DCBS Q&A

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:42 pm

Cool!!!!!

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BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:50 pm

Special Discounts for June, based on CBP recommendations:

JUN080058 EMPOWERED TP VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* 14.95 50% 7.47
JUN080193 TITANS #5 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN080214 BIRDS OF PREY #121 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN080216 BOOSTER GOLD #11 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN082240 SURREAL ADVENTURES OF EDGAR ALLAN POO GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* 9.99 50% 4.99
JUN082255 DYNAMO 5 #16 *Special Discount* 3.5 50% 1.75
JUN082270 SAVAGE DRAGON #139 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN082364 X-FACTOR #34 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN082370 MOON KNIGHT #21 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
JUN082413 TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 *Special Discount* 99.99 50% 49.99
JUN082414 TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL 01 VAR ED *Special Discount* 99.99 50% 49.99
JUN083599 N-GUARD #2 (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* 3.5 40% 2.1
JUN083650 DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES TP *Special Discount* 14.95 45% 8.22
JUN083733 PISTOLFIST #2 (OF 4) *Special Discount* 3.99 45% 2.19
JUN084045 DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #1 *Special Discount* 3.99 50% 1.99
JUN084146 QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 03 *Special Discount* 19.95 50% 9.97
JUN084170 FREEDOM FORMULA #1 *Special Discount* 2.99 45% 1.64
JUN084181 ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #1 (OF 5) *Special Discount* 2.95 45% 1.62
JUN084297 T BIRD AND THROTTLE #0 (OF 3) *Special Discount* 3.25 45% 1.78

mikemclarty · Post by **mikemclarty** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:09 pm

50% off, baby!

Niiiiiice! Oh man...time to unload my Essentials!

Wood · Post by **Wood** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:04 pm

VOOTIE!

50% of Omnibus Goodness!

HassanT · Post by **HassanT** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:35 pm

Gee. I dropped Moon Knight and now the next issue is 50% off. What are you guys trying to do to me

Post by **JohnMayo** » Fri May 30, 2008 8:04 pm

HassanT wrote:Gee. I dropped Moon Knight and now the next issue is 50% off. What are you guys trying to do to me

I think Bob is trying to get me to read the title. It is one of the very few mainstream Marvel universe titles I don't get.

Alec Burkhardt · Post by **Alec Burkhardt** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:55 am

JLAFan wrote:Special Discounts for June, based on CBP recommendations:

JUN080193 TITANS #5 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49

Seriously, why issue 5 of Titans? My three comic vices that I always get sucked back into every couple of years are X-Men (started reading with Uncanny #113), LoSH (started reading in Adventure & Superboy before they had their own title) and NTT (started with DCCP #26), but after the first two issues of this run of Titans, I'm giving up early this time. While the first issue I found to be just mediocre, the second completely left a bad taste in terms of both poor storytelling and poor artwork. For me there doesn't seem to be much point to this series beyond trying to get the old fans of the Wolfman/Perez era to shell out money based on nostalgia. Perhaps I'll be wrong and the series will right itself, but at this point, I'll wait a year and see what is being said.

Lots of other nice promos though, so thanks for all the suggestions you guys make to DCBS!

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:30 pm

Alec Burkhardt wrote:
JLAFan wrote:Special Discounts for June, based on CBP recommendations:

JUN080193 TITANS #5 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
Seriously, why issue 5 of Titans?

We'll often recommend special discounts that are not #1 issues (since Cameron often discounts those on his own) that have some significance, like the start of a new arc, some expected significant happening, or, like Titans #5, a standalone issue that may be a good done-in-one way for someone to check out a series to see if they like it......

TITANS #5
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Rodney Buchemi
Cover by Ian Churchill
In the stand-alone story “Date Night,” four Titans face the fact that love is a battlefield. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure is making his way to Titans Tower. Who is this ominous stranger – and how does he or she know the Titans?

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:31 pm

NOTICE!

Cameron tells me that the DCBS site is scheduled to update for June late tonight (Saturday), so people should be able to get their fix on Sunday.....or late tonight if you're up!

