...wut? Marvel's bookstore programme is a mess and has been for years, partly because of a lack of effort on their part, and partly bevause they don't print books to stay in stock for nickel-and-dime warehousing cost reasons.
DC's books have routinely outsold Marvel's as a result for a long, long time.
...and what would that achieve, other than wiping out a lot of marketable properties?
I think there's a really good argument that Marvel's path of ignoring unpleasant continuity issues is a pretty solid plan for a line that big.
Hickman on X-Men is selling through the roof and he really just went with "Hey, we found a way to resurrect people, and nothing that happened in the last three years was particularly important" and ran with it. And it's fun! It's fun to read, to discuss, to speculate about. Just imagine if Justice League or Justice Society or the Titans were telling big, fun stories whose purpose wasn't "here's how we're fixing continuity issues you may not know exist" or "here's how we're specifically moving you from one event to the next"?
When JMS and Paul Jenkins revitalized Spider-man, they didn't spend months undoing or re-contextualizing the Clone Saga or Chapter One or anything - they just rolled with what was and moved it to what they wanted it to be. When Spencer started up ASM, he undid the parts of Slott's run he didn't like in three issues and then told the story he wanted to tell.
I feel like if DC just started 2021 with "Ignorance is bliss!" as their new tag line and got back to basic storytelling, everything would be fine
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he's right tho, I seriously doubt these comments would be a part of why he'd be ousted. if they in some reality where that were the case then ima be real, DC is even worse off then I thought. I've been waiting for DC to shake up it's leadership in the hope for better direction and vision, so im intrigued to see where this will lead to.
my biggest fear
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THE SIGNAL (Duke Thomas) is DC's secret shonen protagonist so I made him a fandom wiki
also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.
currently following:
- DC: Red Hood: The Hill
- Marvel: TBD
- Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force
"power does not corrupt, power always reveals."
Except Jim and Lee and Bob Harras are still workingl there. So it's really not much of a shake up.
Both companies are spiraling right now.
Truth be told ... WHOEVER takes the reigns better figure it out and get things back on track, quick. Because as it stands right now based on sales and the current trend THIS year or the NEXT will be the last year of the comics.
AT&T might license the books out but the DCU nixed as we know it. And guess what after that Marvel will be right behind them.
Curtain call.
I hope like Hell they figure it out. Comics have been a huge part of my life and the state of things as they are right now sting like a punch to the gut.
Idea's Open Discussion And Growth. Silencing Idea's Confirms Them To Be True In The Minds Of Those Who Hold Them. The Attempt Of Eliminating Idea's Proves You To Be A Fool.
What I would like to see happen is Time Warner sell the DC Comics Division to Disney so we can finally get an official fully amalgamated major comic universe. I know many might disagree, but I think the interest generated by such a move is the only way to save the industry (actual floppies and digital books) at this point. Not saying it'll ever happen rather this is what I think needs to happen for the good of the industry.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
Bob Harras next pls
I do agree with the posts saying things need to change cause ya, if the comic industry (not just Marvel and DC) continue as is then there is not going to be comics anymore. The sales across the board are abysmal and this downward spiral has been a trend for years now, and it's only going to get worse.
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