Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:49 am
I think a large part of this is "on the whole, people who buy comics at the LCS just prefer Marvel characters & comics". They buy more Marvel titles because they're more familiar with & like the characters more.
People will progress from this to liking certain creators, but the fans are made in the 1st place by the characters. The X-Men are just cooler to most teenage boys when they first get into comics than The Flash, I think. This stays with them for a long time.
People will progress from this to liking certain creators, but the fans are made in the 1st place by the characters. The X-Men are just cooler to most teenage boys when they first get into comics than The Flash, I think. This stays with them for a long time.
Yes, Marvel wouldn't be doing this if they weren't selling & making money. They don't do this on titles that aren't selling well.Vernson wrote: Now with that said, I know Marvel has multiple shipping/release dates on some of their better known characters within a single month. This, on the whole, must have a positive effect on sales, otherwise why continue with that stratagem?