Double shipping stopping next year

[Digifiend]

It's been confirmed at ALL DC titles will no longer double ship next year. This affects Batman, Detective, Flash, Wonder Woman, and Justice League.
https://twitter.com/RyanHigginsRyan/...86021943435264

[Red obin]

Would this place action and 'tec at same numbering?

[Franny6422]

Thank goodness. Easier on folks pockets. Mind you, it was nice to have more frequent trades on those titles. Guess no 13_4t save on them as well. Must had been creatively hard to sustain. I'm hoping this will now see the end of artist switcheroo on those titles affected.

[Korath]

Hopefully, the freed slots will allow for new series with lesser know characters or imprints.

[Franny6422]

Morning Korath, just saying 'hello.'

[Aahz]

That's a pity, I liked only having to wait half as long for storyarcs to complete.

[married guy]

I'm curious to see how this effects sales numbers, if at all.
The Flash currently sells about 70K a month shipping fortnightly.
There's no way it will sell that once a month.
My wallet says thank you though!!

[Vampire Savior]

I'm curious to see how this effects sales numbers, if at all.
The Flash currently sells about 70K a month shipping fortnightly.
There's no way it will sell that once a month.

That doesn't really matter because DC still has to pay for the production of two Flash books for one month. It's not like they pay for the production of one comic book and get two.

The current double shipping formula does allow for them to complete stories quicker, though I feel the overall quality and consistency of the artwork in the comics is hurt because of it.

[Vampire Savior]

Hopefully, the freed slots will allow for new series with lesser know characters or imprints.

With DC Comics contracting, the freed up slots might not be filled by anything. DC could just be cutting back its output.

[Sam]

That doesn't really matter because DC still has to pay for the production of two Flash books for one month. It's not like they pay for the production of one comic book and get two.

Except instead of a second issue of the Flash each month, the alternative would most likely be a title that doesn't sell nearly as well. Double shipping the most popular books does make financial sense, so it does matter.

[Digifiend]

Well, in Flash's case there's an obvious replacement for that second issue each month: Wally West.

[Vampire Savior]

Except instead of a second issue of the Flash each month, the alternative would most likely be a title that doesn't sell nearly as well. Double shipping the most popular books does make financial sense, so it does matter.

It doesn't matter because The Flash's sales for each Flash comic are going to be what they will be regardless of when you ship them. And the cost of production for those comics will be what it will be regardless of when you ship those comics.

What you're talking about is a different point. My point doesn't have to do with other DC titles. It has only to do with The Flash.

[LP22]

Hopefully those double issues will be translated to new titles batman and catwoman is testament to that.

[The_Sneezing_Stormtrooper]

That's too bad. I really enjoyed getting Flash twice a month, it really helped with pacing. I was hoping they'd keep it like that for the duration of Williamson's run.

[Sergard]

Hopefully those double issues will be translated to new titles batman and catwoman is testament to that.

So
2x Batman -> Batman & Batman/Catwoman
2x Flash -> Flash & Wally West comic (?)
2x Justice League -> Justice League & ? (maybe JSA?)
2x Detective Comics -> Detective Comics & ? (maybe a new Batwoman title, or a Robin comic starring the four main Robins, or a title about the whole batfamily)
2x Wonder Woman -> Wonder Woman & ?