Knowledge Waits is a feature where I just share some bit about comic books or comic book history that interests me. Today, I discuss how the collectible nature of comic books can cause problems for accessibility for new hit comic books for new readers. President John F. Kennedy once said, “No American is ever made better off by pulling a fellow American down, and every American is made better off whenever any one of us is made better off. A rising tide raises all boats.” When it comes to the comic book industry, that is almost assuredly the case, as when there is a hit comic book series, it gives people a reason to come into their local comic book store, and you might be surprised to learn that when comic book fans actually come into their local comic book stores for a specific comic book, they often end up buying more than just that one comic book. One of the biggest problems for the comic book retail industry in recent years, as comic book retailer Brian Hibbs has pointed out a number of times, is the LACK of big hit comic books that drive comic book fans into comic book stores.When Ultimate Spider-Man #1 came out early this year, and was a massive success, outstripping how much comic book stores ordered it by a great deal (even though comic book stores ordered a LOT of it), the first printing of the first issue quickly started selling on eBay for large amounts of money. That’s not that unusual, really, and, to be honest, it isn’t even that big of a deal for new readers. Heck, the attention from the book selling so well will often drive MORE customers to the comic book store to try the series out, as, well, you know, if you hear about a brand new comic book selling for, like, $40 a week after it came out, you tend to think, “Wow, what’s in this comic book?”
Knowledge Waits is a feature where I just share some bit about comic books or comic book history that interests me. Today, I discuss how the collectible nature of comic books can cause problems for accessibility for new hit comic books for new readers.
President John F. Kennedy once said, “No American is ever made better off by pulling a fellow American down, and every American is made better off whenever any one of us is made better off. A rising tide raises all boats.” When it comes to the comic book industry, that is almost assuredly the case, as when there is a hit comic book series, it gives people a reason to come into their local comic book store, and you might be surprised to learn that when comic book fans actually come into their local comic book stores for a specific comic book, they often end up buying more than just that one comic book. One of the biggest problems for the comic book retail industry in recent years, as comic book retailer Brian Hibbs has pointed out a number of times, is the LACK of big hit comic books that drive comic book fans into comic book stores.
When Ultimate Spider-Man #1 came out early this year, and was a massive success, outstripping how much comic book stores ordered it by a great deal (even though comic book stores ordered a LOT of it), the first printing of the first issue quickly started selling on eBay for large amounts of money. That’s not that unusual, really, and, to be honest, it isn’t even that big of a deal for new readers. Heck, the attention from the book selling so well will often drive MORE customers to the comic book store to try the series out, as, well, you know, if you hear about a brand new comic book selling for, like, $40 a week after it came out, you tend to think, “Wow, what’s in this comic book?”
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