13 Truths Comic Book Fans Would Never Admit To Themselves
2. You Will Buy Any Crossover
What You Say: Crossovers are ridiculous. Civil War, Secret Invasion, Infinite/Final Crisis, Blackest Night, Fear Itself, and more, ad nauseam. Each one forces you to buy not only the titles youre already reading, but also an extra two dozen books that cross over into the story, plus countless mini-series launched just to have MORE tie-ins. Each one promises that nothing will EVER be the same again! which everyone knows is a lie and things will change right back to normal in a few years. Nothing more than a money-making gimmick and its gotten out of control. But What You Really Mean: Its a money-making gimmick that works. No matter how much you complain about crossovers and the events that have gotten so common theyre now an annual inevitability, you buy them. You buy other books that the books youre reading cross over into. You buy the mini-series and one-shots as well. Because lets face it, publishers only put out these events because they mean a boost in sales. And if they mean a boost in sales, that means people must be buying them. A lot of people. So if you want crossovers to stop, then stop buying them. Marvel and DC will stop making them if they lead to a sales drop instead of a boost.
Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com
