Comments on: Take Ike Back Syndrome http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/25/take-ike-back-syndrome/ no, really, there are some comics you really should read Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: admin http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/25/take-ike-back-syndrome/#comment-51 admin Mon, 29 May 2006 03:31:05 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/?p=42#comment-51 Amazing isn't it? All those books, back issues, trades and collections. Maybe it's just not... 'new' enough. Who knows? All I know is I bought my store out of PAD's run on the Hulk when Jones was at the helm and wound up short. Amazing isn’t it? All those books, back issues, trades and collections.
Maybe it’s just not… ‘new’ enough. Who knows?
All I know is I bought my store out of PAD’s run on the Hulk when Jones was at the helm and wound up short.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/25/take-ike-back-syndrome/#comment-46 Christopher Sun, 28 May 2006 08:50:17 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/?p=42#comment-46 For me, the only comic I feel this way about is <I>The Tick</I>. It's rarely even come close to the level of the original Ben Edlund issues, but I keep buying it. Honestly, though, this kind of thing baffles me a bit. The narrative I alwys hear is that of a person who compulsively buys crappy comics, realises he doesn't like them, and then gives up on them and cuts his buying down to a couple of books. Frankly, there are so many <B>good</B> comics out there I've never been able to understand how people could afford to buy crappy comics. I mean, do you have all the back issues of <I>Usagi Yojimbo</I>? That's twenty-something graphic novels of consistant awesomeness right there. Is your <I>Battle Angel Alita</I> collection complete? Your <I>Yikes</I> collection? Your <I>Finder</I> collection? <I>Groo the Wanderer</I>? <I>Bone</I>? I mean, I could spend every penny I earned from now until doomsday on comics without ever picking up a superhero title. If you let me buy the good superhero ones, then I could spend even more then that. For me, the only comic I feel this way about is The Tick. It’s rarely even come close to the level of the original Ben Edlund issues, but I keep buying it.

Honestly, though, this kind of thing baffles me a bit. The narrative I alwys hear is that of a person who compulsively buys crappy comics, realises he doesn’t like them, and then gives up on them and cuts his buying down to a couple of books.

Frankly, there are so many good comics out there I’ve never been able to understand how people could afford to buy crappy comics.

I mean, do you have all the back issues of Usagi Yojimbo? That’s twenty-something graphic novels of consistant awesomeness right there. Is your Battle Angel Alita collection complete? Your Yikes collection? Your Finder collection? Groo the Wanderer? Bone?

I mean, I could spend every penny I earned from now until doomsday on comics without ever picking up a superhero title. If you let me buy the good superhero ones, then I could spend even more then that.

]]> By: admin http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/25/take-ike-back-syndrome/#comment-45 admin Sun, 28 May 2006 03:15:13 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/?p=42#comment-45 Ah, but for most as far as I know, Diamond is the only real game in town. I mean, you just can't stop seeing Diamond. But yet, there are many fish in the sea, we can always just get another book. But. We don't. Ah, but for most as far as I know, Diamond is the only real game in town. I mean, you just can’t stop seeing Diamond. But yet, there are many fish in the sea, we can always just get another book.
But. We don’t.

]]> By: Dorian http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/05/25/take-ike-back-syndrome/#comment-40 Dorian Fri, 26 May 2006 01:58:44 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/?p=42#comment-40 Wow. I usually make the "I walked into a door again/you just don't know him like I do/but he says he loves me" arguement when I'm talking about how comic retailers relate to Diamond and/or Marvel, but it works remarkably well for comics readers as well. Wow. I usually make the “I walked into a door again/you just don’t know him like I do/but he says he loves me” arguement when I’m talking about how comic retailers relate to Diamond and/or Marvel, but it works remarkably well for comics readers as well.

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