No.1062835
http://archive.is/aHgRi
Who could have seen this coming? Oh, everyone with eyes that isn't working in the comic industry circlejerk.
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No.1062836
Now let's hope DC & Marvel follow suit. It's all so simple to avoid this fate too. Just make good comics with coherent stories that don't get dragged on forever or retconned every month.
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No.1062840
Old news. After they fired Karen Berger, it was just a matter of time before they shuttered the place. Warner wants none of that "creator owned" stuff, and Dildo's happy to oblige.
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No.1062841
>>1062835
Didn't they just reopen the damn thing?
I'm pretty sure the Zoe Quinn trashfire was the best selling comic of the label during the past year.
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No.1062845
>>1062841
really?
shit, is that a good or a bad thing?
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No.1062935
Pretty predictable. Sandman stuff is not good enough and does not sell enough comics to carry an entire imprint. Everyone else who has a decent idea, skills, and self respect would go to a publisher that offers better terms for creator owned work than DC. Pure controversy bait that was Goddess Mode was another sign showing that DC does not know what to do with the imprint.
Second coming was the only interesting title, and DC cancelled it before book was out.
>>1062841
Sandman shit and Hex Wives were selling better. Everything else was selling about the same.
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No.1062937
>>1062841
>I'm pretty sure the Zoe Quinn trashfire was the best selling comic of the label
I am 90% it was the worst selling one if not it was a close second.
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No.1062946
>>1062937
I said during the past year when they "revived" the label. Or do you seriously remember any of the other comics announced at the same time that wasn't the tardslut's one.
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No.1062964
I put my autism to use and grabbed comichron sales data for each issue from month it was released in. Sandman related titles are currently within 10k to 15k units a month range. Everything else is slightly over 5k.
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No.1062973
>>1062946
I am obviously talking about the latest relaunch, The Dreaming sold 3 times the issues 3 times issues deeper than Goddess Mode. It was clearly not the highest selling one on a issue by issues number or at anytime ever.
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No.1062974
>>1062964
>>1062973
>Even surrounded by compete vapidness and helped by controversy due to its author, Zoe Quinn's comic still fails miserably.
I'm actually impressed, I didn't knew someone could fail this sadly, I mean, Gaymergate was an spectacular implosion of fail but this was more akin to a sad hobo finally bitting it in the middle of the cold dark street.
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No.1063053
Bryan Edward Hill says that American Carnage is planned as a stealth 9-issue mini all along
https://archive.vn/4EubE
>>1062935
>Second Coming is the only interesting title, and DC cancelled it before book was out.
The creative team moved that comic to a newer but more competent publisher, due for release next month.
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No.1063057
>>1062835
HOW WILL VAN VALKENBURG EAT NOW?!?!?!?
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No.1063063
>>1063057
Sadly her parents are rich and even if they weren't I'm sure she would just start sucking dudes off for money anyway.
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No.1063072
>>1063063
>>1063057
Chelsea still has Crash Override scam, kickstarter/indiegogo scams, book about gamergate, and pretending to be harassed to beg for patreon donations too. If that's not enough, she could likely blackmail some hipsters into sending her money.
http://archive.is/sXliS
This was her kickstarter game that raised $85k. All that money was squandered in a year.
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No.1063243
>>1063057
Her eyes look messed up.
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No.1064329
I feel compelled to storytime American Vampire here, as it's the only Vertigo comic I've read and liked. Would you boios be open to that?
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No.1064332
>>1064329
Storytimes are always relevant, Anon.
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No.1064333
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No.1064334
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No.1064400
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No.1064602
SAFE SEX moves to Image Comics as "SFSX" after months of radio silence
SFSX (Safe Sex) #1
WRITER: Tina Horn
ARTIST: Michael Dowling
COVER A: Tula Lotay
SEPTEMBER 25 / 24 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
Notorious kink writer TINA HORN teams up with artist MICHAEL DOWLING (Unfollow, Death Sentence) for SFSX, a social thriller about sex, love, and torture that reads like SEX CRIMINALS in Gilead crossed with Oceans 8—with a SUNSTONE twist! In a draconian America where sexuality is bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique bondage skills, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their friends, and fight the power!
