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In response to "Remlik, you can't rely just on old-timers to fuel your business. " by Callisto Buffalomeat

If Marvel and DC do nothing, they die through attrition of their fanbase. If they adapt, then they at least try to appeal to a wider swath of demos. -- (edited)

Posted by TWuG Apr 3 '17, 09:03

I don't expect that second adjustment to happen quickly either from Marvel and DC or their target audiences.

And Reagen's point about "here, read our 800 book crossover, mega-event extravaganza"is one of the reasons I haven't read a Marvel book in 10 years or a DC book in almost as long.

I'd be reading a title and then an issue or two would continue a story from another title I wasn't reading.

But Image is putting out great stuff and so is Boom. Fantastic stories without worrying about ediitorial insisting on maintaining the staus quo for the lead character or trying to get title A to cross over with Title B.

It's a much more satisfying reading experience and the creative teams and characters represent a much greater diversity in viewpoint, too.

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But many people are seeing a wholesale change in characters to be more diverse instead of creating new diverse characters... - Will Hunting Apr 3, 09:08 6
- spoilers - Spawn Apr 3, 09:14
- again you haven't actually read the books where these happened. - Remlik Apr 3, 09:11 4
  - Did Jane Foster become Thor? Did Miles Morales become Spidey? Did the young black girl become IronMan at any point? - Will Hunting Apr 3, 09:17 3
    - But none of original characters are gone. Peter Parker is still Spider-man, Tony Stark is still around helping RiRi, The Odinson is still around - Remlik Apr 3, 09:27 2
      - To Will's point, I don't think it matters so much if the characters are still around, the story isn't about them (read:*just* them) anymore. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 3, 09:31
      - Well, I would put an asterisk on Stark, but yeah. -- nm - Spawn Apr 3, 09:28
I will say that the massive amount of tie-ins is the reason we stopped reading. -- nm - David Apr 3, 09:08 5
- Tie-ins are not really a problem. Crossovers are. -- nm - Spawn Apr 3, 09:11
- Again you were still in the 90's mentality of "gotta buy them all" when you didn't. -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 09:10 2
  - Pete, you're making the mistake of telling potential customers what they should like instead of listening to what they're saying. -- nm - David Apr 3, 09:12 1
    - Nope. In fact I am not. I'm explaining to you that you do not have to buy all the things. And that while I would like all your money I'd rather - Remlik Apr 3, 09:14
- Too much work to be sure. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 3, 09:08

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If Marvel and DC do nothing, they die through attrition of their fanbase. If they adapt, then they at least try to appeal to a wider swath of demos. -- (edited)

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