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“Hey guys, let’s only sell our product in shops specifically made for selling our product, not advertise on any major forms of media, and otherwise continue using a 50 year old business strategy in a media market that exists in the 21st century”
“And then blame poor sales on the fans for not caring enough”
“And instead of improving our business model and catching up with the independent comics scene, let’s have a race to the bottom to see who really can get Lowest Common Denominator the fastest”
and then they high five each other and drink until they can’t see
it seems likeTo me, they would be better served doing this:
Fewer comics, with fewer writers, on a consistent release schedule being sold in supermarket magazine racks and book sections, as well as a much better digital distribution system
Also more television and internet advertisement.
As opposed to… no television and internet ads.
Do you have any idea how intimidating it is to walk into a COMIC BOOK STORE as a person who doesn’t know much about comics? It’s like wandering into a library and telling the librarian “Well I only know about half the alphabet, but what books would you suggest?”
The method of distribution is so dated and not inclusive at all it’s insane.
"-Alex, on DC’s current marketing strategy [ie - leaking that a major character people love and care about is going to die to boost sales of a poor book]. I like it when non-comic pals point out how fucking terrible comics are.
Especially his last point, considering that over half the fanbase treats you like shit if you don’t know more than one Robin, especially if you’re not a dude.
I feel like a good internet database made BY the comic company with little suggestions here or there for comics would be very helpful considering I use comic databases half the time just to get into a character. It’s hard just picking up a random trade, because it’s always a gamble because you won’t know the quality of the writing, or the like.
(via yurblecryingalonewithcomicbooks)
#comics #you didn’t even try at all
(Source: sentinelalanscott, via actualvampireang)
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(Source: deadpools, via errantlight)
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It’s official.
Brian Azzarello is the absolute worst writer on the Before Watchmen team. Fuck understanding the canon of your source material; it’s more important that your big, tough, badass anti-hero fanboy self-insert swears uncreatively and (in the case of Rorschach) in complete opposition to his established character. Now everybody knows he’s Tough and Means Business, and hey, maybe you’ll get a Goddamn-Batman-worthy catch phrase out of this!
this is completely infuriating on all levels.
it’s just
wrong, ok, it’s wrong.
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Ahhh this line pisses me off so much because people saw and heard but didn’t help THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT
Oh no.
Oh no.
I haven’t read this issue yet, but this panel has me on edge about the rest of Rorschach’s appearances throughout the event. Because I was hoping that Before Watchmen would stay way the fuck away from Kitty Genovese, who was a real woman who was really murdered in a really horrific way, who’s had most of her history forgotten or intentionally ignored (especially her sexuality and the experience of her girlfriend) because it complicates this neat little illustrative point that textbooks want to use her for. Neither her life or her death deserves to be reduced to a cheap plot point, and if I didn’t trust Before Watchmen to handle it well before, this bit of straight up NOT UNDERSTANDING OR EVEN BOTHERING TO READ THE FUCKING BASICS OF JACK FUCKING SHIT sure as hell doesn’t bode well.
(Source: dancingwithdepression)
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High ResolutionThe Before Watchmen was two collectable figurines now.
Reblogging again because OH MY GOD, HE TOTALLY FUCKING IS.
Oh DC why. Why.
(Also why must you use that particular ink blot or a very close variant on EVERY. FUCKING. THING. Ruins the whole point of his mask.)
is that
is he striding over his “end is nigh” sign?
why have you included that and got all the other details wrong?
This will probably be uncomfortable for all of us.
I'd like to offer moral support, but I have questionable morals.
