I can not adequately express how disappointed I was with Image/Matt Fraction's "ODY-C #1." For a comic I had been so looking forward to, it was an absolute convoluted train-wreck.
So I went to the UGA/GAtech game saturday (first time I've ever gone to that game) , and was it a strange one. UGA fumble twice at the goal line, Tech fumble twice in a scoring position (one resulted in a 99 yard return), both teams had a blocked field goal, UGA blocked an extra point in overtime, then lost on a terrible interception in overtime. All-in-all it was a weird game that both teams tried to give away.
On a positive note the Falcons are still leading the NFC South with a 5-7 record and the first nondivision win since week 14 of last year.
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
I think it was the November 1971 cover date books when Marvel experimented with their titles by releasing .25 cent issues. Another change Marvel made was the introduction of the Marvel Comics bar across the top of their comics, which became a mainstay through the 80s. This forced DC's hand who followed suit raising prices and locked themselves into a paper supply contract and couldn't back the price down like Marvel did. Kids voted with their wallets in 1972 and Marvel has been pretty much top dog ever since.
Here's a list of the issues I found, but I think it's spotty on accuracy:
Amazing Spider-Man #102 Avengers #93 Avengers Annual #5 Captain America #143 Captain America Special #2 Chamber of Darkness Special #1 Conan #10 & #11 Daredevil #81 Daredevil Special #3 Fantastic Four #116 Fear #6 Incredible Hulk #145 Incredible Hulk Annual #4 Iron Man #43 Kid Colt Outlaw #156 Marvel Feature #2 Marvel's Greatest Comics #34 Marvel Special Edition #4 Marvel Spotlight #2 Marvel Tales #33 Marvel Triple Action #1 Mighty Marvel Western #16 Monsters on the Prowl #14 My Love #14 Rawhide Kid #93 Ringo Kid #12 Sub-Mariner #43 Sub-Mariner Special #2 Thor #193 Where Monsters Dwell #12 Western Gunfighters #7
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
Do you mean the time Marvel added pages to all their books and raised the price to 25¢ only to go back to the smaller page count for 20¢? That was October-November 1971.
The most recent issue of Grayson (I think it's #4), is some really good comics! It was such a good Dick Grayson story that it didn't matter that Midnighter and a pale imitation of Helena Bertinelli were in it. The story transended "New52". I really liked the twist at the end. It reminded me a another orphaned infant adopted by a childless couple.
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
Do you mean the time Marvel added pages to all their books and raised the price to 25¢ only to go back to the smaller page count for 20¢? That was October-November 1971.
The best part of it was, it was a VERY typical Martin Goodman ploy. Comic prices were going to go up and everyone was poised for things to go to 20 cents, but he announced that Marvel would do 25 cent comics with more pages ALL NEW! DC panicked and didn't have enough inventory material so they did the same and padded their books out with reprints.
The next month, Marvel dropped back to 32 pages but had raised the price to 20 cents. DC stayed at 25 cents for a while, and in doing so, lost sales (which were already dropping) and finally, Marvel became the top selling comic book publisher in the US. DC took a HUGE hit, and flailed around, trying to find hits for the rest of the 70's, but the fallout was that eventually, EIC Carmine Infantino had to take the blame and was fired....leading to higher-ups bringing in Jeanette Kahn as Publisher.
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
Do you mean the time Marvel added pages to all their books and raised the price to 25¢ only to go back to the smaller page count for 20¢? That was October-November 1971.
The best part of it was, it was a VERY typical Martin Goodman ploy. Comic prices were going to go up and everyone was poised for things to go to 20 cents, but he announced that Marvel would do 25 cent comics with more pages ALL NEW! DC panicked and didn't have enough inventory material so they did the same and padded their books out with reprints.
The next month, Marvel dropped back to 32 pages but had raised the price to 20 cents. DC stayed at 25 cents for a while, and in doing so, lost sales (which were already dropping) and finally, Marvel became the top selling comic book publisher in the US. DC took a HUGE hit, and flailed around, trying to find hits for the rest of the 70's, but the fallout was that eventually, EIC Carmine Infantino had to take the blame and was fired....leading to higher-ups bringing in Jeanette Kahn as Publisher.
