Comments on: Why Did the GL Content Change? http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-40942 Comics Worth Reading Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:42:28 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-40942

[...] It’s about time! I’m glad to see Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (JAN07 0323, $19.99), although I’d like to know more about its contents. Perhaps DC learned from the outcry over the changed contents of the Green Lantern book not to promise anything ahead of time. [...]

]]> By: Tony Isabella http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32920 Tony Isabella Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:27:26 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32920 I can’t address whether or not the artists get/got paid, but I received some royalty payments when Kenner (I think) did a Black Lightning action figure several years ago.

It’s pretty much a crap-shoot when it comes to DC paying me royalties. There have been times when they didn’t pay me for things I felt they should’ve paid me for…and times when they did pay me my royalties after I challenged them on it. I know this has been the case for some other creators as well.

Tony

]]> By: Lisa Lopacinski http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32895 Lisa Lopacinski Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:18:41 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32895 My guess it has something to do with paying royalties. From what I’ve heard, DC hates to pay royalties to people. Did you know that DC Direct doesn’t pay royalties to the artists who have action figures designed from their comic book art?

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32893 Johanna Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:06:53 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32893 Thanks for the additional information. It is surprising that DC hasn’t made more announcements about this; they’re usually good about that.

]]> By: chasdom http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32891 chasdom Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:35:41 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32891 From reading the thread here:

http://p206.ezboard.com/fmarvelmasterworksfansitefrm2.showMessage?topicID=2694.topic

.. I would guess that somewhere along the line, DC decided to make this book a “Greatest Hal Jordan Stories” instead of the broader “Greatest Green Lantern Stories” book.

Personally, I’m disappointed, but I guess they had their reasons. I’m surprised they didn’t notify retailers earlier, though, especially if they thought the new contents were a better idea.

]]> By: Hal Shipman http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32884 Hal Shipman Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:11:37 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32884 It’s not. Though the principle might hold regarding the Moore story. I would like it if they had more of a no duplication policy – for example, with the Imaginary Story volume, I have my 4th or 5th reprint of Superman-Red, Superman-Blue. I went ahead and bought it for the other stories, but the relative value of the volume was diminished.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32879 Johanna Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:54:39 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32879 Oh, good speculation, thank you!

I’ve reviewed the Imaginary Stories book, but I don’t recall if that one is in it.

]]> By: Kelson http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/comment-page-1/#comment-32875 Kelson Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:40:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/08/31/why-did-the-gl-content-change/#comment-32875 Just a guess on the Alan Moore story. I recall hearing that either “For the Man Who Has Everything” or “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” was pulled from the new edition of Superman Greatest Stories Ever Told. Both those stories and the F-Sharp Bell are printed in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore, which came out earlier this year.

So as far as those are concerned, maybe they figure the stories are already out in a high-profile reprint book, and why duplicate them when they can put something else in the space?

If the Elliot S! Maggin story is in the Greatest Imaginary Stories book released last(?) year, that might explain that one, too. (I don’t know if it is, I’ve only flipped through the book to see which Flash story is included.)

No idea on the 1940s stuff.

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