tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post110944245990130608..comments2023-11-03T08:10:19.565-04:00Comments on Comic Book Commentary Archives: Comment: Giving the People What They WantGuy LeCharles Gonzalezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17113334407249093149noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post-1109610132629239722005-02-28T12:02:00.000-05:002005-02-28T12:02:00.000-05:00An article over at Ninth Art, also inspired by the...An article over at <A HREF="http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=999" REL="nofollow">Ninth Art</A>, also inspired by the Bendis/Quesada interview, focusing on the "online comics community [being] an audience worth listening to - even at its worst."Guy LeCharles Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113334407249093149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post-1109605436110425852005-02-28T10:43:00.000-05:002005-02-28T10:43:00.000-05:00I definitely agree that retailers are also complic...I definitely agree that retailers are also complicit in the problem, though I'd argue their "giving the people what they want" is <I>a bit</I> more understandable when fulfilling their pull lists literally keeps the lights on.<br /><br />Of course, if Marvel and DC weren't flooding the market with so many overhyped, low-quality spinoffs, perhaps more retailers would be able to afford to take Guy LeCharles Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113334407249093149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post-1109545910603119502005-02-27T18:11:00.000-05:002005-02-27T18:11:00.000-05:00It's interesting you bring up retailers, because I...It's interesting you bring up retailers, because I agree totally. I frequent two different stores, and one is run like a business and the other ... not as much so. I like the one that is less business-like, because it's a single owner, old school kind of place, but the owner's not interested in dipping into his profit and trying to spend money to bring in new readers. The space next to his in Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post-1109537737164770002005-02-27T15:55:00.000-05:002005-02-27T15:55:00.000-05:00I think the onus also falls on the comic book stor...I think the onus also falls on the comic book store retailers to drum up more readership. The retailers are on the front lines but they need more support and instruction on how to better market themselves. When you consider that poster child of the comic book retailer is Comic Book Guy from <B>The Simpsons</B>, and that comic book stores look more like sex shops than Game Stops it is no Stephen Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169793985973534459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238015.post-1109535552004317942005-02-27T15:19:00.000-05:002005-02-27T15:19:00.000-05:00This is a topic that bugs me, because I agree, Mar...This is a topic that bugs me, because I agree, Marvel could, with the right push and a degree of patience, get people to try other, more experimental books. Are you telling me they can't use some of the money they make from all the movie licensing to push books that initially don't make money? Maybe the money doesn't cross paths and movies remain separate from the comics, but that's crap if Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.com