Marvel 0.1
There’s been a lot of gripe about this initiative so far, but when reading the comments on ComicBookResources.com, there’s also a surprising amount of interest and excitement.
Obviously, Marvel wants to sell issues, whether it’s as a jumping on point for a series, or just for completionists to scoop up duplicates. Either way, it seems, to me anyways, like it’ll be a recap of the original issue (ie. Iron Man #500.1 is recapping #500), a recap of the last few arcs/important series beets, and some bonus material giving us a peek into the next year worth of stories.
At $2.99, it sounds like enough content for a new reader. I’ll be picking up the Captain America and Hulk issues. By the same token, I don’t think I’m going to be picking up the Amazing Spider-Man issue, as I’m relatively well versed in ASM from Brand New Day onward. It’s just not worth it for me. I’ll find out from friends, or online reviews, just what I missed in that one.
On the other hand, if they dropped the price to $2.25, I’d wager they could double their sales on any given issue.
Impulse (1995) DC Comics
I read the first two issues of Impulse (1995) yesterday evening once I had finished carving pumpkins. I pulled them out of the chopping block (For Sale box) since I had a whole whack of them, enjoy Waid’s writing, and have wanted to delve into the DCU for a while, but never found a descent place to start. Still might not be the right place, but at least I’m trying.
First thing I noticed was that even though I wasn’t familiar with the titular character yet, I didn’t have to wait long to be given the run down. And yet, I don’t think I would have been annoyed, had I been a diehard fan reading it for the first time. It didn’t seem like it would have been redundant.
Bart’s powers were succinctly outlined. His origin was explained in a original-ish way. The first trial of the hero in his new home was set up and made real by its stakes.
I’m going to continue giving it a try. I might also pick up the Flash ongoing. With the new DC pricing structure, why not?
There’s been a lot of gripe about this initiative so far, but when reading the comments on ComicBookResources.com, there’s also a surprising amount of interest and excitement.
Obviously, Marvel wants to sell issues, whether it’s as a jumping on point for a series, or just for completionists to scoop up duplicates. Either way, it seems, to me anyways, like it’ll be a recap of the original issue (ie. Iron Man #500.1 is recapping #500), a recap of the last few arcs/important series beets, and some bonus material giving us a peek into the next year worth of stories.
At $2.99, it sounds like enough content for a new reader. I’ll be picking up the Captain America and Hulk issues. By the same token, I don’t think I’m going to be picking up the Amazing Spider-Man issue, as I’m relatively well versed in ASM from Brand New Day onward. It’s just not worth it for me. I’ll find out from friends, or online reviews, just what I missed in that one.
On the other hand, if they dropped the price to $2.25, I’d wager they could double their sales on any given issue.
Impulse (1995) DC Comics
I read the first two issues of Impulse (1995) yesterday evening once I had finished carving pumpkins. I pulled them out of the chopping block (For Sale box) since I had a whole whack of them, enjoy Waid’s writing, and have wanted to delve into the DCU for a while, but never found a descent place to start. Still might not be the right place, but at least I’m trying.
First thing I noticed was that even though I wasn’t familiar with the titular character yet, I didn’t have to wait long to be given the run down. And yet, I don’t think I would have been annoyed, had I been a diehard fan reading it for the first time. It didn’t seem like it would have been redundant.
Bart’s powers were succinctly outlined. His origin was explained in a original-ish way. The first trial of the hero in his new home was set up and made real by its stakes.
I’m going to continue giving it a try. I might also pick up the Flash ongoing. With the new DC pricing structure, why not?
