(SPOILER)
Wonder Woman Comics.
Probable cover art and information on new Wonder Woman comic series available in stores this Wednesday (June 7th).
Not sure if it's OK to post a link to myspace page, if not, I apologize! This links to Allan Heinberg's page. His blog has several entries involving WW, the first comic will be out June 7th. DC Comics so it should be widely available. Currently he is on-board to write the first five...hopefully he'll follow Joss's lead and stick around for many more. Allan is a big fan of Joss and of the Whedonverse so it should be interesting to compare his take on the character to our leader's! Some info on the page should be available to all, others would require registration.
June 04 2006
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Madhatter | June 04, 14:27 CET
Either way, good luck to Allan and the new book.
(edited for spelling, again)
[ edited by alexreager on 2006-06-04 21:50 ]
alexreager | June 04, 14:48 CET
Captain Robert April | June 04, 14:51 CET
Harmalicious | June 04, 15:21 CET
goth_huntress | June 04, 15:28 CET
IrrationaliTV | June 04, 15:30 CET
I just think its taking advantage of the reader to build false hype. Marvel is infamous for doing this with all its core titles (like Spiderman Hulk and Fantastic Four) and then when a big milestone issue WOULD HAVE been reached (like a 500th issue), they reversed back to the original numbering of the books. So not only did they get the boost from relaunching at #1 but then also took advantage of the 500 issue milestone. (they even double numbered issues for a while to try to make it less confusing)
Overall i'd say very WEAK.
alexreager | June 04, 15:45 CET
Simon | June 04, 16:17 CET
IrrationaliTV | June 04, 16:17 CET
Either way, good luck to Allan and the new book.
(edited for spelling, again)
[ edited by alexreager on 2006-06-04 21:50 ]
alexreager | June 04, 21:48 CET
It's part of the whole,"One Year Later" followup to Infinite Crisis.Several books ended and are being re-launched with new first issues.Wonder Woman,The Flash,Justice League Of America are all starting over.
Buffyfantic | June 04, 16:36 CET
In Buffy terms, what if they release season 1 with an extras cd with 30 minutes extra content. Then a year later they do it again. And a year later they do it again. I'd probably be reading about all the Buffy fans that are feeling taken advantage of. You want the content, you pay to play. I'm sure some would agree (and some would disagree) but its still the same story...Some would have me believe that "they are a business and need to make their money." But to me it still seems like taking advantage of a small group of fans. It's this sort of marketing mixed with the recent wave of "instant collectable" varient covers and limited B&W books that led to the huge speculation market and ultimate crash of the late 80s. If they really wanted to make a buck in the long term, they would try to expand their market instead of trying to pull every dollar they can out of the existing pool of readers/collectors.
I agree with Simon. I never claimed numbering has anything to do with the content of a comicbook.
And finally, I am aware of the whole One Year Later "event." Same idea as I have been expressing...another stunt to make a buck.
alexreager | June 04, 19:37 CET
AuburnTiger | June 04, 20:04 CET
Oh, and alexreager, I don't know if your comment was directed at this particular relaunch, but Joe Queseda is EIC at Marvel Comics, not DC.
CaptainB | June 04, 21:09 CET
I am familiar with the storyline where Wondy kills Maxwell Lord and imo that should have very little to do with the number on the cover. (and yeah, Joe Q is at the big M.)
I'm not making a federal case over this, it just a bit of extra work and expense for me to make new dividers and notations in databases. I'm getting off my soapbox now.
Happy reading comic fans.
alexreager | June 04, 21:39 CET
[ edited by CaptainB on 2006-06-05 05:03 ]
CaptainB | June 04, 22:00 CET
By purchasing the monthly, it feels like I'm subsedizing the trade paperback. I am totally going to start waiting for the trades....a big nice book is better than a handful of pamphlets.
alexreager | June 04, 22:31 CET
I'm excited for this. Each page is jam-packed with Whedon-y goodness. I'm a big fan, Franco Urru, the artist on the series, is a big fan, and I think it shows. It's a big love letter to what makes Spike a great character.
