Marvel must be in dire financial straits!

[tsarax]

So, I went to my LCS today for Free Comic Book Day. Queen City Bookstore put on a great event! Tons of people there and everyone had a great time.

 

When I got back home to look through the books, I was VERY amused by the size of the Marvel Free Comic Editions! They were really tiny! Not mini-comic book size, but tiny nonetheless.

 

It's sad to see that poor Marvel can't afford to publish regular size comic books to give away and all these smaller publishers can (IDW, Dark Horse, Archie and, I think, all others)! Disney must have gotten really stingy with their pocketbook!

 

[Mr 9.8]

Wy bother making it normal size when it's free?

[unmovedmover]

If that could switch all their titles to that format and drop about 60% off cover, I'd be sooo happy (they use a different paper stock too I think).

[Marvelguy34]

Marvel started the smaller size last year, this before the Disney buyout. I don't know why they cut it smaller since the retailers is paying for the copies either way.

[John A III]

at least one of DC's free books was smaller too. The DC kids book was smaller then the rest of the books, but since it's for smaller kids, it kinda makes sense.

[Jamie Coville]

I think it's just a way to save on printing costs.

[Marvelfangirl]

I think it's just a way to save on printing costs.

Cheap *spoon*

[tsarax]

I think it's just a way to save on printing costs.

 

I know. I'm sure it is. I just thought it would be fun to make fun of Marvel for a little while.

[tsarax]

I think it's just a way to save on printing costs.

Cheap *spoon*

 

 

Yep!

[KolmarAvenue]

Wy bother making it normal size when it's free?

 

It's free to the consumer.

 

If I remember correctly, retailers pay anywhere from 10 cents a book to 1.00 per book, and then give them away for free which is why you see so many store stamps on them. I'm sure everyone's losing $ on this, but it's really just another form of advertising. But yeah, if Marvel keeps pulling out on stuff like this and all the other "small publishers" are putting forth some effort...maybe, someday, marvel will explode like the death star (regular, not the stupid special edition explosion).