Feedback Thread: 2007-09 Trades

knightwingbk · Post by **knightwingbk** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:48 pm

I'm totally agreeing with you guys on that JSA Volume 1 Trade. 4 issues for $20 bucks? Please! Even with #1 being double sized, I still think it's a bit lacking. They could've easily included the one-shot issues before the current arc. Issues 7 and 8 could've fitted into that first volume, giving us 6 issues and spotlighting characters that were introduced to new readers who were jumping on with the new volume (me). I understand why issue #9 couldn't have been included as well since it starts this new "Kindom Come Sequel" storyline, but the other two could've easily been included.

Post by **JohnMayo** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:10 pm

The JSA volume 1 was a hardcover, not a trade. That suggests that DC might be moving some of the titles to a comics then hardcover then trade paperback publishing model. I can see how that would maximize the income from the material but I'm not really in favor of it.

Of course, since I'm only getting the monthly comics and neither the hardcovers or trade paperbacks I guess it doesn't really matter if I'm in favor of it or not.

knightwingbk · Post by **knightwingbk** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:18 pm

johnmayo wrote:The JSA volume 1 was a hardcover, not a trade. That suggests that DC might be moving some of the titles to a comics then hardcover then trade paperback publishing model. I can see how that would maximize the income from the material but I'm not really in favor of it.

Of course, since I'm only getting the monthly comics and neither the hardcovers or trade paperbacks I guess it doesn't really matter if I'm in favor of it or not.

HC, Trade, they are all the same to me...

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:37 am

Even as a HC, I think the price was excessive @ $19.99, they should really do more content than 4 issues, even with one being doublesized.

Post by **JohnMayo** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:19 am

Hardcovers really ought to be at least 8 issues of material if not 12 or 24. It makes sense to keep hardcovers as the large "deluxe" format.

Kicking out hardcovers every four issues of a title is going to devalue the concept of hardcovers as deluxe, high end items.

Koete · Post by **Koete** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:50 pm

And also, the two JLA HCs (one's solicited) have at least six issues in each, so why would they only put four in the JSA HC? Maybe they think since it's not selling as much as JLA in flopies they should kick out a collectio nat a lower price? They really should have a uniform HC policy.