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drew wrote:no big two selections, that's rare, isn't it?

It has happened a time or two before. DC having the different listings kind of annoyed me. With neither DC or Marvel in the Previews text file I do my initial picks from it made it easier to just find things from other publishers rather than hunt down the DC and Marvel listings.

Hope no one minds but reading Previews today, I feel a strong urge to point out one more book:

Marvel:
Drax #8

Cheers!

You all have picked great books, and I am not sure if Kowabunga is going to be throwing in a title or not this month. Regardless of that, I have a response to how retailers are dealing with Rebirth not being in Previews.

Firstly - we get an additional month to set our orders from what is printed on Previews. It is usually due the Friday morning 1 week after the date on the cover, by 4:00 am CST. Now, in the case of DC, I think that they hurt themselves with the readers more than they did with retailers. DC is providing full retainability for the first 8 months.

What DC did was essentially tell everyone that it was more important to introduce the teams at WonderCon than it was for fans to see and know the new/rebirthed titles.

compsolut wrote:Now, in the case of DC, I think that they hurt themselves with the readers more than they did with retailers. DC is providing full retainability for the first 8 months.

did you mean 8 months of returnability? is that equal 8 months of rebirth titles are returnable or the initial rebirth titles are returnable 8 months later?

compsolut wrote:You all have picked great books, and I am not sure if Kowabunga is going to be throwing in a title or not this month. Regardless of that, I have a response to how retailers are dealing with Rebirth not being in Previews.

Firstly - we get an additional month to set our orders from what is printed on Previews. It is usually due the Friday morning 1 week after the date on the cover, by 4:00 am CST. Now, in the case of DC, I think that they hurt themselves with the readers more than they did with retailers. DC is providing full retainability for the first 8 months.

What DC did was essentially tell everyone that it was more important to introduce the teams at WonderCon than it was for fans to see and know the new/rebirthed titles.

It sounds like DC is trying to support the retailers which is great. And not too surprising.

The returnability is a great move to lower the risk for retailers.

It really feels like DC was using WonderCon like a network "upfronts" when they announce the new television season. It works for television better than for comics since television shows usually tell a story per episode with a dozen or two per season will comics usually tell a single story over a six issue stretch. I'm curious when DC will do this sort of presentation again.

drew wrote:Comics for Fun and Profit Picks:

I Hate Fairyland #6
Revival #41
Overstreet Price Guide

Who isn't excited for Overstreet to come out? LOL

RowdyFromScrubs wrote:

drew wrote:Comics for Fun and Profit Picks:

I Hate Fairyland #6
Revival #41
Overstreet Price Guide

Who isn't excited for Overstreet to come out? LOL

I know right? some people

Drew's Picks:

Harrow County #13
SuperZero #6
Lookers #0
Vision TPB

fudd71 wrote:Oh you guys keep drawing me back in, I'll do:

Action Comics #957
Batman:Rebirth
Titans: Rebirth

its a little like the mafia

Drew, if you are doing a solicit for Lookers #0, will you be adding any sound effects or music?

bralinator wrote:Drew, if you are doing a solicit for Lookers #0, will you be adding any sound effects or music?

Dang it what a missed opportunity...bown chicki bown bown

I don't really know anything about the inner workings of Previews (or Marvel or DCBS for that matter); but it doesn't appear that there is an action-figure variant for Deadpool & Mercs for Money #5. Doesn't that seem a little odd, for a five part mini, that only #1 through #4 would have action-figure variants? Kinda wrecks my collection if I have four action-figure ones & then some random unmatching cover.

RowdyFromScrubs wrote:I don't really know anything about the inner workings of Previews (or Marvel or DCBS for that matter); but it doesn't appear that there is an action-figure variant for Deadpool & Mercs for Money #5. Doesn't that seem a little odd, for a five part mini, that only #1 through #4 would have action-figure variants? Kinda wrecks my collection if I have four action-figure ones & then some random unmatching cover.

Yep. Better known as "first world problems"

My pick this month is Deadpool #13 from Marvel.

bralinator wrote:

RowdyFromScrubs wrote:Doesn't that seem a little odd, for a five part mini, that only #1 through #4 would have action-figure variants? Kinda wrecks my collection if I have four action-figure ones & then some random unmatching cover.

Yep. Better known as "first world problems"

Pretty sure everything discussed on the Comic Book Page Forum is considered a "1st world problem". We're not developing an Ebola vaccine here.