How many comics is just too much every month?

[@gqd1975]

I wish Marvel and DC would cut production in half. 15 to 20 titles a month for each publisher is more than enough.

[@adamfrey4920]

What's too many comics per month? My wife would tell me: all of them.

[@AL-ws5yi]

My hubby would agree.

[@ComicBookMuscle]

When it comes to the current state of Marvel and DC, I can’t say she’s wrong.

[@O_G_HELLBOY]

Perch, I'm a huge fan of Geoff Johns and all things Ghost Machine. I used to enjoy James Gunn's work but don't have a lot of faith in him anymore. But, this time I have to say that he didn't rip off Junkyard Joe from Geoff Johns. The character in Creature Commandos is GI Robot. A character that first appeared in Star Spangled War Stories back in 1962 and even more recently in Weird War Tales in the 1980s.

[@AL-ws5yi]

I know there’s many comics out there that I can read but I don’t have infinite time, money or space so I am wary about trying anything new or giving something a shot.

[@billybarnett2846]

I had to think about this. I know that DC and Marvel were putting out like 15 to 20 books a month in the 80s. There were only three mutant books and only two Batman books. I think the newsstand was more relevant in middle America because of rural communities.

[@Mastabas2112]

Back in the 80s, Marvel put out about 25 books a month, excluding the Epic and Star imprints. I bought and read about 5 old going series. Today, they put out 80, and I read 5. BTW, in the 90s, I read 0. My point is that most of them were uninteresting as they are today.

[@InfamyorDeath]

Marvel needs to publish a certain number of titles a month to pay for their overhead. Sure, as a reader I would like fewer and higher quality titles. But as a person, I don't want to people to lose their jobs because of it. I don't see any harm in picking up the titles I'm interested and ignoring the ones I don't.

[@Jewell-5280]

You don't buy any Marvel.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

@@Jewell-5280Hahaha this isn’t me. I hope he continues to say good things so I don’t have to talk.

[@adamfrey4920]

@@InfamyOrDeath-__- Oh, weird, you got hit by an imitator too? I reported mine to both Perch and KZbin and he disappeared two hours later.

[@Jewell-5280]

@ lol seemed too positive to be you. In retrospect

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

@@adamfrey4920 Yea it was actually funny because I clicked on the video & immediately opened the comments & this was at the very top, so I thought I had clicked on an old video haha. So I went back out and clicked on the notification for the video and it was there again & seen it was two hours old, so I thought I had already watched the video haha. I watch loads of videos so thought I had forgotten, but then I read it & realised it wasn’t me. Haha.

[@hankscorpion9939]

It would be great if they reduced and focussed their lineup. I might actually start reading some of it! I hardly go near anything at the moment. Purposeful mini-series with ending would be good, so they can be easily recommended to new readers. If somebody asked me how they would get into any character these days, I'd have no idea what to tell them. However, if they do this, they should maybe also have a specific name and focus for the series, like 'Catwoman- When in Rome', or 'Poison Ivy- Cycle of Life and Death', or 'Zatanna- Bring Down the House'. Rather than just restarting at 1 again and again like Silk (2015), Silk (2016), Silk (2021) Silk (2022), Silk (2023) for example. Actually, Hellboy is another good example. Regular mini-series of a handful of issues, and other single issue appearances that can be collected. But all with names for the story arc, not just 'Vol. 1', 'vol. 2' If anybody wants to get into Batman, nobody would recommend jumping into the ongoing titles. Instead it would be Year One, Long Halloween, The Killing Joke, etc etc etc Even with his villains and support characters, its easy. If you like Bane, read 'Vengeance of Bane' and 'Knightfall', and then possible 'Legacy'. If you like Hush, then 'Hush', 'Heart of Hush'. For Azrael, 'Sword of Azrael', 'Nightsaga', 'Azrael'.

[@carlgibson285]

In around 45 years of buying comics I'm not sure I've ever bought more than 25 books a month (except for the occassional back-issue scavenger hunt), and even then they've always been from multiple publishers. The most new Marvel books I've ever bought in a month is probably around 15 even though I've always considered myself a Marvel fanboy and have loved the universe since the 1970s.

