http://www.newsarama.com/28751-marvel-going-head-to-head-with-dc-s-midnight-rebirth-launch.html
>DC's Rebirth kicks off with the release of DC Universe: Rebirth on May 25, and the publisher is doing a special Midnight release program with retailers for what they're billing as "DC Universe Rebirth Day" - but now, they have some competition.
>On Thursday, Marvel Comics notified retailers that they will be allowed to sell all of its May 25 books at midnight as well. Books solicited for that week include Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, Nighthawk #1, and Star Wars #19.
>Say what you will about Marvel co-opting DC's event, but if it saves some second car rides to local comic book shops on Wednesday, the Earth will thank them.
>Neither DC or Marvel could be reached for comment.
Midnight releases for comics are kind of dumb, but this is still a dick move on Marvel's part.
Thoughts, /co/?
Is it a dick move? That's not what I took from that at all.
I don't really understand what a midnight release is supposed to mean. Do DC and Marvel actually restrict LCSes from opening at any time they want? And for DC at least Comixology already uploads at midnight PST so there's nothign different that could happen on the digital side.
>>81594461
I can see why itd be interpretted as Marvel trying to cuck DC but its actually a good idea. If anything it means more people will go to it as opposed to just waiting till the daytime since they get both Marvel and DC
>buying one shots
>buying Marvel
>buying anything at a Midnight release instead of waiting a few hours and getting a good nights sleep
>>buying
DC better watch out, NIGHTHAWK is gonna clean house!
This seems slightly petty on Marvel's part but it's also probably handy that customers can get their books and not have to come back later so eh
Man Marvel loves to bully DC
With that said midnight releasing comics is fucking stupid
>>81594461
Really all it might do is bring more people to what will still be a DC event.
>>81594461
Seems fine with me. Just means that people can pick up their pull lists that night without having to come back the next day. Saves you a trip.
Though looking at what Marvel books are on my pull for that day, only ones are Totally Awesome Hulk and Starbrand/Nightmask. Might pick up Nighthawk. So there's really nothing hype worthy that would get me to run out and get that night.
>>81594461
>DC does midnight sale
>Marvel tries to muscle in on it
>readers respond by buying books from both publishers due to sudden convenient sale by both
OOPS. It's almost like the majority of people who actually read comics don't give two shits about company wars or something.
>>81594940
Yeah, I'm happy about this. I wasn't actually planning on going to that midnight release thing because I would have to return the next day to pick up the rest of my pull, but now I'll actually go to it since I can just get all my stuff then.
Well, except for Prophet: Earth War but knowing Graham, it'll probably get delayed anyways.
>>81594564
This guy gets it.
>>81594461
As someone who buys both marvel and DC, cool. I get to buy them both earlier, I guess?
Midnight releases are kinda stupid though.
People buy comics at midnight? Really? Like... go to the store in the middle of the night to buy comics? The fuck?
>>81594564
THIS
>>81595141
This is only the second time I can think of where this has ever happened, the last time being the New 52 launch.
>>81594564
>not buying books you like to help keep them afloat
>>81595141
>#1
>variant
>in future it'll worth twenty million bottle caps
My guess, anyway.
>>81594461
Is DC going to get to the point where they are restarting/rebooting/rejuvenating every 2 years?
Theres just no real way to make great-grandpa's characters "fresh: AND keep their corporate icon status.
You can no more update Superman than you can Mickey Mouse.
>>81595182
>liking comics
>not wanting the industry to crash and burn for pushing SJW propaganda
Wow, this place really is /co/mblr.
>>81595203
That's what a pull list is for. The guys will pull an issue aside and save it for me when I feel like picking it up the next day. I don't know anyone who could be so ecstatcially excited over a comic book that they'll wait in line outside a comic shop to grab an issue at midnight just so they could read it ASAP.
>>81595223
You mean like Marvel and their semiannual relaunches?
>>81595223
They've had continuity cleanups every 5-10 years since COIE. And it's not a matter of making things fresh.
