hsut@pur-ee.UUCP (Bill Hsu) (11/07/85)
I would like to propose a theory: the sales of a comic book are in inverse proportion to its quality, and in direct proportion to its marketing hype. Secret Wars N (where N = 1 to infinity) sucked, right? It got incredible quantities of advertising, right? It sold incredible numbers of copies, right? Other examples: Dazzler, X-factor, etc. Zot and Aztec Ace were good comic books, right? See what happened to them because of poor sales! (Of course it would work out much nicer if not for Miracle Man.) I was pretty mad at Marvel for bringing Jean Grey back. I thought Shooter's decision to kill her was a good artistic decision, but all he has been interested in lately is selling mega quantities of comic books. I haven't bought any X-men related books for awhile; in fact the only Marvel comic I still buy regularly is Dr. Strange (that could change since Roger Stern is leaving the book). I'm happy to see Byrne leave Marvel --- someone has to tell the world Marvel is not the artistic utopia pre-teen fans think it is. Maybe Claremont will leave too, in the future. Does anyone know when his contract expires? What would Marvel be like without two of its most talented artist and writer? Hey, maybe Shooter will get to script EVERYTHING :-) :-) Bill Hsu pur-ee!hsut