He has gotten a bit more in shape when doing music related promo and the like, but hey as long as he is happy and healthy. I know he had issues with alcohol and pprescription drugs in the past but he's been sober since 07.
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He has gotten a bit more in shape when doing music related promo and the like, but hey as long as he is happy and healthy. I know he had issues with alcohol and pprescription drugs in the past but he's been sober since 07.
Yea I agree. I havent gotten around to reading everything that was posted today while I was at work, but his posts are always super insightful and well thought out.
EDIT: Just read the Conan post, holy shit that was great lol. Is Savage Sword of Conan an Anthology series, where every issue is different or is it each arc?
EDIT: Just read the Conan post, holy shit that was great lol. Is Savage Sword of Conan an Anthology series, where every issue is different or is it each arc?
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Bleach my fuckin' eyes if it gets to that point. Garbage.
Congrats on whatever Al Ewing comic you're reading
I'm super excited for AoW because it's the new Secret Warriors.
Who the fuck needs like, 6 hours of Kevin Smith coughing up weed smoke talking about F4ntastic?
But also who DOESN'T need that?
Congratulations on my exact feelings after finishing that run.
I gotta mostly agree with Manmademan. The downfall and stagnation of comic sales is almost entirely the result of Diamond's monopoly and the direct market. And frankly, unless something major happens like manga distributors heavily moving into traditional comics or a company like Amazon that would be immediately capable of offering a competitive alternative to Diamond coming in, the comics industry is heavily limited in its potential.
There's just too much evidence that shows how inflexible the comics industry is. Diamond and the direct market have a stranglehold. We got DC pumping out Batman books hoping to capitalize on their best-seller. We've got Marvel realizing it's easier to get smaller comics up to profitable number so it's hoping to make a lot of those (while also capitalizing on their major brands). Image doesn't even seem like it's trying to grow its business anymore as opposed to maintaining its current success. Everyone's just settled in and optimizing. Maximizing sales within well-known parameters.
What's his name can joke about the "million seller" all he wants, but everyone in the business knows where things stand. Comics are what they are. The rest is all cross-media marketing for movies and toys and cartoons and keeping JJ Abrams happy by letting his son write a Spider-Man book and so on.
There's just too much evidence that shows how inflexible the comics industry is. Diamond and the direct market have a stranglehold. We got DC pumping out Batman books hoping to capitalize on their best-seller. We've got Marvel realizing it's easier to get smaller comics up to profitable number so it's hoping to make a lot of those (while also capitalizing on their major brands). Image doesn't even seem like it's trying to grow its business anymore as opposed to maintaining its current success. Everyone's just settled in and optimizing. Maximizing sales within well-known parameters.
What's his name can joke about the "million seller" all he wants, but everyone in the business knows where things stand. Comics are what they are. The rest is all cross-media marketing for movies and toys and cartoons and keeping JJ Abrams happy by letting his son write a Spider-Man book and so on.
I think Disney owns them now lol. But I would really like to read Scion, if only for the amazing art.
And the kicker? These books outsell them all.
Both authors have already eclipsed the sales of the current comic big names. It's just Diamond has that monopoly and no one wants to change shit.
I've actually heard good things about Raina Telgmeier's books. I kinda wanna read them.And the kicker? These books outsell them all.
Both authors have already eclipsed the sales of the current comic big names. It's just Diamond has that monopoly and no one wants to change shit.
Hi, yes, I'd like to report a murder.
I found out there's two volumes of the first crossover and the second one isn't on sale, just the follow up mini that's based on the DCAU.
Well, DC did want to get stuff into the schoolastic system, but someone said "Nah. Make 'em 'DC Kids!' comic books instead"
I thought that was the whole point of those 2 new lines lol? With how well Devil Dino does in the Scholastic thing, its insane not to want to atleast try to hit that same market.
Are there any comic creators that can step up to God Genius Tite Kubo?
If I'm not mistaken DC Kids is in the scholastic system
I feel like Hollywood is so creatively bankrupt that studios will climb over each other to license any property with a half-decent plot.