>>81594461
>Say what you will about Marvel co-opting DC's event, but if it saves some second car rides to local comic book shops on Wednesday, the Earth will thank them.
Newsarama sucking Marvel cock? Gee, what a surprise.
>>81594461
Star Wars alone will crush Rebirth. Can't wait for the "Marvel is the best, slaps DC shit once again!" articles.
>>81595223
I just realized there are two different iterations of the Legion of Super-Heroes in this image. Huh.
Although, one of them is Threeboot. Ugh.
>>81595225
>MUH SJWS
Just, shut up already.
>>81594461
desu i'm hype for this if solely because of the legacy sub-story johns talked about. intro to blue beetles with johns writing ted and jaimie
>>81595223
This is bait right? Rebirth isn't even a Reboot. constant onslaughts of new #1s weren't even pushed by DC outside the New 52, they were heavily pushed by Marvel causing the market to transform to what it is now.
>>81595335
No, I'm not talking about renumbering at all. I don't give a shit about renumbering, or that people will have an entire longbox filled with various #1 issues of Bat-comics.
I'm talking about universe resets, and DC's mistaken idea that their cape and jammies stuff will be relevant again if they just "shake things up" or turn Batman into Ebony Iron Man.
As someone who's not a company drone, I like it.
I don't need to go twice to get my comics.
>>81595223
The problem with Superman is that some writers try to make him into something he's not and then get confused why fans have a problem with their version of him.
>>81595432
Rebirth is a renumbering and some creative shuffling
>>81595432
>It's only bad if DC does it
>>81595473
For what raisin?
>>81595529
To make you love Marvel, duh.
>>81595294
Not when they reach their ultimate form and make every character a Batman sidekick.
>>81595549
Then they should scrap all X-books and give me ones I will like.
>>81595529
DCYou sales were bad
>>81595569
>Implying this didn't happen 2 decades ago.
You didn't notice?
>>81595591
>they should scrap all books whose movie rights are not at Disney
Oh, it's you.
>>81595600
Deservedly. Did they fire everyone involved? Or did they just play musical chairs with titles?
>>81595656
>>81595716
Sure am glad Nightwing launches in July.
>>81595529
To better facilitate increased trade production
>>81595759
>>81595807
>>81595819
>implying webcomic losers are right, ever
>>81595832
Hi Stillwell.
>>81595878
>the truth hurts me
>>81595716
>>81595759
>>81595807
>>81595832
Oh, will you two just make out already? Goddamn.
>>81595908
>boo hoo he hates my webcomics!
Apply for a job at Marvel; they're so progrssive that they will hire any hack.
>>81595941
Don't worry, the DC hater already broke. Going bac to my Valiant books.
>/co/ will buy Marvel crap to spite DC
>>81595223
It's cool.
>>81596013
>/co/
>BUY comics.
>>81595425
Rebirth's a continuity clean-up. Not as drastic as Flashpoint, but it's still going to change some things.
>>81596105
Who's gay this time?
Will it be Flash. to align things with the DCCU?
DAMAGED comic Joker when?
Disney's™ Marvel's™ Captain America's™: Steve Roger's #1. Not black edition.
U buy now.
>>81594551
technically the LCS aren't to sell their books until they officially drop or else they can get threatened to not be allowed to order any more in but its generally a pretty common occurrence.
Especially if you're a usual dropping in a few days early while they've already got that weeks books in.
>>81596167
Reminder that the Falcon has been a part of the Captain America universe since before you were born.
But Alan Scott's dick sucking has not.
why are marvel and dc pretending they're competing with each other? they're both just one tentacle of a giant company now.
>>81594461
Hardly a dick move, no one's going to pick up those two #1's over Rebirth unless they're the biggest marvel fag, and even then why would they go at 12:00.
>>81596193
I understand day of release, but is there seriously stopping a LCS from selling at midnight every week? That sounds crazy to me to restrict beyond just the date.
>>81596245
I'll put off of buying #1 for about 6 months until the next reboot.
>>81596316
Yes, because Disney completely owns WB or something.
