The Official Superman Thread - Part 2

[Tron Bonne]

I won't say I care about it in that sense either, as I guess I'm probably in the same boat being a 'core fan who probably isn't going away for good (probably), but I can't help but still have that awareness of the business and structure side of it to some degree or another.

 

[RoughNTumble]

That chart of the sales decline is a little worrying.

Are they taking the rising popularity of trades into account?

I don't even purchase periodicals anymore, I just get hardcovers. They have extras, multiple covers, and last longer.

 

[X Knight]

See......when drawn like this, I actually really like the new costume.

I can look at that and instantly tell it's Superman.....

and no red trunks!

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, but if you look closely, they're now blue.

 

[Kevin]

See......when drawn like this, I actually really like the new costume.

I can look at that and instantly tell it's Superman.....

and no red trunks!

What's weird is that it feels like he's wearing more, when all it really is is the collar. And of course it all looks thicker in general.

 

[X Knight]

Yeah, but if you look closely, they're now blue.

I only see what I want to see..........

 

[Tron Bonne]

What's weird is that it feels like he's wearing more, when all it really is is the collar.

It's all from the bulky, armor style of it all, along with all the seams.

 

[Scarecrow_King]

I give it a year before artists decide to stop drawing the seams. On all of the costumes.

 

[X Knight]

I give it a year before artists decide to stop drawing the seams. On all of the costumes.

that is if the relaunch titles even make it a year..........

 

[CConn]

I'm pretty sure Action Comics won't be cancelled anytime soon.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I give it a year before artists decide to stop drawing the seams. On all of the costumes.

God, let's hope

 

[X Knight]

I'm pretty sure Action Comics won't be cancelled anytime soon.

they won't cancel it........just go back to the "old" DCU universe and pretend the whole relaunch thing never happened.........

 

[CConn]

they won't cancel it........just go back to the "old" DCU universe and pretend the whole relaunch thing never happened.........

Or probably not.

 

[X Knight]

Or probably not.

well, I was being a bit sarcastic.....

personally, I think they should have just gone the "Ultimate" route and create a separate line/universe for the new DCU and keep the existing line of comics.......

that would have allowed them to experiment without replacing the existing continuity........

but, we shall see how it all turns out.........starting......next week I guess.......

 

[Tron Bonne]

They already did that with Earth One.

 

[HighFivingMF]

personally, I think they should have just gone the "Ultimate" route and create a separate line/universe for the new DCU and keep the existing line of comics.......

Then they're not revamping or shaking anything up to attract new readers... They're just releasing more Elseworlds. You don't remedy a dying medium by doubling the number of products you produce when you're having a hard time selling what you already have.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Well, and coupled with the fact that they have already did that, too.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Well, except with the whole 'dying medium' thing. Comics isn't a dying medium in the slightest.

 

[Anubis]

Your sure about that?


The entire Print Medium is in decline.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Very sure. Print has been in decline, but comics (especially manga) still sell decently on the bookstore level, and webcomics and web produced comics, are becoming more frequent and followed. So, yeah, I'm fairly sure. Even if it ends up like drama and traditional animation in being minimized in the future, it'll still be around in decent capacity in the future like those. Though, like much other things, probably in different ways.

 

[Anubis]

Man please, Manga don't count!

Also Bookstores are dying.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Man please, Manga don't count!

Manga is just Japanese for comics (oh wowzzzzzzzer mckauser)

Also Bookstores are dying.

They are, but they'll hang around for a decent while, and there's always online stores like Amazon and stuff that sell the stuff that sure as hell aren't going anywhere soon. And digital will grow, albeit slowly.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I mean, the whole direct market thing is dying. I think that's almost a given, as it's been kind of limping along for the last couple of years anyway. That time is slowly coming to an end, at least as an exclusive target for companies. But will that kill the entire medium of comics? I just don't see that at all. I think comics may become like prose or drama, something that people will always do even if the audiences and significance they held change in years. They'll always be people who write, draw and act on the stage, and people to read, admire and watch that in some capacity, just taking the seat it's given with evolving times.

I might be wrong I guess, but I think comics will be something that's always around in some form.

 

[Anubis]

Sure it'll always be around in some capacity. I mean I'm pretty sure they still make Spanish Bibles somewhere in the world. But you gotta realize that comics or at least American comics, will be vastly different in the next 10 to 15 years than it is today. Especially Superhero comics. When the superhero movie craze finally hits rock bottom, I'm not sure the big two will be able to survive. At least not as we know them.

 

[Spade]

The Japanese market is very different from our own. Their trades sell several millions per volume. If trades sold the same over here, the industry would be in a much better place.