Comments on: 5 Good Reasons Against Opening a Comic Book Store http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/ On Publishing, Poetry, Politics and Pop Culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/#comment-1462 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:11:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1304#comment-1462 Andrew: I assume you're referring to Davis' <a HREF="http://www.loudpoet.com/comics/2006/05/link-alan-davis-lays-it-down.html" REL="nofollow">comment</a> about writers making more money by stretching one story over several issues, which enables them to write more titles every month? And artists demanding splash pages for extra resale value? I think he nailed it.<br/><br/>Erech: Which parts are you retracting? Andrew: I assume you’re referring to Davis’ comment about writers making more money by stretching one story over several issues, which enables them to write more titles every month? And artists demanding splash pages for extra resale value? I think he nailed it.

Erech: Which parts are you retracting?

]]> By: Erech http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/#comment-1461 Erech Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:48:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1304#comment-1461 After reading that Grant post in full, I retract some of my previous comments. ONLY SOME OF THEM THOUGH, damnit. :) After reading that Grant post in full, I retract some of my previous comments. ONLY SOME OF THEM THOUGH, damnit. :)

]]> By: Andrew Wickliffe http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/#comment-1460 Andrew Wickliffe Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:37:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1304#comment-1460 I'd much rather one good 22-page story than a terrible 7 or... 52-issue limited series.<br/><br/>Like "Fell," "The Thing," some of "She-Hulk," and a few other examples.<br/><br/>I'd love to hear a response to Alan Davis's talk about the artistic value of the multi-issue story... I’d much rather one good 22-page story than a terrible 7 or… 52-issue limited series.

Like “Fell,” “The Thing,” some of “She-Hulk,” and a few other examples.

I’d love to hear a response to Alan Davis’s talk about the artistic value of the multi-issue story…

]]> By: Erech http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/#comment-1459 Erech Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:25:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1304#comment-1459 ALTHOUGH I'd bet Grant would be hard-pressed to get 5 artists to come out and say they a) want to give up that monthly-ish paycheck for 22 pages vs doing an ogn or two every year, and b) there are that many artists out there who can handle much more than 22 pages in a grind segment. It'd be a hard transition for a lot of people I'd think, that 22nd page is always the rainbow you look for when you get to take a break. Not to mention all those slowpoke artists out there ;) ALTHOUGH I’d bet Grant would be hard-pressed to get 5 artists to come out and say they a) want to give up that monthly-ish paycheck for 22 pages vs doing an ogn or two every year, and b) there are that many artists out there who can handle much more than 22 pages in a grind segment. It’d be a hard transition for a lot of people I’d think, that 22nd page is always the rainbow you look for when you get to take a break. Not to mention all those slowpoke artists out there ;)

]]> By: Erech http://loudpoet.com/2007/02/08/5-good-reasons-against-opening-a-comic-book-store/#comment-1458 Erech Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:21:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1304#comment-1458 #3 is the smartest thing I've read in awhile. #3 is the smartest thing I’ve read in awhile.

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