Post by **JohnMayo** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:52 pm

Alec Burkhardt wrote:
JLAFan wrote:Special Discounts for June, based on CBP recommendations:

JUN080193 TITANS #5 *Special Discount* 2.99 50% 1.49
Seriously, why issue 5 of Titans? My three comic vices that I always get sucked back into every couple of years are X-Men (started reading with Uncanny #113), LoSH (started reading in Adventure & Superboy before they had their own title) and NTT (started with DCCP #26), but after the first two issues of this run of Titans, I'm giving up early this time. While the first issue I found to be just mediocre, the second completely left a bad taste in terms of both poor storytelling and poor artwork. For me there doesn't seem to be much point to this series beyond trying to get the old fans of the Wolfman/Perez era to shell out money based on nostalgia. Perhaps I'll be wrong and the series will right itself, but at this point, I'll wait a year and see what is being said.

Lots of other nice promos though, so thanks for all the suggestions you guys make to DCBS!

A fair question...

We made this pick based on Titans #5 being what looks to be a stand alone issue. It seemed like a good chance for people to try out the title.

We also made this pick prior to me reading Titans #2.

I would like to disagree with your assessment on the series. I really would like to. But I can't. So far it hasn't been great. My hope is that Titans #5 will be a more character focused issue and that by issue #5 the creators will have gotten a better grip on the characters and that the art will improve. The series has the potential to be a top seller for DC but I agree that the fist two issues have fallen short of that.

Wood · Post by **Wood** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:53 pm

JLAFan wrote:NOTICE!

Cameron tells me that the DCBS site is scheduled to update for June late tonight (Saturday), so people should be able to get their fix on Sunday.....or late tonight if you're up!

Sweet!

By the way, have you been traveling Bob? I sent you an email but hadn't heard back from ya!

Alec Burkhardt · Post by **Alec Burkhardt** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:50 pm

johnmayo wrote: A fair question...

We made this pick based on Titans #5 being what looks to be a stand alone issue. It seemed like a good chance for people to try out the title.

We also made this pick prior to me reading Titans #2.

Thanks for the clarification, to both you & Bob. (Btw, is there a way to reply to multiple posts, besides manually cutting them in?) I do appreciate that you try to give Cameron suggestions other than the obvious #1s to discount. As I mentioned to Bob in reply to his PM, I haven't received my Previews yet and don't normally bother looking at the online solicits, so I didn't realize this was a stand alone issue. I'm especially surprised that it is, given that the story hasn't really started through the first two issues, so I don't see it wrapping up well by the end of #4. But perhaps #5 is more of an interlude to the first big story - which would be another attempt to imitate the Wolfman/Perez era.

johnmayo wrote: I would like to disagree with your assessment on the series. I really would like to. But I can't. So far it hasn't been great. My hope is that Titans #5 will be a more character focused issue and that by issue #5 the creators will have gotten a better grip on the characters and that the art will improve. The series has the potential to be a top seller for DC but I agree that the fist two issues have fallen short of that.

While I'll share that hope with you, I am not going to be spending the money to see if it happens. I'll wait and see what the talk is in about a year and then perhaps go back and either pick up the back issues or the tpb. Like you, I really think these characters should be able to form the basis of one of DC's top books, but it just doesn't seem like anyone has been able to get a grasp on them as adults. Although to be honest, while the story hasn't been great so far, the art in #2 (btw, #5 still yet another artist - are #3 & #4 different as well?) really sealed the deal for me in terms of not continuing. Releasing a new series, especially what should be a big title series based on the history of what New Teen Titans was in the '80s, and not being able to maintain a consistent artist is not what I'd consider a good sign.

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:45 pm

Wood wrote:Sweet!

By the way, have you been traveling Bob? I sent you an email but hadn't heard back from ya!

Yes, busy couple of weeks. I am even gone over the weekend this time, current trip I left home last Thurs & will return Thurs 6/5, just in time to do the Previews call on the 6th

Frank Castle · Post by **Frank Castle** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:56 pm

I got home from work today and this is what I found!

This has to be the largest DCBS box ever! They have a new feature, once every 6 months shipping feature!!

Bob, I think I got your box by accident!

comicm · Post by **comicm** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:33 pm

Frank Castle wrote:I got home from work today and this is what I found!

This has to be the largest DCBS box ever! They have a new feature, once every 6 months shipping feature!!

Bob, I think I got your box by accident!

My box was the same size but I had a lot of hardcovers and trades. I ordered six copies of True Story Swear to God Archives.

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