Actually, DC was going to raise its prices regardless of what Marvel was doing. Goodman made a handshake deal to raise his prices at the same time, then thought better of it.
But it wasn't just the cover price difference that put Marvel over the top. When Marvel dropped back down to 20¢, they also offered distributors and wholesalers a bigger discount. They were giving them 10¢ for every Marvel sale, while DC was only giving 5¢ for every 25¢ DC sale. That led to Marvel getting more rack space and more prominence than DC. Add to that the lower price tag and it was a Marvel boom. Eventually, DC had to offer the same discount and lower their books to 20¢. But that didn’t happen for nearly six months, and by then they had taken a major hit.
Marvel then jumped up its output from 30 titles to 50 or so titles. Carmine felt he had to match their pace or be completely flooded from the market. DC lost a lot of money in the meantime (though Marvel was losing money too), and that led to Carmine’s dismissal in 1976.
Some time ago, during one of the CGS Spotlight episodes, it was mentioned that during the Silver Age, there was a month that Marvel released all of it's titles in a square bound format. I thought the release coincided with FF Annual Vol.1 #3 (Oct. 1965). Not the case. Does anyone have the information?
Do you mean the time Marvel added pages to all their books and raised the price to 25¢ only to go back to the smaller page count for 20¢? That was October-November 1971.
The best part of it was, it was a VERY typical Martin Goodman ploy. Comic prices were going to go up and everyone was poised for things to go to 20 cents, but he announced that Marvel would do 25 cent comics with more pages ALL NEW! DC panicked and didn't have enough inventory material so they did the same and padded their books out with reprints.
The next month, Marvel dropped back to 32 pages but had raised the price to 20 cents. DC stayed at 25 cents for a while, and in doing so, lost sales (which were already dropping) and finally, Marvel became the top selling comic book publisher in the US. DC took a HUGE hit, and flailed around, trying to find hits for the rest of the 70's, but the fallout was that eventually, EIC Carmine Infantino had to take the blame and was fired....leading to higher-ups bringing in Jeanette Kahn as Publisher.
Actually, DC was going to raise its prices regardless of what Marvel was doing. Goodman made a handshake deal to raise his prices at the same time, then thought better of it.
But it wasn't just the cover price difference that put Marvel over the top. When Marvel dropped back down to 20¢, they also offered distributors and wholesalers a bigger discount. They were giving them 10¢ for every Marvel sale, while DC was only giving 5¢ for every 25¢ DC sale. That led to Marvel getting more rack space and more prominence than DC. Add to that the lower price tag and it was a Marvel boom. Eventually, DC had to offer the same discount and lower their books to 20¢. But that didn’t happen for nearly six months, and by then they had taken a major hit.
Marvel then jumped up its output from 30 titles to 50 or so titles. Carmine felt he had to match their pace or be completely flooded from the market. DC lost a lot of money in the meantime (though Marvel was losing money too), and that led to Carmine’s dismissal in 1976.
I didn't know about the handshake deal. Goodman was a true dirtball, wasn't he?
I'd be very curious to know how much of Marvel losing money was all of the late books. Shooter has said that the spent more in late fees to the printer than printing fees to the printer....but I have learned to take Shooter's proclamations with a block of salt.
I didn't know about the handshake deal. Goodman was a true dirtball, wasn't he?
Well, there's no proof, of course, but it's reasonably clear there was some degree of collusion going on between DC and Marvel going back many years. Yes, Goodman was a piece of work, but what's worse, going back on an unwritten agreement, or price-fixing? And it takes two to price-fix. There's no moral high ground here on either side, assuming collusion had been taking place.
The most recent issue of Grayson (I think it's #4), is some really good comics! It was such a good Dick Grayson story that it didn't matter that Midnighter and a pale imitation of Helena Bertinelli were in it. The story transended "New52". I really liked the twist at the end. It reminded me a another orphaned infant adopted by a childless couple.