Okay, enough of my begging. Continue the Wonder Woman discussion!
Brian Lynch | June 05, 01:29 CET
IrrationaliTV | June 05, 02:01 CET
In Buffy terms, what if they release season 1 with an extras cd with 30 minutes extra content. Then a year later they do it again. And a year later they do it again. I'd probably be reading about all the Buffy fans that are feeling taken advantage of. You want the content, you pay to play. I'm sure some would agree (and some would disagree) but its still the same story...Some would have me believe that "they are a business and need to make their money."
To quote an issue of Runaways that I just read, that was the worst analogy I've ever heard. A new Wonder Woman #1 is not comparable in any way to rereleasing a Buffy season 1 with all-new extras.
areacode212 | June 05, 07:17 CET
Buffyfantic | June 05, 07:46 CET
http://comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7484
CaptainB | June 05, 07:46 CET
Simon | June 05, 07:58 CET
So you can understand, my point is that sequential numbering was fine for titles like Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, etc., etc. for over 50 years and now Marvel and DC understand that if they announce a title re-launch of a flagship character, they get a short-term sales spike.
So my question is, do you think that sales spike is coming from new readers buying the books? Maybe 1% but I am of the opinion that this spike comes from speculators and comic readers that want to make sure they don't miss the valuable number 1 issue of a hot title. In other words, not love of the art form or story but dollars. And the comic companies know this and are taking advantage. This is why there are so many new re-launches and so many variant covers available today.
With that in mind, my Buffy analogy isn't that bad. I was illustrating an example of how Buffy fans would want the extra content but would feel taken advantage of if they were made to re-purchase the first season over and over and over, just to get another snipet of content. (How is that the worst analogy ever?)
alexreager | June 05, 08:11 CET
alexreager | June 05, 08:14 CET
I have wanted to start reading the WW comics, but being relatively new to comics I had no idea where to start. Now, just in time to go along with the buzz of the upcoming movie there is a clear place to start reading the comics. My dilemma is solved and I feel confident jumping into the books.
Maybe DC is trying to expand its fanbase a bit, which is always a good idea creatively and economically.
IrrationaliTV | June 05, 12:31 CET
WhoIsOmega? | June 05, 13:45 CET
Calledon | June 05, 14:01 CET
And as far as marketing goes, it seems to me that this would make a bit more sense if they were to coordinate with the movie release...which is still about 3 years away.
Calledon, don't go! People are just human and as you know, this board is run by humans...I'm sure everyone is just trying to do their best. Please reconsider the whole, no-posting thing because we need as many comic fans as we can get!
alexreager | June 05, 15:17 CET
(pretty sure there's 5 W's, just can't remember the other one)
I'll be having a look at this I think. Not really a huge WW fan so I can't be bothered with the continuity but a relaunch (especially one in which Batman appears) piques my curiosity.
Saje | June 05, 17:03 CET
The more the merrier!
tofegari | June 05, 17:43 CET
billz | June 05, 18:25 CET
Lioness | June 05, 18:39 CET
With that in mind, my Buffy analogy isn't that bad. I was illustrating an example of how Buffy fans would want the extra content but would feel taken advantage of if they were made to re-purchase the first season over and over and over, just to get another snipet of content. (How is that the worst analogy ever?)
Because a new Wonder Woman #1 is a completely different comic from the Wonder Woman #1 published in 1942 and the Wonder Woman #1 published in 1986. It isn't "another snipet of content"...it's an all-new comic. Nothing at all like rebuying the first season of Buffy over and over.
A more apt analogy would be the new Doctor Who TV series, which, even though it's a continuation of the previous series, started from Season 1.
[ edited by areacode212 on 2006-06-06 01:48 ]
areacode212 | June 05, 18:45 CET