DC Comics Raises Price for Monthly Rebirth Titles, Adds Digital Codes

>>89211882
>This moves comes just two weeks after DC’s main competitor, Marvel, announced that it will no longer include digital codes matching a purchased print copy, but instead include a code to download two separate comics from Marvel’s library.
:^)

>>89211882
The free digital codes are redeemable at Comixology?

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mfw I dont have any monthly in my pull list

>>89211882
$2.99 has never lasted in these initiatives but I appreciate they are at least keeping it on the double-shipping books.

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Price increase was bound to happen sooner or later. Not a shocking development.

>Marvel, announced that it will no longer include digital codes matching a purchased print copy, but instead include a code to download two separate comics from Marvel’s library.
Oh yeah that actually happened. Bravo Marlel.

Too bad the digital codes are mostly with books nobody cares about

This just makes Marvel look worse though

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>>89211882
>Along with the price increase, DC will now offer download codes for a digital copy of the affected comic books, as announced via press release.
DC's commitment to kicking Marvel in the nuts after the digital code fiasco is incredible. The fact that they're using the codes as an add-on to the price increase is great.

>>89211882
So is it only Rebirth books? Minis, HB, Young Animal not affected? I think we'll see cancellations on the Rebirth books soon regardless.

>>89211967
Those should already be at that price point.

>>89211917
Yes

>>89211967
Those are all 3.99 already

Except Captain Atom for some reason

>>89212057
well, it seems I'll be cancelling my digital subscriptions come April then.

Thanks.

>>89212118
Why? Switching to print?

>>89211882
>Raises some 2.99 to 3.99 and adds digital
>Could have used it as an excuse to say "digital adds a dollar" and raise All-Star Batman a dollar
>Doesn't
>THEY TAKE A FUCKING DOLLAR OFF
I'm only pulling Superman, Action Comics, and some Hannah Barbara stuff, but FUCK YEAH DC. This kind of shit is how you raise consumer good-will.

>>89211882
If All-Star Batman actually does go down to 3.99, this is net neutral for me

Does DC have a digital comics backlog/subscription service like Marvel Unlimited?

>>89212154
Not the guy you're responding to, but if it comes with a code then why not? You still get your digital copy, but you essentially get a print copy for free and support your neighborhood store as well.

>>89211908
I know it's just an excuse to raise prices, but it's a damn funny one.

>>89212227
No, DC is much better at monetizing there backlist than Marvel is, so if you want old DC you have to buy it

>>89212282
Shame that, thanks tho.

>>89212282
>DC is much better at monetizing there backlist than Marvel is, so if you want old DC you have to buy it
How so?

DC just started doing the silver age and bronze age collections recently

Its much easier to get older Marvel shit

>>89211882
>New Super-Man
Dead
>All Star Batman
It's already expensive, it'll lose a lot of readers. Good job shooting yourself in the foot DC.

>>89211882
>All-Star Batman is getting its price reduced

Lmao, Snyder flopping hard

>>89212154
I actually get a digital copy and a physical copy of the books I'm following right now. But with the increased price tag, there is no reason to simply get the digital copy for free

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>>89212374
It was a mistake on the article's part. It's still maintaining it's current price, but getting a free digital code. Nice try, though. :^)

>>89212360
ASB price is staying steady, you retard.

>>89212450
>shit is reported wrong because lolcomicsjournalism
>someone clarifies later
>y-you retard xD
Eat a dick

>>89212374
>Kingfags are this desperate
Pathetic.

Where the fuck are the solicits?

>>89212675
Delayed to next week

>>89212675
They're delayed until next week, but you can see some of the DC ones on Comixology.

https://twitter.com/Newsarama/status/821455840901267457

Marvel's is also apparently delayed until next week.

>>89212712

But why? Is there a lot to announce or something.

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>>89212675
the Young Animal ones are out.

http://www.newsarama.com/32735-allred-sauvage-superman-what-join-gerard-way-s-young-animal-in-april-2017-solicitations.html

>>89212747
Newsarama thinks it's because yesterday was MLK day (in the Twitter conversation), but who knows why they didn't just delay it a day like most of us thought they would.

Taking a poll on Rebirth titles' popularity

http://www.strawpoll.me/12123616

>>89211908
AHAHAHA

>>89212813
>Cyborg still at 0
R I P

>>89212847
Not any more

>>89212813

man why's suicide squad so low?? Rebirth is the best it's been in decades.

