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Hey guys, love the podcast. My buying habits are fairly similar (aside from the statues and whatnot) so I always like to check out your weekly picks.

One thing in this episode really struck my attention, and that was your discussion on footnotes. I can kind of understand why they don't reference specific issues (they've already made the sales and keeps clutter on the page down) but the way things are traded these days it seems they are really missing a bet by not using footnotes to reference collected editions. Even better would be the return of a letter page with a box with something like, "for more history about Superdude's history with EvilGuy see Superdude: When Titans Cry". It seems a great marketing opportunity and a chance to promote evergreen sales.

Dougtron 3030 wrote:... the way things are traded these days it seems they are really missing a bet by not using footnotes to reference collected editions. Even better would be the return of a letter page with a box with something like, "for more history about Superdude's history with EvilGuy see Superdude: When Titans Cry". It seems a great marketing opportunity and a chance to promote evergreen sales.

I love both these ideas!!!

Dougtron 3030 wrote:Hey guys, love the podcast. My buying habits are fairly similar (aside from the statues and whatnot) so I always like to check out your weekly picks.

One thing in this episode really struck my attention, and that was your discussion on footnotes. I can kind of understand why they don't reference specific issues (they've already made the sales and keeps clutter on the page down) but the way things are traded these days it seems they are really missing a bet by not using footnotes to reference collected editions. Even better would be the return of a letter page with a box with something like, "for more history about Superdude's history with EvilGuy see Superdude: When Titans Cry". It seems a great marketing opportunity and a chance to promote evergreen sales.

They really ought to do something to encourage people to check out those past stories. I agree with you that these days it makes as much sense to reference the trade and the comic but personally, I think they should reference the comic with an indication of which trades it is in. Doing this on the letters page makes sense but I'd kind of prefer it on the actual comic book page where the reference is made.