The worst shit Marvel has done was the Blackest Night deal. The comic retailers could rip off the cover off any Blackest Night tie in book and for every nth book they sent in theyd get some variant of whatever shit event was going on at the time, I can't remember the details. It was pretty much Marvel trying to eliminate DC books on the stands, and in 2009 Marvel already had the market flooded with bimonthly books anyway. Its was really shitty.
Plus I remember butthurt comments from JQ about the Lantern Rings people got for buying the comics, which all the customers seemed to enjoy.
>>81596157
>>81596105
Most of the big shockers like Superman Pre-Flashpoint and Titans returning were already established prior to Rebirth. Literally the only form of continuity clean up will most likely be having Wally Flash return, and even so. Convergence/Lois and Clark has already established that the Pre-Flashpoint Earth still exists.
>>81596245
Years from now both will just be footnotes on a top ten list of "Cuhraaayzeee Comic Book Change-A-Roos that didn't stick". Even so, this Alan Scott isn't the Pre-Flashpoint Earth Alan Scott or Pre-Crisis Alan Scott. Same can be said for other Post Crisis Characters like Powergirl, Huntress, and most of the JSA Related Characters.
>>81596592
wow what? Source?
>>81596592
I believe it was a Deadpool variant.
>>81594461
>this is still a dick move on Marvel's part.
That I may be, but this is business.
>>81596645
>In an effort to provide assistance to comic retailers in 2010, Marvel is offering retailers an opportunity to turn unsold comics into an extremely rare Siege #3 Deadpool Variant! Retailers – for every 50 stripped covers of the following comics sent to Marvel, you will qualify to receive one FREE Siege #3 Deadpool Variant. The 50 stripped covers can be any combination of the comics listed below and all submissions need to be received at the Marvel office at the address below by Tuesday 2/16/2010. Also included with the stripped covers must be your store contact information including Diamond Account # and email address.
>Stripped Covers To Be Sent:
>Adventure Comics #4
>Booster Gold #26
>Doom Patrol #4
>Justice League Of America #39
>Outsiders #24.
>R.E.B.E.L.S #10
As a side note, Deadpool had nothing to do with Siege.
>>81596925
huh, I guess that's gotta be the biggest Dick Move they've done. And pretty hypocritical too considering they're the company that has back to back events with garbage tie-ins. (Blackest Night IMO is the only event where all the tie-ins are actually good).
>>81596925
You would have to have a LOT of unsold copies to qualify for that though.
>>81596925
>Adventure Comics #4
>R.E.B.E.L.S #10
>wanting people to destroy good books
it hurts
>>81597045
Don't underestimate how stupid people are when they see "RARE VARIANT"
25th is 52 backwards. I'm assuming this is not a coincidence.
>>81597096
Yeah, but my point is, if this promotion happened before hand, they would have to have ordered a shitton of DC comics which would have just made DC a bunch of money (basically doing the variant program for your competitor), if this happened afterwards, then that's a shitton of unsold comics which would just be gathering dust in the dollar bin of back issues otherwise.
By that point, DC already GOT their money so it doesn't actually make a difference. DC didn't lose anything from this.
>>81597186
>5/25
>5/2
>52
>>81594461
DC is only releasing 1 Rebirth book on the 25th... The rest are being released on June 1st.
>>81596925
they also did the same thing for Fear Itself and Flashpoint. Even so, who cares. Blackest Night and Flashpoint are of DC's most memorable events for different reasons. Siege did what? I don't know, I didn't read it. Same with Fear Itself. All I know was Hammers and Asgard. It sounded like shit. Flashpoint had interesting worldbuilding and IT WAS ME BARRY, Blackest Night had Captain Planet Lanterns and Zombie Heroes.
>>81597222
Wait, so DC is doing a midnight release for ONE book? That's fucking stupid.
>>81594461
Fucking cocksuckers
>>81597235
I read Siege and I still don't know what happened. It was basically just Asgard falling I think?
>>81597235
> IT WAS ME BARRY
I think you mean, "It was you Barry"
>>81597267
Yeah. And Sentry buttfucking Ares.
