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Post by Trevor on Mar 10, 2020 11:54:22 GMT -5
Daily flash sales at Comixology, 0900-2100 eastern, 50% a specific company each day, combines with existing sales.
Also, the standard marvel freebies just cycled.
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Post by Trevor on Mar 12, 2020 9:35:24 GMT -5
Daily flash sales have apparently ended, but ending today is a massive 75% off every Hulk comic ever sale.
I’ve been collecting Hulk for years, each great sale (oh how I miss those 99 cent collections), and got the last 175 issues I needed for $64. Now begins a complete Hulk read/re-read from 1962 onward.
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Post by Trevor on Mar 16, 2020 12:32:51 GMT -5
Because of the coronavirus crisis comic artist Stjepan Sejic has made all six volumes of his acclaimed "Sunstone" series available for free on dropbox! t.co/RFmnNRmZtK?amp=1 Vol. 1-5 have been in a Humble Bundle, Vol. 1-4 in a Groupees bundle, so look what you already have. |
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Post by Trevor on Mar 17, 2020 7:25:06 GMT -5
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Post by berkley on Mar 17, 2020 19:16:20 GMT -5
Tillie Walden is a good example of something we were talking about in another thread not too long ago: if it isn't a superhero comic it isn't easy to just come across new comics or graphic novels by happening to see it on the shelf at your local comic store. You pretty much have to have heard about it beforehand and then go track it down someplace, whether at a big-chain bookstore or online. I've been curious about Walden's work for some time now but have yet to see anything on the shelves anywhere around here and I still have a bit of that old mentality of wanting to have a look at a book before buying it. Yes, there are online previews and so on but it isn't quite the same thing. Eventually I'll probably just break down and order something of hers, but I'd much prefer I didn't have to take that route.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 19:40:49 GMT -5
Tillie Walden is a good example of something we were talking about in another thread not too long ago: if it isn't a superhero comic it isn't easy to just come across new comics or graphic novels by happening to see it on the shelf at your local comic store. You pretty much have to have heard about it beforehand and then go track it down someplace, whether at a big-chain bookstore or online. I've been curious about Walden's work for some time now but have yet to see anything on the shelves anywhere around here and I still have a bit of that old mentality of wanting to have a look at a book before buying it. Yes, there are online previews and so on but it isn't quite the same thing. Eventually I'll probably just break down and order something of hers, but I'd much prefer I didn't have to take that route. Libraries have emerged as one of the biggest tools for exposure for the modern graphic novel, especially non-super-hero material. A lot of the marketing material for new releases is targetted at library buyers, especially those form larger systems that buy multiple copies of books, but the purchase of even one copy by a library can mean dozens if not hundreds of eyes and hands getting on the book, mostly from people who would never step into a book store let alone a comic shop. When you add in library services like Hoopla, the reach of books to potential audiences is longer than it ever was in the heyday of the brick and mortar bookstores. And getting eyes on the books and creating fans creates a long tail of future purchases by those readers, both for the release they saw and future releases down the road. This is the kind of marketing/outreach all publishers (whether of prose of graphic novels) are embracing and have to embrace in the current marketplace. Those few bookstores that still exist cannot carry every product (this applies to comics and other books), there's just too much product, so thy have to focus and allocate their resources to proven sellers rather than shelving things for browsing and minimally likely sales only to later pack them up and return them for credit. Returns cover the cost of the physical product, but not the labor costs and opportunity costs of carrying something that doesn't sell and generate revenue to cover those expenses. It's not the way things were done in the past, but the market from that time no longer exists, so publishers, retailers and customers have to adapt to the new market. -M |
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Post by Trevor on Mar 19, 2020 8:54:54 GMT -5
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Post by Trevor on Mar 19, 2020 8:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by Trevor on Mar 20, 2020 13:57:16 GMT -5
CU free trial has been doubled to 60 days
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Post by Trevor on Mar 21, 2020 8:20:02 GMT -5
If you’re a comic fan, I’m sure you’re already keeping up with East of West. But if not, shame on you, and here is a bundle of all 45 issues for $16.99 www.comixology.com/East-of-West-The-Complete-Series-Bundle/bundle/1891Comixology has re-worked their free page. There are now almost 1000 books on it, in a few categories. Not nearly all the freebies available, but a good start. Many more can be found by searching for free, or sampler, or preview, or FCBD; and there are dozens (hundreds?) more just random freebies throughout. www.comixology.com/Free-Comics/page/175 |
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Post by Trevor on Mar 25, 2020 13:29:08 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Mar 25, 2020 15:57:54 GMT -5
Just a note that www.hamiltonbook.com/ has some low prices on later Spirit Archives and a $70 price cut on American Flagg! Vol 1. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 26, 2020 11:48:23 GMT -5
Mile High has their trades marked down 50% already, and the codeword VIRUS! gets you 65% off on comics.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 14:07:58 GMT -5
Just a note that www.hamiltonbook.com/ has some low prices on later Spirit Archives and a $70 price cut on American Flagg! Vol 1. my go to.
i order SO much stuff from them
and only $4 flat ship fee, no matter how much you order.
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Post by MDG on Mar 26, 2020 14:37:32 GMT -5
Just a note that www.hamiltonbook.com/ has some low prices on later Spirit Archives and a $70 price cut on American Flagg! Vol 1. my go to.
i order SO much stuff from them
and only $4 flat ship fee, no matter how much you order.
Yeah--I placed an order yesterday. (My friends and I are so cheap, we'll still combine orders on the $4 flat charge, though this time had to go it alone since we don't know when we'll see each other again.) |
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