>>89211882
Well, consider the last of my rebirth titles dropped.

>>89211882
This is passive aggressive towards marlel. What with them doing an event called Justice League vs Suicide Squad I guess it's true that DC is becoming more like Marvel. Now all we need is Williamson and Lobdell to shit talk marvel on twitter.
Oh well, I guess that this is the only way DC can compete... By following in Marvel's footsteps. Thank you marvel for ruining yourself and then ruining DC too.

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>>89212899
>THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME AS EACH OTHER

>>89212877
Because /co/ is full on pleb. Wonder woman, Flash, Superman or Nightwing are pure trash.

>>89212899
>What with them doing an event called Justice League vs Suicide Squad I guess it's true that DC is becoming more like Marvel

I can't be like Marvel it has heroes fighting villians

>>89212813

>Superman and Deathstroke still in the lead

Same as the Poll I made 3 months ago.

>>89212962
I mean... Killer Frost is going to be in the Justice League...

>>89213026

The JLA not the Justice League

>>89213011
yeah, with Nightwing near them, this poll is a joke

I knew it wasn't gonna stick around for long but 6 months is pretty shitty

>>89213011
Have a link to that one?

>>89213070
what books do you consider the best, smart guy?

>>89213064
Oh, sorry. Not the Justice League, but the Justice League of America.

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>>89213073

They have only raised the prices on monthly books but are also giving digital copies. If they had raised the price on the bi weeklies I would complain but as it is DC is still the only comic publisher selling books for $2.99

>>89213093
>smart guy
Good insult considering Seeley talks down to his readers and consider them retards.

>>89213100

Yeah, it's completely different

>>89213136
>but as it is DC is still the only comic publisher selling books for $2.99
This was true 10 months ago too.

>>89213086

Didn't save it

>>89213189

That's why I said "still"

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>DC starts jewing
>everyone is fine with it
>DC is literally better than marvel at their own game

THE STATE OF DRONES

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>>89213228
Dumb frogposter, they jewed for sure but they also gave an olive branch with the digital code. And they're still cheaper than Marvel.

>>89213164
nice non-answer

>>89211882
I am completely fine with that. Having a digital copy and a physical is a god send cause the physical usually gets fucked with time and now I can just give it to my little brother after I read it.

>>89213228

>Starts Jewing

They're still the cheapest publisher. Sorry if we aren't all frothing at the mouth

>>89213632
>They're still the cheapest publisher

this shows they don't have faith in their product if they sell it so cheap

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>>89211882
>DC will now offer download codes for a digital copy of the affected comic books
Based DC. Saving comics once again.

>>89212877
Just because it's better then new 52 doesn't mean it's good.

I'm not sure why they didn't do it sooner, or why Marvel fucking stopped. If you want people to get digital, you have to get them to build up a library first. The more comics they have on Comixology the more likely they are to buy more.

The hard copy should be considered a premium product, though we know that because Diamond digital prices can't go down, but giving out free digital copies with the physical is a good first step.

I mean, if you buy a CD on Amazon, you get a digital copy. If you buy a Blu-ray, you get a digital copy. This should just be the standard now; you spend the money on the physical one, you get a digital copy as well, I mean it's not like anyone on the planet is actually going to buy BOTH.

>>89213830
So they should charge ten dollars an issue?

>>89214061

Works for Deadpool

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>89215108

What?

>>89211882
Phil Jimenez off Superwoman

Dc just kicked Marvel in the dick and gave it a stunner

>>89215158
Can't recall where I read it, but I think he's just off for that month.

>>89211882
I thought Deathstroke was going to go monthly starting in April.

>>89211882
Cullen Bunn on Trinity

>>89215263
>bat-character
>going monthly

>>89215351

>Deathstroke
>Bat character

>>89215263
Maybe it'll go monthly when the Batman/Flash crossover is over so they can do Judas Contract II when both Titans and Deathstroke are monthlies

>>89215263
They'll cancel it before it goes monthly

>>89214134
It doesn't. Sales for Duggan's run have been steadily declining and all his Mercs for Money team mates are seeing record low sales for their books. Solo and Foolkiller are already cancelled.

>>89213925
Thanks Based DC Comics™