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Mild Collector
 
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AuburnTiger (4/22/2008)
I've never really cared for FCBD. As a pretty regular reader they don't have to convince me; I already buy them. Plus, with few exceptions they never really offer anything I'm interested in.
I'm sure it's fun for kids or new readers, though. However, I've never read anything that says that the FCBDs have lead to a growth in new readership.The problem is that FCBD occurs only at comic retailers... They need to expand the service to Wal-marts, Barnes & Nobles, Targets, etc. Get the books into places that non readers and parents actualy go to already. Doing this would actually expose the books to a wider audience outside of traditional comic book stores.
  
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Collector
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Me too, never picked one up.
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| Never gone to one of these before I'm also unsure if my LCS has them...I know I can buy the "free" books though later on.
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Master Collector
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Havok (4/22/2008)
AuburnTiger (4/22/2008)
I've never really cared for FCBD. As a pretty regular reader they don't have to convince me; I already buy them. Plus, with few exceptions they never really offer anything I'm interested in.
I'm sure it's fun for kids or new readers, though. However, I've never read anything that says that the FCBDs have lead to a growth in new readership.The problem is that FCBD occurs only at comic retailers... They need to expand the service to Wal-marts, Barnes & Nobles, Targets, etc. Get the books into places that non readers and parents actualy go to already. Doing this would actually expose the books to a wider audience outside of traditional comic book stores. It's not going to happen,unfortunately.The comic retailers actually have to pay for those comics. Marvel/DC, etc., don't provide them for free.I can't really see Barnes & Noble or wal-Mart paying to give away something that they don't sell in the first place.
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CPG Moderator, you don't like me? I wasn't put on this earth for you to like me..
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| Steve Rude is going to be at my LCS..Mike Bullock will be at Samurai Comics in Phoenix...my Lcs owner is going to see if he can get him to show up half day.. www.thelegendshop.com FCBD is righteous!
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A True Collector
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ZombiesAteMyBrain (4/22/2008)
Havok (4/22/2008)
AuburnTiger (4/22/2008)
I've never really cared for FCBD. As a pretty regular reader they don't have to convince me; I already buy them. Plus, with few exceptions they never really offer anything I'm interested in.
I'm sure it's fun for kids or new readers, though. However, I've never read anything that says that the FCBDs have lead to a growth in new readership.The problem is that FCBD occurs only at comic retailers... They need to expand the service to Wal-marts, Barnes & Nobles, Targets, etc. Get the books into places that non readers and parents actualy go to already. Doing this would actually expose the books to a wider audience outside of traditional comic book stores. It's not going to happen,unfortunately.The comic retailers actually have to pay for those comics. Marvel/DC, etc., don't provide them for free.I can't really see Barnes & Noble or wal-Mart paying to give away something that they don't sell in the first place. Yeah after Walmart "helped" decay the collector's market further durring the 90s.....they got out of the racket pretty quick....granted it did get people to buy books since they were right there in the public view......but just like Wizard they tried to make it seem that the books durring that time period were gold printed on paper.....which wasnt the case by any means...... So i dont see that happening either...
 
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Enthusiast
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| Couldn't make it last year but I'm certainly not going to miss out this year. Can't wait.
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CPG Moderator, you don't like me? I wasn't put on this earth for you to like me..
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