tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post462940998553535956..comments2023-10-02T09:40:54.779-04:00Comments on Yet Another Comics Blog: Too Many ComicsDave Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392905720500587211noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-16727354445097395562006-11-06T12:44:00.000-05:002006-11-06T12:44:00.000-05:00"Too many comics" is like Salieri's crack about Mo..."Too many comics" is like Salieri's crack about Mozart's "too many notes"...but god, I love to read these things. Except for the (very rare) current issues of Wonder Woman, I'm managing to satisfy my cravings by catching up on the TPB offerings. Sure, it means I have to practice control...but at least I'm not paying twice...(once for the story in a timely manner, the second for the durability that re-reads require.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-22725346594995656742006-10-27T17:18:00.000-04:002006-10-27T17:18:00.000-04:00It's not just you. I'm faced with an ever growing...It's not just you. I'm faced with an ever growing "to read" pile as a fan. But as a comic store owner, I'm expanding my new comics section every week. <br /><br />And, as you said, it would be one thing if most of the books were garbage, but there is so much good stuff out there.<br /><br />What I would like to see from any of the big 4 publishers (Dark Horse, DC, Image, Marvel) is a monthly anthology series featuring 4 or 5 different titles instead of always launching a new title or mini series for every character under the sun. An anthology priced between $5.99 and $9.99 would probably do well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-69070871623255401652006-10-27T16:31:00.000-04:002006-10-27T16:31:00.000-04:00There's also too much drama in the comics communit...There's also too much drama in the comics community. Did you see all the uproar over that White Tiger writer expressing an opinion on Civil War? Sheesh.<br /><br />http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=87903&highlight=tamora+pierce<br /><br />http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=148183&highlight=tamora+pierce<br /><br />http://www.marvel.com/rss/podcasts/Tamora_Pierce_talks_White_Tiger.mp3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-81255211791466964292006-10-27T12:15:00.000-04:002006-10-27T12:15:00.000-04:00For me, the manga boom has done a lot to add to th...For me, the manga boom has done a lot to add to the quality choices. Just within manga I find myself passing over titles I would have enthusiastically purchased a few years ago for not being interesting enough. I think it's been six weeks to a couple months since I bought any kind of comics. I just have so much left unread that the only thing that gets me to buy comics anymore is when something I really want hits the store, like the latest Death Note.<br /><br />In past years, I got in the habit of rationing out my comiccon purchases from San Diego and APE, but I've still got comics unread from APE. Things come in so fast.<br /><br />But, yeah, blogging also slows me down since I usually end up reading a comic two or three times, to firm my opinions, before putting it in the "read" stack. Sometimes I run into a book I have a hard time reviewing, despite wanting to write a review and my reading gets stalled as I give that one a fourth or fifth read. I just put myself on a pretty tight budget, though, so too much disposable income isn't a factor at the moment. Hopefully it will be soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-27245912727472002042006-10-27T00:20:00.000-04:002006-10-27T00:20:00.000-04:00Yep. I've got the same problem.
Recently I've st...Yep. I've got the same problem. <br /><br />Recently I've started working toward what I hope is a solution by culling my pull list, dropping those titles I no longer find as interesting as others.<br /><br />A new twist on this problem has developed, however, as some authors are starting to present their novels in comic book form, authors whose novels I've not read but now want to. The most recent example of this is Laurell Hamilton's <i>Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter</i> character.<br /><br />Oh well, at least it keeps me out of the bars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-73804866895031350092006-10-26T21:33:00.000-04:002006-10-26T21:33:00.000-04:00Oh, good, someone else has this problem. I think m...Oh, good, someone else has this problem. I think my comics are breeding judging by how fast the stack of the unread ones keeps growing. And just this week, I've added 2 more titles to my pull list. And there are some graphic novels I need to get.ShellyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183404615688013084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963510.post-51219740265309404032006-10-26T20:09:00.000-04:002006-10-26T20:09:00.000-04:00I always feel behind the 8ball with comics and tra...I always feel behind the 8ball with comics and trades...and like you have even more in my library if I could even finish my own stack! It's like Tivo, great to have, but it's almost like 'homework' to get through it all.RedheadFangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130452058774732168noreply@blogger.com