Whoop! Whoop! Newsflash!
SO, I really thought Indies would take a big hit as a result of DC's 52 reboot, relaunch promotion...and it looks like I was wrong.
I'm hearing good things from a lot of publishers. Seems people are coming for the 52 and checking out other books!
Here's an excerpt from a recent interview with IDW's Ted Adams on the subject.
Rich: There’s an elevated burst of interest in comics right now due to DC’s New 52 initiative. How is IDW responding or reacting to that, if at all?
Ted: We didn’t change our publishing plans because of DC’s relaunch but there’s no question we’re benefiting from the renewed interest in their titles. Our pre-orders and re-orders are up almost across the board and we’re finding ourselves going back to press on titles. We always take a strong inventory position on our books so when an IDW book sells out it’s not something that we’ve manufactured.
So, there's some good news. :)
We'll have to see how things go now that the excitement of the #1 will pass, but I think this is great. More people checking out comics. I have no complaints.
I love comics and I want them to thrive.
-Steve
Excerpt from Bleeding Cool. Insert Rich Johnston joke here.