Chapter 148 Exclusive Publication
After leaving the Boro Stadium, Colin returned to the newspaper office smoothly.
Looking at the direction the car was driving away, he felt quite regretful.
Originally, I thought Luciano would have some arrangements on the way, but who would have thought that the other party would just send him back without incident.
All I can say is that, as expected of Luciano, he is indeed 'lucky' and certainly careful enough.
Shaking his head and looking away from the back of the car, Colin turned around and pushed open the door of the newspaper office.
Bangdang——
With the sound of the door being pushed outside, everyone in the newspaper office raised their heads.
"Good morning, Mr. Colin."
Stopping the paintbrush in his hand, Jacob greeted Colin in front of the workbench.
Stepping to his desk, Colin picked up a letter on the table, glanced at it, then raised his head and nodded to the workers in the newspaper office: "Good morning, gentlemen."
"The new issue of "The Courier Comics" has been printed..."
When Colin sat down, Harry Donnerfield came to him with the latest issue of "The Courier Comics".
Reaching out to take the comic book in Harry's hand, Colin flipped through the contents.
With the successful sales of "Messenger Comics", the number of comic books published has basically stabilized at around 500,000 copies per issue.
This is an astonishing number for any publishing house.
This means that in New York alone, five out of every seventy people have purchased "The Courier Comics" published by newspapers, and this does not include piracy.
Currently, the content published in "The Courier Comics" is mainly based on serialized and reprinted plots in "The Courier".
Although this saves a lot of effort, it is still a little too slow for Colin, whether it is the collection of [Faith] or the improvement of abilities that are still at the [Black Iron] level.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, Colin had a rough idea.
"At present, the sales volume of "Messenger Comics" has basically stabilized, but the popularity of "Superman" is far more than that. Maybe we should try to develop new comic books and print a quarterly magazine dedicated to "Superman" so that those who missed it can
Readers of The Courier and Courier Comics can read stories about this superhero in Superman Quarterly."
"A publication dedicated to Superman?"
In this era, publications like Courier Comics are an innovation in themselves.
And what Colin calls a publication dedicated to Superman is a step further based on the premise of "Messenger Comics".
Of course, those who are familiar with the sales techniques of later generations will know that this so-called exclusive publication is actually just peripheral marketing in a different way.
Once the quarterly magazine is released, Superman will become the first hero in the history of superhero comics to have his own exclusive publication.
"That's right."
Colin nodded. Of course, Colin's idea for the "Superman" quarterly magazine was not just limited to reprinting the originally printed serials to make money.
In this case, it's no different from the first issue of Courier Comics.
In this reprint of Superman's exclusive publication, he plans to add two pages of new origin stories to complete the origin background that was hastily skipped in Superman's previous newspaper serials, making Superman's setting background more complete and tending to his own.
Familiar plot trends.
Harry did not express any objection to Colin's decision to produce a Superman-specific publication. On the contrary, he also thought it was a good idea.
After all, the best-selling "Messenger Comics" has proven the potential of "Superman".
Even if the sales volume of the quarterly magazine is not as huge as "Messenger Comics", the circulation of two to three million copies can still bring a lot of profits to the newspaper.
"So what's the name of the quarterly magazine?"
In the newspaper office, after Harry heard Colin's description, he immediately asked eagerly.
"Superman."
Since it is a publication dedicated to Superman, there is no need to use another name. The name Superman is enough to represent everything.
After finalizing the issue of the "Superman" quarterly magazine, Harry began to prepare for the relevant work.
Including the contact with the printing factory and the arrangement of the newsstand are all things he has to consider.
Fortunately, the popularity of "The Courier Comics" has laid a good foundation for it, and I believe that under this, Harry should be able to arrange everything quickly.
Leaving the work of publishing the quarterly magazine to professionals, in the newspaper office, Colin finally had time to open the letter and read the contents.
He tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and read the contents.
The owner of the letter is from Disney Studios.
Mainly to tell him that Disney's first color animation "Flowers and Trees" has been completed and released not long ago. Unsurprisingly, Hollywood has responded enthusiastically to such an animated film made with color film technology.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed great interest in the technology used in the short film, and in recognition of Disney's efforts in animated films, has confirmed that Walt will be awarded a special Oscar.
This is undoubtedly an affirmation for Disney.
In the letter, Walt also expressed regret that Colin could not enjoy the premiere of "Flowers and Trees" with them in Los Angeles. At the same time, he also informed him that most of the animation production of "Mickey and Superman" has been completed.
When the time comes, please Colin be sure to come to Los Angeles to watch this interactive animation.
Several months have passed since Colin and Disney discussed the cross-over animation, and some time has passed since Mickey's appearance in the "Courier" series.
The animation for "Mickey and Superman" has only been mostly completed now, which proves how difficult animation production is in this era.
In particular, Disney still uses color animation technology that is currently immature. This situation greatly delays the completion of the animation.
Therefore, even though Walt informed Colin in the letter that most of the animation for "Mickey and Superman" has been completed.
There was no disturbance in his heart, because it was very likely that the remaining half of the animations in Walt's hands would have to wait for weeks or even more than a month to be completed.
Of course, no matter what, the smooth production of the "Mickey and Superman" interactive animation is good news for Colin.
After all, this will be Superman's first time on the big screen.
Even if it's just in the form of an animated short film, the thought of Superman moving in comics is enough to surprise people.
Moreover, the screening of animated short films is not limited to Hollywood movie theaters. There are also a large number of movie theaters in New York City for short film screenings.
I believe that readers who like Superman will never miss witnessing the scene of Superman taking off in the cinema.
Chapter completed!