From the report they said that DC was one of the brands they want to focus on, and emphasized building a plan like Marvel. So as long as Marvel is still printing, i think DC will too.
From the report they said that DC was one of the brands they want to focus on, and emphasized building a plan like Marvel. So as long as Marvel is still printing, i think DC will too.
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/vi...w-over-60-2021
Okay, not the most successful in history, but pretty darn good, and isn't the success of any comics a net good for the whole industry? All I mean is that it's provably false to say "no one cares about comics."
edit: but upon re-reading that post I responded to, they said "the" comics, not comics, referring to DC comics. But that data is still relevant in this conversation I think
love is the real "success."
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That was AT&T who wanted to sell but Discovery put a stop to it. Per the investors call, WB games (and HBO proper) are seen as successful and won’t be touched. Basically those divisions are in the green and making WBD a ton of money… it’s the other sections that’ll be reorganized (ie WB Films, DC, WAG, WB television)
Done with DC. Can't handle the constant whiplash! Time to go on a hiatus!
It is but to some folks DC and Marvel only matter.
That is NOT how it works.
You don't get to pick and choose.
The industry is not going to say "yeah books like Something is Killing Children, House of Slaughter, Spawn and Last Kids on Earth have helped us have one of the better years in sales. BUT DC is nowhere to be seen outside Batman."
The industry is going to look at DC and ask what is the issue? Got more resources. What is the issue?
What did House of Slaughter with a gay black male do to be a top 20 (at times top 10) book do that Aqualad could NOT?
What did Seven Secrets do in 18 issues with a black lead that no black DC lead title (NOT owned by Milestone) could NOT?
What is Vampirella, Red Sonja, Pantha and all those women at Dynamite doing that DC's can't (those not named Harley or Catwoman)?
What are they doing that NOBODY throws a FIT about them existing? With the same writers that DC employs.
The industry is happy with the success and will be no matter what. Its DC that has to address ITS issues.
Every year, the idea that DC will get shut down by their higher ups gets tossed out there.
Eventually, if it keeps getting speculated on year after year, it might someday happen.
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That doesn't inspire me a lot of trust bcs by the looks of it it really seems like Warner wants DC to copy whatever DC films does
I don't want an abusive relationshio like the one Marvel and the UCM have where you can literally predict what Akira Yoshiba will do by looking at UCMs slate of releases
Just guessing... different audience
Fans of gay aqualad are watching Young Justice... maybe not interested in comics... maybe they realize Jackson is not Kaldur... so even if it's marketed.. Kaldur fans are not buying... so they don't add to comic fans who's been reading since Teen Titans.
Jackson has his fans on tumblr and twitter who buy his comics and when I posted the previews it blew up. Though of course I don't know how many. Maybe those 3 people who I know are buying are the only one.
I notice this character attachment is very important to superhero fans compared to other genre. When fans can't read characters they're interested, instead of reading different characters, they switch to a completely different genre or company... maybe that can provide something similar, or even something different... but not sticking around because the company disappoints them.
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If they shut down the comics, they lose Wonder Woman's rights.
That's the only reason I don't expect them to
I think in his case he works better as an OGN.
You Bought me the Ocean is a top 100-150 book (depending on which subset you are looking at).
Then again that book had very well known creative team with links to LGBTQA versus the comics.
Lambda Award-Winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys) and Julie Maroh (Blue Is the Warmest Color). Like any book by Jason Reynolds-you got automatic sales (especially from schools & libraries).
Did your really unironically ask something this tonedeaf?
5 variants each issue that are highly sexualized pinups. Moreover, they're pinup/pulp characters that aren't being sold as role models to kids.
As for why nobody is throwing a fit? Well, not many people are even reading them. They make their money selling variants to the same small crowd and pumping out content on the cheap. I actually do buy the Red Sonja stuff and I'm the only one at my shop doing so. Sales figures are pretty bad and some issues or runs don't even show up on pirate sites.
Come on. Do better. At least try.