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| Revmacd wrote: |
Having said that, I have to wonder if 2011 won't be remembered as the year the EU hit it's saturation point though. Don't get me wrong. I'm a greedy fan. I want new stuff and I want it constantly. I worry that by putting so much stuff out there though that people will begin to feel like it is just too hard to keep up with it all.
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You know, that's something I hadn't really thought about - the whole saturation thing.
I don't think it will. We're getting roughly the same amount of books, and Dark Horse has pretty much ended the monthly series. That works well in their favor for two reasons. The first is that they can play around in more eras, appealing to a wider variety of fans. The second reason that ending the monthly series works is because I think we'll actually see less comics than usual in the long run (looking at 2012 and beyond). Right now, Dark Horse really seems to be loving the whole "arc" thing they have going on, where they release a five or six-part arc of a series like "Invasion" or "Dark Times," and then switch over to something else. Even "Knight Errant" is going to be in the arc format, with the novel releasing between the first two arcs.
Most of what they've got coming out are miniseries. Once Crimson Empire III and Legacy: War end, that's it for 'em. I think if you're a big fan and you want to collect and read them all, 2011 might end up taking a bigger chunk of your wallet than in previous years... but given that comics are releasing in arcs or a one-shot miniseries, readers won't need to feel so heavily invested. In theory, you could skip an entire arc of "Invasion" or "Knight Errant," and not really miss a whole lot in the long term.
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