Where do you see DC Comics in 5 years?

[Andrew NDB Shot Caller Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew NDB]

What say you?

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

None of the above. I think Disney will buy DC Entertainment and merge it with Marvel, as I've predicted for a while now.

For the comics, this will probably mean you won't see so many ongoings launched that everyone knows are going to fail anyway. I think they'll wise up and adopt my idea of recurring minis. So, instead of a Martian Manhunter ongoing that will just awkwardly peter out, you'll see an occasional MM mini of just enough issues to collect as a TPB.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

On a related note, my LCS posted on Facebook (my mother had to tell me because I'm not on socials) that there's a 50% chance they're being bought by the end of the month. Not sure if that means they're gone completely if they're not bought.

[IonFan Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close IonFan]

same as right now just with more and more reboots

[Big Blue Lantern Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Big Blue Lantern]

Most Likely: DC is publishing only a dozen or so printed titles and a few others are digital-only. More titles go directly to retailers like WalMart and Target.


Somewhat likely, but currently complicated: AT&T gets to the point where they're ready to part with the IP of DC Comics. Obviously, this has much less to do with comics than TV and movies. Disney might decide that the potential is too tempting to pass up, but with the havoc that the pandemic has brought down on theaters and production, I doubt that Disney is ready to pull the trigger right now.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Most Likely: DC is publishing only a dozen or so printed titles and a few others are digital-only. More titles go directly to retailers like WalMart and Target.

This. Cut backs, but not total stopping of monthlies.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Yeah, if that had been an option, I would have voted for it. As it is, "no change" seemed closer to what I expect than any of the other options.

[JohnMc Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close JohnMc]

Dead. At&t are laying off a bunch of workers because they're losing so much money. They'll only keep this money pit alive for so long.

[TazzMission Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close TazzMission]

At this point id rather see Disney buy the Trinity of dc that is batman superman wonder woman let the others die dissapear. Not saying marvel dosent have a woke agenda either but you have to keep those 3

[Big Blue Lantern Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Big Blue Lantern]

This. Cut backs, but not total stopping of monthlies.

The basic appeal of illustrated stories is just as popular, if not more popular, than it's ever been. But the industry is undergoing major shifts due to outside forces.