Originally Posted by hitman2099 (Post 612026)

When is the Hulkbuster Wave hitting retail? I keep checking and I never see even a hint that the wave has hit any store.

Originally Posted by jedirulz123 (Post 612153)

How is he not just going to turn her into a puddle?

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 612154)

storm gets down played a lot, but I remembering numerous times in the old X-men comics and the cartoon where they explain she's one of the most powerful and destructive mutants alive, but she constantly bites back on her power to keep it in check. Hell chick can f up the weather pattern of an entire world!

Originally Posted by VonPooten (Post 612201)

Better yet, let's just have a Storm-dedicated wave. First Appearance Storm, Paul Smith/Mohawk Storm, Jim Lee Storm, X-Treme X-Men Storm, Modern/Utopia Storm, and a Build-an-Effect tornado. Sound about right?

Originally Posted by VonPooten (Post 612201)

Better yet, let's just have a Storm-dedicated wave. First Appearance Storm, Paul Smith/Mohawk Storm, Jim Lee Storm, X-Treme X-Men Storm, Modern/Utopia Storm, and a Build-an-Effect tornado. Sound about right?

Originally Posted by warmachine6 (Post 612224)

They could add some in the civil war to pay tribute to the comic but that being said it doesn't look like because of SDCC images

Originally Posted by warmachine6 (Post 612224)

So with speculation it suddenly dawn on me.. we kinda have 4 x-men related movies that have been announced so far
Gambit , Wolverine 4 , Deadpool , and X-men Apocalypse.
now not sure when wolverine 4 is out but most films come out in 2016 ... not sure 100% on gambit but i think he was.
and that made me thought what is there after that ? if no movies does this mean no future x-men waves ??? I know the latest x-man is magik but like after 2016 will we get more x-men it does seem unlikely , they could add some in the civil war to pay tribute to the comic but that being said it doesn't look like because of SDCC images

Originally Posted by jedirulz123 (Post 612227)

The X-Men played no part in the Civil War anyway, so that would be nonsense. Except for Cable and Bishop for 2 scenes, they'd have no business making X-Men for that wave.

Originally Posted by Captain Nash (Post 612228)

What is there after that? The question is also what is there "during" that. Wolverine btw is 2017 but the other three movies are next year, you'd think they'd have shown things for those at SDCC. Now you could say, no that is too soon to be showing that stuff. But what they showed at SDCC IS for 2016. So it fits right in time wise. I sadly don't believe we'll be getting anything in support of these films except maybe a random Deadpool or Wolverine.

Originally Posted by warmachine6 (Post 612231)

well read about it seems like the cast of X-men first class , DOFP & Apocalypse will be giving us more in the future

Originally Posted by VonPooten (Post 612069)

I hear you, and with this "All-New All-Different" Marvel there are 60-odd new series launching. How do they expect readers to support every character/series they enjoy if they launch dozens of comics in one month?!

Originally Posted by ArsGratiaArtis (Post 612128)

Yes, back to Diamond. Not whole books either. You strip the covers to prove the book isn't going to be sold and send the stripped covers back to Diamond for a refund. There's occasionally incentive to order more than you would based on normal orders because they'll guarantee overstock as returnable. This is usually on a big push issue like a #1. I worked at my LCS through grad school and that's standard operating procedure.

Print vs digital issue though is a different matter entirely than the amount of titles being published.

Originally Posted by donmeca2020 (Post 612159)

As for the topic about Print VS digital. it's the same thing i always tell people when this topic comes up. Where is the collect-ability with digital? i discovered digital comics as of last year, i was impress at the fact i can put a whole volume, quite a few TPB, and or just numerous different series on a flash drive and carry them to work. digital is good for the tech geek people or just want to read here and there. a real collector will continue to collect the paper version. I'm not seeing any digital copies of comics ever getting the values that amazing fantasy # 15, Avengers # 1 and X-men # 1. Comics are not just for reading but are also an investment if need be.

Originally Posted by Kirathis (Post 612171)

You don't. You adapt. Unfortunately, until publisher perceived notions of piracy change, they will not draw new readers. Younger generations are digitally focused. It's a fact of life. Until a system is in place that offers a fair (read less than print due to no cost of materials, shipping, etc) price and free usage to download and keep your digital issues or use them in a preferred digital reader they are not going to see an upswing. Marvel and DC have learned nothing from the years upon years of knowledge garnered by digital music. Instead they have taken the same stance the music industry did previously. They lock down their digital content or charge a price that is perceived as unfair for said content and people rebel by going outside the system or simply not bothering at all. There will always be people that will pirate content. It is another fact of life. Until they realize that and stop punishing those who go through the proper means, they will not grown their business.

Then there are the readers like me. I grew up with physical comics but would MUCH prefer to move to a digital system as I have lost all interest in the collection aspect and just want to read the stories. Plus I am running out of room for physical issues. Those problems have kept me (and many others based on reading posts around the web) from making the jump to digital and continuing to buy their products. I currently buy using Previews orders from Midtown. The discount is less than I would pay for either physical or digital at release and in the case of Marvel, I still get a digital code. However, if I could do the same Previews ordering through Comixology, get a discount for agreeing 3 months in advance to buy the issues and save archives of my comics to my hard drive that I can then read in another reader should I choose, I would make the jump right away. As it stands, I am considering stopping again because of the mentioned issues.



They need to get away from these big universe spanning arcs or team cross-over that used to drive sales back in the day. Sure they might be great stories but they also tend to force anyone who wants to get the whole story to buy issues they really do not want. With modern casual readers, that just does not work. Make titles more self-contained such as Avengers related, Spider-Man related, X-Men related, Marvel Cosmic, etc and forego the cross-overs. I still cannot tell you what happened with The Black Vortex event from nearly 6 months ago since I refused to buy the X-Men titles that tied in with the Guardians of the Galaxy titles. I will just wait for them to show up on Marvel Unlimited.

Sorry for the long semi-hijack post....

Originally Posted by Exodus (Post 612248)

Yeah I've pretty much stopped collecting, although I'll still when I can get my hands on some cbr files, need to catch up from last year :p

Very interesting didn't know that...that's why very few comics places will even give you $ much less in trade for old stuff. I have one place that does that and got rid of the stuff that I really don't want. But now tempted to see the ones that have some ebay value...



Nothing wrong with your post, I agree with you, that's why I stopped buying comics altogether. It's actually a nice monthly savings for me too, and yeah I still prefer the hard copy vs the digital print, but at the end of the day, space is def a factor!

Originally Posted by Exodus (Post 612248)

Yeah I've pretty much stopped collecting, although I'll still when I can get my hands on some cbr files, need to catch up from last year :p

Very interesting didn't know that...that's why very few comics places will even give you $ much less in trade for old stuff. I have one place that does that and got rid of the stuff that I really don't want. But now tempted to see the ones that have some ebay value...



Nothing wrong with your post, I agree with you, that's why I stopped buying comics altogether. It's actually a nice monthly savings for me too, and yeah I still prefer the hard copy vs the digital print, but at the end of the day, space is def a factor!

Originally Posted by jedirulz123 (Post 612227)

The X-Men played no part in the Civil War anyway, so that would be nonsense.

Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel (Post 612309)

@Donmeca2020

The current climate is not exactly a 'seller's market' and I'm glad I offloaded 2/3rds of what I owned years ago. Had I tried to do it now, I'd be doing it at a considerable loss or I'd still be waiting for things to sell years later...the craziest phenomenon is how much TPB's are going for these days. People seem to want to hold on to some tangible aspect of comic collecting, while having them in a format that's easier to store and access.