Comments on: Dark Horse Promotes Out-of-Stock Product http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Licensed Comic Announcements » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/comment-page-1/#comment-71692 Licensed Comic Announcements » Comics Worth Reading Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:40:30 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/#comment-71692

[...] with big-name properties to do this right, but history doesn’t bear it out, given their out-of-stock problems in the past. [...]

]]> By: Adult Male-Targeted Manga Doesn’t Sell? » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/comment-page-1/#comment-70132 Adult Male-Targeted Manga Doesn’t Sell? » Comics Worth Reading Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:57:10 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/#comment-70132

[...] not to muddy the issue, but I’m never surprised to hear of any problems involving Dark Horse publications. In this case, they’re not a dedicated manga publisher, so they don’t have the loyalty [...]

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/comment-page-1/#comment-66004 Johanna Wed, 09 May 2007 19:34:07 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/#comment-66004 Ray: Peanuts (several older collectors came in just for that), Spider-Man (as expected, given the timing), Archie and Mickey Mouse (because of the diversity of people you can give them to). A few people asked specifically for Buzzboy, which surprised me but should please John. People asked for Battlestar Galactica, too, when they saw that. Love and Capes (“romantic comedy about a superhero”) and Whiteout (“murder mystery in Antarctica”) were very easy to push when people asked “what do you recommend?”

Justin, good point about the sampler allowing people to preorder IF they’re comfortable doing that.

]]> By: Justin http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/comment-page-1/#comment-66002 Justin Wed, 09 May 2007 19:29:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/#comment-66002 I am planning on preordering it, but I have been doing so for about a year already. Had it been my first few months I might have passed it by entirely. It works out well for folks buying in advance. It was the favorite of my haul, and I remember wondering if it had already been solicited. And then there it was.

If I were still going to the shop, there likely would have been no way. It is a tough balance, though for once I think waiting worked out only for those who preorder. Even I wouldn’t say that is a good choice, no matter how much it benefitted my buying habit.

]]> By: Ray Cornwall http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/comment-page-1/#comment-65964 Ray Cornwall Wed, 09 May 2007 16:20:13 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/05/09/dark-horse-promotes-out-of-stock-product/#comment-65964 So after all the conversations last week…which books worked best in the store on FCBD?

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