As the Creed employees digressed from usually indifferent Alexander's smile, Creed Volu Books were on their way to changing up a lot of things in the industry.
For starters, a handful of comic book stores already has prepared bookshelves for trade paperbacks. All they had to do was make so space for the incoming shipnt of Creed Volu Books.
Also, the store owners didn't have to scramble for an increased quota of the limited Creed issues anymore as the volu books are set to be printed as much as the community wills it.
The major upside of it all is that each Volu Book can be sold at a fairly higher price of 10 dollars apiece. High prices ant high returns for all the stores as Creed Comics' price and cost ratio had always been better and fairer than anyone else in the industry.
For them niche retailers who are envious of traditional bookstores, the trade paperback version of the popular Creed stories are their awaited upgrade.
They finally don't have to be troubled by all the cent-level purchases and be able to go in the big leagues.
Comic store owners also seem to have the advantage as the Creed Volu Books were relatively cheaper and much more entertaining than the text-heavy and incrental pricing of traditional books.
Of course, those aforentioned changes are still limited to the tangible change that is happening to comic book stores and their owners.
The custors and store goers would also have their own changes as well but that has to wait until the official distribution and debut of the volutric comic book.
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As of late, the niche comic book fans were just teased left and right by the greatly advertised thods of getting the new Creed product around.
Advertisent posters put the covers of TMNT Volu 1 and Dragonball Volu 1 side by side and its bookishly covered and attractive design has caught the eye of book lovers.
The Comic's Buyers Guide magazines have also prompted its loyal readers with what to look out for.
'Collected Dragonballs and Turtles' was the prompt of every advertisent and it was enough to hook fans in.
It had to be said that part of Goku's lore was the hunt for the elusive Dragonballs and to be able to summon the almighty wish dragon, Shenron.
Fans and Dragonball enthusiasts were just amused at the fact that they would be able to "collect the Dragonballs and summon' a real-life morabilia earlier than happy-go-lucky Goku.
Even the Ninja Turtles seems to be set to join the collection trend as well and seems to be summoning their own version of Shenron, albeit in trade paperback form.
All in all, the the that Creed HQ's Mr. Advertiser has used for his advertisent strategy was innovative yet simple.
Alexander clearly wasn't pulling his punches this ti around and didn't just want to rely on the free publicity that most information dia had given them as of late.
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Anyways and in eventuality, the comic book stores were readied, store owners were expecting a greater profit margin, and the Creed fans had ample ti to be able to save up for their next big purchases.
Everyone was prepared and all that was needed was to make it happen.
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In an unstoppable progression of ti, the month of August ca around and another day for new comic book releases had arrived.
Creed Store and Mr. Counterboy were put to the forefront once again as Creed Comics HQ had already given him a simple directive... which was to just do what he usually does and advertise the Creed Volu Books on the side.
Fortunately, he didn't have to do much as the hype for the collated Creed issues had long been high since the aggressive advertisents had already gotten the attention of everyone interested.
As usual, the comic buying crowd entered and as usual, the lot of them were headed for Creed-related items and activities.
So went for the usual single-issue releases, so went for completing the Creed surveys, so were out to see the exciting results of popularity posters, so went to buy copies of said popularity posters, and so headed for the new Creed highlight.
It didn't take long for many to find stacks of thick volutric comic books which were displayed like how one would do to books in the library.
Its designated spine sides had a corresponding identification and amazing design after all.
TMNT Volu 1s were library-ly stuck sided by side with each other while the sa could be said for the Dragonball Volu 1s.
"It's way too cool!" Nerdy geeks were already imagining how the future succeeding Volu Books could be acquired and form a pleasing view.
Almanacs and Encyclopedias were bought and sought after for their cohesive spine display when put on shelves and it would seem Creed Comics want to capitalize on that.
Unlike traditional 'trade paperbacks' from the Big Two or other comic publishers of this era, Creed Comics really put more effort into their spine design.
Their efforts were rewarded as the nerdy geeks were already looking forward to displaying their favorite Creed Volu Books in the sa aweso way.
A lot of them already couldn't wait as they grabbed their copies from the shelves and didn't forget to inspect what they had to offer.
Like its already cool and appealing spine design, Creed Volu Books stayed true to its issue-version's quality front covers and streamlined back cover page.
It was cool, artsy, and surprisingly hefty in weight. A detail that didn't trouble them but made them delighted instead.
The weight symbolized importance and unlike the incredibly light and cheap single issues that can be thrown away, this hefty and relatively pricey Volu Book was sothing to be cherished and be cared for.
They also didn't forget to flip the contents and saw the collation of the stories they've followed since issue one with a table of contents and extra pages with exciting arts that they have not encountered yet from the single issues.
It was a sha that their previously bought single issues weren't able to function as the precursor items to let them procure the Volu Books with much ease, fanfare, and enjoynt.
After all and even though Volu Books were technically 'trade paperbacks', returning bought single issues and 'trading' them for the Volu books was highly improbable.
Single issues were single issues, trade paperbacks were trade paperbacks, tankobon volus were tankobon volus, and Volu Books were Volu Books.
Regardless of the issue and paperback drawbacks, Creed fans still got their respective TMNT and Dragonball Volu 1s and looked forward to completing an Encyclopedic display of the entire storyline.
Of course, that may have to wait for later as they still have to test their patience and expectations.
As usual, Creed Comics probably won't disappoint with their stories and release schedules.
Single issues would still be released as scheduled and when the numbers reach every multiple of 'tens', fans are sure to have saved up and procure their long-lasting copies.
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Overall, the Volu Books were off to a great start and Creed Comics was the greatest benefactor of what was happening.
After all, they finally moved on from limited and cheap issues towards the relatively bigger leagues with "unlimited' copies of not-so-cheap but sought-after Volu Books.
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