dwmckim
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Yes, it is nice to have those four comics all together in one nifty book. And that's exactly what Boom's already done. They reprinted the original four comics in paperback and reprinted the next four-issue arc in paperback and so on and so forth. If that's what fans are seeking, they're already out there if you don't have them already.
If Marvel's trying to gauge how well this sells before releasing others, then they're already shooting themselves in the foot because the people most likely to buy it already has it and unless they're the completest type of collector, won't buy it again. (Heck, lots of fans already have the original four comic books AND the paperback compilation for that matter.)
I don't think the analogy between releasing the comics and the show stands up. These came out pretty recently - it's not like they're hard to find - after all Boom went into second print runs because the first sold out. No one's being deprived the opportunity to see them because they're already super-duper easy to find. (Mind you, i'm looking at this from an American perspective and maybe things are very different in Australia - so if that's the case, goody for you!)
But if you want to use the dvd analogy, then it would be more like this: The Muppet Show's been released in first, second, and third season box sets fairly recently. We've been having a longer wait than usual for season four (actually, this analogy works pretty well since the wait for the next previously expected batch of comics have been delayed.) So this would be like instead of finally getting the fourth season, we've all be anxiouly awaiting, Disney re-released season one all over again instead! (And not with the stuff that got cut the first time around restored.) I think it's safe to say there would be rioting rather than dancing in the streets.
If Marvel's trying to gauge how well this sells before releasing others, then they're already shooting themselves in the foot because the people most likely to buy it already has it and unless they're the completest type of collector, won't buy it again. (Heck, lots of fans already have the original four comic books AND the paperback compilation for that matter.)
I don't think the analogy between releasing the comics and the show stands up. These came out pretty recently - it's not like they're hard to find - after all Boom went into second print runs because the first sold out. No one's being deprived the opportunity to see them because they're already super-duper easy to find. (Mind you, i'm looking at this from an American perspective and maybe things are very different in Australia - so if that's the case, goody for you!)
But if you want to use the dvd analogy, then it would be more like this: The Muppet Show's been released in first, second, and third season box sets fairly recently. We've been having a longer wait than usual for season four (actually, this analogy works pretty well since the wait for the next previously expected batch of comics have been delayed.) So this would be like instead of finally getting the fourth season, we've all be anxiouly awaiting, Disney re-released season one all over again instead! (And not with the stuff that got cut the first time around restored.) I think it's safe to say there would be rioting rather than dancing in the streets.