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No.1064659
IT'S FUCKING OVER FOR VERTIGO, AS WELL AS THE TWO NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL IMPRINTS FOR YOUNG READERS
>The publisher will consolidate its titles under one roof as it shutters the line that has been home to properties such as 'Sandman' and 'Preacher'.
>DC has announced that, starting in January 2020, it will close the DC Vertigo, DC Zoom and DC Ink imprints in favor of a new publishing strategy to release all published content under the DC brand. At the same time, a new age-specific labeling system will be introduced for DC content, identifying content aimed at pre-teen readers, general audiences, and material aimed at readers 17 and older.
>The three labels will be named DC Kids, focusing on readers aged 8-12; DC, for readers 13 and older; and DC Black Label, for content appropriate for readers 17 and above. The latter label repurposes the name created last year for DC’s out-of-continuity boutique line, and will include material already announced for that line. Material already announced with a 2020 or later date for DC Zoom and DC Ink will be assigned to the new appropriate labels, with ongoing series currently under the DC Vertigo imprint being assigned the DC Black Label rating.
>“We’re returning to a singular presentation of the DC brand that was present throughout most of our history until 1993 when we launched Vertigo to provide an outlet for edgier material,” DC publisher Dan DiDio said in a statement about the change. “That kind of material is now mainstream across all genres, so we thought it was the right time to bring greater clarity to the DC brand and reinforce our commitment to storytelling for all of our fans in every age group. This new system will replace the age ratings we currently use on our material.”
>DC publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee added, “What we’ve done here is apply an ages and stages organizing philosophy that will strengthen what we’re already doing well, whether that is our move into the young adult and middle grade audience or our long track record of success with creator-driven pop-up lines. We will also continue to publish creator-owned projects, and will evaluate and assign to the appropriate label to help our fans find the best books for their interests. These new labels not only bring greater consistency and focus to our characters, but they also open up a wealth of new opportunities for the talent working on our books.”
>The DC Vertigo imprint launched in 1993 under the auspices of executive editor Karen Berger and was the home of such series as Sandman, Preacher, Y The Last Man and Scalped'', publishing early work from a number of creators including Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Jason Aaron and Brian K. Vaughan. DC Zoom and DC Ink both launched earlier this year, after an early 2018 announcement.
>Although the new announcement means that DC’s permanent imprints will close at the end of 2019, Heat Vision has been told that the publisher’s “pop-up imprints” — small lines of mini-series, curated by an individual creator, such as Gerard Way’s Young Animal and Warren Ellis’ The Wild Storm — will continue.
https://archive.li/1Drch
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No.1064661
>>1064659
Sounds to me like trimming fat in the wrong places. Non continuity related titles that just begin & end in trades would make the most sense but that'd require a complete company rework. Though I think that's what they need.
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No.1064667
DCs official update on their site.
http://archive.is/zYGZp
Didn't think I'd miss it with all the recent crap Vertigo titles but I am remembering all the good stuff they had before. Don't think this will fix the systematic problem with DC. Just stopping the bleeding in one wound when there are several wounds to take care of.
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No.1064717
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No.1064746
>>1064602
Isn't this just Sex Warrior?
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No.1064796
>>1064746
Shit that actually looks awesome.
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No.1065393
VERTIGO COLLECTED EDITION BACKLOG WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THE BRAND WITH ONE CONDITION
1:1 reprints.
http://archive.vn/vEY6j
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No.1066304
Still no new update on the status of Astro City at DC.
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No.1066331
What's stopping all the authors in Vertigo from opening up their own publishing company?
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No.1066332
>>1066331
DC probably owns the copyrights.
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No.1067150
>>1066331
>>1066332
It also costs money, takes time, and is risky. Trying to get Image, IDW, or someone else to publish comics is much easier. Some of them might end up in one of the younger publishers. Groening just created a new comic company, and he might need some books that aren't based on Disenchantment.
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No.1069606
THE DC VERTIGO LOGO ON THE SANDMAN UNVERSE TITLES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH BLACK LABEL'S SINCE LAST WEEK
https://www.newsarama.com/47699-dc-closes-vertigo-imprint-early.html
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