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By: Coming Up: Marvel Comics Due October 2010 » Comics Worth Reading

Coming Up: Marvel Comics Due October 2010 » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:59:09 +0000

[...] couple of years ago, everyone was rushing to put President Obama on their covers or in their comics to get some undeserved attention. This year, it’s [...]

By: Would You Buy Comics From a Marvel Branded Retailer? » Comics Worth Reading

Would You Buy Comics From a Marvel Branded Retailer? » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:07:13 +0000

[...] time I talked about the MRRC, I found out that it was a program that builds store websites for retailers. Now, this is [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:54:35 +0000

At least those are bringing something new to the table beyond “let’s stick the President’s face on something!” And they look funny.

By: Hsifeng

Hsifeng — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:36:50 +0000

Johanna Says:
“I’m just a little tired, personally, of this ‘let’s exploit the President’ approach to marketing.”

But wait, there’s more:
http://devilsdue.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=379&Itemid=25

By: bizarro

bizarro — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:12:14 +0000

Of course, Marvel wouldn’t have a backstock of all those first prints in the in the first place if they hadn’t screwed around with retailers ability to order them in the first place. So offering some of them a premium that came from a slap in the face they did to them a few months back seems almost farcical.

Also, how can any publisher in good conscience hold back on a measurable chunk of it’s first run while offering 4-5 reprints of it?