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by jacovny
Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:58 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Fed up with modern comics? Do what I did -- go back in time!
Replies: 3
Views: 9104

Fed up with modern comics? Do what I did -- go back in time!

After having all but given up on the comic book industry as it presently exists, I began to get nostalgic for the kinds of stories I read when I first starting buying comics back in the 80s, off the spinner-rack in Waldenbooks. Fun stories, more pages, lots more text, without any divisive socio-poli...
by jacovny
Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:57 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Marvel overhaul...what would you do?
Replies: 12
Views: 42711

Re: Marvel overhaul...what would you do?

This is a pretty obvious one that has been mentioned, but nothing affects my monthly DCBS order like 3.99 titles double-shipping. Asking me to pay 8 bucks a month for the story equivalent of a Sunday comic strip (B.M.Bendis, I'm looking in your direction...) is something my monthly comics budget jus...
by jacovny
Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:41 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Mister Miracle.....what do you all think?
Replies: 7
Views: 31543

Re: Mister Miracle.....what do you all think?

I’m finding it slow moving and some aspects are confusing. Can anyone explain why we keep getting panels that almost look like they’re affected by a poor TV signal. The characterisation of Big Barda is about the only element I’m enjoying, with Scott Free just too morose to route for. If anyone is c...
by jacovny
Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:12 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Your MOUNT RUSHMORE of comic book WRITERS
Replies: 32
Views: 99624

Re: Your MOUNT RUSHMORE of comic book WRITERS

Perseus wrote:Honestly, this list will change in the future.
Concur. Since I originally posed the question, I think I've probably adjusted my thinking a dozen times.

CURRENTLY:

Geoff Johns
Mark Waid
Stan Sakai
Kurt Busiek
by jacovny
Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:53 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Is issue numbering different for digital books?
Replies: 2
Views: 15172

Re: Is issue numbering different for digital books?

JohnMayo wrote:The print issues contain two of the digital issues. That way they can keep the price down on the digital issues and get them out faster and "collect" them for the print issue which they then collect for the trade and collect again for the hardcovers.
Good LORD.
by jacovny
Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Is issue numbering different for digital books?
Replies: 2
Views: 15172

Is issue numbering different for digital books?

I've been trying since Christmas to get caught up on Injustice and Injustice 2 by buying them digitally, intending to transition to print. Finally thought I had: I'd just read what Amazon has labeled "issue 18", ending with Team Batman being sealed inside the fortres of Ra's Al Ghul. I the...
by jacovny
Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:12 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: $1.50 comics on newsprint: wouldja?
Replies: 10
Views: 27074

Re: $1.50 comics on newsprint: wouldja?

Those sorts of experiments have been tried in the past. Generally speaking, lower prices don't result in higher sales. That's a fair point, and impossible to argue based upon sales. Still, as another commentor mentioned, if the Alterna line were priced any higher, I wouldn't be buying any of them b...
by jacovny
Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: $1.50 comics on newsprint: wouldja?
Replies: 10
Views: 27074

$1.50 comics on newsprint: wouldja?

I've had this question rattling around in my head since the Alterna-Comix line appeared: If the major comics publishers held a referendum and asked readers if they'd support a return to publishing comics on newsprint, and all the disadvantages that go along with it -- deterioration, limited color pa...
by jacovny
Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: DC and 3.99
Replies: 29
Views: 50340

Re: DC and 3.99

I don't begrudge D.C. returning to industry-standard pricing, however I wouldn't be able to support multiple double-shipped books at that price point, if those books were part of the increase. (I realize we're just speaking hypothetically here.) Action Comics is currently the only one I would unques...
by jacovny
Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:25 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Anyone know what's going on with STARGATE: ATLANTIS?
Replies: 2
Views: 11563

Anyone know what's going on with STARGATE: ATLANTIS?

I notice that American Mythology Productions has two comics they're offering in the current Previews, "Stargate: Hearts and Minds" and "Stargate: Gateways". BOTH solicitations claim that their respective seres "picks up right where the tv show left off!". How is this po...
by jacovny
Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: Your favorite online resources for back-issues?
Replies: 8
Views: 15939

Re: Your favorite online resources for back-issues?

I like the wide selection and pricing variety of Mile High Comics, although their user interface has gotten less user-friendly over the years.
by jacovny
Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:51 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: What's the deal with SHAZAM?
Replies: 0
Views: 15099

What's the deal with SHAZAM?

*"Darkseid War: Shazam" spoilers follow* My gateway into comics was DC's "Legends" mini-series in 1986 (I was 11). I'd passed by that spinner rack in Waldenbooks a hundred times without giving it a glance, but there on the cover of issue #1 was Darkseid and other characters I rec...
by jacovny
Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:43 am
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: JL United, GothamByMidnight, Omega Men, Lobo, Doomed Ending
Replies: 8
Views: 16158

Re: JL United, GothamByMidnight, Omega Men, Lobo, Doomed End

JLU looked to be developing, under writer Jeff Parker, into something far better than it had been under Lemire. Parker took over a title plagued by sloppy storytelling, with an uninspiring roster of heroes, and seemed to be transforming it into something very compelling. In his scant three issues he...
by jacovny
Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:33 pm
Forum: Comic Book Page Community Forum
Topic: What is your pre-order looking like this month?
Replies: 10
Views: 20369

Re: What is your pre-order looking like this month?

In addition to the mainstream D.C./Marvel titles, plus everything with "Star Trek" in it, I've been ordering "Public Relations" by First/Devil's Due. (Did I get the publisher correct?) As with Black Hood, not the sort of thing I'd normally order, but in the last Previews catalog ...