Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 81: Omnichannel Enthusiasts

"Headshot Demon" was intentionally highlighted on the posters after Dark Horse Comics consulted Wang Jian’s opinion.

The nickname not only captured the high points of the upcoming storyline but also catered to the reading habits of comic book buyers.

Of course, the consequence was that the standalone volume of Arcane Throne shifted from an all-ages category to a PG-15 rating.

However, after reviewing the demographic of the last volume’s buyers, Wang Jian believed the impact would be minimal.

After all, the real parents of young children would not even consider Spiderman.

What they bought were mostly comic book versions of various fairy tales.

As it turned out, such a marketing strategy was very correct.

Many comic book readers, who had once scoffed at Knowledge Boy, were suddenly attracted by the new poster.

For instance, right now, next to Leonard, there was that previous hater of Arcane Throne.

"The art style in the last volume was still so boring. How did it suddenly change like this?" the hater whispered in amazement.

"I’ll tell you, the later parts are so satisfying you won’t believe it."

Leonard gave the other person a haughty look and walked into the comic book store.

He resisted the urge to look at the Arcane Throne volume and headed towards the Spiderman section.

He was muttering to himself, "I’ve read it, I know the plot that follows..."

But an exclamation from inside the comic book store made him lose his resolve in an instant.

"Damn, these headshot scenes are really varied!"

"I’m just looking, I’m not buying," Leonard found himself involuntarily walking over to Arcane Throne and started reading.

As soon as the "Schrödinger’s cat" experiment appeared, many heads burst instantaneously, with a mix of red and white brain matter splattered everywhere.

And "the wave-particle duality of light" even caused the entire city to be enveloped in wails of anguish.

Leonard was flipping through the comic book, his fingers trembling slightly.

Why was he still so excited even though he already knew what happened later in the story?

"This art style, this brain matter, somehow feels even more satisfying than Superman’s bone-crushing punches," the hater whispered softly, "It’s like watching a horror movie."

"By the way, Leonard, how was the first volume of Arcane Throne you bought last time? Was it good?"

"It was good, really good," Leonard’s desperation to confide was practically bursting at the seams, "And this comic book is different from the others."

"It isn’t just a single, simple story but rather one with strong coherence."

"Oh, really?" the hater said, his face displaying a hesitant expression.

He picked up Spiderman and Arcane Throne, continuously flipping through and comparing both comics.

"It’s still just swinging on spider webs, bouncing from building to building."

"Why does it feel that, compared to just watching an enemy’s head explode, it doesn’t have the same flair?"

The hater put down Spiderman and said to Leonard, "I’ll trust you this time. Come on, let’s go pay together."

Leonard had intended to say he was planning to buy Spiderman.

But after hearing the hater’s words, he couldn’t help but make a mental comparison of the protagonists of both comics.

In contrast to relying on knowledge and watching enemies destroy themselves, why did Spiderman’s protagonist seem like...

A monkey?

With that thought, his desire to purchase Spiderman nearly vanished.

He picked up the Arcane Throne volume and said to the hater, "You need to catch up on the first volume’s content, otherwise you won’t understand it."

The hater hesitated for a moment but still picked up the previous volume, "Damn it, I’ll just skip lunch."

Then, the two of them paid at the counter and left the store separately.

Behind them, many more customers entered the comic book store.

And without exception, their gazes were all captivated by the novel and bloody poster.

...

In New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major cities, owners of larger comic book stores had an additional source of income besides selling comics.

That was to accept employment from several major comic publishers and tally the purchase quantities of several key comics within three hours.

The reason for using a three-hour window was because of the existence of comic enthusiasts.

They were madly obsessed with comics and couldn’t wait to buy whenever a new issue was released.

Although many comic store owners scoffed at these so-called "die-hard fans,"

there was no denying that these people were the bread and butter of comic publishers and comic stores.

"One Superman," "One Spiderman," "Another Spiderman..."

A comic book store owner was diligently tallying the data.

When suddenly a customer called out, "One Arcane Throne, I’d like to check out."

The comic book store owner looked at the customer with a puzzled expression.

Although the poster for "Arcane Throne" was quite stunning,

Come on!

This was no "Superman" or "Spiderman."

Was this customer an idiot?

He pursed his lips, took the comic, and proceeded with the checkout.

But what happened next made him feel like he no longer understood the comic industry after twenty years as a comic store owner.

"One Arcane Throne."

"Two issues of Arcane Throne, checking out."

The owner, a bit puzzled, checked out the items and asked, "Is ’Arcane Throne’ any good?"

"It’s great!" the customer exclaimed excitedly, "I thought the poster looked cool and just flipped through it casually. But I just couldn’t stop!"

Another customer behind him said, "I decided to buy one after seeing EA’s game promo."

"I came to buy one as soon as I heard there was a comic because I had read the novel of ’Arcane Throne.’"

Noisy voices constantly filled his ears.

The comic store owner watched the customers before him in disbelief, questioning in his mind, "Game? Novel? Isn’t ’Arcane Throne’ a comic?"

He took the single issues, checked them out one by one, and then filled in the data on the form.

But in his mind, he was still puzzled and confused.

What he didn’t know was that a similar scene had also unfolded in Japan.

Just last year, "Final Fantasy" had stormed to the top of Japan’s monthly comic sales rankings, riding on the coattails of game enthusiasts.

Although the "Arcane Throne" game had not officially hit the market yet,

that CG trailer and the best-selling novel "Arcane Throne" had already made it clear to the American comic industry that it wasn’t just comic adaptations of movies that could be a violent success.

It also made them realize that comics weren’t the only things with enthusiasts!

Three hours later, at the Marvel headquarters in New York.

A data analyst compiled the sales data and handed it over to the Marvel department head.

The head passed the data up the chain, quickly getting it to Marvel’s CEO.

The middle-aged Caucasian furrowed his brows when he saw the data.

Was it really not "Superman" that had beaten "Spiderman"?

Had the old rival, DC Comics, together with Marvel, been defeated by Dark Horse Comics? frёeωebɳovel.com

No!

More accurately, they had been beaten by "Arcane Throne."

He looked out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office and seemed to see the website that was growing more and more powerful in New York.

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