wilbil Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 i follow what the point is, and i commend what you do for youngsters. my only comment would be, and please don't consider that it is criticism in a snarky way, would it have been more productive to have extended the buy back moment to a teachable moment, and have been more open with the children as to why the ebay thing would not be productive instead of over compensating the actual value of the comics? considering their economical condition and their mom's hardships, i think teaching them to better their position in real life and the real cost of money would help in not perpetuating a sad economic status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Imagine story lines in books were actually good nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said: you won't see me buying drivel.... You're going to stop posting your purchases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Hollywood1892 said: Imagine story lines in books were actually good nowadays Some are but most arent. You dont have to write for adults either-the 60s Marvel stuff, for kids, was enjoyed by adults too. Hollywood1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 5 hours ago, D84 said: Define drivel. 95% of the books published by image in their first couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkintDoctor Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, kav said: Some are but most arent. You dont have to write for adults either-the 60s Marvel stuff, for kids, was enjoyed by adults too. I agree. And Archie comics are pretty good too, both Adults and children can read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I think the best method isn’t write for kids or adults, write for all ages. Kid specific comics always seemed patronizing to me. Good comics that just don’t have an overload of sex and violence can be enjoyed by all. Bone is a good example. Life And Times of Scrooge McDuck, Groo, any of Raina Telgemeier’s books. It seems like often times the kids comics talk down to the kids as if They can’t understand basic story plots or dialogue more complex than a toddlers learn to read book. And they rarely assign top talent to them. Treat the all ages stuff as A list titles and they’ll be A list titles. We don’t need to know which Avengers are transitioning and villains don’t need to commit rape And cannibalism to be bad guys. Those comics are fine too, but it’s almost all we have left in the mainstream. We need variety, and it just makes sense to make your work appeal to as many readers as possible slym2none 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, kav said: Some are but most arent. You dont have to write for adults either-the 60s Marvel stuff, for kids, was enjoyed by adults too. Couldn't agree more Bruv! kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 15 hours ago, Lazyboy said: You're going to stop posting your purchases? You better LWYRUP. I sustained injuries from that fall out of my chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 9:02 AM, Hollywood1892 said: Imo you won't get a rate of return on raws that you would on CGC Keep thinking that. More importantly, keep preaching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec3437 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said: Imagine story lines in books were actually good nowadays There's plenty of good stuff nowadays even it it might not seem like it. We tend to look at things through rose colored lenses. I have fond memories of the stories I read as a kid. I love 80s and 90s Marvel, but wow. Going back and re-reading some of that stuff is straight garbage. Clone Saga, Onslaught, etc. Edited March 6, 2020 by mec3437 JJ-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, shadroch said: On 3/5/2020 at 8:02 AM, Hollywood1892 said: Imo you won't get a rate of return on raws that you would on CGC Keep thinking that. More importantly, keep preaching it. Raws are where the money are, in my opinion. They are the untapped diamonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
