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Apr 13 13 10:07 AM
Canaryboy wrote:With a bit of mixing and matching of formats, the majority of material can be assembled in one format or another. But that would play merry hell with my collecting habits, and possibly many others here too .
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Apr 13 13 12:32 PM
mwiggins wrote:Agreed. It's not like Marvel is forcing anyone to wait decades for these volumes. For the most part* they're all available in other formats if getting to read them now is more important than having them in your preferred format. And honestly, do you really think Marvel will still be producing softcovers 8-10 years from now? That's a big gamble to make IMO. For example, 9 years is a long time to wait for the most recent Daredevil volume to be released in softcover (as mentioned above), when you could pick it up right now in HC for less than $25.
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Apr 13 13 5:56 PM
I actually can imagine Marvel producing Masterworks softcovers that far ahead, but who knows if they will follow the HC schedule exactly. It's possible by then that the demand won't be enough to justify a new HC print run, so softcovers might be the only option.
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Apr 13 13 6:23 PM
Batty Bilson wrote:MrTinkertrain wrote: That'd be great but so far it hasn't happened, which really stinks for people who don't buy every volume and are only following a few lines. Only doing one a month instead of matching the original HC releases can tack on a year or more wait time between volumes. I know there are budgetary restrictions and time restrictions and theres only so much the market can handle, but even knowing all that I can't help but be annoyed (however unfair that is) that the TPB reprints take longer to release than the HCs.While the one-per-month softcover release schedule is okay for my pocketbook, when I look at the checklists I've made and see that it won't be until November 2019 until I get the 4th and final Silver Age Doctor Strange ... or August 2020 for the last Silver Age Captain America ... or March 2021 until the last Kirby Thor ... or July 2025 for the last Daredevil ... I just wanna cry. Plus, I'm still waitin' for the last Sub-Mariner to be released in hardcover!! Marvel HAS to come up with a better plan for the softcover program. A 12-year lag time between a new hardcover release and its coming out in softcover is just too flamin' long (as Ben Grimm might say). The number of Silver Age volumes drops off dramatically in the next couple of years--down to a handful then later one or two a year. And in 2024 (if the current monthly schedule continues, that is) there would be NO Silver Age volumes coming out. Oh, the humanity! Anyway, I really, really, really hope Marvel decides to change their mind about this, shuffle their release schedules, and fast-track all the Silver Age lore. Easy to say, I know. After all you can't please everybody. I know somewhere there have to be fans looking forward to a Warlock or Deathlok volume, but to all those waiting to get to the end of the Marvel Age Spider-Man or Iron Man, it can be frustrating. The only solution I can think of is either a) shuffling the order so that there are always at least 6 volumes of Silver Age material released per year, or b) doubling the amount of releases per year. I think the first way would be better for Marvel financially. They wouldn't have to risk a loss from satuating the market and they'd be able to sell the better-known characters first and have a quicker return profit for them to take gambles on lesser-known titles later.
MrTinkertrain wrote: That'd be great but so far it hasn't happened, which really stinks for people who don't buy every volume and are only following a few lines. Only doing one a month instead of matching the original HC releases can tack on a year or more wait time between volumes. I know there are budgetary restrictions and time restrictions and theres only so much the market can handle, but even knowing all that I can't help but be annoyed (however unfair that is) that the TPB reprints take longer to release than the HCs.
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humanracin wrote:I don't have a huge interest in the GA MMWs anyway, I will buy some of the volume 1s in TPB out of curiosity mostly. I doubt I'll buy any of the Atlas Era ones. My main interest is with the Silver & Marvel Age ones and they have been beautifully restored in the MMW TPBs so far, I'm loving them.
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DCMiller wrote: Best post I've read in a while!
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famac wrote:THOR SC MASTERWORKS THIS WEEK!!!!I believe this is the first time fresh film discovered in Sparta Illinois will grace this volume!!!
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