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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 22:36:51 GMT -5
I really just want it to make things easier to keep track of, really. It's a small thing that doesn't require money or effort on the publishers part, but that would create a fair amount of goodwill. I totally agree with you about trade dress being more important than content.. that's a big problem. I still think the answer (For Marvel and DC anyway) is cheap paper Shonen Jump type anthologies as the first printing... then quickly to trades I'd love to see something like that, but they would need to distribute it to where potential buyers are, not to the direct market, as the remnant of the audience that was which remains in the direct market will not go for that format. Anthologies do not seem to sell well in the American direct market. -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 28, 2017 22:52:01 GMT -5
Yeah, true.. they've have to get back to magazine racks, too. I think Americans in the Direct Market would adjust if they had no choice, too. People aren't going to stop buying comics because they don't like the format.. would they?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 23:00:19 GMT -5
Yeah, true.. they've have to get back to magazine racks, too. I think Americans in the Direct Market would adjust if they had no choice, too. People aren't going to stop buying comics because they don't like the format.. would they? there's people here on these forum who won't read trades, or won't read digital, and will only read floppies (some I know of from elsewhere who will only read books on newsprint), etc. so is it so hard to imagine it could happen on a larger scale in the marketplace? -M |
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Post by String on Dec 29, 2017 13:12:32 GMT -5
Yeah, true.. they've have to get back to magazine racks, too. I think Americans in the Direct Market would adjust if they had no choice, too. People aren't going to stop buying comics because they don't like the format.. would they? there's people here on these forum who won't read trades, or won't read digital, and will only read floppies (some I know of from elsewhere who will only read books on newsprint), etc. so is it so hard to imagine it could happen on a larger scale in the marketplace? -M I'm surprised to still see Archie digests on the magazine racks near the checkouts like in Wal-Mart. I've even seen some Marvel digests at my local grocery store. |
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Post by String on Dec 29, 2017 13:16:54 GMT -5
I don't fault Sakai for making this format switch, he's more than earned the opportunity and status. But it will mean that I will have to keep up more with DH's solicits as each new mini is announced so I can make sure to put it on my pull list on my LCS' website. The reward is worth the effort though.  |
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Post by jabba359 on Feb 6, 2018 16:28:13 GMT -5
Since we now know that it's about early Christianity in Japan, I can recommend watching Martin Scorsese's Silence, which deals with the same subject matter (if you have Amazon Prime, it's streaming on there).
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Mar 21, 2018 10:20:25 GMT -5
The Hidden #1 is out today.
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Post by usagigoya on Mar 30, 2018 12:58:18 GMT -5
Since we now know that it's about early Christianity in Japan, I can recommend watching Martin Scorsese's Silence, which deals with the same subject matter (if you have Amazon Prime, it's streaming on there). You could also watch the original Japanese film....
SILENCE
Chinmoku (Toho, 1971)
Two Portuguese missionaries come to Japan in the 1500's, just as the authorities are stamping out Christianity. This movie asks whether Christianity can really ever grow or thrive in Japan while examining the struggles of one man's faith as he undergoes inquisition-like sufferings.
Directed by: SHINODA Masahiro
Cast: MATSUHASHI Noboru, IWASHITA Shima, MITA Yoshiko
Silence (沈黙 Chinmoku) is also a 1966 novel of historical fiction by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō, published in English by Peter Owen Publishers.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 8, 2018 20:27:32 GMT -5
I'm really struggling here, what was the previous story that ended with the object people kept dying for ended up being the Bible? I remember really liking the story but for the life of me I can't remember the name, but I'm glad to see it continued here.
I'm really loving the building intrigue here with the Master, and now possibly the Shoganite itself. I'm really excited to see how this all plays out.
The best part though?
The ninja elephant at the end!
So cute!
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Post by shaxper on May 9, 2018 7:28:03 GMT -5
I'm really struggling here, what was the previous story that ended with the object people kept dying for ended up being the Bible? I remember really liking the story but for the life of me I can't remember the name, but I'm glad to see it continued here. . I love that story! I never read an Usagi story until I have all chapters of it to read in one sitting, but I'm looking forward to this more than ever now! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 9, 2018 8:53:49 GMT -5
I'm really struggling here, what was the previous story that ended with the object people kept dying for ended up being the Bible? I remember really liking the story but for the life of me I can't remember the name, but I'm glad to see it continued here. . I love that story! I never read an Usagi story until I have all chapters of it to read in one sitting, but I'm looking forward to this more than ever now! Ha, I knew you'd know! I'll have to go back and read that again. I'm usually the same way, although I wait for the trade. When I picked up book 31 the other day however I was really jonesing for more...and there were only a few issues after that so I just went for it and scooped them up and I'm glad I did. |
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