Help with a project on comic purchasing

**jagoessling** · 11-04-2012, 10:59 AM

I'm working on a short presentation where I have to survey a community of readers about their purchasing habits, and decided to look into the reasons why comic book readers might pick Marvel/DC books over creator-owned. If you all could help me out and spend one minute answering a few poll questions on the link below, it would be a huge help. Thanks!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TG5PNYP

**dupont2005** · 11-04-2012, 01:37 PM

I don't think I read five ongoing monthly comics. I read zero from Marvel or DC. So the survey was pretty much impossible to complete.

**jagoessling** · 11-05-2012, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by dupont2005

I don't think I read five ongoing monthly comics. I read zero from Marvel or DC. So the survey was pretty much impossible to complete.

I guess I should have said its for new comic buyers. Either way, that shouldn't affect the 3-4 questions I'm really interested in.

**dupont2005** · 11-05-2012, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by jagoessling

I guess I should have said its for new comic buyers. Either way, that shouldn't affect the 3-4 questions I'm really interested in.

Oh I read new comics. Many of them are bimonthly, quarterly, annually, or under no set schedule though. Walking Dead might be the only monthly comic I read.

**Sabrina_Fried** · 11-05-2012, 08:47 PM

I was able to come up with 5 monthlies, but just barely. Most of the comics I read these days don't follow a monthly schedule, and I read my comics in TPBs these days anyway. And then of course there are the comics that are supposed to be following monthly schedules, but don't, for whatever reason.

**dupersuper** · 11-06-2012, 05:08 AM

Even not counting trades, I was fine. I have way more than 5 monthlies I'll buy as long as they're being published.

**Kareem** · 11-06-2012, 10:02 AM

done

msg too short blah blah

**goof** · 11-06-2012, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by dupersuper

Even not counting trades, I was fine. I have way more than 5 monthlies I'll buy as long as they're being published.

I'm in the same boat.

**jagoessling** · 11-06-2012, 08:06 PM

Don't worry about having to be too honest, I'm basically looking at breakdowns between DC/Marvel and other, and within DC/Marvel looking at movie franchise-based characters/groups (Batman, X-Men, etc) vs more marginal characters/groups (Animal Man, UCXF). Thanks to all who respond, I'm getting close to the # I need.

**Hulk_Is** · 11-06-2012, 08:40 PM

I just voted in your poll too.

**tonythelion** · 11-08-2012, 06:14 AM

Done it, hope it helps!

**jagoessling** · 11-08-2012, 08:37 AM

Thanks everyone! I'm processing the results right now.

If anyone wants to help provide a quote for two questions I forgot to include: 1) What do you enjoy about going to your local comic shop? 2) What are your feelings towards digital comics?

I'm trying to throw in a little bit about LCSs and the future of comic sales.