I could be wrong, but I took from the cover of Superman Smashes the Klan posted a few pages ago, with it's price and number badge, that they're taking them from OGNs to a traditional floppy miniseries, then trade.
Sure, the schools and libraries could just get the trades, but something seems lost in not going with that original specific focus.
edit: Looking at it again, it says $9.99, so that's probably the complete GN's story, but it's weird that they're presenting it like a floppy comic. I wonder how it'll appear physically.
That's literally all indies right now.
Wait, the book isn't just one trade?
It was hilarious to hear in real time as there was a pot of excitement over the film and they talked about Trank coming back soon to talk about future plans. Then BAM Trank's career was hit by a tranq.
In terms of comics having a barrier to entry - I think it's true that some are intimidated and confused.
I also think it's true they don't need to be. The industry could do a better job of reassuring potential readers that it's ok to jump in wherever and that they may miss some context, but will still be able to follow the basic plot and enjoy themselves.
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You know what got me into comics? The little 10 page prologue comic that came with the Arkham Knight Collector's Edition, lol. Never cared about comics at all for the first 27 years of my life and then some random little comic I got with a video game turned it into this massive collection.
I have that issue somewhere. Hey, whatever gets you in the door!
Ironic that a major omnibus collector started with a 10 page issue. That's cool.
I read them casually when I was a kid, but it mostly revolved around going to the comic shop with my dad and picking out whichever books had the shiniest embossed covers. Gimmick stuff like Wolverine #50 and the hologram covers of the X-Men Fatal Attractions story always got my attention. I wasn't nearly so into comics until about a decade ago, when after 15 years or so being out of the hobby, I casually picked up a copy of the Planet Hulk hardcover because it looked pretty neat.
Hey hey hey, I never said Conan was bad. I just want some more good ol medieval England with magic n shit
And I didn't really find comics intimidating. I think we as knowledgeable people think of the constant restarts and stuff as confusing for newcomers, but for me it wasn't, because I didn't know there were a bunch of relaunches. I first bought a Green Arrow trade that was called Year One, because I liked the Arrow show and it seemed to be an origin story, and really enjoyed it, so then I bought some Volume 1s of New 52 characters or teams I had heard of or that sounded/looked cool, and enjoyed those for the most part, too. It's only as you read more and more than you realize how often continuity changes and relaunches happen.
My dad actually used to buy a decent amount of comic issues in the 90s (he used to collect them as a kid but he got into buying #1s during the Death of Superman craze) and I would go with him, but even then I just didn't care at all. I would watch a lot of comic movies and - shortly before I started reading comics - watch the CW shows, but that was the extent of my desire. It's weird actually, because I never really THOUGHT about the fact that comics existed even while watching all of those movies and shows through the years. It never occurred to me that this stuff was often based on stories from the comics.
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I think the hurdle is just jumping in. Yeah there is all this history but by and large most stories are fairly self contained. If you ever want to give yourself a history lesson those comics are still there.
That said dont be a dummy like me and start with Morrison Batman. Shit was a trip.
That said dont be a dummy like me and start with Morrison Batman. Shit was a trip.
Like Eyeshield 21, the football manga (although I guess that's because of that one lineman that just broke everyone's bones lol)
My guess is that the intention was to keep the Shonen Jump name for brand recognition, but also to usher in some titles for an older audience, which was previously outside the scope of the Shonen Jump imprint.
Starting points are one thing. We need to be thinking about stopping points. Freeing ourselves.
That's fair, I do agree that the movies as a whole (the first two at least) are quite good. I think my issue might be that a lot of people now believe that the way he was portrayed in the Raimi trilogy is the way the character actually is, which I find quite annoying. A small example would be how people now think that Peter is supposed to not be good looking (which comes up often when talking about Garfield), when that's not really the case at all in the comics. Similarly, a lot of people complain about the car thief scene in ASM, which I feel is one of the closest one to the spirit of the comics.
Not just that but I think there were some Scholastic-exclusive books by Nguyen/Fridolfs and a few others.
I give DC credit for trying to go outside of Diamond and comic shops on a more consistent basis. They led the way on going day-one digital with stuff and I've seen a few kids with the Walmart books.
