Scott R. Moore of Galaxy Comics in Saginaw, Michigan recently tried to place orders for a DC miniseries, and came up with 'a head-scratcher:'
I just tried to place a reorder for DC's World War III Parts One through Four and noticed that Parts One and Three are on backorder but Parts Two and Four are still stocked. I was just wondering who would order this book (consumer or retailer) in unequal quantities. Maybe Part One would get ordered more because it is a #1, but Part Three? I don't understand. This book is basically 52 issues #49a through 49d (since it should be read before 52 #50) so why would a retailer not just order the same amount of all four parts roughly equal to his 52 order? And why would a customer get one part but not all four? And why would DC release this as a four part series on the same week and not just a big $9.95 graphic novel or something? Not all of my 52 customers got this series but I don't think ANY non-52 customers picked it up either. It was a cool story and all, don't get me wrong, but this situation certainly is a head-scratcher.
I'm just annoyed that I can't reorder this title because I can't get all four books. Everyone that bought it bought all four at once so it would be pointless to get any more without getting sets.
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I just tried to place a reorder for DC's World War III Parts One through Four and noticed that Parts One and Three are on backorder but Parts Two and Four are still stocked. I was just wondering who would order this book (consumer or retailer) in unequal quantities. Maybe Part One would get ordered more because it is a #1, but Part Three? I don't understand. This book is basically 52 issues #49a through 49d (since it should be read before 52 #50) so why would a retailer not just order the same amount of all four parts roughly equal to his 52 order? And why would a customer get one part but not all four? And why would DC release this as a four part series on the same week and not just a big $9.95 graphic novel or something? Not all of my 52 customers got this series but I don't think ANY non-52 customers picked it up either. It was a cool story and all, don't get me wrong, but this situation certainly is a head-scratcher.
I'm just annoyed that I can't reorder this title because I can't get all four books. Everyone that bought it bought all four at once so it would be pointless to get any more without getting sets.
The opinions expressed in this Talk Back article are solely those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial staff of ICv2.com.
