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Post by terryallenuk on Nov 22, 2023 2:01:18 GMT -5
I hope so, but I can't find any info about how frequently the new issues will be released. Given the size, though, bimonthly seems reasonable.
Malmberg gives a hint, in a SSOC thread on Twitter, that if there is enough support it will continue on. "I think the answer is: support it now and things become possible downstream!"
Actually I think that answer was to the question "I know this is probably blasphemy but will it be available digitally and eventually in a tpb or HC?" Then Heroic Signatures said "Not at the beginning but if successful, many things are possible!" So they seem to have muddied the waters more between them
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Post by Monster on Nov 22, 2023 19:15:40 GMT -5
I see that now. Muddy indeed!
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 22, 2023 21:39:59 GMT -5
In their defense, this is a pretty risky venture on the surface.
It's a black and white mature comics magazine. There aren't many of those on the racks in western civilization (Japan has phone book after phone book of weekly manga magazines but not in the Western hemisphere) so this is Heroic Signatures going out on a limb.
From what I hear, comic shops aren't fans of any product that doesn't conform to the standard floppy comic book dimensions, because it makes stocking them on the shelves difficult, they have to move other product to accommodate it.
So in this case, I'm willing to give Heroic Signatures a bit of a break if they aren't entirely sure what they are going to do yet with this book. Give me 6 issues of a mature black and white print magazine and I'll be happy if it is along the same lines as the opening arc for the main title.
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Post by Monster on Nov 24, 2023 23:38:20 GMT -5
I agree fully, Jason. It is so incredibly awesome that they are even listening, let alone acting. If it slays with sales figures, we can probably guarantee more issues, or volumes at least, down the road. If they deliver like they have been with CtB, it seems it really should do well.
I heard from my LCS that the DC magazine-sized comics sell pretty darn well.
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Post by kemp on Nov 25, 2023 6:35:49 GMT -5
Back in the 80's it was the mature black and white comic magazine that attracted my attention. You would think that the comic shop vendors would be more than happy to find a corner on their shelves for a 20th century style SSOC, just get rid of some of the other junk titles that no one cares about if they need to make more space.
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Post by mindboggled on Nov 26, 2023 14:36:33 GMT -5
I think the format alone will attract buyers simple out of curiosity.
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Post by salant on Nov 29, 2023 18:42:46 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 30, 2023 6:41:28 GMT -5
Wow, looks like it could’ve come right out of the 70s!
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Post by cromfelge on Dec 1, 2023 11:03:20 GMT -5
Really great! The more I see, the more I think this will be just as a success as CtB!
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Post by salant on Dec 2, 2023 9:18:32 GMT -5
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Post by hun on Dec 2, 2023 12:07:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the links Salant.
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Post by salant on Dec 2, 2023 13:40:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the links Salant. You're welcome. Zircher's monster is impressive, & his take on SK spot-on! Since this is the 2nd preview of the new SSOC #1 ... I wouldn't be surprised if there's 3rd before release. Maybe with a page of Jim Zub's PROSE story based on Jusko's cover? Time will tell. BTW, I'm helping out with daily content on the Facebook page Robert E. Howard Comics and Media News at www.facebook.com/rehcomicsgroup & these boards have been a big help. I thought it was about time I signed back in & returned the favor! Thanks for what all the fans & pros here do to help REH fandom & spread the word on any news they find.
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Post by Monster on Dec 2, 2023 23:44:07 GMT -5
Just so the news sites know we want them to continue to cover REH related articles, we fans should give them a CLICK ...
Yeah, I do this on sites I view daily, even if I already know about what they are reporting.
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Post by hun on Jan 14, 2024 5:44:17 GMT -5
Excerpt from Jim Zub's blog concerning the challenges writing his 1st Conan short story “Sacrifice in the Sand” for SSoC#1: A Savage StorySpeaking of challenges, this week I finalized my prose piece for Savage Sword of Conan #1. Marinating in Robert E. Howard’s famous fiction before I tried to rock out a short story of my own for the Cimmerian was suitably humbling, in all kinds of good ways. Summoning a scene without an artist to make me look good is a much different prospect and flexes a whole different set of creative muscles.I have never taken any formal writing classes. I did a swack of Creative Writing in high school and learned some script writing when I took a year of Film & Multimedia before I started Classical Animation, but the rest of my ‘training’ has been reading about the craft and putting my own work out into the world; improving story by story and project by project. With my art background, the visual rhythm of animation and comics make the most sense to me. They’re where I feel most comfortable. I love the visual medium and love collaborating with artists.Stripping everything back to the primacy of prose exposes a lot more of my imposter syndrome. I struggle to quiet that inner critic because I can’t point at the great art and tell it to shut up. It’s just my words sitting out there exposed on the page and either it grabs the reader’s imagination or it doesn’t.I can write emails, blogposts, tutorials, curriculum, critique, pitches, ad copy, art notes, informal descriptions, and dialogue aplenty but, you know, that’s not ‘real’ writing. That’s not the power of the written word to weave worlds of wonder.I wrote a Conan short story and, this time, it’s just me.It’s very pulpy and punchy and I like it, even though it felt strange as a process. (Not bad, mind you, just strange.) People who edit this stuff for a living have read it and liked it and I’m being paid for it, so either they’re all lying because they don’t want to hurt my feelings, or I did okay.It’s called “Sacrifice in the Sand”, it’s based on Joe Jusko’s gorgeous cover art and, when the big first issue of our mighty magazine hits stores in late February, readers get to decide if it hit the mark or not.Either way, let me know.Link: www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-44-pull-the-ripcord/
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Post by Von K on Jan 14, 2024 8:44:36 GMT -5
Excerpt from Jim Zub's blog concerning the challenges writing his 1st Conan short story “Sacrifice in the Sand” for SSoC#1: A Savage StorySpeaking of challenges, this week I finalized my prose piece for Savage Sword of Conan #1. Marinating in Robert E. Howard’s famous fiction before I tried to rock out a short story of my own for the Cimmerian was suitably humbling, in all kinds of good ways. Summoning a scene without an artist to make me look good is a much different prospect and flexes a whole different set of creative muscles.I have never taken any formal writing classes. I did a swack of Creative Writing in high school and learned some script writing when I took a year of Film & Multimedia before I started Classical Animation, but the rest of my ‘training’ has been reading about the craft and putting my own work out into the world; improving story by story and project by project. With my art background, the visual rhythm of animation and comics make the most sense to me. They’re where I feel most comfortable. I love the visual medium and love collaborating with artists.Stripping everything back to the primacy of prose exposes a lot more of my imposter syndrome. I struggle to quiet that inner critic because I can’t point at the great art and tell it to shut up. It’s just my words sitting out there exposed on the page and either it grabs the reader’s imagination or it doesn’t.I can write emails, blogposts, tutorials, curriculum, critique, pitches, ad copy, art notes, informal descriptions, and dialogue aplenty but, you know, that’s not ‘real’ writing. That’s not the power of the written word to weave worlds of wonder.I wrote a Conan short story and, this time, it’s just me.It’s very pulpy and punchy and I like it, even though it felt strange as a process. (Not bad, mind you, just strange.) People who edit this stuff for a living have read it and liked it and I’m being paid for it, so either they’re all lying because they don’t want to hurt my feelings, or I did okay.It’s called “Sacrifice in the Sand”, it’s based on Joe Jusko’s gorgeous cover art and, when the big first issue of our mighty magazine hits stores in late February, readers get to decide if it hit the mark or not.Either way, let me know.Link: www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-44-pull-the-ripcord/Jim's being refreshingly humble.
Look forward to reading it.
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