Quote from user: Robb_KQuote from user: LadyQuacklyQuote from user: Roger NorthI used to read Archie Comics and any other comic book based on a popular TV Show.
Cool. :) Don't you miss comics the way they used to be? Seems like (except for the Archies), everything's either manga or graphic novels. There's certainly nothing wrong with those (I like them in fact), but you wonder what happened to regular comic books.
I do miss having newsstands and grocery store and drugstore magazine racks full of Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, Walter Lantz, Walt Scott, Animal Comics, and lot's of other comedy comics. But, at over 60 years of age, the newstand operators wouldn't allow me to sit and read 20-30 of them on a Saturday morning, and then buy only the Disney ones (or only buy one of them, and wait for the others to be sold used, for a nickel, at the local drug store).
What a shame. Makes you miss the good old days all the more. :(
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Topic: What other comics than disney´s do you read?
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LadyQuackly
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 46 -
2008-06-16 at 17:34:52
LadyQuackly
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 47 -
2008-06-16 at 17:38:34
Quote from user: JeffTQuote from user: Roger NorthI don't know Lady Quackly. I guess they don't sell that well these days.
The Direct Sales Market killed them in the US, making comics inaccessible to new readers. They simply don't know where to find them. At one brief period of time the DSM was a boon to the industry, but it died with the end of the 90s speculator rush.
I still read plenty of non-Disney comics, but they are mostly collections of reprints of 60s, 70s, and 80s Marvel and DC comics. Almost no new comics from those companies interest me anymore. I'd love to read all the international Scrooge/Donald stories but I'm limited to English unfortunately, so I have to wait for Gemstone to reprint those they get to.
That's so sad. :( And even some of the so-called "comic book stores" aren't what they used to be.
We used to have one in town that wasn't bad, but after awhile they stopped having everybody's comics and just had the old DC/Marvel type, plus the Japanimation stuff. Makes me wish I could open my own comic book store; but with the price of old issues, you need a shirtload of money.
I'd love to read the foreign Disney comics myself, even if I just have to look at the pictures. :) But you've got to pay through the nose for them, once you finally find them.
The Direct Sales Market killed them in the US, making comics inaccessible to new readers. They simply don't know where to find them. At one brief period of time the DSM was a boon to the industry, but it died with the end of the 90s speculator rush.
I still read plenty of non-Disney comics, but they are mostly collections of reprints of 60s, 70s, and 80s Marvel and DC comics. Almost no new comics from those companies interest me anymore. I'd love to read all the international Scrooge/Donald stories but I'm limited to English unfortunately, so I have to wait for Gemstone to reprint those they get to.
That's so sad. :( And even some of the so-called "comic book stores" aren't what they used to be.
We used to have one in town that wasn't bad, but after awhile they stopped having everybody's comics and just had the old DC/Marvel type, plus the Japanimation stuff. Makes me wish I could open my own comic book store; but with the price of old issues, you need a shirtload of money.
I'd love to read the foreign Disney comics myself, even if I just have to look at the pictures. :) But you've got to pay through the nose for them, once you finally find them.
JeffT
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 48 -
2008-06-16 at 18:17:34
Quote from user: cacouI heard that India publishes comics in English (maybe Egmont is the publisher). I'm not sure if they can ship to foreign countries, though.
Interesting, I may look into that. Thanks!
Interesting, I may look into that. Thanks!
Roger North
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 49 -
2008-06-16 at 18:47:16
That is a shame Jeff T. There should be more places that sell comic books.
MMg
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 50 -
2008-06-18 at 00:20:17
Blue Beetle - IMO probably the best super hero comic on the shelves today. a nice mix of humor and action. In some ways it reminds me of Duck comics. Beetle's family and friends all know who he is and often help out with his adventures, kind of like Uncle Scrooge and his family.
Green Lantern - A sentimental favorite. When I was a kid my Dad would buy me Disney and GL comics to get me reading.
Usagi Yojimbo - Talking animal book inspired by the life of legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Interesting characters, compelling stories and a heavily researched historical backdrop. What more could you ask for?
I agree it's a shame that comics seem to be confined to specialty shops these days, although I have seen spinner racks popping up again in bookstores. Hopefully that's a sign things are starting to improve
Green Lantern - A sentimental favorite. When I was a kid my Dad would buy me Disney and GL comics to get me reading.
Usagi Yojimbo - Talking animal book inspired by the life of legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Interesting characters, compelling stories and a heavily researched historical backdrop. What more could you ask for?
