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Friday Trending Topics: One Comic Book Day

Published Fri, 13 May 2011 23:26:56 -0500

Last updated Fri, 13 May 2011 23:33:13 -0500

This is a pretty interesting thing DC is doing, making Flashpoint #5 the only comic they ship in the last week of August. And it'll be even more interesting to see Marvel's reaction, and then see how action in the shops plays out that day. Maybe Marvel will load up on that week. But what if they didn't? If Marvel matched the move, would retailers hate it? Would readers? Would regs keep their money in their pocket or would they use it to pick up stuff they've been meaning to try? Would new faces show up looking to spend a few bucks just to see WTF was going on with this? I don't know, but it'd be interesting.

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