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CBR News · 11-13-2009, 10:25 AM

CBR checks in with retailers to see whether DC's "Blackest Night" ring promotion fueled sales for last week's tie-in "Doom Patrol" #4 and what to expect this week as both "R.E.B.E.L.S." and "Booster Gold" get the ring treatment.

Full article here.

Sean Walsh · 11-13-2009, 10:27 AM

"This article has been removed."? That's a new one...

Den · 11-13-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean Walsh

"This article has been removed."? That's a new one...

*Gasp* It's lost in time!

KevinTBrown · 11-13-2009, 10:36 AM

DC Bolsters Sales with Ring Promotion article..... RISE!

General Grievous · 11-13-2009, 11:58 AM

Lost in time. Indeed.

CBR News · 11-13-2009, 01:02 PM

CBR checks in with retailers to see whether DC's "Blackest Night" ring promotion fueled sales for last week's tie-in "Doom Patrol" #4 and what to expect this week as both "R.E.B.E.L.S." and "Booster Gold" get the ring treatment.

Full article here.

The Batman · 11-13-2009, 01:04 PM

There we go.

KevinTBrown · 11-13-2009, 01:05 PM

Hm.

Not nice with the deleting of posts......

superchick · 11-13-2009, 01:21 PM

I didn't get a ring with my R.E.B.E.L.S despite buying from Forbidden Planet UK, first day of release. I didn't see any about but there were at least 25 copies on the shelf alone. My guess is they sold them separately and people who bought GLC snapped them up leaving the fans who actually buy the relevant books shafted.

Artificial idiot · 11-13-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by superchick

I didn't get a ring with my R.E.B.E.L.S despite buying from Forbidden Planet UK, first day of release. I didn't see any about but there were at least 25 copies on the shelf alone. My guess is they sold them separately and people who bought GLC snapped them up leaving the fans who actually buy the relevant books shafted.

Probably. It's what they were doing with the Blackest Night #1 promo rings in London when I went in there - Bungled them together with Blackest Night #0 and the BN postcards that you could pick up for free when the event was announced for about £3. Poor show on their part, I thought.

The Crime Dentist · 11-13-2009, 02:13 PM

My local shop is charging $4 for each ring over and above the price of the book. I politely told them to take a hike.

Den · 11-13-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR News

CBR checks in with retailers to see whether DC's "Blackest Night" ring promotion fueled sales for last week's tie-in "Doom Patrol" #4 and what to expect this week as both "R.E.B.E.L.S." and "Booster Gold" get the ring treatment.

Full article here.

Ah ha! There it is

Interesting article. Are we as comic book readers really so driven by cheap publicity stunts that the best way to sell comics that we might never ordinarily buy is to attach inexpensive plastic merchan...
oh SHINEY!
Want!

Sean Walsh · 11-13-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Den

Ah ha! There it is

Interesting article. Are we as comic book readers really so driven by cheap publicity stunts that the best way to sell comics that we might never ordinarily buy is to attach inexpensive plastic merchan...

To be fair, I read DOOM PATROL #4 and was interested in what was going on behind the Blackest Night veils. I wanna give #1-3 a try now. Same goes for REBELS (bought #7, 8 and 9 this week, and now I wanna buy back to #1).

So in that respect: the promotion works.

Den · 11-13-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean Walsh

To be fair, I read DOOM PATROL #4 and was interested in what was going on behind the Blackest Night veils. I wanna give #1-3 a try now. Same goes for REBELS (bought #7, 8 and 9 this week, and now I wanna buy back to #1).

So in that respect: the promotion works.

Sorry, sometimes my desire to look clever overrides my ability to be smart :o

And, of course, you're right. Others have said much the same about the Doom Patrol promo, and since I was getting it already but was worried about it getting canceled, I'm actually glad to have any new readers on board.

I'll probably give Adventure #4 a shot because I've heard good things about it AND the Blue Ring is just so tempting

Superbeast · 11-13-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Crime Dentist

My local shop is charging $4 for each ring over and above the price of the book. I politely told them to take a hike.

You should report them to DC Direct Sales department then, the rings only cost 16 cents per ring to the retailer and they are meant to be freebies anyway.

http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/about/?action=contact

11-13-2009, 10:27 AM	#2
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11-13-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
CBR News Mild-Mannered Reporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,447	CBR: DC Bolsters Sales with Ring Promotion CBR checks in with retailers to see whether DC's "Blackest Night" ring promotion fueled sales for last week's tie-in "Doom Patrol" #4 and what to expect this week as both "R.E.B.E.L.S." and "Booster Gold" get the ring treatment. Full article here.

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superchick Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: birkenhead. UK Posts: 487	I didn't get a ring with my R.E.B.E.L.S despite buying from Forbidden Planet UK, first day of release. I didn't see any about but there were at least 25 copies on the shelf alone. My guess is they sold them separately and people who bought GLC snapped them up leaving the fans who actually buy the relevant books shafted. __________________ BRAINIAC 5: MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN THE MULTIVERSE

11-13-2009, 10:25 AM	#1
CBR News Mild-Mannered Reporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,447	CBR: DC Bolsters Sales with Ring Promotion CBR checks in with retailers to see whether DC's "Blackest Night" ring promotion fueled sales for last week's tie-in "Doom Patrol" #4 and what to expect this week as both "R.E.B.E.L.S." and "Booster Gold" get the ring treatment. Full article here.

11-13-2009, 10:36 AM	#4
KevinTBrown My give a damn's busted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicagoland! Posts: 8,209	DC Bolsters Sales with Ring Promotion article..... RISE! __________________ The floggings will continue until morale improves. ~ anonymous Everybody has a right to have an opinion, no matter how wrong they might be. Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. ~ John Stuart Mill

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The Batman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,346	There we go.

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The Crime Dentist Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 346	My local shop is charging $4 for each ring over and above the price of the book. I politely told them to take a hike.

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