I agree it's a shame that comics seem to be confined to specialty shops these days, although I have seen spinner racks popping up again in bookstores. Hopefully that's a sign things are starting to improve
Mcduck_Enterprises
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 51 -
2008-06-18 at 03:20:15
I REALLY enjoyed Usagi Yojimbo comics growing up. Man! They were cool. They were like a funny animal book with swords...well....and a lot of blood! Stan Sakai's art is phantastic! I also enjoyed my granfather's hand me down Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace books....I read a lot of that whole Superman-is-dead crap and the breaking of Batman in junior high...I do enjoy the occasional Simpson comic...that's really about it...we have passed through the time when you could sit at the corner store and peruse numerous titles for sale......now all you find is a shoddy wire rack in the corner of the Walmart or Meier's book area, full of bent up garbage copies of the 200th version of Spiderman. Wotta shame.
Texcap
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 52 -
2008-06-18 at 16:22:07
Beyond Donald, Scrooge and the gang I also read:
Independents: Madman, Usagi Yojimbo, Nexus, Mouse Guard, Invincible (+ upcoming TPBs)
Marvel: Captain America, ClanDestine, Nova (+ upcoming TPBs)
DC: Green Lantern, Justice Society of America (+ upcoming TPBs)
That, and an awful lot of reprint material.
Independents: Madman, Usagi Yojimbo, Nexus, Mouse Guard, Invincible (+ upcoming TPBs)
Marvel: Captain America, ClanDestine, Nova (+ upcoming TPBs)
DC: Green Lantern, Justice Society of America (+ upcoming TPBs)
That, and an awful lot of reprint material.
Mvblair
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 53 -
2008-06-19 at 18:42:58
Quote from user: mexican fancomics
simpsons
mafalda(is a old comic from argentina)
garfield
condorito(from chile)
mangas
evangelion
samurai X
saint seiya
inuyasha
Tambien me gustan las comicas Condorito y Mafalda! I also enjoy Condorito and Mafalda.
Condorito should be interesting to Disney fans. It was actually written in response to a Donald Duck movie where Donald went to South America. Condorito's creator thought that the movie was "racist" against Chileans, so he wanted to show his own version of Chile. Now it's published all over Latin America and in the US. You can read the English dailies here: http://www.condorito.cl/ingles/index.htm . In the US, you can also find the Spanish magazines in most Hispanic grocery stores.
Mafalda is a lot like Peanuts to me. The creator, Quino, has other great comics too. Most of them are pantomime comics that are absolutely brilliant. He has a website here: http://www.quino.com.ar/ . It's in five languages and includes some cute Mafalda animations.
Like the others here, I'm also a big Pogo fan. I love most of the fun dailies, like Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, and Bloom County. I'm really looking for The Little King, which is delightful, but I've only read two or three strips!
simpsons
mafalda(is a old comic from argentina)
garfield
condorito(from chile)
mangas
evangelion
samurai X
saint seiya
inuyasha
Tambien me gustan las comicas Condorito y Mafalda! I also enjoy Condorito and Mafalda.
Condorito should be interesting to Disney fans. It was actually written in response to a Donald Duck movie where Donald went to South America. Condorito's creator thought that the movie was "racist" against Chileans, so he wanted to show his own version of Chile. Now it's published all over Latin America and in the US. You can read the English dailies here: http://www.condorito.cl/ingles/index.htm . In the US, you can also find the Spanish magazines in most Hispanic grocery stores.
Mafalda is a lot like Peanuts to me. The creator, Quino, has other great comics too. Most of them are pantomime comics that are absolutely brilliant. He has a website here: http://www.quino.com.ar/ . It's in five languages and includes some cute Mafalda animations.
Like the others here, I'm also a big Pogo fan. I love most of the fun dailies, like Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, and Bloom County. I'm really looking for The Little King, which is delightful, but I've only read two or three strips!
Mexican Fan
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 54 -
2008-06-21 at 04:25:56
Quote from user: mvblairQuote from user: mexican fancomics
simpsons
mafalda(is a old comic from argentina)
garfield
condorito(from chile)
mangas
evangelion
samurai X
saint seiya
inuyasha
Tambien me gustan las comicas Condorito y Mafalda! I also enjoy Condorito and Mafalda.
hehe
and..i have the 12 "tomos"(dunno how to said it in english) of death note,is a manga,now im waiting for the 13 to come out here
simpsons
mafalda(is a old comic from argentina)
garfield
condorito(from chile)
mangas
evangelion
samurai X
saint seiya
inuyasha
Tambien me gustan las comicas Condorito y Mafalda! I also enjoy Condorito and Mafalda.
hehe
and..i have the 12 "tomos"(dunno how to said it in english) of death note,is a manga,now im waiting for the 13 to come out here
Ramapith
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 55 -
2008-06-21 at 14:08:36
Quote from user: mvblairCondorito should be interesting to Disney fans. [...] You can read the English dailies here: http://www.condorito.cl/ingles/index.htm
I'm sorry to sound critical of a seemingly beloved series, but the Condorito newspaper strip comes across to me as completely unimaginative. Almost every example I've seen seems to revolve around a joke-book style gag in which Character A unintentionally does or says something naive/stupid/"funny", upon which Character B falls over in shock (PLOP!).
