The numbering of issues

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

Look at the numbering on these issues. It leads me to conclude that the numbering on comic books will never be allowed to rise very high again.

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[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

I would have thought that was apparent by the constant reboots or Marvel NOW! style back to number 1 every six months or so. Hell, in the last year or two there have been some Marvel books that barely made it to issue 20 before being renumbered or restarted back at one again.

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

Probably a symptom of the general decline in sales. Each time you renumber you probably get a bit of a boost, and companies are feeling like they need that boost more often now, I'd guess.

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Of course, this problem goes back even further; it really started when long-running stories, events, and crossovers became commonplace. Prior to that, issue numbers were just like those on magazines. (In fact, many comics were called "comic magazines.") The number wasn't important; the story was. Very few people started with #1, and you didn't need to back then.

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Speculators play a role in this, but I think regular comics fans do too. They get excited about "events," and a new #1 is an event. Or at least it's supposed to be. The whole phenomenon probably started way back in the day when a #100 rolled around, and you were supposed to get something "special" then. It was like, hey, we've just been screwing around, but we're finally going to give you something good for a change.

I think this may end up where every story has its own numbering.

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They should make every issue number one. Screw consecutive numbering. Or in the case of Marvel making everything like "tv seasons" they should just number them as such too 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 etc

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

I think this may end up where every story has its own numbering.

I might actually be OK with that, if it also meant that every story was pretty much self-contained, instead of just being a setup for the next story.

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I might actually be OK with that, if it also meant that every story was pretty much self-contained, instead of just being a setup for the next story.

I agree with that. If I were writing it, the pattern would be 1-4, 1-4, 1-4....