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by **bkthomson** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:23 pm

BAMJoe wrote:Out of curiosity, does anyone know how many DC and Marvel books came out in February.

I cannot check right now but I'm sure diamond has archived order lists.

by **Herald** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:39 pm

alaska1125 wrote:
Sales are up across the board. This is an industry that sorely needed a boost, and it got it. How temporary remains to be seen

It's already sinking like the Sun in the West.

As mentioned, for all DC's Top Ten bluster, it can't even beat Marvel money-wise anymore.

and I've got a bit of heartburn about the NuDC, but at the end of the day it was a good move business wise. Frankly, with the move to the $3.99 price point I'd almost given it up, but the reboot not only got me back out of sheer curiosity, but I started picking up titles from other companies that I'd not in the past. Anecdotally, I'm not alone.

So the hype worked on you and those others.
Cases in point.

Problem is that, as mentioned, all the little deals that DC and the comic book stores have been offering are coming to an end. Plus, many people have been dissatisfied with the now-concluding arcs of books like the Johns/Lee JLA, and plan to dump those series.

Let's see what happens NOW... :twisted:

by **alaska1125** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:07 pm

Herald wrote:

Uh...yeah, I agree. Let's see. I might agree that the first JLA arc wasn't the best (putting it kindly), but I wouldn't drop it until I see what it's like after the five year jump. I'm pretty satisfied with the DC titles I'm currently buying. Granted, it's only a handful...and I worry about their long term prospects. But I'm sticking with them. You make it seem like the industry is doomed. I just don't believe that's true.