>>81596340
its some sort of competition thing.
same reason why books aren't uploaded to comixology and such until after like noon, so that its not more convenient compared to store opening times.
>>81594461
This wasn't as bad as what Marvel did when DC had their Blackest Night event.
>>81597301
DC goes up right at midnight on Comixology but they did delay for the first year or two
>>81596925
Probably should've linked the variant in question as well. My bad.
>>81597245
Pretty much. So, it seems like overkill for Marvel to release their whole slate of books, when the only Rebirth title being released is the one in OPs post, with other titles being released June 1st and 15th.
>>81597245
80 pages of big reveals though
>>81597245
you know what else is stupid? It's 80 Pages for $3, DC IS RUN BY ABSOLUTE MAD MEN.This is a good move for comics which everyone will ignore in favor of more overpriced crap at $5
>>81597370
>X-Man
You wish.
>>81597379
Can't wait to read it with /co/mrades, desu.
>>81595223
its working for marvel really good though.
they have put out multiple issue 1s for a shit ton of series in the past few years and they see that a shit ton of collecters just buy the 1st issue and sales drop fast. its way more profitable to just reboot for them since they get more buyers buy fucking over their fans
>>81597379
Wally is the only "big" reveal I expect tbqh
>>81597458
It's barely working now. You can see a very noticeable drop in buyers as they continue to relaunch. The #1 may look good but if it drops by 80k in 3 months it's useless.
>>81597500
Event tie-ins push numbers higher.
>>81596013
Well considering this is a website for contrarians and Marvel is the reigning big king of comics, of course we're DCasuals.
>>81597500
they'll just start gauging Incentive Variants even more. They already had that great plan of having second stringer books have 100% Orders of a good selling book in order to qualify for a variant (I'm not sure if that's right but the Hip Hop Variants had shit like "You have to order as much Squirrel Girl based on how much Ms Marvel you ordered the last month plus the number of Squirrel Girl you ordered that month to qualify for the variant program"
>>81596013
Personally, my favorite cape comics are Valiant. DC has been doing good stuff pretty consistently recently though.
>>81594461
>Nighthawk #1
what the fuck? based as hell marvel
I'm not really sure what Marvel is planning or thinking.
May.
>DC Universe: Rebirth (2016) #1
June - 1st
>Superman: Rebirth (2016) #1
>Batman: Rebirth (2016) #1
>Green Lanterns: Rebirth (2016) #1
>Green Arrow: Rebirth (2016) #1
June - 8th
>Action Comics (2016-) #957
>Batman (2016-) #1
>Detective Comics (2016-) #934
>Aquaman: Rebirth (2016) #1
>The Flash: Rebirth (2016) #1
>Wonder Woman: Rebirth (2016) #1
June - 15th.
>Superman (2016-) #1
>Green Lanterns (2016-) #1
>Green Arrow (2016-) #1
June - 22nd.
>Action Comics (2016-) #958
>Batman (2016-) #1
>Detective Comics (2016-) #935
>Aquaman (2016-) #1
>The Flash (2016-) #1
>Wonder Woman (2016-) #1
June - 29th
>Titans: Rebirth (2016) #1
>Captain America turning young again will outsell DC Universe Rebirth #1
Someone screencap this, I don't want it to be true but it's so gonna be and I'm fucking mad about it.
>>81597860
It's gonna have at least 10 variants so of course it will
>>81597860
Didn't he turn young in a normal issue this month? I don't see the same hype for Standoff as normal Marvel events. It will probably do well but not better than Rebirth #1
someone hit up brevoort on tumblr for being a fag and doing stuff like this
>>81598088
Do you really think he gives a fuck, anon
>>81598046
Civil War 2 launches around Rebirth anon. This will be Secret Wars and DC You all over again.
Also, I was referring to Captain America:Steve Rogers Edition #1
>>815972192 May is my birthday.
I'm American, so technically it's 5/2.
