Comments on: Wrapping Up Speakeasy and the New York Con http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Wed, 23 May 2012 15:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: chris http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 chris Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:32:37 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/#comment-1208 Thanks... (looks for link)... did you mean this?: "A Tough Year for Comics Start-Ups" http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6298175.html Yes, those stories are as boring & unpopular as those about people who become millionaires via saving, compound interest, and time. It's not just failure, but instant success that gets attention. Thanks… (looks for link)… did you mean this?: “A Tough Year for Comics Start-Ups” http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6298175.html

Yes, those stories are as boring & unpopular as those about people who become millionaires via saving, compound interest, and time. It’s not just failure, but instant success that gets attention.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Johanna Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:09:44 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/#comment-1207 I linked to Publishers Weekly's coverage of Boom Studios a while back as an example of a small publisher doing well. Failure stories are sexier, though. What's the hook on "company grows slowly and smartly"? There's nothing there to catch the eye, unfortunately. I linked to Publishers Weekly’s coverage of Boom Studios a while back as an example of a small publisher doing well. Failure stories are sexier, though. What’s the hook on “company grows slowly and smartly”? There’s nothing there to catch the eye, unfortunately.

]]> By: chris http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 chris Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/#comment-1205 I believe James's 40% success-rate figure is correct. I'd like to see interviews with small publishers that are succeeding. Oni Press, for instance. Incremental steps seem to be the correct pace to follow. I believe James’s 40% success-rate figure is correct.

I’d like to see interviews with small publishers that are succeeding. Oni Press, for instance. Incremental steps seem to be the correct pace to follow.

]]> By: James Schee http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 James Schee Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:25:48 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/28/wrapping-up-speakeasy-and-the-new-york-con/#comment-1202 While it is a statement I agree a lot with. It also just shows how weird the comic business is at times too. What is the success rate of most small businesses in the outside world? 40%? Yet every time one of the comic companies go under, it seems to come out as this big disaster. While it is a statement I agree a lot with. It also just shows how weird the comic business is at times too.

What is the success rate of most small businesses in the outside world? 40%? Yet every time one of the comic companies go under, it seems to come out as this big disaster.

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