"Headshot Maniac" was deliberately embodied on the poster by Dark Horse Comics after consulting Wang Yan's opinion.

This nickname not only reflects the climax point in the subsequent plot, but also caters to the reading habits of comic book buyers.

Of course, the price is that the single book of "Arcane Throne" has been changed from the previous all-age to the PG-15 level.

However, after referring to the buyers of the previous single book, Wang gradually believes that the impact is not great.

Because, real parents of children don't even think about "Spider-Man".

Most of what they buy are comic versions of various fairy tales.

It turns out that such a marketing strategy is very correct.

Many comic book readers, who originally scoffed at "knowledge kids", were immediately attracted by the new poster.

For example, at this moment, Leonard is next to the black fan of the original "Arcane Throne".

"The style of painting in the last single book is still so boring. Why did it suddenly become like this this time?" the black fan exclaimed in a low voice.

"I'll tell you, don't you want it to be cool in the back?"

Leonard glanced at the other party arrogantly and walked into the comic shop.

He resisted the urge to read the single book of "Arcane Throne" and walked to the position of "Spider-Man".

still silently chanted: "I've watched it, I know the plot behind..."

But an exclamation in the comic shop made him break his work in an instant.

"Damn, this headshot scene is really full of tricks!"

"I'll just see, I don't buy it. Leonard involuntarily walked over to the Arcane Throne and looked at it.

As soon as the "Schrödinger's cat" experiment came out, many heads exploded instantly, and the red and white brains flowed to the ground.

And the "wave-particle bitropy of light" made the whole city fall into a wail.

Leonard flipped through the comics, his fingers trembling slightly.

Why are you so excited when you know the plot behind?

"This style of painting and this brain, how can it feel more enjoyable than the fist to the flesh in "Superman". The black fan sighed softly: "It's like watching a horror movie." ”

"By the way, Leonard, you bought the first single book of Arcane Constellation last time, is it good?"

"Beautiful, really good. Leonard's desire to talk at the moment was overwhelming, "Moreover, this comic is different from other comics. ”

"It's not a simple story, but it's very coherent. ”

"Uh, really?" said the black fan with a hesitant look on his face.

He picked up "Spider-Man" and the two comics "Arcane Throne" and kept reading and comparing them.

"I still rely on spider silk, bouncing from building to building. ”

"How do you feel that it's not so stylish compared to just quietly watching the enemy's head explode?"

This black fan put down "Spider-Man" and said to Leonard: "Believe you once." Let's go and settle the bill together. ”

Leonard originally wanted to say that he was going to buy "Spider-Man".

But after listening to the words of the black fan, he couldn't help but start comparing the protagonists of the two comics in his mind.

Compared with relying on knowledge and watching the enemy self-destruct, how is the protagonist of "Spider-Man" so like...

Monkey?

Thinking about it this way, most of the desire to buy "Spider-Man" disappeared in an instant.

He picked up the single book of "Arcane Throne" and said to the black fan: "You have to make up the content of the first book, otherwise you won't understand." ”

The black fan hesitated, but still picked up the previous single book, "Damn, it's a big deal to skip lunch." ”

Then, the two went to the counter together to check out, and then left separately.

Behind them, many more customers walked into the comic shop.

And their eyes were all attracted by the novel and bloody poster.

......

In big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the owners of relatively large comic stores have an additional income in addition to the income from selling comics.

That is, to accept the employment of several major comic companies, and count the number of key comics purchased within three hours.

The place is based on three hours, because the comics have people like enthusiasts.

They are madly obsessed with comics, and whenever a new comic is released, they can't wait to buy it right away.

Although, many comic shop owners scoff at these so-called "die-hard fans".

But it is undeniable that these talents are the parents of comic companies and comic shops.

"Superman" is a copy, "Spider-Man" is a copy, "Spider-Man" is a copy...

A comic shop owner is carefully counting the numbers.

Suddenly, a customer shouted, "A copy of the Arcane Throne, check out." ”

The comic shop owner looked at the customer suspiciously.

Although, the poster of "Arcane Throne" is very beautiful.

But please!

That's "Superman" and "Spider-Man", okay?

This customer, I'm afraid he's not a fool, right?

He pouted, took the comics, and checked out.

But what happened next made him feel that he was the owner of a comic shop for the past 20 years, and he couldn't understand the current comic industry.

"A copy of the Arcane Throne. ”

"Arcane Throne two single books, checkout. ”

The boss was a little puzzled and asked while checking out, "This "Arcane Throne", very good-looking?"

"Beautiful!" the customer shouted excitedly, "I read the poster well, I flipped through it casually." As a result, I can't stop at all!"

The customer behind him said, "I saw EA's game trailer and decided to buy a copy." ”

"I read the novel of "Arcane Throne" and knew that there was a comic, so I hurried to buy a copy. ”

Loud voices keep pouring into my ears.

The owner of the comic shop looked at the customers in front of him dumbfounded, and kept asking questions in his mind: "Game?novel?Isn't this "Arcane Throne" a comic?"

He took the sheets, checked them out one by one, and filled in the form with the data.

In my mind, I was still puzzled.

In fact, what he didn't know was that a similar scene had been staged at RB.

Last year alone, Final Fantasy topped RB's monthly manga sales charts with the help of gaming enthusiasts.

Although, the game of Arcane Throne is not officially available yet.

But the CG promotional video and the best-selling book "Arcane Throne" have already let the American comic book industry know in advance that it is not only a comic book adaptation of a movie, but also a cross-river raptor.

It also makes them understand that it's not just comics that have enthusiasts!

Three hours later, Marvel headquarters in New York.

The statistician aggregates the sales data and submits it to Marvel's department heads.

The supervisor passed the data up layer by layer, and soon handed the data to the general manager of Marvel.

When the middle-aged white man saw the data, he couldn't help frowning.

Defeated "Spider-Man", but not "Superman"?

The old rival DC Comics, together with Marvel, was defeated in the hands of Dark Horse Comics?

No!

To be exact, it should be defeated at the hands of the Arcane Throne.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office, he seemed to see the growing website in New York.