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Post by MDG on Jan 9, 2020 15:08:23 GMT -5
That’s why they no longer exist. I think the mafia just got tired of publishing Flintstone comics. I generally like Charlton books, but seeing them work on some of those licensed characters just makes me sad.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 9, 2020 16:11:12 GMT -5
There are a ton of reasons why Charlton no longer exists, but one of the major reasons is that their printing presses were old and falling apart and were no longer workable for current publishing. Since keeping those presses churning was the major reason that Charlton published comics there was no longer a pressing reason to make funnybooks.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 9, 2020 16:20:44 GMT -5
There are a ton of reasons why Charlton no longer exists, but one of the major reasons is that their printing presses were old and falling apart and were no longer workable for current publishing. Since keeping those presses churning was the major reason that Charlton published comics there was no longer a pressing reason to make funnybooks. I have to imagine that the reason they couldn’t put money into new equipment is that they were a failing business. Same difference.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 18:56:48 GMT -5
There are a ton of reasons why Charlton no longer exists, but one of the major reasons is that their printing presses were old and falling apart and were no longer workable for current publishing. Since keeping those presses churning was the major reason that Charlton published comics there was no longer a pressing reason to make funnybooks. I have to imagine that the reason they couldn’t put money into new equipment is that they were a failing business. Same difference. What Slam was saying is that Charlton was a sub-division of a larger publishing company, they only made comics to keep the presses running when they had finished running their other more profitable publications. Comics were never made for the sake of making comics and any money they made or didn't make was secondary to the loss of money the company would incur to stop and start the presses again when they needed them. When the other publications ceased, there was no reason to keep the presses running, so the comics ceased too. It had nothing to do with how well or poorly the comics sold or the health of Charlton comics as a whole. -M
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 19:17:28 GMT -5
Picked up the second volume of Greg Rucka's post-No Man's Land Detective run, New Gotham Vol. 2 with the last of my Christmas gift card credit... I really dig the Eisner-esque design sense from whomever composed the cover -M edit to add: (a little research showed that cover was done by John McCrea and was the cover of the last issue of Detective collected in the trade)
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 9, 2020 19:33:57 GMT -5
I have to imagine that the reason they couldn’t put money into new equipment is that they were a failing business. Same difference. What Slam was saying is that Charlton was a sub-division of a larger publishing company, they only made comics to keep the presses running when they had finished running their other more profitable publications. Comics were never made for the sake of making comics and any money they made or didn't make was secondary tot he loss of money the company would incur to stop and start the presses again when they needed them. When the other publications ceased, there was no reason to keep the presses running, so the comics ceased too. It had nothing to do with how well or poorly the comics sold or the health of Charlton comics as a whole. -M I never knew the history of Charlton.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 9, 2020 20:20:47 GMT -5
What Slam was saying is that Charlton was a sub-division of a larger publishing company, they only made comics to keep the presses running when they had finished running their other more profitable publications. Comics were never made for the sake of making comics and any money they made or didn't make was secondary tot he loss of money the company would incur to stop and start the presses again when they needed them. When the other publications ceased, there was no reason to keep the presses running, so the comics ceased too. It had nothing to do with how well or poorly the comics sold or the health of Charlton comics as a whole. -M I never knew the history of Charlton. For Charlton history, I cannot recommend this magazine highly enough. It's published VERY sporadically, but has an absolute mountain of great material. All back issues are available except for issue #6. Think of it as a Charlton fan's answer to Alter Ego magazine. I have no financial interest, but I am hesitant to post a direct link to a commercial website, as I don't want it to be seen as free advertising. Just do a search for the mag title as one word.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 7:00:17 GMT -5
I have to imagine that the reason they couldn’t put money into new equipment is that they were a failing business. Same difference. What Slam was saying is that Charlton was a sub-division of a larger publishing company, they only made comics to keep the presses running when they had finished running their other more profitable publications. Comics were never made for the sake of making comics and any money they made or didn't make was secondary to the loss of money the company would incur to stop and start the presses again when they needed them. When the other publications ceased, there was no reason to keep the presses running, so the comics ceased too. It had nothing to do with how well or poorly the comics sold or the health of Charlton comics as a whole. -M I understand that ... and that's kind of heartbreaking to me.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 10, 2020 13:21:12 GMT -5
Picked up the second volume of Greg Rucka's post-No Man's Land Detective run, New Gotham Vol. 2 with the last of my Christmas gift card credit... I really dig the Eisner-esque design sense from whomever composed the cover -M edit to add: (a little research showed that cover was done by John McCrea and was the cover of the last issue of Detective collected in the trade) As you say, VERY Eisner-esque... And very pleasing to the eye.
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Post by badwolf on Jan 10, 2020 18:58:17 GMT -5
I just picked up a pack of Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons #1-3 (complete) by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood. Didn't really know what it was like but I love Wood's art (though I prefer his earlier style).
This particular shop sells a lot of packs of runs which is kind of cool. It seemed weird at first because I'm used to flipping through single issues, but it's very convenient I must admit. (The only thing is you can't examine individual issues, but they do note if the books are in lower condition on the label.)
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Post by earl on Jan 12, 2020 10:05:41 GMT -5
Back issues really is the way to go as a comic reader and buying by the run, probably one of the best bang for the buck if you want to get into a series.
I got a couple of the Peter David Hulk trades I did not yet have ordered. I think between the Hulk Visionaries and now the Hulk Epic Collections, they have now reprinted the entire run in trade, which is cool. Of course they are starting an Omnibus series now, so it will be a decade before anyone can get the series in a reprint in one format.
Marvel is often totally weird in how they reprint stuff.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 12, 2020 16:10:13 GMT -5
Went to a comic show in Nj today and picked these up- A holy grail ( sort of) Femforce # 1
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 12, 2020 16:11:48 GMT -5
I rebought the Armadeddon 2001 mini. I really liked it and the Annuals that were associated with them
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 12, 2020 16:14:11 GMT -5
Some odds and ends. The X-men cover with Warlock and Captain Marvel caught my eye
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 12, 2020 16:15:17 GMT -5
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