The characters seem to have no personality whatsoever: anyone seems to be able to take either an A role or a B role, and since the A role essentially requires one to be painfully dumb, I'm unable to identify with or like any of the characters?as I would in a Disney story, Asterix, Pogo, Peanuts, or even Mortadelo and Filamon.
There's a character guide on the condorito.cl website that does seem to suggest that the characters once had personalities. Pity I can barely find these personalities in the strips available on the site. I can only conclude that Condorito is one of those comics that had a lot of unique humor once, then coasted on its famous reputation while devolving into banality?much like the Mickey Mouse daily strip in the 1970s, unfortunately.
I saw a Condorito book collection in a local shop yesterday, apparently the first in a new series of English translations. It was subtitled "The Adventure Begins," despite being a collection of unadventurous, tired jokes just like those on the website; obviously, the book was named by someone who wanted to give the impression that this was the start of a momentous, exciting series.
Sadly, I get every impression that its glory days are long past.
A: "Who was that lady I saw you with last night?"
B: "That was no lady, that was my wife!"
(PLOP!)
I'm sorry to sound critical of a seemingly beloved series, but the Condorito newspaper strip comes across to me as completely unimaginative. Almost every example I've seen seems to revolve around a joke-book style gag in which Character A unintentionally does or says something naive/stupid/"funny", upon which Character B falls over in shock (PLOP!).
The characters seem to have no personality whatsoever: anyone seems to be able to take either an A role or a B role, and since the A role essentially requires one to be painfully dumb, I'm unable to identify with or like any of the characters?as I would in a Disney story, Asterix, Pogo, Peanuts, or even Mortadelo and Filamon.
There's a character guide on the condorito.cl website that does seem to suggest that the characters once had personalities. Pity I can barely find these personalities in the strips available on the site. I can only conclude that Condorito is one of those comics that had a lot of unique humor once, then coasted on its famous reputation while devolving into banality?much like the Mickey Mouse daily strip in the 1970s, unfortunately.
I saw a Condorito book collection in a local shop yesterday, apparently the first in a new series of English translations. It was subtitled "The Adventure Begins," despite being a collection of unadventurous, tired jokes just like those on the website; obviously, the book was named by someone who wanted to give the impression that this was the start of a momentous, exciting series.
Sadly, I get every impression that its glory days are long past.
A: "Who was that lady I saw you with last night?"
B: "That was no lady, that was my wife!"
(PLOP!)
Mvblair
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 56 -
2008-06-21 at 21:48:30
Quote from user: ramapithI'm sorry to sound critical of a seemingly beloved series, but the Condorito newspaper strip comes across to me as completely unimaginative. Almost every example I've seen seems to revolve around a joke-book style gag in which Character A unintentionally does or says something naive/stupid/"funny", upon which Character B falls over in shock (PLOP!).
Well, you're largely right!! Unfortunately, that's where a lot of newspaper strips are right now. The Condorito strip is no exception. It's a factory strip, no doubt.
This might sound a little trite, but I think it's also the fact that they only stuff we can find in English are the daily strips. They've also got a digest and a magazine format comic book, which are a little better than the dailies. It gives a little more time for character development, but the truth is that even in the books, the characters tend to be stereotypical, only interchangeable for their personalities. There's the village idiot, the drunk, the mean boss, the ugly mother-in-law. In that respect, their characters are a lot like Gladstone Gander, one of my least favorite Disney products, who I think is used more as a plot tool than a character. Unfortunately, a lot of Condorito is like that.
So, the magazine and digest are a little better than the dailies. Their stories range from 6 panel gags to 8 page stories. They also do a good job of employing Condorito's "everyman," who, like Ferd'nand, could have a different job or time period for each story in the magazine. That's always a fun character tool in comics.
And you're right that the comic used to be much more glorious. In the magazine format, they reprint maybe 15 pages of older "classics" from the '60 and '70s. I never read it when it back then, so the reprints are nice.
Well, you're largely right!! Unfortunately, that's where a lot of newspaper strips are right now. The Condorito strip is no exception. It's a factory strip, no doubt.