I'm really enjoying Grayson. This one, while very still very enjoyable, had me a little confused though. Did I miss something previously to explain what they were doing with the woman in the helicopter at the beginning, or are we just supposed to assume it's some random mission they're on? If the later, then why would Midnighter be with them?
Bottom line is, no. Yahoo! Screen makes revenue from streaming ads, so we'll probably have to sit through commercial breaks that prevent you from skipping ahead or fast-forwarding.
You know, there were a couple of years there that Vince Vaughn seemed like he was aiming to become the name star of Christmas movies.
So much so that in 2009, after 2007 being Fred Claus and 2008 being Four Christmases, I actually found myself disappointed he didn't do another Christmas movie.
It had started to become a little holiday tradition, and I'm not even a fan of Vince Vaughn.
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Still one of the funniest lines ever
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57400
On a positive note the Falcons are still leading the NFC South with a 5-7 record and the first nondivision win since week 14 of last year.
Does anyone have the information?
Here's a list of the issues I found, but I think it's spotty on accuracy:
http://moocowcomics.blogspot.com/2005/02/25-cent-pictureframe-issues.html
Amazing Spider-Man #102
Avengers #93
Avengers Annual #5
Captain America #143
Captain America Special #2
Chamber of Darkness Special #1
Conan #10 & #11
Daredevil #81
Daredevil Special #3
Fantastic Four #116
Fear #6
Incredible Hulk #145
Incredible Hulk Annual #4
Iron Man #43
Kid Colt Outlaw #156
Marvel Feature #2
Marvel's Greatest Comics #34
Marvel Special Edition #4
Marvel Spotlight #2
Marvel Tales #33
Marvel Triple Action #1
Mighty Marvel Western #16
Monsters on the Prowl #14
My Love #14
Rawhide Kid #93
Ringo Kid #12
Sub-Mariner #43
Sub-Mariner Special #2
Thor #193
Where Monsters Dwell #12
Western Gunfighters #7
I really liked the twist at the end. It reminded me a another orphaned infant adopted by a childless couple.
I sure hope Bill Murry is in this picture.
The next month, Marvel dropped back to 32 pages but had raised the price to 20 cents. DC stayed at 25 cents for a while, and in doing so, lost sales (which were already dropping) and finally, Marvel became the top selling comic book publisher in the US. DC took a HUGE hit, and flailed around, trying to find hits for the rest of the 70's, but the fallout was that eventually, EIC Carmine Infantino had to take the blame and was fired....leading to higher-ups bringing in Jeanette Kahn as Publisher.
But it wasn't just the cover price difference that put Marvel over the top. When Marvel dropped back down to 20¢, they also offered distributors and wholesalers a bigger discount. They were giving them 10¢ for every Marvel sale, while DC was only giving 5¢ for every 25¢ DC sale. That led to Marvel getting more rack space and more prominence than DC. Add to that the lower price tag and it was a Marvel boom. Eventually, DC had to offer the same discount and lower their books to 20¢. But that didn’t happen for nearly six months, and by then they had taken a major hit.
Marvel then jumped up its output from 30 titles to 50 or so titles. Carmine felt he had to match their pace or be completely flooded from the market. DC lost a lot of money in the meantime (though Marvel was losing money too), and that led to Carmine’s dismissal in 1976.
I'd be very curious to know how much of Marvel losing money was all of the late books. Shooter has said that the spent more in late fees to the printer than printing fees to the printer....but I have learned to take Shooter's proclamations with a block of salt.
And I too loved the twist at the end. :-)
Bottom line is, no. Yahoo! Screen makes revenue from streaming ads, so we'll probably have to sit through commercial breaks that prevent you from skipping ahead or fast-forwarding.
(groan... I'm so spoiled.)
So much so that in 2009, after 2007 being Fred Claus and 2008 being Four Christmases, I actually found myself disappointed he didn't do another Christmas movie.
It had started to become a little holiday tradition, and I'm not even a fan of Vince Vaughn.