[@undeterminedalias]

I have been thinking about this for a while now, and I love the idea of paring down Marvel to 40-48 monthlies. I was even aiming for 36-40, but there are so many characters to cover. I like the idea of 5 lines, with 7-9 titles in each line. Each line would have 5-7 individual titles, one team book that covers that line / tentpole, and one book dedicated to the main villain and their flunkies for that line 1) New York-based street-level heroes - ASM as the flagship with the best creative team you can get to spearhead the entire universe; other titles include Daredevil, Punisher, Moon Knight, Miles, Luke Cage, maybe Black Cat; Team book could either be spider family, Defenders (the Netflix team more or less), or New Warriors - main villain: Kingpin 2) Avengers / Global threats - Thor, Capt. America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow (basically the good half of the MCU); Team Book: Avengers; Villain book: Dr. Doom 3) X line - This is pretty much in line with what Perch had - Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, X-Factor, New Mutants, Wolverine, maybe Deadpool or another floating solo X Book; Villain book: Magneto 4) Cosmic / interdimensional stuff - Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Starjammers, Adam Warlock; Villain book: Thanos 5) Supernatural / Paranormal stuff - Dr Strange, Blade, Ghost Rider, Werewolf by Night - Team Book: Excalibur or Midnight Sons; Villain Book: Mephisto In any case it's a very loose structure, but I would hope they could sustain themselves with higher sales on fewer high-quality books.

[@hawkingjim]

Forty books sounds about right. If you look at the average top 50 in sales, you’ll probably have 15 to 20 that are guaranteed to sell. That leaves room to experiment with the other 20. Villains have to be threatening. We can talk about introducing new villains all we want, but if they’re not genuinely threatening or the hero can easily take them down, why should I care about them? Why should I get invested in any new villain? Honestly, let’s go back to Apocalypse, Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, or even the Hellfire Club-something with real weight and presence. That’s one of the things comics have been missing lately, I think: truly threatening villains.

[@jamesmcclure3907]

Right on....the villain should always be obsessed with believing he should be in charge, and the hero should always be believing in justice.

[@Jewell-5280]

@@jamesmcclure3907It makes it even more interesting when the villain wants to be in charge to make justice, like Sinestro.

[@beepbot]

2:48 "Junkyard Joe" a rip off of G.I. Robot in Creature Commandos? LOL! G.I. Robot first appeared in 1962.

[@troublemagnet1]

There's always been more comics coming out than I could afford since I was old enough to read comics.

[@Eyrrll]

Shelf-flooding worked during the newsstand days, because there was a very limited amount of space that most non-comic stores would be willing to dedicate to comics… and because newsstand distributors tended to favor Marvel and DC. Shelf-flooding is not effective within the direct market, because the retailers can (and will) just expand or contract their shelf space as desired. And they don’t always favor Marvel and DC when they do decide what has to be crowded off the shelf… they might just be making space for a Marvel Comic by removing another Marvel Comic.

[@SkullyTheHypnoSkull]

Yeah, being a Spider-Man collector is hard right now. I just get them to have a complete run, but I hate them.

[@clonegeek3317]

Just put off collecting them for a couple years then you can get them for cheap later

[@antondovydaitis2261]

While I haven't bought a Marvel title in several years (in fact, I can't even remember the last Marvel comic I bought), nowadays I only buy mini series: Nemesis, Power Fantasy, Superman: Space Age, Batman: Dark Age. With a mini series, you know the writer, the artist, that you will be told a story, and how much total it will cost you. Traditional series offer none of this.

[@Jewell-5280]

I know the last Marvel Comic I bought. Strange Academy Volume 4. I'm a DC Guy though, so I almost never read Marvel.

[@kidicarus2215]

They had fewer titles in the 80's. They also had more customers. Now, they have more titles, and fewer customers. Something doesn't sound right.

