December 2015 Solicitations

[Phoenix8008]

I kinda like the maxi series. It provides multiple jumping on points and makes it easy to collect in trade, and especially HC format.

In most cases, I think this is VEI's plan--to end series at 12 or 25--but they will not advertise it as such for various reasons.

However, I do think having a flagship title or two with ongoing numbering is a good idea in that it represents the stability of the company over time. Someone can see a new VEI book and say, "well that'll be over in a year..." Then see it sitting next to XO #150 and think "oh, well even if this series ends its going to be a complete story and not just dropped when the publisher goes under" or "If I like this, I know there's more where that came from (past and future)."

I mostly agree, but I'd like to have more than just 1 title that is allowed to go beyond 25 issues. Give me around half of the titles as longer term ongoings and the rest can be maxi-series with a shorter 4 issue mini thrown in here or there. I could live with that. I'm already worried that X-O is going to stop at 50, but I'd love to see them go beyond that.

[BugsySig]

I kinda like the maxi series. It provides multiple jumping on points and makes it easy to collect in trade, and especially HC format.

In most cases, I think this is VEI's plan--to end series at 12 or 25--but they will not advertise it as such for various reasons.

However, I do think having a flagship title or two with ongoing numbering is a good idea in that it represents the stability of the company over time. Someone can see a new VEI book and say, "well that'll be over in a year..." Then see it sitting next to XO #150 and think "oh, well even if this series ends its going to be a complete story and not just dropped when the publisher goes under" or "If I like this, I know there's more where that came from (past and future)."

I mostly agree, but I'd like to have more than just 1 title that is allowed to go beyond 25 issues. Give me around half of the titles as longer term ongoings and the rest can be maxi-series with a shorter 4 issue mini thrown in here or there. I could live with that. I'm already worried that X-O is going to stop at 50, but I'd love to see them go beyond that.

I agree. Ideally I'd like to see 1/4-1/3 of the titles as continuing series with sequential numbering. XO, Bloodshot, Harbinger and Shadowman come to mind with maybe Rai as well as flagship characters/books.

[jmatt]

The other thing to consider is the jumping on point. I see Spawn #238 on the new release shelf and wonder how anyone could start reading and understanding what's going on. And as much as I like SA Marvel, my head swims when I look at Marvel on the shelf and try to devine what's what, which is canon, which is alternate universe, etc. Too lazy to sort it all out and too confused by what I see, I just keep walking.

Welcome to step 1 - admitting where the problem lies.

Not a problem for me. Probably a problem for Marvel, though.

[jmatt]

However, I do think having a flagship title or two with ongoing numbering is a good idea in that it represents the stability of the company over time. Someone can see a new VEI book and say, "well that'll be over in a year..." Then see it sitting next to XO #150 and think "oh, well even if this series ends its going to be a complete story and not just dropped when the publisher goes under" or "If I like this, I know there's more where that came from (past and future)."

Agreed. Although I think its likely (if not already announced) that X-O will start renumbering after 50. I'd prefer if it wasn't.

[bravura1]

WotEW 2:
Unless comic book covers have NOTHING to do with the story inside, it will be interesting to see how the writers work demons, romans, and big bad wolf into one issue...


Really going out of their way to provide multiple covers...?

[Paul Nolan]

is it me or do the current run of Imperium covers really evoke Crossgen's Negation?