Why are you not discussing Transformers despite there being twice as many comics?
60 hour work weeks the past month or so.
No it's not. Marvel and DC have earned the readership to be able to put out that many. Supply and demand. It's basic economics. I also said END not cancelled. There's no reason for there not to be a Quantum & Woody book if it was selling well. Asmus finished his story now get a new writer. It's simple. If it was the lowest selling book then that's a different story.
It was the lowest selling book, or one of. And they'll bring it back. They just want to give other characters a chance. And Q&W are a part of the Delinquents mini series which runs through the end of the year. So there may be 3-4 months of no new Q&W once that ends before they start the ongoing again or do a new miniseries.
Also, if Marvel and DC had such a strong grasp of supply and demand, they wouldn't need to cancel so many of their newer titles. There's a reason they don't sell: people aren't interested.
Due to the small number of books ALL of them are "top characters" (I use quotes because that's a nonsensical term. Any character can be a "top character" with the right story).
Not at all. It's a perfectly viable term, as in the most popular and strong sellers. XO, Bloodshot, Harbinger, etc. Just because they have a smaller stable of characters than Marvel or DC doesn't make them all equally popular. That's a ludicrous statement.
And I assure you, not every character can be a top character with the right story. That probably why Big Wheel isn't a popular Marvel villain, and never will be. I don't care if Alan Moore sat down tomorrow to try and write a worthwhile Big Wheel story. It's still not going to compare to Spider-Man or Batman's sales numbers.
I'm sorry, who's body was Otto in?
The body doesn't make the man... the mind and attitude does.
You just got philosophied.
And the people who only buy one or two books get screwed.
This is another of those grossly incorrect blanket statements without any evidence to back it up that you're so fond of making. The people who buy only one title are getting a complete story. The only exception to that was the recent A&A and Bloodshot crossover that happened in their main titles. But even the trade paperback collection includes all four of those issues in an upcoming A&A trade so you don't have to buy another series you may not regularly read to get the whole tale.
Also, let's look at the events. Valiant runs events which from a completionist view you'd need to buy maybe 3-5 titles per month to get the entire story (based on Harbinger Wars--3 titles, and Armor Hunters--5 titles). How many issues do you need to buy to get the completionist view of a Marvel or DC event? 20? 30? 40? Just look at House of M, Annihilation, Brightest Day/Blackest Night, Flashpoint, New 52, etc.
It's almost financially impossible to keep up with all the titles in the bigger Marvel and DC universes, and likely not viable time-wise.
Christ. I was agreeing with you and you still argue. At this point I'm 90% sure you own Valiant.
I wish I owned Valiant. You also weren't agreeing. You were saying Marvel and DC do the same thing, which isn't really true. Of course they've sent fans comics over the years. Valiant does it every week. It's not the same. That's like comparing a donation of $1 with $1,000. All the more ironic since Marvel and DC, as the bigger companies with a vastly larger print run, have more money to afford to be appreciative of their fans.
Valiant is also much more open and accommodating to their fans at cons, signings, etc. The higher ups (Dinesh Shamdasani - Creative Officer and part owner, Warren Simons - editor, Joshua Dysart - writer) regularly post on the valiantfans forums, and interact with fans and answer questions, preview upcoming books and artwork before it's posted on comic news sites, etc.
There's a very real sense of community and appreciation that's been created by the Valiant employees for their fans. I appreciate it, as a fan. Perhaps it's because they're a smaller company and able to interact on a much more one on one type approach than the massive Marvel and DC official forums, where tens of thousands of people post.
