This is 100% bogus.
DC to REBOOT???
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Ditto for Wonder Woman. Her choker is designed like the men's collars too.
http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2011/05/31/dc-comics-reinvents-PG564MG-x-large.jpg
Look at all of those v-neck collars. Jeez, Jim. Even Wonder Woman's choker has it.
Edit: You guys beat me to it.
Edit: You guys beat me to it.
Talk about a sure way to get yourself fired. Did they ever think that maybe the costs of comic books now are creating a barrier against new readership?
Might be better to figure out a way to bring down production costs and pass the savings along to the consumer.
Yes, they obviously have thought of that. Hence the same day digital release at what is sure to be a lower price point than physical comics, plus holding the line on physical comics at a lower price point than many of their competitors' titles.
It's a risky move at this point, but they're kind of desperate. One can imagine all of the meetings where they debated holding onto an aging and dwindling readership, or making big strides to luring in a new one.
I guess we see which side won.
I guess we see which side won.
The same day digital release of the whole line is the biggest news here - bigger than any reboot - both for DC in particular and for the industry as a whole.
Talk about a sure way to get yourself fired. Did they ever think that maybe the costs of comic books now are creating a barrier against new readership?
Might be better to figure out a way to bring down production costs and pass the savings along to the consumer.
I would be totally interested in getting on the ground floor of a comic universe, discovering something new.
However, with DC, I'm already familiar with it, and they aren't going to really change Batman and Superman, and they are going to only tweak those underneath that level, and only the really 3rd and 4th stringers will there be any major changes. None of which requires a clean reboot.
I get the idea of it, but, how many restarts have they done since the 80s? It feels more like publicity than a genuine creative choice.
Sorry. I don't find "OMG! It's only $2.99!" a selling point. I pick some up every now and then and just don't find the new stuff anywhere as compelling as what came before.
Comics used to be fun... but like many things in the 21st century they've become self-important. It's not suppose to be Shakespeare, it's suppose to be cheap, disposable entertainment.
Maybe when they grasp that fact, they can make comics relevant again.
$2.99 is as low as most physical comics are going to go for a variety of reasons. It's just not possible to go lower. And, as I said, same day digital release of the entire line at what is sure to be a lower price point than physical comics is the big move here.
Well they can outsource the art to some Chinese or North Korea Sweatshop.
It might go along ways in returning comics to cheap and disposable entertainment.
It might go along ways in returning comics to cheap and disposable entertainment.
But is THIS the way to lure in a new one? At one point or another, we were all lured in... for me, a friend lent me a copy of Dark Knight Returns. That and memories of Superfriends got me to buy comics, not waiting for a reboot.
What I think will happen: the same people who are buying comics will buy these, but very few new readers will get in...
Unless digital distribution cuts the costs at least by half, you might as well go a ahead and write the eulogy for the comic book industry.
The comic book industry needs to move away from the 20 page something monthly and go to just trades or quarterlies.
I expect the same day digital comics to carry a price point of $1.49 on the low end or $1.99 at the high end.
That's a common suggestion one sees online, but it's out of step with economic reality. Sales of monthlies have been relatively stable over the last few years, while sales of graphic novels have dropped substantially (after previous periods of strong growth) and Manga sales in North America have plummeted.
I'll never forget when I bought one of the IDW 'Mirror Universe' books. The ad touted "32 pages in full color!", but it was a 22 page story with 10 pages of ads.
At least tell me the truth.
Might not fit the economic reality, but, it's what would get me back into the game.
What's going on with Manga? Are there any reasons why it's plummeted? Just the kids stopped reading it?
Well, they collect pretty much everything, so those who prefer to buy trades exclusively can do so. But abandoning monthlies isn't economically viable at this point.
My understanding is that the big Manga sales were driven by a small number of hugely popular series and attempts to introduce newer Manga series into North America have largely proved unsuccessful.
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