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Post by Von K on Oct 21, 2017 18:20:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the recent links Deuce and Terry. Those on the ground sales figures seem a more accurate glimpse of the real state of the market. A central website that collated actual sales data and demographics like this from the comic book stores themselves could well be a more useful asset to the creators and retailers than the Comichron/Diamond data, which seems more for the companies.
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Post by terryallenuk on Oct 24, 2017 9:58:29 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Nov 10, 2017 14:41:22 GMT -5
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Post by lordyam on Nov 10, 2017 20:48:02 GMT -5
It's kind of sad; I think a part of it is that any method will fail and need to be changed. Certainly it's easy to read comics online now than it was in the past and with that why should anyone waste money on that? Hell Marvel and DC have apps where you can read comics on your phone. That probably doesn't help.
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Post by deuce on Nov 11, 2017 1:09:28 GMT -5
Be the change you want to see... www.change.org/p/marvel-hire-eve-ewing-for-marvel-s-invincible-iron-man-comic-bookHere's what one sage comic fan had to say about this burning issue facing the comics industry: "I find it disgusting that Marvel would hire homo sapiens to write X-Men books. We need more mutant writers to truly encapsulate what it means to be a mutant. I also want a raccoon to write the Rocket Raccoon books, a tree to write Groot and don't forget Daredevil. We need a blind man to write Daredevil because people with sight privilege cannot possibly understand what it means to be blind." |
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Post by lordyam on Nov 11, 2017 21:20:30 GMT -5
In fairness there HAVE been cases of white writers writing some pretty cringe inducing portrayals of minorities in the past and even today; it can be taken to absurd extremes but I CAN see why some people might want more minority writers (if only because many feel underrepresented).
It's all in the execution honestly.
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Post by andys on Nov 17, 2017 17:15:28 GMT -5
www.cbr.com/c-b-cebulski-marvel-comics-editor-in-chief/Axel Alonso "has mutually parted ways" from Marvel, replaced as EIC by CB Cebulski. I haven't heard much about Cebulski but I've always gotten the impression that he's well-liked in the industry, which is more than can be said for Alonso (or his predecessor Quesada).
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Post by Von K on Nov 18, 2017 10:46:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the news andys. Here's some more perspectives: www.comicsbeat.com/c-b-cebulskis-appointment-as-eic-signals-that-the-old-marvel-is-dead/MRP, if you happen to read this, the following bit seemed to address one of your concerns: Edit: In general there seems to be a strong wave of cautious optimism regarding Cebulskis' appointment, even among some of Marvel's biggest critics on youtube. Looks like Marvel has taken a step in the right direction... |
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Post by deuce on Nov 24, 2017 3:35:37 GMT -5
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Post by andys on Nov 28, 2017 21:40:44 GMT -5
www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16712564/marvel-editor-in-chief-akira-yoshida-controversyThis is almost as weird as the comics writer who faked being an elite military veteran a few years back. It's also actually relevant to this board because "Yoshida" wrote Conan and the Demons of Khitai. "In shocking news, Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, admitted today that he masqueraded as a Japanese person for a year writing comics under the pseudonym “Akira Yoshida,”"
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 29, 2017 14:06:08 GMT -5
www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16712564/marvel-editor-in-chief-akira-yoshida-controversyThis is almost as weird as the comics writer who faked being an elite military veteran a few years back. It's also actually relevant to this board because "Yoshida" wrote Conan and the Demons of Khitai. "In shocking news, Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, admitted today that he masqueraded as a Japanese person for a year writing comics under the pseudonym “Akira Yoshida,”"
I just saw this and was wondering where to post it! Relevant, yes. Weird, yes. Does it really bother me? Not in the least. Got way too much else to worry about.
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Post by deuce on Nov 30, 2017 12:14:36 GMT -5
www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16712564/marvel-editor-in-chief-akira-yoshida-controversyThis is almost as weird as the comics writer who faked being an elite military veteran a few years back. It's also actually relevant to this board because "Yoshida" wrote Conan and the Demons of Khitai. "In shocking news, Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, admitted today that he masqueraded as a Japanese person for a year writing comics under the pseudonym “Akira Yoshida,”" This really isn't at all like the crap Micah Wright tried to pull: www.newsarama.com/9743-disgraced-micah-wright-staging-comeback-on-kickstarter.htmlCebulski used a pen-name. Big deal. It's been done for millennia. If anyone looks upon him using the "Yoshida" name as somehow "faking his resume", that means they think a writer has to be from a certain background to write a certain story. That attitude is a way bigger problem than calling yourself "Yoshida". Not to mention that the editor knew Cebulski, so there was no "deception" involved. It was all "wink wink" stuff. I've got a news flash for anyone who thinks that what Cebulski did was "wrong" or "weird": the ancestors of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee didn't come from the British Isles. Stan and Jack "appropriated" those surnames. How dare they write about Matt Murdoch, Peter Parker and Reed Richards!?! OTOH, "Demons of Khitai" flatout sucked on numerous levels. I hope Cebulski is a better editor-in-chief than Conan writer. D&C has a good clip on this whole non-troversy: |
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Post by Von K on Dec 2, 2017 12:12:25 GMT -5
Solid advice from Jim there. This interview almost amounts to a free consultancy session from an industry leader. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 2:53:29 GMT -5
Interesting words from Jim Shooter.
For a comic to catch my Hunnic eye it needs to tell the yarn with great art and concise storytelling - maybe, it's time for writers to gain inspiration found in the ol' pulps, with clear, concise, well-paced, action-packed storytelling within 20 pages. $4-$5 for a 20 page comic with minimal content is an awful lot to ask for.
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Post by johnnypt on Dec 5, 2017 7:42:30 GMT -5
That's about it. In the industry's current iteration, it's not worth my time and money to pursue and purchase their product for so little bang for the buck. I knew there was a problem a few years ago when I would take the bus home and would finish an issue BEFORE the bus left the Port Authority garage! I no longer have Midtown or any other shop in easy proximity so it's a time consuming effort to go and frankly I barely have time to read things online if I were to go that route.
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