Marvel Announces "Marvel's Greatest Comics"

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Marvel Announces "Marvel's Greatest Comics"

Marvel is proud to announce the all-new Marvel’s Greatest Comics imprint, spotlighting Marvel’s most-acclaimed series with new printings of these must-read issues priced at only one dollar each! This bold new venture, launching in March 2010, offers a perfect jumping on point for new readers as well as provides retailers with a great low cost first chapter to some of the hottest selling Marvel Collected editions. And to really get things going, the first title from this line, Invincible Iron Man #1, is free!


“We’re proud of the books Marvel publishes and now not only are we giving retailers a great way to promote our top collections, but also giving consumers a chance to sample some of our top comics, maybe for the first time and at an unbeatable price,” said David Gabriel, Marvel Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation. “Marvel’s Greatest Comics represents one of the best values in comics today and with Free Comic Book Day only months after the initial launch, retailers will want to be well stocked.”
Retailers can check upcoming editions of the Marvel Mailer or with Diamond Customer Service to find out how they can qualify for the free copies.
The titles launching in March, at one per week, are:
March 3: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
March 10: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
March 17: WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1
March 24: THOR #1
March 31: PUNISHER MAX #1

 

[Drz]

Hmm to buy or not buy the comic where Hitler gets punched.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Sounds kind of like what DC tried not too long ago with that whole 'After Watchmen...' deal.

 

[kguillou]

This could be cool, depending on how much they're selling the issues for.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Just a dollar

 

[bryanss3]

that was joke above you. I was watching Daria earlier today. just thought I'd tell you.

Are these first issues or first issues of volumes. It seems to me like Cap and Iron Man are #1 of the Bru and Fraction runs. Punisher Max #1 would fit the same bill as the previous.

 

[runawayboulder]

It's all of the recent stuff. Hopefully it'll expand as time goes on. Maybe throw in some fan online voting to mix things up and make it interesting.

That'd be

 

[bored]

Definitely a rip on DC's old venture. I'm actually okay with that. I loved that promotion.

 

[random_havoc]

One more way to shoot the value of comics into the toilet. Hard enough to find a comic that's worth anything these days without them being reprinted in yet another even cheaper way.

 

[bryanss3]

I'm still confused by this. Is this for new readers? 1 dollar for the first issue of a recent run.. 1 issue won't decide if you like it or not and you can go on Amazon and pay 10-16 dollars(maybe less) and get 6 or 7 issues collected in a trade. Either way the best jumping on point from #1 of a book that's past issue 4 or 5 is a trade.

 

[Tron Bonne]

that was joke above you. I was watching Daria earlier today. just thought I'd tell you.

Oh, thanks. Though I'm not sure what you mean, but I was also watching it recently which prompted this avatar. The whole series is coming out to DVD next year in case you didn't know.

I'm still confused by this. Is this for new readers? 1 dollar for the first issue of a recent run.. 1 issue won't decide if you like it or not and you can go on Amazon and pay 10-16 dollars(maybe less) and get 6 or 7 issues collected in a trade. Either way the best jumping on point from #1 of a book that's past issue 4 or 5 is a trade.

I think it's mostly meant as a preview or sample to see if they want to jump on to the series through singles or trades. They hope by pricing it at a dollar it may peak the interest of those who may not have been interested and maybe get them on the series