This might sound a little trite, but I think it's also the fact that they only stuff we can find in English are the daily strips. They've also got a digest and a magazine format comic book, which are a little better than the dailies. It gives a little more time for character development, but the truth is that even in the books, the characters tend to be stereotypical, only interchangeable for their personalities. There's the village idiot, the drunk, the mean boss, the ugly mother-in-law. In that respect, their characters are a lot like Gladstone Gander, one of my least favorite Disney products, who I think is used more as a plot tool than a character. Unfortunately, a lot of Condorito is like that.
So, the magazine and digest are a little better than the dailies. Their stories range from 6 panel gags to 8 page stories. They also do a good job of employing Condorito's "everyman," who, like Ferd'nand, could have a different job or time period for each story in the magazine. That's always a fun character tool in comics.
And you're right that the comic used to be much more glorious. In the magazine format, they reprint maybe 15 pages of older "classics" from the '60 and '70s. I never read it when it back then, so the reprints are nice.
Louis Lane
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 57 -
2008-06-22 at 22:41:15
>The Direct Sales Market killed them in the US, making comics inaccessible to new readers.
Comic shops did not kill comics in the US. Other retailers (drug stores, etc) determined they could use the floor space for other, more profitable items, and spinner-racks began to disappear.
Regarding other comics I read -- I recommend:
Walking Dead -- Zombie survivor soap opera
Trinity -- DC heroes beat up giant alien monsters
The Spirit -- comical continuation of Eisner's classic
Hellblazer -- thinly disguised Sting beats up giant demonic monsters
Betty and Veronica -- goofy fun for all ages
Hellboy -- lovable demon beats up giant inter-dimensional monsters
LL
Comic shops did not kill comics in the US. Other retailers (drug stores, etc) determined they could use the floor space for other, more profitable items, and spinner-racks began to disappear.
Regarding other comics I read -- I recommend:
Walking Dead -- Zombie survivor soap opera
Trinity -- DC heroes beat up giant alien monsters
The Spirit -- comical continuation of Eisner's classic
Hellblazer -- thinly disguised Sting beats up giant demonic monsters
Betty and Veronica -- goofy fun for all ages
Hellboy -- lovable demon beats up giant inter-dimensional monsters
LL
JeffT
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 58 -
2008-06-23 at 03:23:28
Quote from user: Louis Lane>The Direct Sales Market killed them in the US, making comics inaccessible to new readers.
Comic shops did not kill comics in the US. Other retailers (drug stores, etc) determined they could use the floor space for other, more profitable items, and spinner-racks began to disappear.
Partly true today, but the fact is, the direct market is the direction that the comic publishers chose to target back before that was the case, in the 1980s. Many then-popular comics began to be offered exclusively to the DM sellers, making them harder to find for the average Joe. Couple that with the drug stores getting better turnover from the magazine market, and you have a recipe for failure. The insular clubhouse mentality of many of the local comics shops does not help any either (thankfully my shop is very new visitor friendly). I think the problems I'm talking about apply more to the so-called "big two" than to Gemstone though. And today at least, there is a possibility of increasing readership by keeping a steady stream of reasonably priced trades constantly available and in print via Amazon, Borders, etc. I wonder how many copies of the Life and Times of Scrooge Gemstone has sold by now? I recommend it to every comic reader I know, personally. :)
Comic shops did not kill comics in the US. Other retailers (drug stores, etc) determined they could use the floor space for other, more profitable items, and spinner-racks began to disappear.
Partly true today, but the fact is, the direct market is the direction that the comic publishers chose to target back before that was the case, in the 1980s. Many then-popular comics began to be offered exclusively to the DM sellers, making them harder to find for the average Joe. Couple that with the drug stores getting better turnover from the magazine market, and you have a recipe for failure. The insular clubhouse mentality of many of the local comics shops does not help any either (thankfully my shop is very new visitor friendly). I think the problems I'm talking about apply more to the so-called "big two" than to Gemstone though. And today at least, there is a possibility of increasing readership by keeping a steady stream of reasonably priced trades constantly available and in print via Amazon, Borders, etc. I wonder how many copies of the Life and Times of Scrooge Gemstone has sold by now? I recommend it to every comic reader I know, personally. :)
Will Barks
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 59 -
2008-06-27 at 17:54:34
I read and love every Alan Moore work, especially:
Lost Girls
Watchmen
Promethea
Lost Girls
Watchmen
Promethea
Roger North
What other comics than disney´s do you read?
Message 60 -
2008-06-27 at 19:43:20
Excuse Me Will are you related to Carl Barks?