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Post by Professor Echo on Jun 17, 2022 9:10:57 GMT -5
Just a quick thread to see if anyone ever reads certain kinds of comics during certain seasons, ones that kinda sorta correlate to the elements? To me it lends a bit of a extra atmospheric sweetening to the read.  |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 17, 2022 9:23:50 GMT -5
Back when I actually had time to read for pleasure instead of work, summer was when I liked to revisit my Calvin & Hobbes, Pogo, and Popeye strip collections (also when I traditionally reread Lord of the Rings, though I usually did that only every five years or so).
Cei-U!
I summon the good old days!
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Post by majestic on Jun 17, 2022 11:48:47 GMT -5
Never read any certain comics in the summer to cool off but as a kid I remember reading comics with an ice cold Coke under a tree in my backyard. Still read some times on a cool summer night on my back porch as an adult.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 17, 2022 12:00:51 GMT -5
Summer I associate with DC 80-page Annuals and Marvel 72-page Super-Specials, even though, at least at DC, annuals came out all year long.
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Post by majestic on Jun 17, 2022 12:40:02 GMT -5
Summer I associate with DC 80-page Annuals and Marvel 72-page Super-Specials, even though, at least at DC, annuals came out all year long. plus I feel like titles that were only published 8 or 9 times a year came out more in the summer months |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 17, 2022 12:50:53 GMT -5
Summer I associate with DC 80-page Annuals and Marvel 72-page Super-Specials, even though, at least at DC, annuals came out all year long. plus I feel like titles that were only published 8 or 9 times a year came out more in the summer months Yes, I think they came out in June and July and skipped August. |
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Post by badwolf on Jun 17, 2022 12:57:51 GMT -5
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Post by james on Jun 17, 2022 14:42:13 GMT -5
Comics no . Movies definitely. Though now that you mention it I think I will try to stock up on some good horror comics for the Fall.
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Post by Professor Echo on Jun 17, 2022 15:43:41 GMT -5
Never read any certain comics in the summer to cool off but as a kid I remember reading comics with an ice cold Coke under a tree in my backyard. Still read some times on a cool summer night on my back porch as an adult. Such similar memories of my own have sure gotten me through some tough times in my adult life. No wonder why the sight and sound of a breeze blowing through a tree is one of the most beautiful things to me. |
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Post by majestic on Jun 17, 2022 15:59:59 GMT -5
I think publishers put out more titles in the summer figuring kids had more free time plus some extra spending money to buy more. Then when the direct market started I remember DC and Marvel having their monthlies come out twice a month in June, July & Aug.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2022 16:41:47 GMT -5
I think publishers put out more titles in the summer figuring kids had more free time plus some extra spending money to buy more. Then when the direct market started I remember DC and Marvel having their monthlies come out twice a month in June, July & Aug. Actually the opposite. DC sales reports showed sales slumped in summer because kids were out of school and outside doing other things and had less free time. Sales increased when kids had to find more indoor activities. That's why more of the big reprint annuals were released in summer time-higher price point and less production costs because reprint stories were already paid for (so no labor cost to writers, pencilers, inkers, etc.) so fewer units sold still produced more revenue (and higher price points made retailers happier) meaning they kept the revenues streams while sales were slower. -M |
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Post by kirby101 on Jun 17, 2022 16:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 17, 2022 20:57:27 GMT -5
I prefer a nice Treasury Edition; you get a better airflow when you fan yourself with it!
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Post by tonebone on Jun 22, 2022 7:56:38 GMT -5
I prefer a nice Treasury Edition; you get a better airflow when you fan yourself with it! Now we know how the spines always got so bent up. |
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