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Forum: Comic Book Talk
11-22-19, 12:53 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

I have a number of comic shops in my area. Most, if not all of them are great. I love being able to flip through different issues on the shelf and seeing what's new. I like the atmosphere and how the...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
08-22-19, 06:01 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

Hmm, good point.
However, from what I remember of buying comics at Borders is that the newsstand received the latest issue much later than the comic shops. That would allow for the initial craze to...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
08-22-19, 02:50 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

No, I meant the problem of of some comic shops selling the latest issue at something higher than the cover price.


As a rule, I wouldn't think they should. If they tell the shops in advance, plot...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
08-22-19, 04:23 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

I remember stuff like that pissing me off as a kid during the '90s. But wouldn't the newsstand solve this problem? At least when it comes to selling new issues at cover price? And yet, I think the...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
03-30-19, 03:27 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

If you have to "force" a product like that, it's never going to work.


Yes. Superman is not cool. When I was 5 years old me and my friend thought he was a dork.
Today, I asked my nephews who...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
03-29-19, 05:45 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

This is true.


At one point a big glossy magazine like GQ, Vogue with 100+ pages, was like $3.99, whereas a 21-page comic book was also $3.99. Not a very good value.
But you also have to factor...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
03-23-19, 05:51 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

To be fair, comic shops in the US were never like book stores or magazine stands.
And unlike the newsstand, comic shops couldn't return the unsold books, so they were stuck with all those extra...
Forum: Comic Book Talk
03-22-19, 04:44 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 17,492
Posted By brayzie

Re: Industry Rant

That's bullshit.
I remember as a kid following the Batman Knightfall storyline when it came out. It was Batman's "Death of Superman." So when I went to get the issue where Batman gets his back...
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