Gary Leach <bangfish at cableone.net> wrote on 12/28/2006, 6:13 AM:
> Taking off my associate-of-Gemstone hat for a moment, I've personally
> been curious about the prospect of Mickey carrying a prestige title
> of his own. Familiar as I am with Mickey's history of
> salesworthiness, and not much encouraged by it, I still can't help
> but wonder if, even so, he might not do all right in that format.
> (With said hat firmly back on the ol' noggin, I should say that no
> such title is currently being considered.)
I wonder if it might help if you gave Mickey, at least on the covers,
the look that he carries on more mainstream licensed products -- a
peach-colored face instead of a white one, and the character model
that's used for him in animation, rather than that which is used for him
in comics. (Of course, there are several of each, but you probably get
the idea.)
For that matter, I wonder if that kind of thing -- with all of the
characters, and even on the insides of the books -- would help the
entire line, assuming that one of your goals is still to move it beyond
existing Disney comics fans, into the hands of the mainstream.
-Yossi
Author
Topic: 200612
(65 messages)
Yossi Horowitz
Pundling and Pozzering
Message 61 -
2006-12-28 at 17:15:07
Gary Leach
Asked before
Message 62 -
2006-12-28 at 19:49:03
Dean:
> A couple of questions for Gary or others at Gemstone. The first
> one I asked before, but I will ask again: Is there *anything* us
> Disney comic fans can do to make a 3rd monthly prestige title a
> reality. If there is, please let us know!
I confess that, ponder as I have on the matter, I've hit on nothing
reasonable that readers could do or be asked to do to help a
publisher's efforts - and their own hopes thereby - other than buy,
read, comment and pass the word. However, I lay no claim to having
the final word on that - or even anything close to it.
Gary
> A couple of questions for Gary or others at Gemstone. The first
> one I asked before, but I will ask again: Is there *anything* us
> Disney comic fans can do to make a 3rd monthly prestige title a
> reality. If there is, please let us know!
I confess that, ponder as I have on the matter, I've hit on nothing
reasonable that readers could do or be asked to do to help a
publisher's efforts - and their own hopes thereby - other than buy,
read, comment and pass the word. However, I lay no claim to having
the final word on that - or even anything close to it.
Gary
Francesco Spreafico
Pundling and Pozzering
Message 63 -
2006-12-29 at 12:50:14
Gary Leach wrote:
> I'm sorry that you don't see yourself supporting the Showcase/
> Essentials type books.
I'll buy two, to nullify Joe's lack of support 8-)
Seriously... I'm actually much more excited for the Showcase/Essential
idea. I do believe that such thick/cheap paper/black and white books are
so much better than every other format... so I hope you guys will go
ahead with it! (I'd certainly buy a third prestige title too, of
course).
Best,
Francesco
> I'm sorry that you don't see yourself supporting the Showcase/
> Essentials type books.
I'll buy two, to nullify Joe's lack of support 8-)
Seriously... I'm actually much more excited for the Showcase/Essential
idea. I do believe that such thick/cheap paper/black and white books are
so much better than every other format... so I hope you guys will go
ahead with it! (I'd certainly buy a third prestige title too, of
course).
Best,
Francesco
Chuck Munson
The Physical Size of Topolino Issues
Message 64 -
2006-12-29 at 22:42:27
Strange topic I know, but I have an immediate need to
verify the size (height primarily) of issues of
Topolino. A colleague is helping me to construct some
shelving tomorrow that will hold my issues of Topolino
among other things. I want to make certain that we
construct the shelves high enough! My own issues are
still in storage and I've been unable to locate the
boxes containing them. So, I would be very grateful
if one of our Italian DCMLers (or anyone with issues
of Topolino) could confirm that for me.
