Okay, yes, I understand it boosts sales (at least temporarily). And I understand that it tied to story arcs and creative team changes, it's a legitimate model.
But it still irks the heck out of me.
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The reality is that, despite fan protests, renumbering comic books increases sales. What do you think of this?
http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a539167/marvel-exec-tom-brevoort-defends-renumbering.html
Marvel exec Tom Brevoort defends renumbering
VP says that high numbering on comics is “comfort food and nostalgia at best”.
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It makes things harder unless you switch your collecting paradigm from issues to trades. And there are problems with that.
It's certainly more difficult for the regular buyer, unless the service / shop automatically carries over the pull.
It's really a pain for folks who try to actually keep track of a collection.
Yep. But it boils down to sales, unfortunately. On the other hand, somebody is going to write an app for this, sooner or later. 😀
emancipates you if you've been buying some titles since the 70s.. i'd pick up the odd 20 issues of the hulk or something since i had so many earlier ones.. that "final" issue in the sequence breaks you free
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1992/07/20#.UrQCrBxDvvY
'Nuff said.
+Scott Randel The more things change …