DC in particular has done the reboot thing a couple of times - crisis - re-crisis (I dont know what they called it - whatever) my point is they have been known to do this "#1" thing a number of times eliminating all of the back story that you the fan have invested both financially & emotionally in.
Their reasoning is always the same - to make it easier for new readers to acclimate to the story line.
When did we get so lazy? what happened to reprints and back issues?
Are they so afraid of the lack of attention spans that they dare not allow these young readers to discover for them selves whats missing?
I've said before the first comic I ever read was #10 of the Teen Titans. All I wanted after reading that book was to insatiably find out as much about these kids as I could and I shuffled threw every bin I could find to get old stuff.
I dont think its about "new readers" at all - I think there's more money in "number 1's" and thats what they're after. They could give a fuck about new readers or they would maintain their continuity (the life blood of comics period) by making back issues more accessible or redoing old stories with new creative teams to give that end new life.
No they dont care about any of that - because with the digital download option - in my eyes that would be a cake walk & something creators that care would do. This is a money decision like everything else - so I ask you...
why should I commit to a new line of continuity that you're just gonna pull out from under me the next time you guys have a stock holders meeting?
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