Comments on: Blackest Night Leak Provides Its Own Unique Set of Questions http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: ejulp (John) http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463158 ejulp (John) Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:06:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463158 I heard the New Avengers FCD and Wolverine FCD both leaked as well. I heard the New Avengers FCD and Wolverine FCD both leaked as well.

]]> By: Vinnie Bartilucci http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463153 Vinnie Bartilucci Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:36:12 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463153 I don't think there's any comparison here. It wasn't leaked - the book was completed, printed, and distributed. First off, people were reporting getting copies of the book a early as two weeks ago. Many of the FCBD books ship early to make sure they arrive in time, and comic shop owners who couldn't be bothered to actually participate in the FCBD event (or perhaps more kindly, wanted to make sure their regular customers got the book) just handed it out to people as soon as it shipped. The books don't have a hard street date (something many retailers have railed about, but that's another issue) so there's nothing inherently wrong with them doing that, it's just a little confusing. Once the books are in the hands of readers, having it make the jump to scanned is also no shock. Yes, we can have the whole "It's wrong / no it isn't" conversation again, but nothing new will be said, and no one will get convinced to pull a Specturn (trademark! trademark!) and change sides. I'm far more fascinated by the fact that there is at least one copy of BN #0 on ebay, and is getting up to $7.50 top bid. I'm amazed we haven't heard about stores selling "preview copies" of the book. Another example of the industry going for the short-term cash over long-term benefits. Very few non-comics readers will be coming into comic shops for Blackest night #0. But the ones that do come in will have a chance to see the start of a very promising story. Once again, I expect to see almost no news articles about the event get done BEFORE it happens. There's plenty about it afterwards, usually on the nightly news as they take b-roll footage of the folks at the stores, and tell people, basically, what they missed today. Pointless. I don’t think there’s any comparison here. It wasn’t leaked – the book was completed, printed, and distributed.

First off, people were reporting getting copies of the book a early as two weeks ago. Many of the FCBD books ship early to make sure they arrive in time, and comic shop owners who couldn’t be bothered to actually participate in the FCBD event (or perhaps more kindly, wanted to make sure their regular customers got the book) just handed it out to people as soon as it shipped. The books don’t have a hard street date (something many retailers have railed about, but that’s another issue) so there’s nothing inherently wrong with them doing that, it’s just a little confusing.

Once the books are in the hands of readers, having it make the jump to scanned is also no shock. Yes, we can have the whole “It’s wrong / no it isn’t” conversation again, but nothing new will be said, and no one will get convinced to pull a Specturn (trademark! trademark!) and change sides.

I’m far more fascinated by the fact that there is at least one copy of BN #0 on ebay, and is getting up to $7.50 top bid. I’m amazed we haven’t heard about stores selling “preview copies” of the book. Another example of the industry going for the short-term cash over long-term benefits.

Very few non-comics readers will be coming into comic shops for Blackest night #0. But the ones that do come in will have a chance to see the start of a very promising story.

Once again, I expect to see almost no news articles about the event get done BEFORE it happens. There’s plenty about it afterwards, usually on the nightly news as they take b-roll footage of the folks at the stores, and tell people, basically, what they missed today. Pointless.

]]> By: Rolando http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463152 Rolando Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:29:39 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463152 The idea of comics leaking is scary and should be noted. But in this case, I think it's fair to say the economic impact is zero. People who go looking for and download Blackest Night 0 are already comic book readers and buyers who visit the store weekly. I doubt the main target audience for Free Comic Book Day -- new readers -- are downloading comics. The idea of comics leaking is scary and should be noted. But in this case, I think it’s fair to say the economic impact is zero. People who go looking for and download Blackest Night 0 are already comic book readers and buyers who visit the store weekly. I doubt the main target audience for Free Comic Book Day — new readers — are downloading comics.

]]> By: Kirk Warren http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463151 Kirk Warren Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:25:50 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463151 Or maybe its because many shops received their books a couple weeks in advance and started giving them out to customers early, similar to every other Free Comic Book Day. DC has already posted just about the entire story online anyways, leaving out maybe 4 pages of content from their FCBD offering, which makes it even more of a moot point and non-news. Or maybe its because many shops received their books a couple weeks in advance and started giving them out to customers early, similar to every other Free Comic Book Day. DC has already posted just about the entire story online anyways, leaving out maybe 4 pages of content from their FCBD offering, which makes it even more of a moot point and non-news.

]]> By: Mario http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463146 Mario Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:46:17 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463146 "Is it just because the non-comics press didn’t take notice?" I think the difference is that this is a multi-million dollar summer blockbuster movie that was released a month in advanced in its (near) complete form versus a comic book that was going to be given away for free. “Is it just because the non-comics press didn’t take notice?”

I think the difference is that this is a multi-million dollar summer blockbuster movie that was released a month in advanced in its (near) complete form versus a comic book that was going to be given away for free.

]]> By: eaglesfillthesky http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/29/another-leak-provides-its-own-unique-set-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-463145 eaglesfillthesky Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:36:13 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11582#comment-463145 I can't answer your questions about the whys and wherefores of this particular leak, but i can say that this sort of thing, will eventually work itself out. Right now things are obviously in flux with both some consumers and industry trying disparately to hold on to a dying or dead concept of "hard copy". And i've heard all the arguments, but eventually everyone is going to realize that "floppy" comics and cds and dvds are the modern day equivalent of the buggy whip. Now, as far as this leak goes, I think what i call "instantaneous distribution" will be the wave of the future. I think soon, media companies will be doing promotion and hype long before the product is "in the can", so that things are released much sooner after they are completed. One of the main reasons i believe this, although not the only, is the recent announcement that the dvd box set of this season of 24 will be out the day after the season finale. And really, why not? heck, you can even see signs of it in the announcement of the issues of wolverine that are going to be released in out of number order (73, then 72, then 74 or whatever the actual numbers are). It's a brave new world. I can’t answer your questions about the whys and wherefores of this particular leak, but i can say that this sort of thing, will eventually work itself out. Right now things are obviously in flux with both some consumers and industry trying disparately to hold on to a dying or dead concept of “hard copy”. And i’ve heard all the arguments, but eventually everyone is going to realize that “floppy” comics and cds and dvds are the modern day equivalent of the buggy whip.

Now, as far as this leak goes, I think what i call “instantaneous distribution” will be the wave of the future. I think soon, media companies will be doing promotion and hype long before the product is “in the can”, so that things are released much sooner after they are completed. One of the main reasons i believe this, although not the only, is the recent announcement that the dvd box set of this season of 24 will be out the day after the season finale. And really, why not? heck, you can even see signs of it in the announcement of the issues of wolverine that are going to be released in out of number order (73, then 72, then 74 or whatever the actual numbers are). It’s a brave new world.

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