Good for them…

Ofcourse, you all know what the real reason is, for doing this right? It IS likely to be because of quality. They care less about the pamphlet publications, ’cause there’s no money in it anymore. The money’s in the trade paperbacks, so obviously they’ll spend more time in preparing these – and hell, i’m all for it. If it means better comics, it can’t be a bad thing.

They should finish the entire thing before even soliciting it in my opinion, but i’m not sure if they’re prepared to plan – and invest – that far ahead… Would be great though.

Stop whining, american comics fans.. You’re getting the best possible treatment in my opinion.

[...] In response to Marvel delaying Civil War comics, several are having their say: [...]

I only wish I was a writer…

So, not only are people supposed to tolerate these delays, but they should buy MORE crossover books?

So, the next time a customer buys something and isn’t happy, I guess I should say, “Sorry, buy two more things, that will make you feel better. No, I can’t give you any refund on what you bought, but in exchange will gladly let you buy more.”

Marvel is getting flack from retailers because this will impact their bottom line. And that sucks. Because comic book stores are run on very thin margins and for small stores things like this add up.

Fans will bitch about anything, but their bitching is because they want their comics. Retailers bitching because something impacts their bottom line is something quite different.

And I think this all goes back to the idea that neither Marvel nor DC are actually magazine publishers anymore – they’re licensing managers and book publishers. An issue of the serial being late doesn’t bug them because they’re more concerned about the viability of the property and the eventual trade paperback. And you’re not going to seen an economic penalty on the publishers that doesn’t hurt the local comic shops MORE because the local stores are completely dependent on Marvel/DC sales while Marvel and DC both have other areas to sell their properties.

The fact is, until there’s an economic penalty to the publishers when DC and Marvel ship late, this will continue.

Now Marvel is getting flack for trading the schedule for quality.

The real solution is of course these projects should be done before even being solicited, but in the absence of preparation that far in advance, which solution do fans honestly want more? It’s hard to figure out sometimes.

Wow I only read the first issue and decided “not for me”, but still this is a very serious screwup. Sometimes with corporate comics you just gotta go with what you got. This is kind of like McDonalds telling the customer they have to wait an hour for a Big Mac.

I did like the one comment on the newsarama blog about Millar’s Ultimates being delayed so he could concentrate on Civil War. And now this… the conspiracy theorist in me wants to start a net rumor that Millar is trying to kill Marvel Comics from within. Heh, heh, heh.

For my money, I just can’t stand the fact that I can’t look at a Marvel Comic lately without hearing that godawful Guns n Roses song in my head. I’ll just be glad when it’s all over.