![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve asked several of my friends if the issue number matters at all to them, and maybe I have good friends, but they all said NO! It’s different when I talk with collectors, though! That’s important to them, for sure! I know comics shop owners will hate it when I say this, but I simply don’t buy more copies based on the issue number! I realize many shops order extras when that’s the case, but if I really enjoy the book, I’ll save my money so I can buy a hardcover edition later when it’s available rather than buy more individual issues that can all-too-easily get damaged! I hate it when that happens! I often also tell them that what makes the comic so appealing and interesting is the story, not the condition! (My collector friends wince when I say that!) People want a good copy so they can open it up and enjoy reading that engaging tale again! I always chide them that they may have a comic with a cover that’s printed correctly, but blank pages the rest of the way! They’d never know if that’s the case or not since they don’t look at it! ![]() Some friends of mine never even crack open the bag and board to actually read their purchases. I realize there are many fans who are making sure they have a complete collection when it comes to the books they buy. I might also be different since I’m a story person! What I really want is a good story, not a certain-numbered issue each week. But I don’t really worry what number it is beyond that! Yes, I do check that when I look at my list to make sure I have the correct one that’s new that week. Maybe I’m different, but I rarely know what the number of an issue actually is. Like many comics changes, this is meant to appeal to many fans, but mostly to collectors, who really like those kinds of numbers on an issue! They’ll buy multiple copies of an issue with that kind of labeling on it so they have plenty when their value increases!įor the rest of us, though, is this really a big deal?ĭO YOU BUY MORE COPIES BASED ON THE ISSUE NUMBER? Where did the others go?įor instance, DC recently renumbered Batman #135 into Batman #900 before returning the next issue to being called Batman #136. What’s kind of jarring is when a renumbered title suddenly returns to the “legacy numbering” system, like an issue #24 suddenly becomes issue #650. ![]() That kind of thing always attracts fan attention rather than a ten or a twenty-five.īoth the House of Ideas and DC in particular use that numbering system. Often, that’s been happening when a BIG number is involved, like a hundred or fifty or so. “In most cases, rather than keeping track of just the overall issue number of a series, a legacy numbering will account for the overall issues of a character’s main title.”Īpparently, that’s true some of the time, but not all! Although legacy numberings were first used in early 2000s, the term was coined with 2017’s Marvel Legacy.” When a series is relaunched, its issue number is reset, and the legacy number keeps track of the overall number of issues. “A legacy numbering refers to the accumulated number of issues of a given series which has been relaunched one or several times. Here’s a definition from the Marvel Database website: That word “legacy” sure is getting bounced around a lot these days! Star Trek fans want a new series called Legacy so it can use characters we’ve seen on the show before! So, what’s up with “legacy numbering?” ![]()
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