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Post by dwilliams on Apr 7, 2014 10:04:40 GMT -5
Did any of you immediately download Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man soundtrack after seeing Cap 2? I did, and it's pretty awesome!
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Post by pacino on Apr 9, 2014 13:58:28 GMT -5
I wasn't able to see Captain America: Winter Soldier yet due to work and family commitments, but am an avid SHIELD watcher. I understand the point of wanting to tie into the movie that just came out, but I then am getting backed up on SHIELD now and can't participate in any discussion on either! Has this happened to any of you guys where you have to just wait around until you are able to see a movie while you have all your friends discussing around you? This previously only happened to me with sports and taping a game, but this is worse because I've been so invested in it.
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Post by Tony on Apr 10, 2014 2:33:00 GMT -5
Is there any reasoning whatsoever behind how Marvel prices their books? Hawkeye for $3, but Captain Marvel for $4? What's the rationale for that? How can they justify it? How and why do they believe that they can skip right on over the $3.50 mark, and barrel straight on to $4 without anyone noticing (wasn't the previous Captain Marvel series that just ended a few months ago a full dollar cheaper? That's a 33% increase!)? ESPECIALLY if you're going to choke out and chop up that $4 book with a metric ton of ads! Am I alone in my frustration with this?
All I want to do is pick up my new Kelly Sue book (and whatever else is in my stack that week) on Wednesday evening and get home and enjoy it, but now I have to wrestle with this stormcloud hanging over the damn thing because of the absurd price point and the explosion of ads throughout, and if i'm being honest, it mars the experience. Which saddens me tremendously. Do you think the creators have any leverage or say over these sorts of things at all? Have we gone past the point of no return? Do you guys think Marvel will ever look at how Image is thriving and decide to adopt some of their strategies, like keeping their prices $3 to $3.50 and putting the ads at the back? DVR and HBO/Showtime/Netflix have reprogrammed my brain to understand that you don't HAVE to have your TV interrupted by commercials, and Image has done that same thing for me with comics. How does Marvel not see that the future is going in that direction?
I'm just . . i'm flummoxed, is I guess the word for it. It feels like gouging in contrast to the other books I pick up week to week (Hawkeye, Batman & Robin, Saga, The Wake, Zero, Starlight, and Mercenary Sea are all $3, and East of West, Rat Queens, Shutter, Serenity: Leaves On The Wind, Pretty Deadly, and Black Science are all $3.50). Commiserate with me for a moment; I think I need a hug.
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Post by JediHunter66 on Apr 11, 2014 1:32:47 GMT -5
With Gwen Stacy wearing the famous green jacket do you think the inevitable is going to happen in ASM2?
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Apr 14, 2014 12:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Milton on Apr 15, 2014 22:08:41 GMT -5
What is everyone doing on Free Comic Book Day? Special traditions, cool events, etc.
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Post by dwilliams on Apr 16, 2014 8:01:08 GMT -5
What is everyone doing on Free Comic Book Day? Special traditions, cool events, etc. A couple of the shops around me have $1 back issues, so I'll be looking for all of the books I didn't realize I wanted to read! I'm on the hunt for the Green Arrow Outsiders War arc, Forever Evil (I bought the first issue, why didn't I keep with it, damn it!), maybe Velvet.
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Apr 21, 2014 17:14:42 GMT -5
Hey guys, great work on the show as always. I wanted to piggy-back another question to you guys from my previous one. Do you guys think that Amazon now owning Comixology will bring attention and awareness to the Amazon Publishing division? Amazon publishing allows creators to publish their works in dozens of formats. I would see this as being the next step in helping indie comics springboard to a more mainstream audience. Comixology Submit was a great first step, but I see this as providing a much larger variety of options for up and coming creators to get their work out there. www.apub.com/about
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Post by courtneyk on Apr 22, 2014 11:07:17 GMT -5
Another question, sparked by my recent book club meeting. I'd love to pick a graphic novel when it's my turn to pick for our book club. Any ideas for a graphic novel that would be fairly accessible to mostly non-comics readers? My book club is pretty open to different genres and has people into all kinds of geeky interests, as well as one member who has basically made it his goal to get us through the collected works of Philip K. Dick, so weird subject matter is not a deal-breaker, but something with non-intuitive panel layouts might be. Also, a lot of our group reads on Kindles/iPads/etc., so something that's digitally available would be ideal.
If you'd like to make this question less specific to me, just your best suggestions of graphic novels for non-comics readers would work. Thanks!
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Apr 22, 2014 11:27:21 GMT -5
Another question, sparked by my recent book club meeting. I'd love to pick a graphic novel when it's my turn to pick for our book club. Any ideas for a graphic novel that would be fairly accessible to mostly non-comics readers? My book club is pretty open to different genres and has people into all kinds of geeky interests, as well as one member who has basically made it his goal to get us through the collected works of Philip K. Dick, so weird subject matter is not a deal-breaker, but something with non-intuitive panel layouts might be. Also, a lot of our group reads on Kindles/iPads/etc., so something that's digitally available would be ideal. If you'd like to make this question less specific to me, just your best suggestions of graphic novels for non-comics readers would work. Thanks! If I can make a recommendation, I would say either The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, which you have to get through the Dark Horse Comics app, also this comic is soon to become a movie. A few other recommendations would either be Daytripper or Blankets, all three of these are good down to earth options for people that may not be familiar with comics.
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Post by courtneyk on Apr 22, 2014 21:43:35 GMT -5
Another question, sparked by my recent book club meeting. I'd love to pick a graphic novel when it's my turn to pick for our book club. Any ideas for a graphic novel that would be fairly accessible to mostly non-comics readers? My book club is pretty open to different genres and has people into all kinds of geeky interests, as well as one member who has basically made it his goal to get us through the collected works of Philip K. Dick, so weird subject matter is not a deal-breaker, but something with non-intuitive panel layouts might be. Also, a lot of our group reads on Kindles/iPads/etc., so something that's digitally available would be ideal. If you'd like to make this question less specific to me, just your best suggestions of graphic novels for non-comics readers would work. Thanks! If I can make a recommendation, I would say either The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, which you have to get through the Dark Horse Comics app, also this comic is soon to become a movie. A few other recommendations would either be Daytripper or Blankets, all three of these are good down to earth options for people that may not be familiar with comics. Thanks! I haven't read any of those, but I'll add them to my list to check out. I'm a big Beatles fan so the Brian Epstein one sounds particularly interesting.
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Post by pacino on Apr 24, 2014 8:30:08 GMT -5
Have any of you read Secret Warriors??? I think this will give us some insight into where Marvel is going with their movies.
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Post by robinnight on Apr 25, 2014 18:06:52 GMT -5
What Dc character has most profit from the new 52 and which character has lost the most from the Reboot in your opinion mine are 1.Aquaman 2.Red Robin
love the show best wishes from Germany
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Post by theboogieman on Apr 26, 2014 9:17:30 GMT -5
Greetings, from England!
What are some of your favorite British/European comics?
I think from what I've read so far (I've only been reading comics for about 2 and a half years, so I haven't read a lot), The Black Incal might be my favorite. As a new listener, this podcast has fast become one that I look forward to listening to each week. You guys and oneofus.net are my two favorite geek culture based websites.
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Post by tomoe on Apr 26, 2014 16:14:07 GMT -5
What is your favorite one-shot story (or mini-arc) and why?
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