So, there's this "Comic Shop Column" that Marvel has decided needs to be inserted into their Previews magazine. This is, unsurprisingly, just a big excuse to have some shop owner crow the latest offerings from Marvel to a narrow fanbase that has already, you know, spent the $.99 on the catalog already (or gotten it free when they paid $5 for Diamond Previews.) I've read this thing and, frankly, it was so stupid and insulting to the fans that it made me see a fair shade of red by the time I was done with Phil Boyle's "thoughts."
While, yes, I would like to buy my comics from a local shop, I can go just about anywhere I please for them without any sort of guilt over you not being able to pay your bills, OK? In fact, I'm the sort of person that hates it when businesses start bringing their operating costs into the customer relationship. You don't worry about how I make the money to buy your comics and I don't worry about how much you pay for rent, OK? I think that's a fair exchange.
(Exception: If you write an entertaining blog about your business and don't get it inserted in the Marvel Previews, then I might care.)
You know, Mazda never has to beg people to tell their dealership to carry the cars. I'm just saying.
I've got The Essential Moon Knight and we I can safely say that we really don't need any more regular series featuring the character. He should be safely relegated to one-shots, minis, and guest appearances, kind of like Dean Cain and the never-ending Lifetime movie parade. Some characters don't deserve to be revived on their own "merits."
You know, only in the world of superhero comics are you told to preorder everything months in advance without getting more than a few pages of promotional art or whatever, unquestioningly. While creators certainly are more important than ever to promoting Marvel's books, it's amazing how much dreck they expect the fans to pick up because, you know, Spider-Woman's got big ol' titties.
If you need Phil Boyle to tell you to stick to your guns about what you like, then maybe you need to talk to a therapist. Sure, the world may not really need a Super-Skrull series, but if you get hot and bothered for the dude, then so be it. Like the creators you like, too. I mean, I can't imagine that anyone really is crazy about Mike Deodato's work, but if you've got half a brain and can tell me why you like besides "him make pretty draw me like," then you shouldn't be embarassed about it on the fucking internet. Stick to your guns, you wimp.
OK, I can't argue with "reading what you've paid for," honestly.
To Marvel, I say this: stop insulting your fans. They read the same stuff the shop owners see and they can make decisions on their own without you having to recruit a cheerleader with a not-hidden-at-all agenda. Look at your bottom lines and cut off the books that are only diluting your core titles and make those good again.
While, yes, I would like to buy my comics from a local shop, I can go just about anywhere I please for them without any sort of guilt over you not being able to pay your bills, OK? In fact, I'm the sort of person that hates it when businesses start bringing their operating costs into the customer relationship. You don't worry about how I make the money to buy your comics and I don't worry about how much you pay for rent, OK? I think that's a fair exchange.
(Exception: If you write an entertaining blog about your business and don't get it inserted in the Marvel Previews, then I might care.)
You know, Mazda never has to beg people to tell their dealership to carry the cars. I'm just saying.
I've got The Essential Moon Knight and we I can safely say that we really don't need any more regular series featuring the character. He should be safely relegated to one-shots, minis, and guest appearances, kind of like Dean Cain and the never-ending Lifetime movie parade. Some characters don't deserve to be revived on their own "merits."
You know, only in the world of superhero comics are you told to preorder everything months in advance without getting more than a few pages of promotional art or whatever, unquestioningly. While creators certainly are more important than ever to promoting Marvel's books, it's amazing how much dreck they expect the fans to pick up because, you know, Spider-Woman's got big ol' titties.
If you need Phil Boyle to tell you to stick to your guns about what you like, then maybe you need to talk to a therapist. Sure, the world may not really need a Super-Skrull series, but if you get hot and bothered for the dude, then so be it. Like the creators you like, too. I mean, I can't imagine that anyone really is crazy about Mike Deodato's work, but if you've got half a brain and can tell me why you like besides "him make pretty draw me like," then you shouldn't be embarassed about it on the fucking internet. Stick to your guns, you wimp.
OK, I can't argue with "reading what you've paid for," honestly.
To Marvel, I say this: stop insulting your fans. They read the same stuff the shop owners see and they can make decisions on their own without you having to recruit a cheerleader with a not-hidden-at-all agenda. Look at your bottom lines and cut off the books that are only diluting your core titles and make those good again.
