tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post4675491532828654097..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: Clumsy Aspiring Journalists and One-Legged Gangsters Thursday!Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-21840136540487132082011-02-26T13:03:34.907-06:002011-02-26T13:03:34.907-06:00I stopped purchasing comics altogether a few years...I stopped purchasing comics altogether a few years ago. It's difficult to justify the expense, and I was pretty selective about what I purchased. When I started--and it really wasn't that long ago--comics were $1.50 or less. I love comic books, but I'll read them in trades now, if I read them at all.Justin Garrett Blumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137911263603130588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-52283425522157088002011-02-24T10:19:06.866-06:002011-02-24T10:19:06.866-06:00David, I had the exact same experience with the 10...David, I had the exact same experience with the 100 pagers. The first Batman comic I had was a soon-to-be discussed 100 page Detective that had lots of reprints in it, and I loved them because I was reading history. It never occurred to me that older readers would already have those stories and resent being forced to buy a reprint, but I might very well feel the same way.Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-92151523466061137602011-02-24T08:27:27.765-06:002011-02-24T08:27:27.765-06:00That's a fascinating lettercol, and a good exa...That's a fascinating lettercol, and a good example of how far things have shifted in the industry.<br /><br />It never occurred to me that DC was alienating the old-timers in the crowd by charging 50 cents for 100 pages of mostly reprints...reprints of stories the old-timers already had. And the reason it never occurred to me was that I was 7 years old, and thought 100 pages of comics was the possibly the greatest achievement in publishing since the invention of movable type.<br /><br />Through those Super-Spectaculars I discovered the JSA, Robotman, the Boy Commandos, the Sea Devils, Kid Eternity, et al. I saw for the first time the artwork of Dick Sprang, Mac Raboy, Jerry Robinson, Joe Shuster, Jack Burnley and so many others. My love for comics and my fascination with their long history was born in those books.<br /><br />All of which is to say that in the 70s DC risked losing their grown-up audience in favor of bringing in more kids, and it worked, big time. Now they bend over backwards to cater to 30-something fanboys and don't give a damn about younger readers. Time will tell where that approach gets them, but I don't have high hopes.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840878272493564209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-87942077653638559422011-02-24T02:42:01.560-06:002011-02-24T02:42:01.560-06:00How hard would it be to find a guy with a peg-leg?...How hard would it be to find a guy with a peg-leg?<br />You'd think he'd stand out in a crowd, right? (rim-shot)<br /><br />And, considering his gimmick is peg legs, what happens when he's making a getaway with loot in his "secret jewel compartment" leg?<br /><br />"Halt, miscreant!"<br />"You won't stop me, copper! Lemme just strap on my revolver leg, and..hey, could you hold this for a minute while I unstrap the 'secret jewel compartment' leg?"Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com