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by RickM
Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:24 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: New Avengers: Will anything ever happen in this title again?
Replies: 16
Views: 8718

Bendis is writing "adult" Avengers stories in NA. In other words, he's giving us up-close-and-personal looks at Hank Pym, Luke Cage, etc. If we were to get "proper super team stories" in every issue, it would be boring. I don't really care to go back to the days of the 70s when f...
by RickM
Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:14 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Best Bang for the Buck?
Replies: 11
Views: 6818

The best bang for your entertainment buck continues to be longish novels (weeks worth of reading for 7 or so dollars) or great TV shows like LOST, which are free. As far as comics go, I'll take graphic novels, especially when I can get them at a hefty discount (40 percent or so). Also, the 50-cent b...
by RickM
Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:59 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: What are your top 10 favorite books?
Replies: 61
Views: 36038

This list is easy for me because I buy 10 or less per month. And this is not a list of my favorites, or my 10 Best list -- its just the ones I buy right now. Here are my reasons: 1. Secret Invasion -- I'm a sucker for the Big 2's Big Events, I like Bendis, and I've liked the 4-5 year storyline leadi...
by RickM
Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Your recent back issue purchases...
Replies: 62
Views: 32842

I've been hitting the 50-cent bins and found a long run of Tom Strong, primarily the issues that came after Alan Moore quit writing the series (approx. 2004). It featured authors like Brubaker and Vaughan, so it was very entertaining. I also got DC Comics Famous First Edition - All Star Comics #3 (f...
by RickM
Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Comic Budgets vs. Comic Readership
Replies: 34
Views: 24185

I don't really establish a budget, I just buy a lot less. I used to drop $30 every time I was in the LCS. But our family budget has taken major hits so I basically set up a pull list of about 6 titles. I went to the LCS last week and he said "nothing for you this week." So I bought one tit...
by RickM
Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Comic Budgets vs. Comic Readership
Replies: 34
Views: 24185

Or are we really at a point where at top selling comics can crack 250,000 units while an average title can only be expected to sell 1/10th of that or less? This is what is happening in book publishing. Stephen King's sales can offset the money that is lost on that publisher's low-selling literary w...
by RickM
Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Comic Budgets vs. Comic Readership
Replies: 34
Views: 24185

Comic Budgets vs. Comic Readership

This is my first post, so I want to thank Bob and John for their excellent show. One comment that I hear a lot on the show is some variation of "it's a shame this title isn't getting more readers." And invariably, its a title I'm not reading, so I'm usually guilty as charged. But for me, t...