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Question: Poll: Why do you buy a comicbook title?

The lead character(s)

The artist

The writer

The publisher

A cross-title event

The price

Other

« Created by: Doctor Foom on: Dec 5^th, 2009 at 4:26pm »

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Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? (Read 910 times)

Doctor Foom Justice Leaguer Offline Silver Age relic Posts: 752 Joined: May 17^th, 2009	Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? Dec 5^th, 2009 at 4:26pm	Print Post
	I tend to follow a comicbook title solely for the creative team. If they happen to be working on a character I like, that's gravy. Do you buy a comicbook for the star character(s), for the writer/artist team, or for something else? Multiple answers are permitted in one 'vote.' Thanks.
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Rick Apprentice Offline Posts: 64 Location: Vegas Joined: Nov 23^rd, 2009 Gender:	Re: Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? Reply #1 - Dec 5^th, 2009 at 4:50pm	Print Post
	I voted for almost all categories; cross-title events tend to be let downs. Since "artist" usually means "penciler/inker" in the trade, I had to include Other. Sometimes the colorer and inker synch the job. I also voted Other because guest stars (in non cross-over events) often are more important than lead characters.


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John Galactus Offline The Master Cylinder Posts: 6693 Location: Selden Joined: Apr 11^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? Reply #2 - Dec 6^th, 2009 at 12:09am	Print Post
	I follow mostly the character and then writers. I have been collecting the Avengers from #1 to current, and there have been some awful runs. I Have been following Fantastic Four from issue 25 to current, and the same. However, guys like Alan Moore, Gaiman and a few others I will get no matter what title they are on.

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Doctor Foom Justice Leaguer Offline Silver Age relic Posts: 752 Joined: May 17^th, 2009	Re: Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? Reply #3 - Dec 8^th, 2009 at 12:52pm	Print Post
	John wrote on Dec 6^th, 2009 at 12:09am: I have been collecting the Avengers from #1 to current, and there have been some awful runs. Yeah but once that Avengers movie is about to come out you can sell the whole run and retire in style.


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Stacia Sidekick Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 9 Joined: Dec 27^th, 2009	Re: Comicbooks: Characters or Creators? Reply #4 - Dec 27^th, 2009 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	Creators plays into the deal. There are a few creators who I don't like politically and won't buy their stuff no matter how good it's supposed to be. You could call it a boycott, I guess. A number of my friends who don't know anything about V&V aren't big on some of the political statements Bill Willingham has said at conventions, but they still by his DC titles because they like his work so much.


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