Comments on: Two More Comic Magazines Die http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 26 May 2012 17:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Wizard Magazine Closes Abruptly » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-117639 Wizard Magazine Closes Abruptly » Comics Worth Reading Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:09:50 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-117639 [...] their sister publication Toyfare. (Wizard had previous cancelled their gaming magazine in 2007 and Anime Insider in 2009.) That leaves the only major print publication dedicated to current comics as Comics [...]

[...] their sister publication Toyfare. (Wizard had previous cancelled their gaming magazine in 2007 and Anime Insider in 2009.) That leaves the only major print publication dedicated to current comics as Comics [...]

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102952 Johanna Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:02:29 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102952 I'd call them and say you want to cancel and get a refund for the unused part of your subscription. I’d call them and say you want to cancel and get a refund for the unused part of your subscription.

]]> By: Ed Sizemore http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102951 Ed Sizemore Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:57:01 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102951 I just got Anime Insider 67 this week and that appears to be the last issue. So what happens to the six months I still have left on my subscription? Wizard is not an acceptable substitute by any means/standard. I just got Anime Insider 67 this week and that appears to be the last issue. So what happens to the six months I still have left on my subscription? Wizard is not an acceptable substitute by any means/standard.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102950 Johanna Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:12:44 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102950 Because a former comic writer talks too much, you think magazines that interview him should be cancelled? At best, you can maybe make an argument for tighter editing based on that. Because a former comic writer talks too much, you think magazines that interview him should be cancelled? At best, you can maybe make an argument for tighter editing based on that.

]]> By: Alan Coil http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102949 Alan Coil Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:34:39 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102949 Firefly, I'd normally agree with you about Back Issue!, but the recent 2-part Steve Skeates interview printed in both Back Issue! and Alter Ego begs for both to be cancelled. Each paragraph of Skeates's replies is overwrought, overwritten crap. No wonder he couldn't get work for the longest time. Firefly, I’d normally agree with you about Back Issue!, but the recent 2-part Steve Skeates interview printed in both Back Issue! and Alter Ego begs for both to be cancelled. Each paragraph of Skeates’s replies is overwrought, overwritten crap. No wonder he couldn’t get work for the longest time.

]]> By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Food or Comics | A roundup of money-related news http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102947 Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Food or Comics | A roundup of money-related news Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:12:49 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102947 [...] • Comics Now!, a quarterly magazine launched early last year, has ceased publication. Issue 3, released in September, was the last. (via Johanna Draper Carlson) [...]

[...] • Comics Now!, a quarterly magazine launched early last year, has ceased publication. Issue 3, released in September, was the last. (via Johanna Draper Carlson) [...]

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » March 27, 2009: I don’t think they have the imagination http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102944 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » March 27, 2009: I don’t think they have the imagination Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:10:20 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102944 [...] (First link via Johanna Draper Carlson.) [...]

[...] (First link via Johanna Draper Carlson.) [...]

]]> By: Firefly http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102941 Firefly Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:01:51 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102941 RIP Write Now.... Please, oh, please, TwoMorrows, do not cancel any more of your terrific mags!!!!! I can't live without my regular fix of Back Issue and Kirby Collector! RIP Write Now….

Please, oh, please, TwoMorrows, do not cancel any more of your terrific mags!!!!! I can’t live without my regular fix of Back Issue and Kirby Collector!

]]> By: Kelson http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102940 Kelson Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:50:49 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102940 I still find it odd that Wizard went to the effort to state that WWLA was "postponed" while WWTX was canceled, yet not making any effort to clarify whether that meant "We're skipping 2009 but will bring it back next year" or "We're rescheduling for later in the year, more details to come," or just "We're canceling it for now, but it'll be the first con we restart once the economy clears up." I still find it odd that Wizard went to the effort to state that WWLA was “postponed” while WWTX was canceled, yet not making any effort to clarify whether that meant “We’re skipping 2009 but will bring it back next year” or “We’re rescheduling for later in the year, more details to come,” or just “We’re canceling it for now, but it’ll be the first con we restart once the economy clears up.”

]]> By: ADD http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/26/two-more-comic-magazines-die/comment-page-1/#comment-102939 ADD Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:47:21 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=5975#comment-102939 I hope The Comics Journal and Comic Art can keep publishing in the current economy. Losing either one would be like losing a limb. I hope The Comics Journal and Comic Art can keep publishing in the current economy. Losing either one would be like losing a limb.

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