[@commonsense5199]

9:14 Oh My god. You mentioned characters that created after Jubilee and before Miles Morales. You do care…. For once. 9:33 Well you did mentioned Avengers Arena. You left out There was a Sequel call *Avengers Undercover.* It was where Hazamat doesn’t need a Suit to control her powers anymore. What happened to the rest of first students Avengers Academy? Veil- she lost her powers. Finesse - she became a villain in Unstoppable Wasp. Reptil -he had his own mini series and he enrolled his young cousin into Strange Academy. (I want to add the fact Reptil is the only Character from Avengers Academy did appear outside of comics. Reptil was in Marvel Super Hero Squad cartoon and another animation short. Hazamat - she goes back wearing her suit, she becomes Carol Danvers’ sidekick in Kelly Thompson’s run and she was a temporarily member of Avengers during Blood Hunt(I wish Hazamat is a permanent avengers member) Striker’s status unknown. He is Alive and well. And now There are *“a New”* Avengers Academy from Marvel Voices with Carol Danvers being a Teacher. The New students of the new Avengers Academy are Bloodline, Homeless Captain America, Escapde, Kid Juggernaut, red goblin and moon girl. I like Moon Girl, i don’t have an opinion on Kid Juggernaut and Red Goblin but the rest of the new students sucks. This is a weak lineup. Strange Academy is Better than the “New” Avengers Academy. 12:47 Have you been Reading Cody Ziglar’s Miles Morales, Professor Perchington? How you forgotten your own video *“Making Comic Villains Memorable”?* Remember you didn’t answer all 5 original Miles Morales villain. I should’ve be more generous, you did put more effort of mentioning Miles’ Rogue gallery than others, Perch. However, Perch. You saw how other people constantly B!t¢h and moan about Miles getting Peter’s hand me downs. Miles’ girlfriend is granddaughter of the Vulture. Miles team up with other marvel characters So what are trying to say, Professor? Are you saying Miles’ villain should appear in other marvel comics. Okay. Frost Pharaoh, Snatcher, Hightail and Collision should appear in other marvel comics.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

Yes all the titles you mentioned, Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Spider-Man etc. but the number of X-Men titles need to be cut, there’s far too many. You wouldn’t even miss 90% if they were gone. The Marvel brand would be far better by publishing half the number of comics but have them all be really good. Like DC did the same thing with all those terrible backup stories they were stuffing into the back of a bunch of comics, and 95% were terrible. They were a waste of space & they made the comic more expensive.

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Most solo Avengers titles could be cut.

[@JP-1990]

I feel that the overwhelming majority of miniseries should just be released in graphic novel format instead.

[@antondovydaitis2261]

@@JP-1990 Store would never buy them, because customers would never ask for them. But having read, for example, the first three issues of Power Fantasy, I know I want the trade paperback, and have ordered that from the store.

[@jamesmcclure3907]

The big 2 are definitely spread thin because of the volume they put out, Marvel being the worst offender. The belief that every book they publish is actually worth $4-5 is delusional

[@adamfrey4920]

I used to be a "buy everything" kind of customer, particularly if there was a major crossover. I'm the guy who, back in 1989, bought everything book with "Acts of Vengeance" in the corner. With age and decreased time, I just don't care about the wall anymore. I go to the shop and pick up the 4-5 issues I want that week and ignore the rest. I'm okay with a flood of titles if you're experimenting and looking for what's going to do well and what isn't. Ghost Machine is doing that right now on a smaller scale. That's okay. I can eyeball what looks interesting and sample an issue or two before I decide what I'm sticking with.

[@themultiversalmagpie7827]

I’ve spent over 100 bucks already this month on manga and comic books so is that too much?

[@Jewell-5280]

depends on your budget

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

A TVA comic makes sense. It makes more sense than most comics Marvel puts out. What doesn’t make sense is that the TVA comic isn’t built around Deadpool and the Old Man Logan version of Wolverine.

[@OnimenoJason]

I think as long as they are financially viable, they can put out as many as they want. The problem is they aren't and the comic reading base isn't there to support what they want to release. The other thing is Marvel doing the whole shared universe thing, I think they and DC are past that point if they want to revive to a much better position. I don't want have to read titles I don't want to read to get the whole story. I just want to pick up that one book and know everything I need to know. There's also so much cape shit that people can really deal with. DC had Vertigo for a long time that helped them diversify their offerings. They can still do superpowered stories if they want, but stop putting everyone into spandex outfits. You'd probably get a lot more people interested in them.

