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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 14:21:16 GMT -5
Liked for Bendis' generosity, not liked for the other internety crap...
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 2, 2017 15:02:25 GMT -5
Never read the comments.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 16:10:05 GMT -5
Bleeding Cool is a place I only check at work, because lord knows that site can't run on my iPad at home. The ads there are extensive and overbearing...
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Post by sternrogers01 on Feb 3, 2017 5:51:08 GMT -5
Ramos variant for Renew Your Vows#4 (out next week) Preview for the Issue (good news for me, the plot's actually moving along) www.newsarama.com/32999-spider-man-family-goes-underground-in-renew-your-vows-4.html#s7Interestingly enough, at one point MJ makes reference to her, Annie and Peter destroying Regent's tower...and the book advises you to read the RYV mini-series for information on that, but that book is'nt supposed to be in precise continuity with this one. Preview of Supersons#1
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Post by sternrogers01 on Feb 3, 2017 14:37:35 GMT -5
Apparently while Sonic The Hedgehog#291 is still due to be released in March, there have been setbacks for Sonic Universe#95, which is pushed back to April. This is due to a temporary cease and desist by Sega Japan, as they are still tied up in court disputes with Ken Penders
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Post by sternrogers01 on Feb 3, 2017 16:46:54 GMT -5
After only five issues, Rocket Racoon will be relaunched in May
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 3, 2017 16:51:34 GMT -5
Holy crap, is that Hard-Boiled Henry? That's awesome.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Feb 4, 2017 17:31:54 GMT -5
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Feb 4, 2017 17:39:55 GMT -5
This is why I judge Marvel so much for their current direction. These shop owners are pointing to Marvel's films as the gateway for many new readers. Now here's the thing, let's say there's a teenager who loves the MCU and wants to get involved in comics, because they love the characters and want to see more of them. So they read up on what Marvel stuff they should start picking up, and what do they find out? Tony Stark is in a coma, Steve Rogers is a HYDRA agent, Bruce Banner is dead, Thor Odinson isn't Thor anymore, Spider-Man is a wealthy industrialist, on and on and so forth. Marvel's comics will alienate new readers right out of the gate.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Feb 4, 2017 18:22:08 GMT -5
This is why I judge Marvel so much for their current direction. These shop owners are pointing to Marvel's films as the gateway for many new readers. Now here's the thing, let's say there's a teenager who loves the MCU and wants to get involved in comics, because they love the characters and want to see more of them. So they read up on what Marvel stuff they should start picking up, and what do they find out? Tony Stark is in a coma, Steve Rogers is a HYDRA agent, Bruce Banner is dead, Thor Odinson isn't Thor anymore, Spider-Man is a wealthy industrialist, on and on and so forth. Marvel's comics will alienate new readers right out of the gate. I think the problem cuts both ways. I've read complaints from comic readers, those who already into the hobby of comic reading/collecting, that the comics are being changed too much so that they look like the movies. Ultimate Nick Fury was based on Samuel L. Jackson. Movie Nick Fury was played by Samuel L. Jackson. Current Nick Fury looks like Samuel L. Jackson, but isn't the same Samuel L. Jackson from the Ultimate universe. Starlord looks more and like Chris Pratt every time Marvel relaunches Guardians-related titles. There only was a Civil War II book as a not-so-quick cash-in because there was a movie about to come out with the title, even though the stories of each property deal with different things. As much as Marvel is big on diversity in its characters (gender, race, religion, sexuality, etc.) and in its product line (relaunches, events, etc.), Marvel's also really big on its corporate synergy too. I'm not sure that the Ditko/Lee Doctor Strange omnibus would have been put out last fall if there wasn't a Doctor Strange movie also coming out only a few weeks later. I think the problem is that corporate comics companies haven't figured out the delicate balance of being different enough from and similar enough to the movies to do a bunch of things at once, like bring in new readers, reawaken interest in lapsed readers, to work well enough to keep those demographics buying, but also to maintain current readerships of habitual consumers. If WWE in its down times is only getting 3 million people watching Raw week to week and that is considered niche, then a Batman book moving 100,000 units per month is even more niche (if they are in fact comparable, and I can't say for sure). That's the biggest problem--'comics' are really popular right now, but the actual comic books themselves are not. And I don't know if middle-aged readers buying more books because of Rebirth or hoping for a Marvel Rebirth is what comic book stores (at least from what I've seen and heard at my LCBSs from consumers when I happen to be there on NCBD) need in the long-term, despite the short-term gains.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 4, 2017 22:22:28 GMT -5
I saw this starting to happen after the Speculator boom then bust in the early to mid 90s. The people under say 25 were coming in to buy Magic the gathering or other CCG stuff,but not comics.
