tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post5026424931850616570..comments2024-03-28T05:18:44.880-07:00Comments on comic bits online: NOW It Appears UK Comic Shop Owners Are Putting On The Blindfolds (to not see what's happening)Terry Hooper-Scharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-56099461760318057982016-08-01T08:44:03.164-07:002016-08-01T08:44:03.164-07:00Well, they've looked at that. People liked da...Well, they've looked at that. People liked dark and violent movies? Comics and TV became darker and more violent. The Marvel movies are keeping things bright and entertaining but that is because Di$ney knows or has people who know movies. There IS some great comic art but as one after another vlogger and blogger has said: stories and scripts are CRAP. People are buying 35-40 year old comics to be entertained. Let fan boys in to run things then they roll over for money men. Read my epic posting (in print it comes to over 20 pages!)of today.Terry Hooper-Scharfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-12097444631327087642016-07-31T22:17:39.770-07:002016-07-31T22:17:39.770-07:00Maybe, as the people of the 60's and 70's ...Maybe, as the people of the 60's and 70's wrote their stories for their times - we have to write the stories for our times ? What are the themes of our times...? How should we - how can we - present them in a way that communicates with the people we need to reach ? If comics is an art medium it has to have this : relevance and accessibility. How do we do this ? <br />I know, I witter. I'm tired. Talk to you later in the ( my ) day. Take it easy - oh, and the Wonder Woman trailer looks interesting. FINALLY, they're going to take the 'warrior woman' and let her be a WARRIOR. It could be worth watching. Outta here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435206805220415602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-90705575442831348142016-07-30T04:11:44.205-07:002016-07-30T04:11:44.205-07:00You know, back in the 1980s-early 1990s before pri...You know, back in the 1980s-early 1990s before prices sky-rocketed and newsagents stopped getting comics (let's say Titan distribution put a 'stop' to that) I used to buy every main Marvel and DC title. That was a lot. I cut back to certain main titles but one by one they went because the writing and stories got awful. The way they ended West Coast Avengers or Avengers West Coast, written by an English writer who was shit. Sorry, but he obviously NEVER read Avengers comics. The original team closes down the WCA BECAUSE security was breached at their HQ compound. HOW many times has Avengers mansion been attacked, had security breached??? AWFUL. And it got worse. There is some GREAT art in a lot of comics but the stories and dialogue...no. I'm like you -old back issues and there are a lot of others going for this now! Terry Hooper-Scharfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-64494040290947532082016-07-30T02:45:00.503-07:002016-07-30T02:45:00.503-07:00Good points - I myself have cut my regular titles ...Good points - I myself have cut my regular titles form 3 (yep only 3 sine my high of 7 way back) to none - no comic intrigues me at all now - my last 4 visits to Forbidden Plant have resulted in me walking out with no purchases. My single comic purchase in last 2 months is the UK Mighty World of Marvel 25 (as it has Dr Stange reprint - will gt 26 later today) - I tend to just pick up £1 grab bags (5 comics for £1 and I feel most are a waste of cash) To be fair there are times when there are a few titles I like all at once but not recently - I am almost 100% on back issues now there are just no fun titles (that I am aware off) on sale ll dark some stunningly illustrated a lot rubbish etc sigh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536231589069194279noreply@blogger.com