Spotted something meme-worthy in the Doctor Who episode title announcements. The second one was announced by showing a book with the episode's title on it, The Devil's Chord... and what's apparently it's owner's name - Timothy Drake! I expect to see the jokes about Robin in the Whoniverse start flooding in...
https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/sta...28938942521412
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It can not be profitable if you put out horrible stories with him.
See the issue with this at DC (and Marvel at times) is they think you can just toss whatever you want out there and think that is all you need to do.
It doesn't work out that way.
If DC was to put a Batman book with Tim and Duke as his partners. Yeah it will get some attention at first.
HOWEVER if the book comes out and BOTH of them do nothing but stand in background or WORST only appear in one panel (Like Duke did in most of Tom King's run). Guess what happens?
You'll get great sales on volume (trade) 1. You get maybe decent sales on volume 2. You will be lucky to sniff ok sales in volume 3.
By volume 3 if it is selling-that is due to BATMAN. You have lost the sales you would have gotten with the other two.
I am not paying for those two in the background. I am not ordering that book for my school.
Far too long DC and Marvel have done that. Given folks wallpaper in books.
There is a reason Storm fans went nuts over X-Men Red and Coates Black Panther-she did more in both those books than the last previous 20 years of X-Men.
Folks want substance and not pandering. Screaming you got a bi Robin and you do as little as possible with him-VARAIANT covers. Doesn't help.
I'm pretty sure DC doesn't expect Duke or Tim will increase Batman sales on a significant level. Batman is the best selling DC comic, so the amount of additional people who will buy the book for another character is likely minimal.
If DC put Tim or another character on the Batman book tend to be an attempt to increase awareness about that character.
Last edited by Konja7; 03-31-2024 at 10:02 AM.