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Who or what is the most controversial thing in comics?

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MedicAR

MedicAR

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Diamond Distribution and the Direct Market.

 

Diamond's monopoly make small press successes few and far between. Diamond's monopoly wrecks havock on the LCSs.

 

The fact that Diamond is only providing to the direct market has led to the disappearing of comics from public places like 7-11s, grocery stores, etc... thus affecting the growth (or lack there of) of new readers being grown in the hobby.

 

Right now hobbyist & the LCSes are responsible for growing the market (you're welcome marvel) by introducing our kids, cousins, neighbors, etc to comic books (either via print or via comixology) and creating enough interest to draw people into local shops (like FCBD).

 

The publishers are far more interested in brand management and licensing (we're going to have a generation of kids who know who the Avengers are, but think they are movie superheroes not comic book superheroes), because that's where the money is.

 

This is a big one to me. In my LCS, the younger collectors think Diamond is the greatest thing since sliced bread because practically all of their superhero/sci-fi/horror stuff can be found in Previews and delivered to the shop. When the shop owner and older collectors complain about the strangle hold, they just look at us like we are stupid.

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RockMyAmadeus

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Worth to mention:

Rob Granito...

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:boo:

 

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Whatever happened to this guy? He seems to have disappeared after his announcement of a $250 interview.

 

Plus, the whole "I applied the paint with my face. Look, ma, no hands!" shtick was hilarious.

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RockMyAmadeus

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Worth to mention:

Rob Granito...

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:boo:

 

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Nice one. I forgot about that clown until you mentioned it. That guy makes Liefeld look like a modern master.

 

Plus, he looks like a real life Simpson's character.

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RockMyAmadeus

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Wertham and Kefauver certainly made their impact, but poor old Bill Gaines was hopelessly outmatched, and had no business testifying.

 

I wish...so much...that I could have been there, and spoken on behalf of the industry.

 

It would have been fiery.

 

"Senator, have you ever heard of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer? How about the Tropic of Cancer? How about Birth of a Nation? Or Dante's Inferno....?"

 

"Senator, all these works contain adult situations, themes, and materials. They are most DECIDEDLY NOT for children. They were never intended for children, nor should children be exposed to them. Does that mean their creators should not be allowed to create and distribute their creations?"

 

"Comic books are an art FORM, Senator. In that respect, just like a blank canvas, just like an unshot canister of film, just like a blank staff, what happens on the blank page is limited only to the imagination of the creators. Would you ban paintings, simply because Pablo Picasso has painted nude women? Would you ban film, simply because Tod Browning made a film about vampires? Would you ban novels simply because Mark Twain wrote some that had bad words in them? Would you ban photographs simply because some people have used them to depict pornography?"

 

"...of course not, Senator. This is, as I said before, an art FORM. As such, it is NOT limited to children, nor is everything made in this FORM suitable for, or aimed at, children. Let me make myself crystal clear: the comic books we publish are not suited for, not intended for, and not aimed at, children. They are suited for, intended for, and aimed at adults, and ONLY adults."

 

"It is the responsibility of PARENTS to make sure that their children do not have access to materials which are not suitable for them. Surely, Senator Kefauver, you're not SERIOUSLY suggesting that it is the GOVERNMENT'S role to parent the nation's children, are you.....?"

 

"Congress shall make NO LAW abridging the freedom of speech, Senator. What you, and your distinguished panels of quote-unquote psychologists, are trying to do is simply limit freedom of speech...which the Constitution of the United States of America expressly forbids you the ability to do. I SERIOUSLY suggest, Senator, that you and this subcommittee reconsider this course of action. You are treading dangerously near to infringing on the rights of American citizens to express themselves as they see fit, a right given by God, and guaranteed by the Consitution. To do otherwise would be incredibly Un-American...and you don't want to be accused of being Un-American, do you...Senator....?"

 

Said with all the fiery passion of which I am quite capable...

 

Things would have been different.

 

 

That sounds like communist talk to me...

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I want the TRUTH, Senator!!

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