wallythegreenmonster

May 23, 2012 9:57 pm if you go to the IDW site, they kinda sorta have a chronology up. I remember it was tricky when i was trying to figure out what was what. They definitely could do for a really definitive list.

May 23, 2012 6:36 pm This new batch of Gi Joe's has been consistently fun. One of my favorite comic book series available. I totally agree with Josh on this...To those hesitant because they are holding on to the 80s cartoon memories. This is its own thing and doesn't really try to be a throwback. Its grown up enough, but still keeps the core of the characters and universe. Great stuff.

May 23, 2012 4:50 pm @Andrew and USPUNX--for "The Road" i think it depends on how you define science fiction. I've always been taught that Sci Fi is a lens into the future based on extreme end results of our current course as a society. Its not necessarily tech and aliens. Apocalyptic almost feels like its a sub-genre don't you think?

May 23, 2012 4:48 pm @ken--it doesn't hold up as well as it should, but just about every single episode of "Sliders" was a twist on the real world in a total "what if" environment. Its pure low budget 90s cheese TV. For movies...from the 70s, Time after Time: Jack the Ripper travels in HG Wells time Machine to contemporary San Francisco. Pretty fun movie for what it is. Also Superman: Red Son and every other DC elseworlds are really fun for that kinda stuff.

May 23, 2012 2:50 pm really excited for this....glad to see its a good "risk" to take. I absolutely love the design of all the ads and covers that i've seen so far. I really appreciate the abstraction and ethereal feel of the world they're creating.

May 21, 2012 3:05 pm yeah but with Modern Warfare and most any other video game i've ever bought, i know that if i wait a few days to a week after it comes out, i'll still be able to get it any store i want. There is never a "no game for you" penalty for not pre-ordering.

May 21, 2012 3:03 pm If anything its more complex because now you're introducing a digital interface, user gestures and an online store that doesn't have anyone helping you. Your giving almost no credit to the intelligence of the vast majority of people around you who don't read comics. The medium is really incredibly intuitive to anyone who's functionally literate. So many of the devices that make comics work, are also used in everyday life...connect the dots from A to B to get information...you're reading sequential storytelling.

May 21, 2012 1:30 pm From what i've read the pre-order system was created in the early 70s. What other successful industry is using the same ideas and business model for that long?

May 21, 2012 1:11 pm here's what's funny about pre-orders to me. They want the consumer to make plans and purchasing decisions 3 months in advance whereas I bought a car, found a new job, moved across the country and planned my wedding in less than 3 months each. Its kind of funny to me that they're asking for more lead time than major life decisions.

May 21, 2012 1:05 pm sure that's very true, but not making your product available or easy to purchase is pure business stupidity. There seems to be the prevailing thought in the industry that the consumer is never right, and there is only one way to do things and thats just foolish. even if Digital sales are only 5 or 10% of the total, that's still money being left on the table in an industry with razor thin profit margins.