DC Comics, much like their rival Marvel, has come to increasingly use and rely on comic book events to spur sales and boost interest in their many titles. These expansive, epic sagas have led to some of the company’s best stories, but they’ve also led to some of the most controversial moves at DC. One of the ways an event can annoy readers is the over-saturation of needless tie-ins, which often outpace the core story.DC has some of the best events in comics and even helped create the idea in the first place through Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s Crisis On Infinite Earths. Since then, the idea has escalated in the company, leading to some enormous blockbuster stories. However, the need to buy sometimes dozens of tie-in comics has also brought with it the view from readers that such events should be minimized to be more accessible.Though the actual Final Crisis event wasn’t too extreme in its tie-in comics, asking readers to commit to an entire ongoing series, Countdown to Final Crisis, was a bit much. Not only this, but the idea was extra confusing on the back-issue market, with the series’ numbering going in descending order, the first issue last.RELATED: Marvel’s Squadron Supreme Versus DC’s Retaliators — Which Company Has The Better Pastiche?
DC Comics, much like their rival Marvel, has come to increasingly use and rely on comic book events to spur sales and boost interest in their many titles. These expansive, epic sagas have led to some of the company’s best stories, but they’ve also led to some of the most controversial moves at DC. One of the ways an event can annoy readers is the over-saturation of needless tie-ins, which often outpace the core story.
DC has some of the best events in comics and even helped create the idea in the first place through Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s Crisis On Infinite Earths. Since then, the idea has escalated in the company, leading to some enormous blockbuster stories. However, the need to buy sometimes dozens of tie-in comics has also brought with it the view from readers that such events should be minimized to be more accessible.
Though the actual Final Crisis event wasn’t too extreme in its tie-in comics, asking readers to commit to an entire ongoing series, Countdown to Final Crisis, was a bit much. Not only this, but the idea was extra confusing on the back-issue market, with the series’ numbering going in descending order, the first issue last.
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