Epic Struggles
Newsarama is reporting that
all
unreleased Epic titles will now be collected into a single anthology.
I'm not sure how the average Marvel fan will react to this, but I
think it's a great idea. For whatever reason, I'm generally drawn
to anthologies. I think I like the variety and value: It's
usually a good way to sample several series for less than it would cost
to buy them individually. Depending on the price/page count (not
mentioned in the Newsarama piece), I may actually get this. I'm
not sure how long the anthology series will last, though. Despite
the frequent online cries for more diverse packaging (such as thick
anthologies of all-new material), the Direct Market never seems to
support such format experimentation. Worse, Marvel itself bestows
the stink of death on the Epic anthology by suggesting there may not
even
be a second issue. Way to inspire enthusiasm in
your product, Marvel. Maybe those
Dejemasification
theories are correct after all. Any bets on what the next variation on
the Epic projects will be? ("We've decided to scrap the anthology; now
Epic will be released as a series of limited-edition Dynamic Forces
prints.")
