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Ooh, I just noticed that both Uncle Scrooge #394 and Donald Duck and Friends #357 are being released with just one cover! I wonder if this trend will filter through all Boom Kids books?
I have to say, this sounds like a pretty wise move - Although I liked the choice, the (self imposed) stress of trying to order your favourite cover online before it sells out was becoming quite tough! (I'm not from the U.S.) Will we miss the collectability aspect though? I guess time will tell!
For the record, I love what Boom are doing for US Disney Comics, and think they are only improving as they learn what works and what doesn't. Darkwing is amazing, and I hope this move helps increases sales and stops store shelves being clogged with often less desirable cover Bs.

HOORAY! I am sick of buying all of the covers......I am a darn completist and will very much be happy just to buy one issue of Scrooge for my run.

I've never even seen the 1/10 variants in the wild. I've had to buy them all on fleabay....which of course, if you can find them, cost around $6.99 to $9.99 apiece. And then, there's the exclusive comic con covers from Baltimore, Emerald City and SDCC. I will be happy just for one cover.....and coincidentally, Uncle Scrooge #394 looks pretty darn good on its own...

I agree! 1992 was a bad year for variant comics and the like.....ugh.

1992 was about the time when comics in general came to a head as "investments" in the media and at least, American society as a whole. This was labled the "speculators period".....That was when the stupid chromium, holo, variant, limited edition-with-trading-card, multiple Collectors #1's issues started showing up.....coincindentally, it was also around the time Image Comics started up with Spawn, Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk and the like.....these limited edition books were all produced in the millions.....this was also the time around the "death" of superman and his utter return a year later......1992 was bad because it killed comics. People got burnt out on buying so many stupid limited edition titles and moved away to other hobbies and the market dumped....hence, those Valiant Comics Turok #1's and Superman #75's are worth nothing now......pretty much ANY comic from 1990 up to 2004ish is worth less than the paper its printed on.....this also happened to the sports card market around the very same time. The market took a long time to rebound.....and since then, much like the US not learning its lesson of interfering with foreign affairs, ala, the Vietnam War, publishers like Marvel and DC have been bringing stupid variant covers back into the fold the last few years and BOOM! kind of jumped on that bandwagon when they started publishing all of their titles...It will be good for them to slash the idea....so there you are.

Yep, that about sums it up, Mcduck_Enterprises. 1992 was the peak of the "speculator's market" and was a time when comics publishers had gotten very, very greedy (and some individual creators very, very rich!) But it all came crashing down a few years later.
This era in comics is usually derided for its ridiculous overuse of gimmick and variant covers, as well as the insane number of "first issues"... all designed to appeal to speculators who've been trained to think a #1... any #1... was money in the bank.
Variants were used to entice people to buy multiple copies of the same book, thereby increasing sales in a rather gimmicky manner. Jim Lee's X-Men #1 is supposedly the highest selling comic of all time, and it had, what, 5 or 6 variant covers? Many people were suckered into buying each and every version!
While Boom's use of variants hasn't been nearly as offensive as Marvel's back in the day, variants are still off-putting to many readers who remember those days and they often come across as a publisher's attempt at quick cash grab.
(With the Disney standard character books' declining numbers, I have to wonder how many people were buying each and every cover Boom put out until they got tired of it? In other words, maybe they haven't really lost all that many readers. Rather, those readers simply stopped buying 2 or 3 copies of each book.)
So yeah... I'm not sad to see the multiple covers go. Like I said before, maybe do something special to commemorate a special issue or event. But a variant each month is overkill, IMHO.

Quote from user: KneonI can see doing the occasional variant cover for a big event (such as Mickey Mouse and Friends #300)
I noticed that Mickey #300 has a Daan Jippes variant that is a "deluxe version with a special cover surprise". Anyone have any information on what this actually is? For $4 more than the regular version it better be something special. I don't believe my shop will order any of these unless I specifically ask for it, just wondering if it is worth the extra money.

Quote from user: Roger NorthI never liked Superman comics anyway. I perfered more clean style comics like Disney and Archie mainly because they rely on plot and character.
I never got into the Superman Comics either, nor Batman...though I own the DVD of The Batman's franchise of the 90's.

I, myself, like The Disney Comics, Simpsons/Futurama Comics, and Looney Tunes Comics.

And as for adventure...I get The Sonic the Hedgehog Comics (I pwn some Sonic Games....)