>>81597393
Seems like a bad move on Marvel's part to have a bunch of their 40 page $4 comics standing alongside it.
>>81598847
There are no bad moves for marvel tho
Everybody just ignores it
>>81595203
>worth twenty million bottle caps
You mean it will be worth the cost of one bullet so I can take it from your warm, dead hands?
>>81597790
>releasing a bunch of #1s right after Marvel burned everyone out on too many #1s
Welp.
>>81598934
The industry deserves to die.
>its a "/co/ pretends that is /co/ isnt predominantly DC favouring board and plays up DC/DC fans underdog/victims complex" thread
Why is it that Marvel can get away with so much shit?
>>81596925
Holy shit, Marvel. There's competition and then there's... this.
Quick someone ask Nick Spencer what he thinks
>>81598934
It makes sense, though, for what DC is doing with Rebirth. The only people who get anally annihilated by new #1s are floppy collectors.
>>81598847
>Marvel
>bad moves
If there are people who try to explain away ANAD's lack of diverse writers by saying Bendis writes nuanced women, then there are gonna be people who will try to explain away having all their shit at 4 or more dollars while DC has an 80 pager at 3 dollars.
I mean we've already have people complaining about DC stealing their money by having 32 pages twice a month for six dollars and some professionals bitching about DC for it sooooooo
>>81594940
>muscle in
Or maybe they just realized it'd be a good opportunity to sell their books?
Why the fuck do people see company wars in everything.
>>81599031
>t's marvelfag shiteater trying to rev up xir victim complex
>>81599340
but it's just as what everyone here said, a dick move. DC Rebirth #1 is obviously a huge step forward for DC to the point where they're willing to sell it for $3 for 80 pages just so more people can afford to get it, it's a big deal, yeah in the end it's about selling comics, but you can see that there's also more to it, with DC trying to attract back older fans along with the newer fans.
I think this is more of a smart strategy by Marvel than anything considering how well the Rebirth issue is bound to sell.
>Walk in to the comic shop to buy Rebirth issue at midnight.
>No other new comics I can buy currently, that sucks.
>Oh hey try out these new Marvel titles.
It's not a direct competition, Rebirth issue will btfo any competition considering it's $2.99 for 80 fucking pages.
>>81599737
See you say that but someone's probably going to spin it as a negative somehow
>>81599805
>DC IS FUCKING STUPID
>80 PAGES FOR 3 BUCKS
>WOULD YOU BUY COMICS FROM A COMPANY THIS STUPID?
Where's my check Quesada?
also, more company wars
http://www.newsarama.com/28759-marvel-has-rebirth-plans-for-deadpool.html
If you order 52 copies of Deadpool #13 (Which is $10) you qualify for the "Rebirth Variant"
>>81599909
Well at least they're not asking stores to just throw away comics this time
>>81599940
hey, at least the incentive ratio lower this time, the Holo Deadpool Variant was 200:1
>>81599909
This is unbelievable
>>81599986
Wasn't there a 4999:1 one once
That 5000:1 DKIII variant is the only one higher than that that I can think of
>>81599909
Ambush Bug All New All Different All Marvel variant cover when?
>>81599158
Ask him what he thinks of DC not doing just risky titles but starting a whole new imprint just for them. Hypocrite fuck. I lost all respect for him that day.
>>81599909
>selling 80 pages at $10
>a week after DC sells 80 pages at $3
Is this the turning point?
>>81599042
The more popular brands at the moment. I give credit them making comic book characters cool again but their business practices are sleazy and abusive.
>>81599909
I don't really understand the purpose of this one. They're making fun of DC by gouging retailers on an incentive cover even though the Rebirth variants are free?
>>81600101
Well Deadpool had a $10 issue reach the top 10 a month or two back, so we already reached it
>>81600055
He said Young Animals looks good
>>81600036
never Didio and Co are too nice. You'd think they'd do potshots from their internet trolls in the comics but they never do
>>81600128
that's the fun part. They get away with it everytime, the Hip Hop Variants are still incentive based yet you don't see people complaining about em.
