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I'm in on ANYTHING Jerry Ordway does. Hopefully this may lead to a Marvel version of All-Star Squadron...but I won't hold my breath. Marvel recently has a bad history with giving ANYTHING to the older readers that still may be reading their books. Really is a shame because it is those older readers that will give you consistent sales from month to month. THEY are long term and NOT short term as the new collectors go these days. Just sayin'Comment
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I'm in on ANYTHING Jerry Ordway does. Hopefully this may lead to a Marvel version of All-Star Squadron...but I won't hold my breath. Marvel recently has a bad history with giving ANYTHING to the older readers that still may be reading their books. Really is a shame because it is those older readers that will give you consistent sales from month to month. THEY are long term and NOT short term as the new collectors go these days. Just sayin'
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It appeals to me, even as a one-shot.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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This is one of a series of one shots Marvel is doing to celebrate their 80th anniversary, these are celebrations of the past, not the start of anything new. Another one shot had Bill Sienkewicz returning to the New Mutants for example. And older readers are aging out and dying off, any company that is not growing new customers is dying, because attrition will always happen. Old customers, get old, die off, lose interest, have changes in circumstances, etc. and stop being customers, if you have no new customers to replace them, you will always have a shrinking customer base. That's why the 18-35 demographic is always the darling of most businesses, particularly entertainment businesses, because those customers have a longer potential shelf life to remain customers. Through the 60s and 70s, Marvel and DC expected their entire readership to turn over every 8 years, long term customers were the exception, not the rule, and overall sales of comics during that period were much higher than they are today. The advent of long-term readers ushered in an era of shrinking readership and a lack of new customers coming in, which is why the industry is in the dire straights it is now. Catering to long term customers was bad for the comics business overall it turns out.
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Man, five bucks for a floppy? No wonder the monthly is on deathwatch.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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PUNY HUMANS!Comment
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