Marvel Business Practices Discussion

[thecrimson]

some internet sites sell comics way cheaper and theyre not hard to find. If you want to support your lcs, get a pull list. My store gives me 20% off for having a pull list.

Same here. I order online from The Goblin's Cavern, and books at 2.99 are 2.10 for me and books at 3.99 are 2.80.

[Rasputin9977]

Same here. I order online from The Goblin's Cavern, and books at 2.99 are 2.10 for me and books at 3.99 are 2.80.

You can get them cheaper at dcbservice.com. I would love to support my LCS on a monthly basis but comics are too expensive these days.

[thecrimson]

You can get them cheaper at dcbservice.com. I would love to support my LCS on a monthly basis but comics are too expensive these days.

Really? Sweet.

I don't have a LCS anywhere near me, explaining why I order online :p

[charlesthehammer]

Same here. I order online from The Goblin's Cavern, and books at 2.99 are 2.10 for me and books at 3.99 are 2.80.

Doesnt shipping invalidate any usefulness these services have? I guess it could work if you buy a large number of books but small pull lists it would be useless.

[Rasputin9977]

Doesnt shipping invalidate any usefulness these services have? I guess it could work if you buy a large number of books but small pull lists it would be useless.

Yes if you have a small pull list it wouldn't save you much. I have mine shipped once a month and I think shipping is around $6-7.

[Home made ectoplasm]

You can get them cheaper at dcbservice.com. I would love to support my LCS on a monthly basis but comics are too expensive these days.

What about the one in your signature? It suggests that is better.

[oldschool]

Yeah. Because it's the internet that's the one in trouble.

Are you seriously implying Marvel is "in trouble"??

Are you for real, RD? Please, please tell me you were kidding.

[Rasputin9977]

What about the one in your signature? It suggests that is better.

It sure is, for back issues.

[RDMacQ]

Are you seriously implying Marvel is "in trouble"??

Are you for real, RD? Please, please tell me you were kidding.

The publishing division? Probably, given recent events.

Sorry, but I don't have a lot of confidence in a company that goes through a series of layoffs and canceling several projects, some before they are even distributed.

[josh straightedge]

Yes if you have a small pull list it wouldn't save you much. I have mine shipped once a month and I think shipping is around $6-7.

This is the same way I do it too. I am patient enough for once a month shipping. Books are too much. It sucks not to support the local shops but the product is too pricey and I get way more for my money now.

[oldschool]

The publishing division? Probably, given recent events.

Sorry, but I don't have a lot of confidence in a company that goes through a series of layoffs and canceling several projects, some before they are even distributed.

So....what do you foresee for Marvel when you say that they are "in trouble"? I am truly interested, hell, outright fascinated at your take on this.

[timeismoney]

They act like people never gel laid off but it happens everyday or that thing never get canned but it happens in TV everyday but only when marvel does it that are in trouble of going out of business boy people on the web are funny.

[RDMacQ]

So....what do you foresee for Marvel when you say that they are "in trouble"? I am truly interested, hell, outright fascinated at your take on this.

I don't "forsee" anything. I can contrast previous instances where Marvel made layoffs and in similar situations where companies have made layoffs and can hypothesize that things probably aren't all that rosy for the company. When you lay people off, in many instances it's because the company didn't make the profits it planned on making and needs to make some cuts to keep things afloat.

The only think I can possibly guess would happen is that there wouldn't be a lot of expansion for the immediate future. If things REALLY get bad, I would guess that Disney would step in to take a greater economic hand in the company to help make it more profitable.

[Spaced]

I am not sure if this was mentioned in one of the many #AvX threads or one of the Axel-in-Charge threads, but has it been made clear what the "Event Structure" will be this year? I just remember seeing a statement from someone at Marvel that it would be different due to feedback from readers but have not seen anything on how it will be different.

From what I've seen on CBR it's a main series of 12 biweekly issues plus a preview issue. Then every X-Family & Avengers book (except the Assembled movie themed book) for the six months will be a tie-in.

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From what I've seen on CBR it's a main series of 12 biweekly issues plus a preview issue. Then every X-Family & Avengers book for the six months will be a tie-in.

According to Bleeding Cool (so, y'know, grain of salt), it's mainly the "core" books of each franchise. Brevoort's said Thunderbolts won't cross over.