TALKING SHOP: RETAILERS WEIGH IN ON ONE MORE DAY – NEWSARAMA
Read the rest of the article at the link below . My opinion is they really screwed the pooch on this one, and in effect made Spider-Man continuity similar to the movies.
TALKING SHOP: RETAILERS WEIGH IN ON ONE MORE DAY
by Vaneta Rogers
As Spider-Man swings from wedded bliss to swingin’ “macking” on the ladies bachelorhood, online fans have let their opinion be heard. But many have wondered if the displeasure voiced on the internet truly translates to a response at the store level.Newsarama asked retailers what they’ve experienced, and the answer wasn’t surprising. We asked retailers to be as objective as possible and report what their customers thought — not what their opinion was about the story. According to local store owners, their customers, just like online readers, are sharing their distaste for the change in Spider-Man’s status quo. In fact, one retailer compared his role to that of a bartender, listening behind the retail counter as customers pour out their hearts about their history with the character over the years and their feelings of being cheated upon having his continuity so suddenly altered.Yet no matter how unpopular Spider-Man: One More Day may be seen to be online — and how many customers drop the comic for now – most retailers recognize that the move to publishing Amazing Spider-Man three times a month will most likely have a positive effect on sales. And they also know that angry voices do not always translate to lower sales, with most shop owners being hopeful that curiosity and the potential strength of future stories can win out this time around and make the change a successful one.
Newsarama Note: The following questions were put to retailers this week, and were answered between January 9-10th.
TALKING SHOP: RETAILERS WEIGH IN ON ONE MORE DAY – NEWSARAMA
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