Middle-aged, depressed, probably-suicidal, sardonic Peter Parker is the hero we need.
This was kind of like me. Got sucked into Knightfall, Death of Supes, and Fatal Attractions as a kid in the early 90's and then didn't touch comics for years. Every now and again I'd read a trade I'd borrow from someone like Y the Last Man or Killing Joke because it sounded neat or I heard a recent movie took inspiration.
Then just a few years ago I went to a shop with a friend for the first time in a couple decades. Snagged Saga tpb 1 because it was the latest from the Y the Last Man guy and I think Injustice because I heard on GAF(before split) it was better than the game and was curious. Read both loved both, wanted more.
Then the insane Amazon Marvel digital sales happened and this community got me to buy, research, and discover a ton of Marvel recommendations. Then I discovered IST and Omni's.
Now I have a disease.
I maintain that Raimi's Peter was a born victim and his MJ was downright unlikable.
Did you guys know that Sana Takeda started her career at age 20 as a 3D CGI designer for Sega?
Did you guys know that Tom King was in the CIA?
Did you guys know that Tom King was in the CIA?
And the kicker? These books outsell them all.
Both authors have already eclipsed the sales of the current comic big names. It's just Diamond has that monopoly and no one wants to change shit.
Dog Man might be the best comic American has produced in years
I'm 46 and I started reading comics very young (Probably about 4 years old) with my parents buying me the Beano (Hi from the UK). I quickly graduated to whatever DC/Marvel was on the spinner at my local newsagents so my childhood was mostly random DC and Marvel issues. I have fond memories of specific issues but often would never see the resolution of the stories :) It's only in recent years with the availability of digital that I've been able to finish those issues.
Key thing is though that it never bothered me. The comics themselves were amazing enough.
Other things I ended up reading and loving was the juganaught that is 2000ad and a weird little monthly anthology called Starblazer. Starblazer was the sci-fi equivalent of Commando and I miss it terribly. I remember being on holiday in Blackpool with my parents for a week and every morning first thing my dad would take me to a newsagents just down the road from the B&B and buy me a couple of issues of Starblazer.
Two things I wish they'd reprint are Starblazer and the Beano. I think there's a huge market in particular for the Beano. Do it in "decades" volumes like they did with Peanuts. Sure it'd take more volumes but I reckon they'd sell bucket loads.
These days we can buy pretty much whatever we like. Especially if you've gone digital. Before I went on holiday a few months ago I bought every issue of the Five Years Later run of LSH on Comixology. Quite expensive but I don't regret it a bit.
Key thing is though that it never bothered me. The comics themselves were amazing enough.
Other things I ended up reading and loving was the juganaught that is 2000ad and a weird little monthly anthology called Starblazer. Starblazer was the sci-fi equivalent of Commando and I miss it terribly. I remember being on holiday in Blackpool with my parents for a week and every morning first thing my dad would take me to a newsagents just down the road from the B&B and buy me a couple of issues of Starblazer.
Two things I wish they'd reprint are Starblazer and the Beano. I think there's a huge market in particular for the Beano. Do it in "decades" volumes like they did with Peanuts. Sure it'd take more volumes but I reckon they'd sell bucket loads.
These days we can buy pretty much whatever we like. Especially if you've gone digital. Before I went on holiday a few months ago I bought every issue of the Five Years Later run of LSH on Comixology. Quite expensive but I don't regret it a bit.
Weirdly enough I think Superman Smashes the Klan is the only one to follow this format. Everything else is an OGN.I could be wrong, but I took from the cover of Superman Smashes the Klan posted a few pages ago, with it's price and number badge, that they're taking them from OGNs to a traditional floppy miniseries, then trade.
Sure, the schools and libraries could just get the trades, but something seems lost in not going with that original specific focus.
edit: Looking at it again, it says $9.99, so that's probably the complete GN's story, but it's weird that they're presenting it like a floppy comic. I wonder how it'll appear physically.
Occasionally you see a one-shot that happens to be so meaty that even IST will carry it, despite the cover looking like a regular comic.
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