As the largest comic book store in Hongchuan, Jiman has a very close cooperation with "Comic Future".

Before the release of the 27th issue of "Comic Future", advertisements for "Steel Forged" were erected at the entrance of Jiman and in the bookstore, coupled with the screen above the supermarket signboard and the promotion of the Manjia.com forum, so that many readers knew that the new serialization of "Steel Forged" was about to be serialized.

"Comic Future" has just been released, and Shen Xin's book fans can't wait to rush into Jiman, and buy this issue of the magazine as soon as possible.

"Fullmetal Alchemist is here!" A reader took a photo of the cover page of "Steel Chain" on the Internet and posted it to the forum.

"What the hell are you talking about? Interesting? ”

"Damn! If it weren't for the class, I would have bought it. Now I have to wait until after school to buy it. ”

"Upstairs, you don't have to go. When school ends, it's probably gone. ”

"No way, I've bought all of this year's Comic Future. The most difficult thing to grab is the magazine of the previous year, "Chess Soul", "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss" are all climactic plots, and they can't be bought at all. ”

"Do you think there is any difference between this issue and the previous one? "Steel Forge", "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss" were serialized at the same time, and "Steel Forged" is still the first word, so you don't need to think about it too much, you will definitely not be able to grab it. ”

"I think about it, this is the first sentence of "Steel Refining", no, my stomach hurts so much, I have to ask the teacher for leave."

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Taking Jiman Bookstore as an example, the sales of "Comic Future" have improved a lot, but it is still not as popular as the year before.

The staff of the bookstore knew that paper comics were already in a bottleneck period, and it was difficult to make a big breakthrough.

Even if "Comic Future" spends a lot of money on advertising, it may not be able to recover to 6 million copies.

The next day, there was no significant decrease in the number of readers who bought Comic Future, and sales throughout the day were almost the same as on the first day, much to the surprise of many industry insiders.

Those who have actually read this issue of the magazine know that "Steel" plays a very important role in it.

This is not to say that "Steel" can be a powerful turner, but because some readers will buy a single book of the comics. If Comic Future only has a few comics, maybe a few people can put together a copy.

If there are more comics to read in the magazine, those readers who are "improvised" are likely to buy the magazine.

"Steelcore" just made this part of the people make up their minds to buy "Comic Future".

Shen Xin's exquisite painting style surpasses other comics of "Comic Future", and the story of "Steel Forge" does not need to be said, it is very beautiful in itself. Despite being the style of the Western world, these are not problems in the face of a wonderful plot.

Chinese films also usually introduce European and American blockbusters, many of which are blockbusters, but readers have a certain understanding of the West. As a result, despite the cultural differences, readers will be able to understand the setting in Steel.

"How profound did I think it was? It doesn't look like much. ”

"The 'equivalent exchange' law that appears in it is somewhat like the 'law of conservation of mass.'"

"'Equivalent exchange' emphasizes exchange more, right?"

"However, isn't the refining of the human body also an equivalent exchange?"

"If you think about it, you can understand that it is impossible for the human body to succeed in refining. Everyone's condition is different, and the composition of the body is also different. Even if you are the same height and weight, your fat and muscle content are not the same. According to the rules of equivalence exchange, it is likely that other creatures will be refined, not humans. ”

"There are those who have been refined. Under the effect of the refining array, it is impossible to refine other creatures. ”

"Not really. Taking chemistry as an example, the instruments, experimental environment and energy replaced by the refining array may still be biased after multiple verifications in the same experiment. Relying only on refining arrays, it shouldn't be possible to make complex creatures. ”

"A few upstairs, don't bring the real world into the comics, if everything is linked to reality, the author will not be able to create."

"You're right, haha, just seeing experiments and scientists, it's inevitable that they will be associated with reality."

The discussion about "Steel" on the Internet is not limited to the plot of the story.

Several concepts that appear in the first episode also arouse the reader's curiosity.

Since there are indeed alchemy and the tree of life in reality, some readers have begun to try to sort out the background of "Steel Forge" after reading it.

People who are curious about "Steel Forge" are far more than ordinary readers.

After the 27th issue of "Comic Future" was released, Ye Hexu got the magazine as soon as possible.

When the sample first came out, he read it once, and now when he sees the official version, he is even more excited, and even several times, he picked up the pen and drew a few sketches, and compared it with Shen Xin's Edward, and then shook his head helplessly.

"Mr. Shen's beginning is good, it doesn't seem like the first word at all, but like a certain sentence in the comics...... The setting of the manga is also very good. What's even more ingenious is that he threw out many settings through an event. I also like the narrative style of the comics. Hee-hee...... Teacher Shen really didn't let me look forward to it in vain. ”

Ye Hexu touched his chin, his face flushed.

"Teacher, the beginning of this comic looks pretty good...... Will Mr. Shen be able to hit the top of the list? An assistant asked.

"It's definitely going to be at the top of the list. First of all, the length of 40 pages in a sentence is a great advantage for "Comic Future", not to mention, this is the work of Mr. Shen, and the word "Shen Zheng" will add to the work "Steel Forge". In addition, this style of manga is also very pleasing.

"Even though the topic is very heavy, don't you notice? In the first episode, a lot of witty techniques are used, using the simple image of the characters to mediate the depressing atmosphere of the comic, and the reader will not feel too dull when reading. ”

"But why...... If the theme of the first episode is 'life', you should do some foreshadowing to lower the atmosphere of the story. I always feel that only touching plots can create classics. The assistant said he understood.

"You're right." Ye Hexu nodded, "What do you think of that comic when you look back at "Chess Soul" now?" ”

"Chess Soul?"

Isn't that Shen Xin's last work?

"Classic...... That's right, it's a classic. ”

"What's the most classic episode?"

"Uh...... It should be Zuowei's departure. The assistant recalled.

"Do you know how many people gave up "Chess Soul" because of Zuo Wei's departure?"

The assistant was dumbfounded.

"If you want to become a classic, you must have a classic plot, and tragedy is undoubtedly the best way. But again, there is also the loss of readers. To paraphrase the content of "Steel Forged", this is the 'law of equivalence'. There are some works that ordinary people know to be classics because they have been verified by time, but these people still don't want to see them, why? Because they don't want to read certain plots in the book.

"At the end of the day, comics are commercial comics, and the purpose is to get more readers to pay. Therefore, even if there is heavy content, it is necessary to take care of the reader's feelings as much as possible and process it in a certain way. Either you should quickly cut through the mess and narrate this matter in the shortest possible length, or you should add 'flavoring' to make the 'taste' of the manga less 'bitter'. Ye Hexu explained.