly subjective and when quality of either declines the consumer will stop using it. If you want to...

To E. Wilson:

My anology is not deeply flawed. It is based on years of evaluating consumer behavior, not just by me but economists world wide. Where it may not apply to you (which is unlikely)...

Why will the cost only be short run? Because with the loss of each small business means:

- less competition and greater pricing
- fewer jobs, locally and nationally, so higher unemployment and...

Entirely too many posters are focusing just on the economics. The point is not just what the customer can or cannot afford right now.

- when fewer buyers are able to buy/afford your item you lose...

Yes the dumbass OP should have used the term bi-weekly or double-shipped. Crap I am the OP my mistake.

Many posters have turned this into a Wahhh party about affordability. That is just 1 point...

What is the definition of Insantiy? Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. True this model has been around for a long long time. Did not make it successful then and it...

I so wanted this one to be good. Liked each of the characters in the line up from other work. Steve Dillon's artwork is flat and childish. C'mon 400+ mobsters lining up like sheep to the slaughter...

Yet one more person that missed the point Mayo was correctly making. By using a "churn based model" Marvel, and DC with their New 52, are not creating long term readership. Spiking sales with a...

One of the main goals of any business is sustainability. In comics, as with any periodical, it is all about keeping and attracting readership. The Marvel NOW! approach is not going to attract a...

Arrrggggg

I haven't read these yet. I set them aside in a nice little corner of my collection and have resisted the urge to peek. I wanted to just lose myself one day in the whole tale!!! ...

Budweiser = InBev = Belgian
Coors = MolsonCoors = Canadian
Miller = SABMiller = British

You want them back?

there are in Jan & Feb but not nearly the pace at which they are doing it in Nov-Dec.

I know that most of the sales were fueled by all the Skottie variants!!!!

Here is what plenty of people are going to overlook when reviewing these numbers:

Marvel NOW! All New X-Men #2 which was released in Novmber did not make that list. I know as a collector I...

I am in touch with the concept of inflation. Increasing costs by 532% ($9 year subscription - $.75/comic times 12 to $47.88 year subscription - $3.99/comic times 12) is absurd. Now double that...