>boo hoo marvel is being competitive
When did /co/ get filled with sensitive DC fanboys
>>81600103
I don't know how the economics laws in 'murrica work but where I live Dc would be able to sue Marvel for "unfair advertising"
>>81600055
I don't think he's really hypocritical. He just hates DC from his time there and will generally take the opportunity to shit on them when possible. That's consistency.
>>81600209
Marvel is already leading the charts, this is just overkill.
>>81600209
I'm more of a marvel fan and I get why they did this but their practices of late are shitty. I guess it's not of late at this point but it's gotten worse.
>>81600209
The beginning of the board?
>>81600209
Stop being such a jew Brevoort.
>>81600209
Well Forever Evil was around the time /co/ stopped shitting all over DC in favor of Marvel, and DCYou flopping seemed to be the point when /co/ switched to shitting all over Marvel in favor of DC.
Soooo about last June/July?If we're talking about the comics portion that is
>>81600300
Oh and ANAD didn't help matters, what with a new relaunch, all the variants, the #1s having great sales, lack of diversity but still being praised for it, etc
>>81600209
They don't need to be competitive since they already dominate the floppy market to the point that $10 books make the Top 10
Marvel could literally print a comic with shit and it would sell
>>81600347
FUCK Marvel for ANAD I guess it just shows tumblr actually buys these shit comics.
>>81600262
Marvel is literally the reason why years from now, $5 comics will be the norm, mark my words. The worst part?They'll still fucking get away with it.
>>81600300
huh, I thought /co/ liked FE? I guess DC wasn't that much in trouble then, and Marvel's practice wasn't as obviously sleazy I guess?
>>81600398
They don't, sales went right back to pre-ANAD levels after a couple months
>>81600347
ANAD seems to be the tipping point I think + DCyoU floppingi don't blame marvel for dcyou's fall i blame shitty comic buyers
>>81600398
no, Antman ANAD #1 actually sold less than the last Antman issue. I'm sure there are other examples too.
>>81600426
Years from now, Marvel will be desperately clinging to a floundering floppy market while DC has the bookstore trade market on lock, and just publishing floppies out of tradition
>>81600398
If you want to go through the actual data: http://www.comicsbeat.com/marvel-month-to-month-sales-february-2016-the-marvel-universe-caught-a-cold/
>>81600252
He was hypocite as fuck though. "Oh no DC doesn't want to give obscure titles a chance even though they have plenty of them currently and come Rebirth while Marvel is stealth cancelling their titles."
>>81600164
I honestly don't give a fuck, I think he's one of the good writers currently working for Marvel but that's about it. Should've realised the fact that he was wrong about DC not wanting to try out different things.
>>81600426
/co/ did like Forever Evil.Voted best graphic novel, even!
But FE, its tie ins, and editorial not having many controversies after FE are some reasons why you could have a DC thread without it ending up about FUCK NEW 52
>>81600252
>shits on DC for double shipping
>marvel double shipping 3.99 titles all the time is a-okay though
>says DC doesn't want to give obscure and diverse titles a chance
>marvel stealth cancels a bunch of shit
>DC let all but one book (Doomed) go to 12 issues despite many of them selling 15k and below
Yeah he's pretty hypocrite
>>81600542
>>81600731
I would only consider it hypocritical if it was genuine arguing. He's just shitting on DC because they made him upset. He doesn't actually care if they doubleship or whether they cancel lowsellers.
Or at least intent seems important to me as far as that goes.
So is this the last week Marvel has a new number 1? I feel like theyve been releasing #1s for the past year.
>>81602007
Of course they have, that's all that sells nowadays
>>81594461
How is it a dick move? Comics are cheap, people can just buy both.
>>81600487
Also replying to myself but going trough this is pretty depressing. Marvel's books aren't doing much better than DC's really. This market is rough.
Whats up with the Vertigo panel at ECCC today? Has it happened yet?
>>81594461
How is it a dick move? Pretty sure DC and Marvel are competitors.
>>81602199
You need to have some ethics or at least make it seems like you have them.
