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Post by MDG on Feb 21, 2024 11:53:02 GMT -5
I don't find myself caring too much about the state of the comic book industry, especially the monthly series. If there were no more new Daredevil or FF or Thor or whatever comics that would be fine with me: I haven't read them in years and don't feel much curiosity as to what's being done with those characters now. As long as comics in some form are being created I'll hope to find the occasional new book that I'm interested in, like Kate Beaton's Ducks last year, or the latest effort by creators whose work I usually like, e.g. Daniel Clowes, the Hernandezes, Marini, etc. This is pretty much where I am--there's a lot of stuff out there and a lot of the best stuff isn't "disposable"--I know I'll want to read Monica and Three Rocks again pretty soon. In addition, I still need to backfill a lot of the Los Bros material I missed in the 90s-00s when I was out of comics. And there's so much that's available through the library (physical and electronically) that budget isn't a big deal, and I can just pick up books that I would've hesitated about before. Some I liked (Powell's Hillbilly, Black Root) some disappointing (Love everlasting, Ducks). But I'm glad I read them to at least know what's going on.
I think the last "big two universe" things I read were She-Hulk and the Human Target mini where he hands around with Ice--probably some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen in comics. But sometimes I would like to be that 12-year-old kid and be able to casually pick up that latest issue of Spider-Man just to see what's going on.
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Feb 21, 2024 15:03:22 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2024 15:03:22 GMT -5
How does Marvel try to reel in 'classic comic buyers' to buy their new $4.99 cover price books? Answer, this
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Feb 21, 2024 15:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by james on Feb 21, 2024 15:12:50 GMT -5
How does Marvel try to reel in 'classic comic buyers' to buy their new $4.99 cover price books? Answer, this
They don’t . Don’t think they care about us. They have a demographic and it ain’t us |
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Feb 23, 2024 10:28:13 GMT -5
Post by tonebone on Feb 23, 2024 10:28:13 GMT -5
Why would a 12 year old WANT to start buying comics in 2024? 5 bucks for a pamphlet full of ads with an incomplete story and 30 bogus confusing covers to choose from? There is NOTHING to draw a kid into this terrible, inaccessible hobby. Some folks--me included--have been saying things like this--with the appropriate change in price--since the late 80s.
It does suck, though, that a kid can't go into a comic shop and ask for the latest "Batman" or "Superman" or "Hulk" and always get a satisfying story that meets their expectations.
I was just reading the ROM omnibus, and I have been floored by how much stuff is crammed into each issue... By the time you've read a 21 page issue, you really feel like people got their money's worth... it's full of action, there is a resolution to the story, the overall story arc is pushed forward, characters develop, and you're never ever bored. |
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Post by tonebone on Feb 23, 2024 10:31:55 GMT -5
How does Marvel try to reel in 'classic comic buyers' to buy their new $4.99 cover price books? Answer, this
They don’t . Don’t think they care about us. They have a demographic and it ain’t us "We do these Facsimile Editions where we reprint older issues of comics including all the old ads and stuff…and in some cases these are selling more than the new comics with these characters. People are more interested in buying the stories from 30 or 40 years ago than the contemporary stories, and that’s a failure on us. We should be focused on moving things forward, always pushing the boundaries and finding new stories to tell. That’s how we’ll survive and grow this industry." -Dan Didio, 2019 I'll never forget reading this interview, and the impression it left me with how A.) He had no idea why the old stuff was more popular, and B.) He was resentful of this being the case. |
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