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by **Jubilee** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:15 pm

I have to admit, I think it's ridiculous that people are fine with Watchmen being mined and whored out, but seeing a book getting cancelled for selling less than 10,000 gets them wound up.

It's another shitty move for people who like quality comics (although I admittedly never read the book), but y'know what plenty of you seem fine with some of the other marketing promotions so you have to accept this.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:18 pm

Jubilee wrote:I have to admit, I think it's ridiculous that people are fine with Watchmen being mined and whored out, but seeing a book getting cancelled for selling less than 10,000 gets them wound up.

It's another shitty move for people who like quality comics (although I admittedly never read the book), but y'know what plenty of you seem fine with some of the other marketing promotions so you have to accept this.

Boosh.

by **Stalzer2002** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:25 pm

Three years ago, when Dan Didio was named publisher, Vertigo published fourteen ongoings. Now they publish five. Of course, that doesn't mean that there are problems with Vertigo. Also, Mitt Romney got 330 electoral votes, there were never any US military forces in Iraq, and cigarettes are healthy for you.

by **SilverPhoenix** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:35 pm

Anybody got Trade Sales Numbers? At least the Amazon ones? Don't most Vertigo books make their money through that format?

If we do, we can at least tell the story better.

by **Punchy** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:50 pm

Jubilee wrote:I have to admit, I think it's ridiculous that people are fine with Watchmen being mined and whored out, but seeing a book getting cancelled for selling less than 10,000 gets them wound up.

It's another shitty move for people who like quality comics (although I admittedly never read the book), but y'know what plenty of you seem fine with some of the other marketing promotions so you have to accept this.

I'm not fine with Before Watchmen either. No hypocrisy here.

by **Jubilee** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:30 pm

Punchy wrote:
I'm not fine with Before Watchmen either. No hypocrisy here.

Not aimed at you mate

by **Punchy** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:43 pm

Jubilee wrote:
Not aimed at you mate

Cool, but I have seen some people who think that if you read even one superhero comic you have to be OK with all of the bullshit. Like if you read Superman you approve of DC screwing over Siegel and Shuster and therefore have to allow Before Watchmen.

by **Arion** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:10 pm

Sakie wrote:

Nacireman, no offense but if you think that cancelling a series that was outside of the DCnU and then merging it into the DCnU is a way to "fix it" then I am worried that you don't completely understand what the word fix actually means.

Give him a dictionary for his next birthday.

by **holtom2000** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:38 pm

Punchy wrote:
I'm not fine with Before Watchmen either. No hypocrisy here.

Sales on those are down sharply, are they not?

by **Punchy** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:43 pm

holtom2000 wrote:

Sales on those are down sharply, are they not?

Apparently.

I try not to even read about it.

by **sdsichero** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:24 pm

Punchy wrote:I'm not fine with Before Watchmen either. No hypocrisy here.

Jubilee wrote:Not aimed at you mate

punchy is not a person.

by **Zechs** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:25 pm

Punchy wrote:
Apparently.

I try not to even read about it.

I didn't even know about that until the Before Watchmen thread that had the latest one shot and Blue posted the sales figures on the various ones out right now.

by **leechjudd** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:11 pm

quick, somebody post a pic of wreck-it-ralph with didio's face

"I'm gonna wreck it!!"

leechjudd

by **Juan Cena** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:17 am

Sakie wrote:

Nacireman, no offense but if you think that cancelling a series that was outside of the DCnU and then merging it into the DCnU is a way to "fix it" then I am worried that you don't completely understand what the word fix actually means.

I think taking a failing book whose main character had ties to the pre-Vertigo DCU, and making it a Nu52 title based on the Nu52 version of the character makes a lot of sense.

by **habitual** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:32 am

The Nacireman wrote:
I think taking a failing book whose main character had ties to the pre-Vertigo DCU, and making it a Nu52 title based on the Nu52 version of the character makes a lot of sense.

Here's the thing though, it doesn't.

Hab