>>81602166
I think it already happened? But I can't find any coverage or announcements so I guess they didn't actually announce anything
>>81602007
Steve Cap book has a #1 in May
But yes I think the last of the ANAD stuff rolled out last week
>>81602166
>>81602299
If they really don't announce anything it's weird considering they have a lot of books ending soon. You'd think they would have something coming.
>>81602451
Well they still have a handful left and they start announced the Young Animal imprint
So maybe they're satisfied with what they have now
> 2016
> reading Marvel or DC
>>81602451
>>81602299
Yeah it was hyped as much more
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/08/how-did-astro-city-get-its-name-the-vertigo-panel-at-eccc/
>>81602657
>Yeah it was hyped as much more
it was hyped as more cuz of the Way and other rumors, but that turned out to be its own imprint
I guess Vertigo will just keep chugging along as is for now
>>81602693
Yeah I thought the Way stuff would be Vertigo, but giving him his own imprint may help it sell better and they may want Vertigo to stay mostly "creator owned"
>>81595432
>Implying Marvle doesn't do this exact thing as well.
Literally the only difference is that DC does theirs in Crisis events.
>>81596925
Marvel have always been babies in taking the friendly rivalry too far.
Their writers and artists are constantly taking low-blow pot shots on shit like twitter. The DC guys never sink to their level.
>>81594461
Marvel is such a bunch of greedy chimps
>>81594564
What I do is pirate runs of books I am interested in and then wait to buy the trades for the stuff I liked. Support the good and toss away the bad. Unfortunately in Marvel's case I rarely buy ANYTHING from them aside from deadpool and spidey. Everything else they shit out isnt worth it.
>>81597235
That's all Marvel events though. They're meaningless filler.
>>81599031
People who read comics prefer the superior comic company. That's DC
>>81596592
>>81596925
The reason they had to rip the covers off is because that's how you return a periodical (that or ripping off the UPC code). The alternative is sending the entire comic, which when you're sending fifty or more comics, would add up to a large amount of shipping cost. So to return a magazine or a comic, you rip the cover off and send that, proving that you actually did have the comic and that you can't turn around and sell the coverless book for cover price.
This was done a few months after these books hit the stands, meaning 99% of sales on these books were already had. The books were all ones retailers had to purchase to get things like the Green Lantern rings -- I know my own LCS had several stacks of those books for $1 or less at that point because people only cared about the rings. If anyone wanted these books, they already had them, or could pick up the trades (think this was before digital was really big).
It had nothing to do with wanting to take DC comic books off the stands. If they wanted to do that, they'd have done the promotion when the books were still new. What they wanted was information as to how successful the promotion was, and the best way to do that was to see how many stripped covers they received vs. how high the orders for those books were. So they dangle a carrot to retailers and see if they bite.
>>81599909
>stores will actually fall for this awful gimmick and over order
>>81602693
>>81602798
I still see Young Animal as the bridge between DC Comics proper and Vertigo's demographic.
>>81600393
They already do that though
>>81600486
This is probably true. Nobody reads Marvel Comics unless they're reading floppies, while DC comics have much longer legs since they're actually good
>>81600731
Expect nothing less from Maeveldrones
>>81605848
you are probably right, sounds like Young Animal is going to be the "mature DC" imprint and they'll leave Vertigo as original properties
Those midnight programs have no effect on the digital schedules.
>>81603971
>Literally the only difference is that DC does theirs in Crisis events.
Marvel usually does it stealth which is frankly the better way to handle it. It's how DC should have done things after the original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
>>81610319
DC events are always iconic and brilliant.
Remember. Countdown was 52 done right.
Rebirth thread?
Rebirth thread.
What are you guys going to buy?
>Wonder Woman
>Batman
>All-Star Batman
>Trinity
>Nightwing
>Doom Patrol
>>81610423
I heard that Didio meant Countdown was 52 done right in terms of editorial handling?
>>81610536
Yes, 52 was a disaster behind the scenes even if it did result in the best weekly that will happen ever
