Missy Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 As the poll asks, will you buy Amazing Spider-Man once it goes thrice-monthly? As of this moment, I'm voting no. Until I see how Marvel plans to weave the three books, I can't drop $9.00 / month on ASM. Plus, I'm waiting to see how "One More Day" ends. Though I hate to say it, I'm not sure the outcome is going to be to my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I too said no. But that should be tempered by the fact that I don't currently buy it. However, if OMD ends the way it looks like it's going to end, I will be very weary of what I buy from Marvel in the future, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I voted no. To be fair, I hate Spider-man, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 No. It'll just over-expose the character further and result in worthless stories as the writers try to fill the quota. I'm wary of any comic that's not monthly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 No, and I fucking hate it. I always read Amazing Spider-Man because it was the only Spider-Man book that really mattered. Now you are telling me I HAVE to read three Spider-Man books a month? Fuck off with that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 No, and I fucking hate it. I always read Amazing Spider-Man because it was the only Spider-Man book that really mattered. Now you are telling me I HAVE to read three Spider-Man books a month? Fuck off with that shit. Yep. I said before, I give it 8 months before it crashes and burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 No, but not just because its thrice monthy. Ultimate is all the Spidey I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 No, but not just because its thrice monthy. Ultimate is all the Spidey I need. In a nutshell, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 This is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Thomas Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I dislike the decision but will be trying it anyway. I just got into Spider-Man these past few months. I don't want to drop the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I'm against any book going thrice monthly no matter how good or bad it is. I might be persuaded to change my mind if they lower the price so that I'm still paying the same amount monthly(which is currently zero but beside the point). We are entering an economic crisis in the U.S. you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Regardless of whether or not you like SM, the real problem with this is that they are essentially forcing people to buy the whole SM line to understand what's going on. When you buy 52 or Countdown, you know what you're in for. Now, people who have only been following Amazing because the others suck now have to buy what amounts to all three books to continue with the run. I sincerely hope that people drop this book in droves. Or at the very least, buy all of them except Dan Slott's :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 I'm collecting One More Day, but will probably quit after that. I don't think Spider-Man will be any more exposed going to 3x a month, since he is already in three solo books a month. But I do think that comics publishers do fans a disservice to put characters in so many titles. Back in the day, only the really big franchises had more than one book dedicated to them: Batman, Superman and Spider-Man each had 2 books. When the X-Men caught fire in the 80's, Marvel went overboard and DC followed. Right now, there are four X-Men titles in the "main" universe, not counting spinoffs like X-Factor, Excalibur and Exiles.: Astonishing X-Men, New X-Men, Uncannt X-Men and X-Men. In the early 1990's there were four Superman titles and four Batman titles. I'm honestly not sure how many there are now. Spider-Man has gone haywire too. I think it serves the fans better to have hot franchises limited to one title. What that does is allows Marvel to push other characters into the spotlight instead of milking the ones already there, and provides more diversity for fans. Unless there's a specific storyline I want to follow, I don't read X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman or Batman. I will pick up different books for specific storylines and then drop them, but other than that the monthly series I am currently collecting are Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, and Thunderbolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 This poll has made me rethink my stance on Action Comics in part three of If I Ran DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Er...Yes. :laugh: Spider-Man's my favorite character and the creative teams look top quality. However, I believed that Friendly and Sensational were perfectly fine books. Friendly was the fun Spider-Man, Sensational was for the more off beat Spidey stories, and Amazing was the book to tie into the universe. It was great reading such a variety of different facets to the Spidey universe, but I guess in the end, it all comes down to sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 For those of you who voted "no" in this poll, have you stuck by that or has curiosity gotten the best of you? I flipped through the first issue at the comic shop, but put it right back down. Amazing Spider-Man no longer interests me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I've read the two Brand New Day stories, and found them to be bland, unorigional crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Stuck by it. My guess is this won't last, so what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Didn't even pick the damn thing up. I am so proud of me. and Luke, that bees thing is awesome. MY GOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Sadly I already preordered the first two months. After those, Marvel won't be getting any more for Amazing from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Didn't even pick the damn thing up. I am so proud of me. and Luke, that bees thing is awesome. MY GOD! Haha, yeah, even the mighty Batman can't hope to stand up against a deadly bee weapon. My god! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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