[@Americantexan]

Glad I’m not the only one that saw Junkyard Joe poorly copied in creature commando

[@clonegeek3317]

GI Robot has been around for decades. I'm pretty sure that Junkyard Joe is mostly inspired by GI Robot in the first place

[@commonsense5199]

Indie comics are just as important and valuable as Manga. 1:50 Why Kamala’s recent solo adventure comics are mini series, Perch? Really? They didn’t wreck her character but retconing her into a Mutant? If she has the X Gene would would’ve have the M-Poxs. 2:16 So When did the pain Started? Was it Grant Morrison? You did not recovered all that time before Bendis took over? Before The Inhumans era and before Krakoa? Seriously there is huge gap of x men comics that you don’t talk about post grant Morrison era. 3:24 The TVA book. I got buy to see if Jimmy Hudson lives at the end. I don’t like Captain Carter. She is just overrated. Also there no point of having Spider-Gwen in the comic either. 3:34 While DC there is nothing but Batman comics. 4:57 I heard someone say Wolverine has a rogue’s gallery. How does that work? If he is a x men that means his villains are also X Men Villians. Like I remember Laura’s villain Kimura appears in New X Men and Kimura kidnapped Mercury and experimented on her leading the creation of Predator X. So yeah how does this work? Is Logan and Laura’s villains are their villains or they X Men villains. 6:00 Yeah that why Civil War 2 was created to be in sync with MCU Civil War. I hate the MCU Syngery. It is low effort. 7:09 You are the same guy who say Future Foundation by Jeremy Whitley is bound to fail because he didn’t use recognizable characters. 8:28 The Only Mini series that becomes an Ongoing is Hellverine by Ben Percy. There are so many Mini series of the obscure and lesser known heroes. Including Black Lighting, The Question, Challengers of the Unknown, the Atom Project. They part of DC All in but they have mini series. So why is it perch? Perch voice: uuhh they not popular. 11:49 I remember Miles Morales, Kamala Khan and Sam Alexander was tied as the Trinity. Miles has the most comics titles. So he is Batman. Kamala Khan doesn’t have a lot comic tiles but appears in other comics so She is Superman. Sam Alexander has no comic titles and he makes few appearances and few impact. So Sam Alexander is Wonder Woman. Man San Alexander should’ve get more respect.

[@DirigoDuke]

What do you mean about Creature Commandos ripping off Junkyard Joe? It’s kinda the other way around, isn’t it? G.I. Robot has been in the comics since the ‘60s, and a member of the Creature Commandos since the ‘80s.

[@clonegeek3317]

I thought Junkyard Joe was inspired by G.I. Robot in the first place anyway

[@adamfrey4920]

​@adamfrey4290Quit posting as me, identity thief. (All, if you can't see it, this person is NOT ME and is using some kind of spoof account. I've reported them to KZbin and Perch.)

[@clonegeek3317]

@adamfrey4290 And Geiger is based off an Atomic Knights pitch he had

[@adamfrey4920]

​@@clonegeek3317That's not me. You're replying to someone who's made a fake duplicate of my account. Please block or ignore the "I was under the impression..." guy. If you click on his account you can see it was created yesterday.

[@adamfrey4920]

​@@clonegeek3317Fake me disappeared. Sheesh. Anyway, that wasn't me.

[@kidicarus2215]

They should focus on quality over quantity. 3/4 should be A list titles like X-Men and Spider-man. The remaining 1/4 should be characters/titles that help flesh out the world around them. They can focus on street level and cosmic scale events to do this. Trying to push too many C and D list characters is counterproductive.

[@adamfrey4920]

All, there's someone in the comments who's made a duplicated copy of my account and is using my profile photo. Please report them. I've already emailed Perch and he's looking into it. I'll take legal action if I have to, ***hole.

[@adamfrey4920]

Okay, the fake me's comments have disappeared, so hopefully Detective Perch is on the case and I owe him a beer next time he's out here.

[@Jewell-5280]

Who would copy you? lol Is the faker to blame for your Perch says Mumbles Says Joe says

[@adamfrey4920]

@@Jewell-5280 No, the Muppets have always been me.

[@Jewell-5280]

@ lol why am I not famous enough to be copied like you so sad