Hey Kids, Comics! #344 - Out of Style or: (Return of the Cash Grab)

Just when you thought that the comic industry had turned its back on gimmicks and enhancements, the old fashioned cash grab is back. But in a whole new way! Exclusives, multiple covers, and major (if not long-lived) events help draw in readers…more accurately investors…that keep the cash flowing.

Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston bravely delve into the mire that is the modern comic sales frenzy, fueled by variations on covers in numbers far exceeding what seemed ridiculous twenty-five years ago. The big publishers are again baiting the hook and fandom appears to be feasting.