Quote Originally Posted by The Overlord View Post

Really Marvel and DC should ditch floppies, make YA graphic novels that are self-contained but feature their most popular characters and are not connected to universes that have been around for decades.
Who defines that?

Because some will take that as code word for "straight white male" only.
So what would you do with all those POC, LGBTQ & women?

Because when I have looked at sales of trades on Amazon-I have Batman books beaten SOUNDLY by Shuri, Ms Marvel, Vampirella, Red Sonja, manga and others. Before that Raven OGN came out-not one book from DC Rebirth was in the top 100 of books for teens.

You would lose more readers if you limit it to Batman and his entitled friends. I can go to ANY of my city (and school) libraries and see those books collecting DUST. Meanwhile there is a waiting list for Ms Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Wonder Twins, various books from Lion Forge & Boom. And READ to death Static Shock and Miles Morales trades.

Also even if you did a variety of OGN-you still have yet another issue that comic book stores at times tend to avoid. Shelf space and access.

Depending on where you live (mind you) some titles won't sniff a psychical store shelf.

I can go to Barnes & Nobles or Target or (SOME) Wal-Marts and get Raven's OGN. I couldn't do that with a LOT of books especially those starring POC. Imagine having Black Lightning or Cyborg on tv and you have to online order the trades. Yet you see Motor Crush, Spawn & Michael Cray on shelves.

For a lot of folks are IMPULSE buyers. They have to see it and get it right there and then.

Maybe a better solution would be Digests like Archie. Do a variety of stories and later on put out a trade of individuals.