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Post by marvelfan2013 on Apr 21, 2016 16:07:54 GMT -5
It's 3 weeks late every time at my local WHSmiths. Titan are a joke and not a funny one.
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Post by stephenparry on Apr 21, 2016 17:21:32 GMT -5
What a surprise...not.
Amateurs. Other than delays in reprinting the JLA/Avengers storylines (which I believe was out of their control), I can't recall a single time Panini screwed up with delays or other amateurish nonsense. Is Titan getting anything right now?
A Facebook post, about this Supergirl title, stated that they told subscribers, but can't communicate it to all readers.
They could, actually. Their options would be:
* Inform readers of the Titan CEs via Facebook * Set up a dedicated Twitter account for such news * Update their website with such news * Announce cancellations of CEs in the editors' intros/letters page of other titles
Why is that so hard for them to grasp?
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Post by marvelfan2013 on Apr 29, 2016 16:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by stephenparry on Apr 30, 2016 15:54:53 GMT -5
I'm glad it's getting out. They are amateurs. And I'm not sure they are being entirely honest. I saw some Facebook posts where they stated the Wonder Woman and Supergirl titles were mini-series.
Were they announced, advertised or promoted as mini-series? I don't think so. Why would you advertise a letters page and invite letters for a mini-series? They are making it up as they go along. It seems like the Titan CEs are just afterthoughts, sadly. From not announcing cancellations to having "next issue" errors in their back pages, they are coming across as big-time amateurs. It's not endearing at all. And a complete contrast to Marvel UK/Panini.
One Facebook post told me that subscribers to the Supergirl title had been informed, but they can't communicate to all readers. Well, there's this wonderful thing called the internet. And social media, too. Oh, and they could always announce it in the letters page of another title.
If, Heaven forbid, Essential X-Men was about to be cancelled, Panini would announce it either online and/or in the pages of their other CEs. Disappointing though it would be, we'd be kept informed.
What really pissed me off was driving into town, parking up by WHSmith and finding issues not for sale. What a waste of a car journey/parking time. If they bothered to update their websites - i.e. "Supergirl Comic Cancelled" - it'd have saved me and others going to WHSmith. It isn't just about parking, though. It's about frustration. I was really into the Supergirl adventures, to not be kept informed is insulting and disrespectful. I can accept a title being cancelled due to low sales, but I can't accept a lack of communication.
All that aside, Titan needs to stop just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. They'll do anything. If Krypto appeared in a live-action series tomorrow, they'd throw a Krypto CE out there. They should build up the ones they've got. Do it slowly. Promote things properly. Look how Hulk had various appearances over time in Panini CEs - and then at one point they no doubt thought he was ready for his own CE. Now he has one. That's the way to do it.
I feel embarrassed for Titan, to be honest.
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