Comments on: The Popularity of Free Comic Book Day Comics

By: New Little Archie Volume; Unpopular FCBD Choice » Comics Worth Reading

New Little Archie Volume; Unpopular FCBD Choice » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:48:00 +0000

[...] Doctor Scott at Polite Dissent conducted an interesting experiment. He put out a bunch of all-ages Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) comics in waiting rooms and then checked which ones got worn out first. Most popular (based on this totally anecdotal one-off case)? The Simpsons. Least? Little Archie. [...]

By: Test Marketing

Test Marketing — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:40:31 +0000

[...] I don’t want to steal Scott’s thunder so you can read it at his blog. The comment I want to make is that if Dr. Scott can figure out how to research the comic books in his office, why can’t DC Comics? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to find a control group to test a bunch of comic books before spending a huge amount of money to give them to as many people who will take them. [...]

By: suedenim

suedenim — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:54:47 +0000

I brought a bunch of the all-ages FCBD offerings to my nephew(9) and niece(4), and kinda just laid them out there to see what reactions they’d get. I think Little Archie drew by far the most indifferent, non-interested reaction. I suspect my niece would enjoy a “regular” Archie comic, though.

By: Chris Sims

Chris Sims — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:07:50 +0000

As much as I love Archie comics in general, I loathe Little Archie. It violates the premise of the book!