DC TV Ads For Actual Comic Books

David_D

I can remember going back years the question of why, with the deep pockets of their corporate owners, the Big Two don't try to expand their readership by having ads for their comics, especially given the kinds of narrowcasted genre networks and shows they could place ads in.

Well, as reported by CBR, the upcoming New Age of Heroes line is getting some 30 second ad spots.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AdleaLdlLQ



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IA5VPGaw-g

hauberk

Our CW has been running some DC Rebirth trade commercials, but I'm pretty sure that they're co-op ads for our local branch of a Chicago chain LCS.

UltimateThor

Cool! I've never actually seen a TV commercial for a comic before.

nweathington

I mentioned in one of the threads here a few months back that El Rey was running those DC Rebirth trade commercials. There was at least one commercial pretty much every hour when I was watching their kung fu movie block.

Evening639

What's a comic book?

bats00

WOW. I can't really remember seeing ads for comics on tv since the 80's when they had ads for GIJoe. Though I forget if they were part of toy commercials or at the end of the show.