Locally the youngest person coming each week for comics is 33. But again the store makes bank on Magic and other CCGs. Seems like since the mid 90s more and more comic shops are CCG stores that sell comics on the side cause the owners are comic fans.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Feb 4, 2017 23:30:42 GMT -5
I saw this starting to happen after the Speculator boom then bust in the early to mid 90s. The people under say 25 were coming in to buy Magic the gathering or other CCG stuff,but not comics. Locally the youngest person coming each week for comics is 33. But again the store makes bank on Magic and other CCGs. Seems like since the mid 90s more and more comic shops are CCG stores that sell comics on the side cause the owners are comic fans. The one LCBS I've been frequenting most recently has been getting my business because of how they sell their trade collections--at U.S. cover price, instead of either the Canadian cover price or the U.S. cover price X the exchange rate. I made the switch because the other comic shop I used to go to marked up a lot of their comic book merchandise that I would buy a lot of (DC Collectibles, Marvel Select, maybe some Hasbro stuff) by $10 in a calendar year. I stopped going there on principle. And at local comic shows that take place near my old LCBS, I've overheard complaints that the store is too expensive and lowballs people when it comes to selling single-issue collections. Though I can't say that I've heard people saying they'll stop buying from there like I've decided. But the LCBS I go to now does exactly what you suggest: they sell Magic cards. A lot of them. When it's busy at the store, most people are there to buy, sell, or trade cards. And the people who are there to buy comics are the older patrons (40+), while the card crowd are high school boys or university students. But even that store runs into a problem: they sell the exact same new comics that every other store sells. So the card selling is the biggest and best way for them to be different. Despite being too expensive, my old LCBS sells a lot of toys, shirts, and statues. Another comic store I go to about every 6 weeks has a decent back issue catalogue and some great selections of non-Big Two books. Another LCBS has a pretty good trade-for-credit system and a decent collection of older trade collections, especially out-of-print books. I feel bad for comic store owners because they have to deal with a middle-man like Diamond to get product to sell, plus whatever shady tactics DC and Marvel pull to hotshot their market share. But comic book stores are also the middle-man between me and the stories I want to read. And unless they do things to stand out to work for my dollar, like have reasonable prices on trades, a deep collection of back issues and OOP books, a good trade-in system, hell, even by simply being friendly when I walk through the door even though I'm not a regular, a Wednesday warrior, I don't see why I should patronize them, especially when the online/digital option involves a lot less headache, and often exists at a better price point.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 5, 2017 2:51:36 GMT -5
My shop for years,the one I first noticed the trend in,was great. Since he was right across from a school and near 3 other schools he kept the place extremely family friendly.But would order ANYTHING for a regular customer. Always willing to work ya a small deal on price if you were buying a bunch of stuff.
Sure what kept his shop going and thriving was mostly CCGs,but he still kept at least half the shop comic book stuff. Locally the shop has 10 bins of buck books. A few cases of OK wall books,for guide or a bit over price. Then a small wall of cheap wall books for good prices. But the main income for the store is Magic and right not Funko Pops. The only reason he keeps an account open wiht Diamond is so the local comic readers dont have to drive an hour or more to get their stuff. I doubt he is getting more than the bare minimum discount from Dimond on single issues. But hey I grabbed a Miracleman #24 out of the buck bin that is almost mint so the store is still worth checking out.
The owners are,and in this they are like the shop in TX,incredibly friendly. They are close to my age,so remember reading the 70s and 80s stuff I am digging out of their cheap bins. They tried to stock trades/hardcovers,outside of what is pre-ordered,and they sat there gathering dust.
But hey it is nice to have a somewhat comic shop that is 20 minutes from me instead of 1 1/2 hours.
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Post by Talent Name on Feb 5, 2017 8:46:32 GMT -5
So Monsters Unleashed is pretty good. Bullseye on the other hand was fantastic one of the few times I enjoyed the character
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 5, 2017 9:21:40 GMT -5
So Monsters Unleashed is pretty good. Bullseye on the other hand was fantastic one of the few times I enjoyed the character Prolly because it's superheroes fighting giant monsters instead of other superheroes for the umpteenth time.
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Post by sternrogers01 on Feb 5, 2017 13:28:02 GMT -5
Found this comment from a Mexican employed by Marvel who works for them as a script doctor. Despite being very critical of them in this comment, he reckons they keep him as an employee to pretty much enrich their diverse portfolio
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Post by Mackenzie Gorn on Feb 5, 2017 13:35:12 GMT -5
Man that sure is a believeable youtube comment.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 5, 2017 23:43:03 GMT -5
Found this comment from a Mexican employed by Marvel who works for them as a script doctor. Despite being very critical of them in this comment, he reckons they keep him as an employee to pretty much enrich their diverse portfolio Wow. Just wow. Okay, so he's Mexican...but he states he's also a white male, meaning he's not Hispanic. Can't imagine why he wouldn't want to put up with "identity politics". Oh, and for someone who can't stand identity politics, he sure does throw out labels like SJW and feminist to identify others rather easily. Oh, oh, oh, and he - the white male - is the "only person in my country fit for the work"...in a country of 120 MILLION people. Oh, and double oh: I know for a fact he's not the only Mexican writer working for Marvel.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 6, 2017 0:35:52 GMT -5
that reads like pure bullshit.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 6, 2017 1:02:01 GMT -5
that reads like pure bullshit. It absolutely is. It's a white dude mad that non-white dudes have jobs that "belong" to his fellow white dudes. Man, I can't wait until he finds out what Joe Quesada and Axel Alonso's parentage is.
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