As a comic magazine, at least comics are also a kind of culture. Please don't reduce the quality by four efforts. China people really need to set their sights high. Moreover, it is also a disrespect for comics. I feel that most people also think that those comics are bad. Why can those comics still sell so well? Is it because there are so many children in a new generation to win a market? It is also because the comic story is not up to standard, its price is cheap, and it looks relaxed. So, of course, there are readers who look at these substandard comics.

Some netizens asked, are comic magazines published in Hong Kong in the form of four in one? I am ashamed that there are basically no comic magazines in Hong Kong. I've been studying the four-in-one problem for a long time. Frankly speaking, this form is a complete insult to comics. Unless cartoonists draw for this tight layout from the beginning, all strokes, shots, space, and "shock of page opening" will be wasted. Of course, four and one also insulted the eyes of all readers.

But from a practical point of view, at present, 4-for-1 comic magazines are creating and condensing a very powerful force for chinese comic.

this account is easy to calculate. The first-line comic magazine has 111 pages per issue, and the result of 4-1 is that each issue actually has 411 pages of content. Second-tier comic magazines have 81 pages, and each issue also has 321 pages. Most of these magazines are weekly, and the serial number of a magazine in that month is 411x4 = 1611 pages (the number of second-tier magazines is also over a thousand pages). In this way, several comic magazines a month not only support many cartoonists, but also create a large number of works.

The most important thing is that a 111-page 4-for-1 full-color comic magazine only sells 5 yuan RMB (about 1 yuan Singapore dollar). If it is a 411-page magazine, it may be more than this price, which will directly affect sales.

It's hard to sell a comic book that is one-for-one, even if the work is no matter how good, it's hard to sell! The price is expensive, so they chose "four for one".

This right and wrong discussion reminds me of a conversation with a restaurant tycoon in Xiamen. The general idea is that people who come from poverty always ask for food before they ask for food. No matter how good food you give him before he knows how to eat well, he won't know how to appreciate it.

I think this statement can also be applied to the discussion of this 4-1 comic magazine. It's simply a question of being full or eating well. One day, when readers learn to "eat well", it will be time for 4-1 comic magazines to face challenges. But up to now, I think the existence of 4-pin-1 comic magazine still conforms to the market and can create a lot of value for chinese comic.

On the other hand, in Singapore, our readers are exposed to first-class excellent cartoons from all over the world. If 4-for-1 comic magazine is launched in Singapore, I don't think this form will be widely accepted. However, the introduction of comic magazines with zero spelling means that the cost will increase because of the increase in the number of pages, which will make the price more expensive. And our market is so small.

So, on the whole, 4-for-1 comic magazine can be accepted by the market in China, and it can also feed cartoonists and assistants and let them mass-produce without worry. Although it comes from a bad background (a product left over from piracy), it can create a lot of value. On the contrary, in places that already know how to "eat well", this advantage is missing, which makes it even more difficult for local cartoonists. In this case, it is a blessing to be able to make a 4-1 accepted by readers!