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Post by cyberstrike on Feb 17, 2011 10:19:06 GMT -5
Borders files bankruptcy has been all over the business news channels but they owe Diamond Disturbers (you should know them) nearly 4 million bucks in back payments and according to article I posted Diamond is not doing so good either. I liked Borders when they sold DVDs that I couldn't get anywhere else (except at Barnes and Nobles) when they stop selling DVDs, me and my dad took our business to Barnes and Noble. And believe it or not Borders (and B&N too) do sell monthly comics, trade paper backs, hardcovers, and magna at their stores.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 17, 2011 12:10:19 GMT -5
Borders files bankruptcy has been all over the business news channels but they owe Diamond Disturbers (you should know them) nearly 4 million bucks in back payments and according to article I posted Diamond is not doing so good either. I liked Borders when they sold DVDs that I couldn't get anywhere else (except at Barnes and Nobles) when they stop selling DVDs, me and my dad took our business to Barnes and Noble. And believe it or not Borders (and B&N too) do sell monthly comics, trade paper backs, hardcovers, and magna at their stores. Geppi has been involved with a half dozen lawsuits involving millions of dollars. Even if he wins or has won them, the legal fees have to be enormous. I honestly feel that the whole distribution system for comics is at the brink of collapse. Diamond recently announced a digital download service and is trying to encourage stores to support it through a commision of some kind (or so it seems). As G knows from reading my board, I've essentially retired as a collector. I think publishers and Diamond have been fishing from the same pool of fans too long and they aren't trying to market the product outside of the stores. They are simply milking the same base of fans. The economy is killing what little back issue market there has been. The CGC presence is killing the market for comics that are lower than 9.8 in grade. The $3.50 and up price point is driving away new comic readers. I think the fall of comics started when Diamond purged all their indy publishers. I think it was done because Geppi was hurting financially, but it took a lot of the needed product diversity out of the stores. df1 |
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Post by cyberstrike on Feb 17, 2011 15:11:32 GMT -5
When I was in my self-imposed exile from monthly comics I bought 99% of my TPBs and HC from Borders. I agree that comics have got to get back into newsstands at department, drug, grocery, and convenience stores and one way I think is too try to bring back comic book magazines like what Warren and Marvel used to do back in the day. Updated of course in full color, and with articles and reviews on pop culture media, like Shojen Jump does.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 17, 2011 19:01:50 GMT -5
When I was in my self-imposed exile from monthly comics I bought 99% of my TPBs and HC from Borders. I agree that comics have got to get back into newsstands at department, drug, grocery, and convenience stores and one way I think is too try to bring back comic book magazines like what Warren and Marvel used to do back in the day. Updated of course in full color, and with articles and reviews on pop culture media, like Shojen Jump does. There is a Books-A-Million at my favorite Mall to see movies. They have about 12 feet of shelf space on comics and I notice that most do say "Newsstand" next to the bar code. Unfortunately, most have pretty bad spine damage. I never buy anything there except 2600, a hacker magazine. I think it's about to go digital only. The last issue I picked up talked about the digital transition and how it might be the last print issue. I think there is an even bigger problem than comics not being for sale in grocery stores. Comics aren't really used as a communication tool anymore despite the military in WWII finding them to be a very effective tool.  Restaurants used to have give-away comics...     Kids might be tuned in more to comics if Comics crossed their path more often as a communication tool. df1 |
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Post by defiant1 on Apr 4, 2011 18:57:42 GMT -5
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Post by bigw1966 on Apr 7, 2011 9:14:40 GMT -5
I just spent $30 dollars on comics this week.
I got;
NEONOMICON #4 by alan Moore
TOM STRONG and The Robots of Doom issues 1-6
Cap #615 anniversary issue.
Neonomicon brought the story to a solid end, Cap was a solid issue with a number of new stories and Tom Strong was alright.
I generally stick to trades which I pick up at Borders or if I happen to be in the area, Boos a Million. The one near me has 2 rows dedicated to comics. They get trades I have never heard of.
defiant is correct though that they have been feeding from the same pond for too long. They need new distribution models and outlets.
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