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Comic's Retailer Mar 17, 2007 19:13:51 GMT -5

Post by Defiant1 on Mar 17, 2007 19:13:51 GMT -5

I used to have a free subscription to this magazine.

I was selling comics at shows, so i just filled out a subscription renewal form when they sent one to my LCS. The LCS didn't care about filling it out and publications like this like to have a wide circulation so they can sell ads at a higher rate. After I filled out the subscription form The LCS kept getting their copies and I started getting them also. On the down side, this magazine just sucks. It's owned by the same people who publish the CGC. It's that same clique of industry people. It's pretty shallow overall. I quit reading it when the content shifted to 80% gaming content. WTF is that all about? A comics magazine about gaming. Sad.

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Brother J
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Comic's Retailer Mar 18, 2007 3:34:59 GMT -5

Post by Brother J on Mar 18, 2007 3:34:59 GMT -5

Sadly, that's how it seems most comics shops are nowadays, as well. It seems like almost none of them feel they can cater exclusively to the comic book crowd. One shop I frequent in Milwaukee is 50% manga, anime, that kind of stuff. Another shop I go to used to be heavily into the gaming stuff, but that seems to have died down a little bit. The shop (actually a chain) that focuses pretty much exclusively on comics in town is run by a jackass, and I try not to go there too much because of his attitude. It's pretty hard to stay away, though, because they easily have the best selection of comics in town, plus a huge back issue inventory even though it's like pulling teeth to get them to let you look through their stuff.

Quato Level 14 a.k.a. Defiant1 Quato a.k.a. Defiant1 Posts: 1,669	Comic's Retailer Mar 18, 2007 18:07:09 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Quato on Mar 18, 2007 18:07:09 GMT -5 Thankfully there is/was one really popular gaming store that doesn't sell comics. All the gaming fans flocked to it and left the comic fans alone.

Defiant1 Administrator Retired Collector Posts: 10,877	Comic's Retailer Jul 20, 2013 19:22:14 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Defiant1 on Jul 20, 2013 19:22:14 GMT -5 Comics Retailer #70 This issue is pretty neat. It has a directory of publishers with addresses and contact info. Hmmm! I think I have a huge projects... Defiant1
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Comic's Retailer Jul 21, 2013 14:59:10 GMT -5

Post by Gene Yas on Jul 21, 2013 14:59:10 GMT -5

Jul 20, 2013 19:22:14 GMT -5 Defiant1 said:

Comics Retailer #70

This issue is pretty neat. It has a directory of publishers with addresses and contact info. Hmmm! I think I have a huge projects...

Defiant1

John Jackson Miller mentions this issue in an article.

www.farawaypress.com/magazines/comicsretailer.html

Gene

Defiant1 Administrator Retired Collector Posts: 10,877	Comic's Retailer Jul 21, 2013 17:32:53 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Defiant1 on Jul 21, 2013 17:32:53 GMT -5 It appears the magazine died right before the economy collapsed. 6 years have passed since then? Wow. Defiant1

Post by Defiant1 on Mar 17, 2007 19:13:51 GMT -5

Post by Brother J on Mar 18, 2007 3:34:59 GMT -5

Post by Quato on Mar 18, 2007 18:07:09 GMT -5

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Post by Gene Yas on Jul 21, 2013 14:59:10 GMT -5

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