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Post by cyberstrike on Feb 21, 2011 15:39:31 GMT -5
I hope this is a joke, but sadly I doubt it. I know how to save comics: 1) One cover per issue per book. 2) No more God-damn motherfucking crossover events for say 5 years. 3) Hire creators who honestly love comics. 4) Character-driven stories that make sense. 5) Stop trying to "fix" the past, accept, learn and move on from it. 6) Stop killing characters off and bringing them back from the dead. DEAD IS FOREVER. 7) Stop abusing limited series and one-shots. 8) Editors should have the power to tell creators with over-sized egos : "No. This idea sucks." 9) Late creators should not be used. 10) Stick with a title and a numbering system. 11) Less Batman, Deadpool, Wolverine, and Spider-Man comics and these characters in every freaking team book. 12) TPBs and HCs should be at least a year after an arc and/or series is done.
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Post by G on Feb 21, 2011 18:36:48 GMT -5
I hope this is a joke, but sadly I doubt it. I know how to save comics: 1) One cover per issue per book. 2) No more God-damn motherfucking crossover events for say 5 years. 3) Hire creators who honestly love comics. 4) Character-driven stories that make sense. 5) Stop trying to "fix" the past, accept, learn and move on from it. 6) Stop killing characters off and bringing them back from the dead. DEAD IS FOREVER. 7) Stop abusing limited series and one-shots. 8) Editors should have the power to tell creators with over-sized egos : "No. This idea sucks." 9) Late creators should not be used. 10) Stick with a title and a numbering system. 11) Less Batman, Deadpool, Wolverine, and Spider-Man comics and these characters in every freaking team book. 12) TPBs and HCs should be at least a year after an arc and/or series is done. Can't say shit for the buttons... But your ideas are awesome and spot on! The sad part is, it really IS THAT EASY and yet they hold expos and don't get exactly these facts. That's why I think we've got a bunch of goons in charge of running comics. If they can't see these kind of things, they are out of touch! If people think of other reasons, I'd like to see them posted here. |
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 21, 2011 18:38:55 GMT -5
I hope this is a joke, but sadly I doubt it. I know how to save comics: 1) One cover per issue per book. 2) No more God-damn motherfucking crossover events for say 5 years. 3) Hire creators who honestly love comics. 4) Character-driven stories that make sense. 5) Stop trying to "fix" the past, accept, learn and move on from it. 6) Stop killing characters off and bringing them back from the dead. DEAD IS FOREVER. 7) Stop abusing limited series and one-shots. 8) Editors should have the power to tell creators with over-sized egos : "No. This idea sucks." 9) Late creators should not be used. 10) Stick with a title and a numbering system. 11) Less Batman, Deadpool, Wolverine, and Spider-Man comics and these characters in every freaking team book. 12) TPBs and HCs should be at least a year after an arc and/or series is done. 1) Agree entirely. 2) The crossovers are a problem, but they are a problem because they are an "event". The Secret Empire crossover in the 70's was not a problem. If you were buying titles which the crossovers appeared, you got a piece of a mystery that was just a few pages in each issue it crossed into. It was no big deal to just stick with a title and read it for what it was. The Death Stalker crossover didn't require you to buy a bunch of issues you didn't want. His appearances were stand-alone events that worked, but the overall story was a bonus. 3) I don't think a writer has to "love" comics. I think he needs to understand comics and care about conveying an interesting story. Dark Horse has the slogan "We love comics too". They publish a lot of crap. 4 through 10) Bingo! 11) Yes. All heroes should have one title in the current state of the market and a crossover should be something special. 12) I'd say closer to 5 years. Preferably 10. Eliminate arcs. They should just group stories together with a cohesive element. df1 |
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Post by bigw1966 on Feb 22, 2011 15:45:19 GMT -5
agree
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Post by G on Feb 23, 2011 8:27:08 GMT -5
I would like to add....
Stop with the Pose covers, Poster covers, stare downs, fan out and collage covers. Give us back dynamic, teaser peek insight covers which entice a reader to buy strictly because the cover is saying something.
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Post by bigw1966 on Feb 23, 2011 10:57:34 GMT -5
They won't end those. They make money on crossing that shit over to posters and such.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 23, 2011 13:37:21 GMT -5
They won't end those. They make money on crossing that shit over to posters and such. You've nailed it. They are too cheap to buy promotional art, so they sacrifice the sales on the comics. It's short sighted and stupid. That's like showing a photo of a product to sell it without telling you what it's going to do once you buy it. df1 |
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Post by G on Feb 23, 2011 15:15:23 GMT -5
They won't end those. They make money on crossing that shit over to posters and such. I thought we were talking about ways to save comics and giving the people what they want. Not about what comics WONT do.  |
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Post by G on Feb 23, 2011 15:18:03 GMT -5
If I ran a comic company, I would do everything Cyber said plus mine. I think there is a lot of people on the sidelines just wishing things were different. I don't think any of it is too hard really. Just got to get these fucks at the top thinking different than what they are.
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Post by defiant1 on Feb 23, 2011 22:33:19 GMT -5
If I ran a comic company, I would do everything Cyber said plus mine. I think there is a lot of people on the sidelines just wishing things were different. I don't think any of it is too hard really. Just got to get these fucks at the top thinking different than what they are. Since we've both worked for large companies, you and I know that all they look at is the short term instant results and they blame the long term failures on the market, not themselves. df1 |
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