BTW, I have been silent on the third prestige title
topic because of too many other priorities, but I
definitely would welcome that as an acceptable
alternative to the "on-hiatus" 32 pagers. Still not
certain about this Shonen-jump style. While I'm not
crazy about it, I do seem to remember that earlier
issues of the German digest Lustige Taschenbuch (again
in storage so I can't check) had alternating b/w and
color two-page spreads.
Happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous 2007 to
all the list members,
Chuck Munson
Herndon, Virginia, USA
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verify the size (height primarily) of issues of
Topolino. A colleague is helping me to construct some
shelving tomorrow that will hold my issues of Topolino
among other things. I want to make certain that we
construct the shelves high enough! My own issues are
still in storage and I've been unable to locate the
boxes containing them. So, I would be very grateful
if one of our Italian DCMLers (or anyone with issues
of Topolino) could confirm that for me.
BTW, I have been silent on the third prestige title
topic because of too many other priorities, but I
definitely would welcome that as an acceptable
alternative to the "on-hiatus" 32 pagers. Still not
certain about this Shonen-jump style. While I'm not
crazy about it, I do seem to remember that earlier
issues of the German digest Lustige Taschenbuch (again
in storage so I can't check) had alternating b/w and
color two-page spreads.
Happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous 2007 to
all the list members,
Chuck Munson
Herndon, Virginia, USA
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Frank Stajano
The Physical Size of Topolino Issues
Message 65 -
2006-12-30 at 17:20:38
Hi Chuck,
good to hear from you again!
Chuck Munson wrote:
> Strange topic I know, but I have an immediate need to
> verify the size (height primarily) of issues of
> Topolino. A colleague is helping me to construct some
> shelving tomorrow that will hold my issues of Topolino
> among other things. I want to make certain that we
> construct the shelves high enough! My own issues are
> still in storage and I've been unable to locate the
> boxes containing them. So, I would be very grateful
> if one of our Italian DCMLers (or anyone with issues
> of Topolino) could confirm that for me.
The height has remained remarkably constant over the decades, at around
185 mm. When I made my own shelving I allowed for 215 mm "floor to
ceiling", just to have the flexibility to move other comics around if
need be; but if you know you're going to have Topolini and nothing else
on those shelves, you can go down to very narrow tolerances---190 mm
would be enough (unless your shelves are so long that they sag
significantly in the middle!).
The width, by the way, has increased slightly, from just under 135 mm in
the 1970s to the 140 mm of today. And the thickness has of course gone
down, though this is due also to a change in paper---issues with the
same number of pages are now (on "magazine" paper) thinner than they
used to be (on "newspaper" paper). But clearly neither of these would
affect the vertical spacing of your shelves.
Best seasonal wishes to you too and family!
--
Frank Stajano http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/fms27/
good to hear from you again!
Chuck Munson wrote:
> Strange topic I know, but I have an immediate need to
> verify the size (height primarily) of issues of
> Topolino. A colleague is helping me to construct some
> shelving tomorrow that will hold my issues of Topolino
> among other things. I want to make certain that we
> construct the shelves high enough! My own issues are
> still in storage and I've been unable to locate the
> boxes containing them. So, I would be very grateful
> if one of our Italian DCMLers (or anyone with issues
> of Topolino) could confirm that for me.
The height has remained remarkably constant over the decades, at around
185 mm. When I made my own shelving I allowed for 215 mm "floor to
ceiling", just to have the flexibility to move other comics around if
need be; but if you know you're going to have Topolini and nothing else
on those shelves, you can go down to very narrow tolerances---190 mm
would be enough (unless your shelves are so long that they sag
significantly in the middle!).
The width, by the way, has increased slightly, from just under 135 mm in
the 1970s to the 140 mm of today. And the thickness has of course gone
down, though this is due also to a change in paper---issues with the
same number of pages are now (on "magazine" paper) thinner than they
used to be (on "newspaper" paper). But clearly neither of these would
affect the vertical spacing of your shelves.
Best seasonal wishes to you too and family!
--
Frank Stajano http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/fms27/