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by ****** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:00 am

thefourthman wrote:you are letting the gay members of the board down.

Then my nefarious plot was a success!

by **Punchy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:03 am

thefourthman wrote:this is about the book.

Vertigo has managed to get several difficult to market books off the ground with $1 #1s, Marvel has managed to destroy several hard to market books by pricing them at $4 for #1.

The price is not the the main issue concerning SWORD and Doctor Voodoo's cancellations.

by **thefourthman** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:04 am

Punchy wrote:The price is not the the main issue concerning SWORD and Doctor Voodoo's cancellations.

but they are an issue. I haven't read Dr. Voodoo so I can't comment on it... SWORD though would sell a lot better if they didn't let you draw it.

by **48THRiLLS** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:58 pm

The Vertigo $1 number 1's has been a great idea imo, I probably would not have checked any of those books out and most of them are now currently on my pull list... if Marvel did that to their new ongoings I think they might have a better chance of lasting longer since more people would have spent the buck to get it and maybe be hooked into the series.

by **doombug** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:34 pm

i agree that correct pricing for new #1's would help the titles more.

by **Chubbles** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:42 pm

yep a little foregoing of profit for some high quality customer care would go a long way in this case i think

by **rdrsfn82** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:47 pm

Punchy wrote:The price is not the the main issue concerning SWORD and Doctor Voodoo's cancellations.

I don't really hang out in the review threads, but I was curious about this book and then I saw this comment.

If those books had been released with a $1 first issue, I would have picked them both up and given them a shot.

The $1 issues by Boom and Vertigo have been a major reason for me checking out books that I was on the fence about picking up and the $4 first issues by Marvel and DC have been a big reason for me not checking out other books I was on the fence about.

by **Chubbles** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:50 pm

the 1 dollar or 75% off promotion that i see on heroescorner.com also gets me to try out stuff i never would have at 4 or even at 3 dollars. It's a great idea and has worked very well for Vertigo as far as I can tell.

by **rdrsfn82** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:57 pm

Wrong thread. :oops:

by **48THRiLLS** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:02 pm

rdrsfn82 wrote:Wrong thread.

i saw that :lol:

by **thefourthman** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:03 pm

48THRiLLS wrote:i saw that

he should have left it, every one would have been convinced it was a review if he gave it a score... lest we forget Morrison is batshit crazy

by **rdrsfn82** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:03 pm

thefourthman wrote:he should have left it, every one would have been convinced it was a review if he gave it a score... lest we forget Morrison is batshit crazy

by **rdrsfn82** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:04 pm

48THRiLLS wrote:i saw that

It's what I get for using the back button instead of clicking on threads. :oops:

by ****** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:04 pm

If Morrison became a writer for the WWE it would probably get me to start watching wrestling again.

by **48THRiLLS** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:06 pm

thefourthman wrote:he should have left it, every one would have been convinced it was a review if he gave it a score... lest we forget Morrison is batshit crazy

His post was WWE related...There is a WWE comic isn't there? That may have worked!

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