9 Comments on “(Power Pack Related) Thought of the Moment”

1. 1 LurkerWithout said at 6:09 pm on July 7th, 2008:

   Well the pocket books run 7 bucks each. And this is basically three of them. So that means $3 more for hard-cover. Seems reasonable…

2. 2 Bully said at 6:12 pm on July 7th, 2008:

   In all seriousness, a major part of graphic novels are sold these days to libraries, and libraries prefer hardcover (longer-lasting and more durable). For a kid-friendly property, this one actually makes a lot more sense than, say, the $99 Secret Wars II anthology.

3. 3 Kevin Church said at 8:35 pm on July 7th, 2008:

   Well the pocket books run 7 bucks each. And this is basically three of them. So that means $3 more for hard-cover. Seems reasonable…

   Easy to ask a parent to spend: $7. Not so easy to ask a parent to spend: $25.
   

   In all seriousness, a major part of graphic novels are sold these days to libraries, and libraries prefer hardcover (longer-lasting and more durable).

   A very good point. I was actually thinking that kid-book sized library-oriented editions for each story with a similar format to the Little Golden Books wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

4. 4 Chris Sims said at 8:56 pm on July 7th, 2008:

   I’m, uh… I’m totally getting that Power Pack hardcover.

5. 5 Kevin Church said at 9:00 pm on July 7th, 2008:

   I’m, uh… I’m totally getting that Power Pack hardcover.

   I know, Chris. I know.

6. 6 mightygodking said at 12:18 am on July 8th, 2008:

   I was actually thinking that kid-book sized library-oriented editions for each story with a similar format to the Little Golden Books wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

   I know for a fact that these hardcover Tintin collections, which in terms of pagecount and size are very comparable to what you describe, are doing boffo library business. So there’s that to consider.

7. 7 LaRue said at 5:50 am on July 8th, 2008:

   That is pretty much exactly what I wanted. That new Power Pack stuff is fantastic.

   I’d be fine with a paperback, too, but hardcover will do.

8. 8 XDPaul said at 10:49 am on July 8th, 2008:

   Marvel’s dealer? Marvel IS the dealer. The stuff doesn’t have to be fantastic when it is intensely, cripplingly, physically addictive.

9. 9 suedenim said at 4:48 pm on July 9th, 2008:

   There’s actually a method to the madness that I can understand here. As a comic book pushing uncle, I’ve seen that my niece and nephew can utterly destroy comic books very quickly, and the digests don’t last a lot longer. Hardcover books have a bit more staying power.