Well, the Captain America movie poster is cool...the JJJ sign is funny.But an Orbit gum logo, right in the middle of nowhere, for no reason??
Later in the same issue:
Stuck in the middle of an alley, the Harley-Davidson logo. Just sitting there.Meanwhile, in Secret Avengers #15, pinned to a cubicle wall in a newspaper office:
Really, Marvel?I didn't notice anything in any of the other Marvels I bought this week, although I didn't get that many. There may have been more in other titles.
So, is this new policy--paid product placements inside the stories themselves? How much money are you making from this, Marvel/Disney? And why are you still charging us $3.99 for these comics if you have these new revenue streams?
I'll be keeping on eye on this issue...
Outrageous. I'll keep an eye out as well!
ReplyDeleteDidn't they start doing this a few years back? I seem to remember there being some random Army ads sprinkled in the backgrounds the exact same way. Or am I crazy?
ReplyDeleteI need to go read some back issues, methinks.
Ads inside the stories?? I'm used to fake/parodic real live products inside comics...but actual ads? Geez...
ReplyDeleteBack around issue 600 and a little before, Spider-Man would swing by ads for Sleepy's Mattresses on billboards and cabs. I thought it was a goof until I went to NYC and saw it was a real store. I think we need to worry when they start chomping Hostess cakes and Subway while fighting the Beyonder. "Quick Ben, hand me that Twinkie so it can power the Ultimate Nullifier!"
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