tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post6578468676119187480..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: The heart-breaking sadness of newsstand comic books in the 21st centuryCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-33365214635773158282010-10-08T08:42:10.624-07:002010-10-08T08:42:10.624-07:00I dunno about the other people, but I rarely actua...I dunno about the other people, but I rarely actually see copies of 2000ad in most newsstands I go to.tomorrowboy 2.9https://www.blogger.com/profile/15396440789880578648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-11421777386107515162010-10-08T06:08:35.731-07:002010-10-08T06:08:35.731-07:002badguys is dead on, the UK newsstands are packed ...2badguys is dead on, the UK newsstands are packed with comics, though you never see DC/Marvel/etc imports any more, those Titan/Panini reprint packages having taken their place.<br /><br />They differ from most comics in that they acutally are comics - the rest of the juvenile market tends to be bagged 'free gifts' with the comics seemingly an afterthought.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-16775780078189276602010-10-08T01:54:26.351-07:002010-10-08T01:54:26.351-07:00Here in the UK, we don't get US imports in new...Here in the UK, we don't get US imports in newsagents anymore, but we do have US reprints that give you 2 modern (about a year or two behind) and 1 Classic (mostly 60s-70s) Marvel/DC comic for the price of 1 US import. They got me back into superhero books about 6 years ago, but I stopped getting them when I caught myself up with imports. I can totally see kids getting hooked on these. Because the Modern reprints are all from the same time "Keeping Up" doesn't matter so much, they've even done crossovers. Most places will stock the 1 or 2 tittles (I think there's about 4 Marvel and 2 DC in total).<br /><br />We also Have 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and CLiNT, for older kids/adults and a whole stack of cartoon tie-ins and Beano stuff for the little'ns, so we're actually doing better than we have in years.<br /><br />V.2badguyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456538558181900971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-62906568846341137432010-10-08T00:39:00.076-07:002010-10-08T00:39:00.076-07:00If 2009 comics are old to you, I can't imagine...If 2009 comics are old to you, I can't imagine what d'you think of the comics in the local store here :/<br />(we still have some world war hulk issues around! :P)Eyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350758607787528425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-56602641866429976582010-10-07T22:43:40.883-07:002010-10-07T22:43:40.883-07:00I totally approve of Scrooge and Scooby Doo, aweso...I totally approve of Scrooge and Scooby Doo, awesomeness.<br />I could buy those kinds of things whenever I want at random, I wish others would be like that !dylanio21https://www.blogger.com/profile/13601626215230972257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-50987062848954106222010-10-07T20:00:59.257-07:002010-10-07T20:00:59.257-07:00I assume somebody missed the due date for these bo...I assume somebody missed the due date for these books as stripped cover returns. Alternately, they may buy them on the cheap from the overstock of a comic shop. Regardless, the art form lives on, and I'm sure kids still get comic books from their geeky uncles, but the days of these things being anything but a niche market item are long over.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-61797951312408855532010-10-07T19:44:45.269-07:002010-10-07T19:44:45.269-07:00A magazine shop that I go by every few months has ...A magazine shop that I go by every few months has a spinner rack in the window that has a few old Valiant comics (I recall an issue of ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), a GENERATION X, an issue of POWER OF SHAZAM!, old Superman titles, ROBIN and other crazy old comics. It never changes, and it never moves.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172480402196145777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-1187883173145768012010-10-07T16:46:10.133-07:002010-10-07T16:46:10.133-07:00So the question is, how do kids buy comics if they...So the question is, how do kids buy comics if they can't get to a LCS? Do they even read comics anymore? Do they download them illegally? Do they get them through subscriptions? I used to buy comics at a store like that 30 years ago; the store's now closed.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.com