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April 1, 2013 5:35 pm I just picked up the Rocketeer Artist Edition. I promised myself it would be the last time I spend over 100 on a collection that I already own....Looks like I will have to break that promise.

April 1, 2013 3:26 pm Collective subconscious? .....Or maybe this was just one of those moments that all writers have where they read or see something VERY similar to a project they had in mind, and it destroys them, haha. Back on topic, I have enjoyed everything that Wiebe has done, especially Peter Panzerfaust, so I will be picking this up. These are lovely promo images. I had a nice hardy laugh at the 3rd one.

February 22, 2013 12:24 pm Oh man, that Ghost Rider is brilliant.

February 21, 2013 11:19 am This kind of felt like their Valentines Day episode. It was very, dare I say.....Cute.

February 13, 2013 3:15 pm This here...This is my bag. I'm really excited for this. Those covers are gorgeous.

February 5, 2013 11:33 am Yes, to all of these.

February 4, 2013 2:02 pm I don't think it's that they "don't want" the direct market as customers, but they see the nice green grass on the other side and they want go over there! Or have their cake and eat it too. is that enough metaphors for today?...Probably.

February 4, 2013 1:39 pm Another fantastic article, Jim! I was just talking about this with a friend of mine, he was complaining about the first arc of Justice League. I understood and agreed with his argument, but pointed out that the book wasn't for "us". DC doesn't seem to be terribly interested in the people who have been reading comics for 20+ years and just enjoy a good story. They seem to want the demographic that gets excited by the characters themselves and earth-shattering events. This demographic breaks down in to roughly two types of people: The long-time comic reader/collector who will by any book with "x" character on the cover, and the younger demographic who is in theory more interested in big events and simplistic stories than nuance and layered storytelling. The problem with this strategy is that marketing to the "collector" is not a sustainable business model, and marketing the "young" reader is alienating many of the older readers. That said, I don't know what their sales figures are exactly, or who is buying each title. As a whole DC's market share has dropped over the last year, but they are still number 2 in the industry and sales for comics like Justice League are still significantly higher than they were 2 years ago. I would be interested to know how much, if any of this whole strategy has been effective in capturing new readers. It's all very interesting and complicated. I'm not professing to have all the answers, I understand what DC is doing, but it's just not working for me.

February 1, 2013 4:13 pm BAKSHI?! He's one of my favorite film makers! I watch American Pop every couple of months. Really excited to listen to this.

February 1, 2013 12:43 pm There is a weird connection between illness and comics. At MorrisonCon Grant along with several other creators talked about their initial exposure to comic, and for many of them it could be traced to being sick or hospitalized. I've heard this story numerous times from a lot of people. It's strange *cue X-Files music Nice article, by the way.