That should be an official rule for whatever medium you work in. Case in point: The Walking Dead for those of you who don't know the walking dead stated out as a comic book which is published by image comics. The book has earned image comics national renown and has become so popular that it became a TV series on AMC. The series has received praise both from critics and fans alike. Now that the Walking Dead has conquered TV and comics Image thought it'd try its hand at video games and the game has received many awards and is many a critic and fans game of the year. I applaud The walking dead for its ability to draw appeal from the different forms of entertainment it's a very hard thing to do and almost nearly impossible to achieve. To have such cross appeal means that Robert Kirkman and Image comics Truly has a brand that is very unique and special. However in its success it seems that both have forgotten who brought them to the dance: the fans.
I didn't have a "season pass" for The Walking Dead game instead I was hoping that Tall Tale games would release this game on disk. Call me crazy but i like having a physical disk in my hand and i don't have the money to go buy a new PS 3 with more memory so I have to manage my downloads carefully. Imagine my disappointment when i went to my local comic book store which also carries games and they said to me "We don't have The Walking Dead game its a gamestop exclusive." It got me thinking that Image forgot that it was comic book fans that made the Walking Dead the success that it is. True they gained new fans when they brought it to TV but these fans were encouraged by the tv show to go buy the book thereby increasing sales.
Image and Robert Kirkman should say this " We know we have a huge comic book fan-base lets do something special for them to show our appreciation for all their support." they could ship copies of the game bundled with the newest Walking Dead trade paperback and charge a special price for them both. Or if they really want to make something special print a walking dead omnibus complete with all 17 volumes of the trade paperback and bundle it with season 1 of the walking dead TV show and video game and make it a comic shop exclusive. It would go a long way to show the hardcore fans that they are appreciated.
My name is artisticgamez and this has been my pipebomb.
No but Capitalism sure as hell does. Gotta put bread on the table after all.
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