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george torrey wrote:Couple points about speeding up the releases:1. Lower margin on tpbs or not, these things sell to people who will NEVER be regular buyers of hardcovers, for the obvious reason that they don't have the money. I've seen the softcover Masterworks in Barnes and Noble and train station bookstores; I've never seen the hardcovers there. There is a market penetration that doesn't exist with other formats. The more of these out there, the more that will sell.2. I recall from misty memory someone saying that the hardcovers sell a lot right off the bat, then sales rapidly fall and limp along there after. If it was a graph it would be a tall wave followed by a nearly flat line. So the risk of cannabilizing hardcovers sales seems overblown to me. Let's say they set a rule where the softcover would be published 3 years after the hardcover, and ran a schedule to catch up to that. I think that would be enough time to recoup costs of doing the hardcover, without denting sales of HCs, and also providing a reasonably short wait for softcover fans.3. On a larger point, I think paperbacks needs their time in the sun. People who can only afford cheaper options have only had Essentials in black and white, and those are into the 80s by now. The DVDs are over. Hardcover Masterworks have been chugging along for 8+ years now. If other collections (and I don't mean the hardcover MMWs) have to be moved off the schedule to make room for 2 softcovers a month, I say that is totally fair. Let people who want cheap color options get a little attention for now. They have been waiting a loooong time for a truly comprehensive, accessible format.
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zapatista wrote:It looks like the people who want 2 softcover releases per month are getting their wish. The new solits have both X-Men Vol 5 and GA Submariner in the same month. If this trend continues, there's what? - a six year time lag between HC and SC versions instead of 12 years...
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Aug 15 12 11:39 PM
Five Years Later wrote:zapatista wrote:It looks like the people who want 2 softcover releases per month are getting their wish. The new solits have both X-Men Vol 5 and GA Submariner in the same month. If this trend continues, there's what? - a six year time lag between HC and SC versions instead of 12 years...The link posted on the solicitations thread only shows GA Submariner
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GeorgieDavis wrote:Well, I guess this means that Submariner comes out in December and X-Men in January in North America.
Aug 16 12 12:27 AM
I had a good experience with the Marvel Comics 1 and depending how GA Cap goes reproduction I'll give it a try this Sub-Mariner, I'm not very excited about Gustavson's Angel storieswhich I found the worst in Marvel Comics
Aug 16 12 12:41 AM
Indefatigable Fjor wrote:GeorgieDavis wrote:Well, I guess this means that Submariner comes out in December and X-Men in January in North America.err, what?
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Spenser wrote:Will Masterworks such as Nick Fury, Sub-Mariner, or Captain Marvel ever get the softcover treatment?
Aug 25 12 12:06 PM
mwiggins wrote:Spenser wrote:Will Masterworks such as Nick Fury, Sub-Mariner, or Captain Marvel ever get the softcover treatment? Marvel Age Sub-Mariner Vol 1 has already been released in softcover. Assuming they continue with the 12 releases per year schedule, Captain Marvel Vol. 1 should show up next spring and Nick Fury Vol 1 won't show up until late 2015.
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Leocomix wrote: Wolverton is fine too but how many pages are we talking about? What about Mickey Spillane. He's famous but what did he write? If it's 2-page text stories...
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Aug 25 12 4:43 PM
Indefatigable Fjor wrote:MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL. 1 TPB & DM VARIANT (On Sale 11/28/2012)MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 5 TPB & DM VARIANT (On Sale 12/19/2012)
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