Comments on: May Previews for Books Shipping July 2009 or Later

By: Good Comics Out July 27: Mostly Books This Time » Comics Worth Reading

Good Comics Out July 27: Mostly Books This Time » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:17:41 +0000

[...] began in issue form in November 2007. The UK origin of the series caused shipping snags, and the 2009 collection‘s orders through Diamond were cancelled for not being high enough. Yet with determination, [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:44:36 +0000

I hope that’s a data glitch or a case of Amazon not yet having the new information.

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:33:56 +0000

Right now Amazon’s listing of Hope Falls says it’s out of print, with limited availability – that’s not too hopeful. I bought the comics issues as they came out, so I at least have those.

Yeah, I tend to laugh at those articles – I have a HUSBAND who doesn’t like comics. I did get both sons hooked, though (heh heh).

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:28:02 +0000

I don’t buy Wizard, but if I happen to come across an issue, I just look at the pictures.

The shiny, glossy pictures of my heart’s desires.

By: Paul Moua

Paul Moua — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:44:05 +0000

To tell you the truth, Diamond probably doesn’t want to sell anything other than Marvel, DC and Dark Horse.

By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:17:54 +0000

[...] Publishing | Diamond Comic Distributors has decided not to carry Markosia’s collection of Hope Falls, the miniseries by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood. However, the publisher still will sell the book through Amazon, Diamond UK and other avenues. [Comics Worth Reading] [...]

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » May 5, 2009: Hope fell

Tue, 05 May 2009 09:00:33 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson catches the news that Diamond has decided not to distribute the Tony Lee-written book Hope Falls. [...]

By: StevenRowe

StevenRowe — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:32:39 +0000

“how to get your girl to read comics” would mean how to get our daughters to read comics wouldnt it? I confess that the women in my life never were interested in comics (one did suggest that the covers of Previews did have anatomy impossibilities – but then she was teaching anatomy at that time.) there are comics around (and history books and 19th century liberal religious books, etc), but why try to make someone read something? I have showed various pages of Where’s Michael and Cats in Bags (or whatever the Jeffery Brown book is called) and they at least got more mileage than anything else so far.
and speaking of so far, so far Diamond is saving me $75 a month – at that amount Amazon is getting some (for Lucky Luke and Iznogaud) but most of it is now going to savings (thanks diamond!)

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:27:28 +0000

Both of you made me laugh!

Unless one of these articles starts out with these two questions, it’s worthless:
“Is your SO interested in trying comics, or are you pushing this on them? What does your SO like to read or watch on TV or at the movies?”

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:21:12 +0000

I am wondering if my wife’s scrapbooking magazines have articles about “How to get your husband into scrapbooking” I sincerely hope not. Just let people find what they like.

By: Dave White

Dave White — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:16:30 +0000

You know, maybe they should switch the focus of these articles from “how to get your loved ones to read comics” to “how to stop pestering your loved ones to read comics because you’re just annoying the hell out of them every time you thrust a so-called graphic novel into their hands.”

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:07:52 +0000

Beautiful choice!

Too often, when superhero-centric publications deal with this topic, they aren’t really answering “what comics might my girlfriend like?”, they’re answering “how can I get my girlfriend to like the comics I love?” Which somewhat biases the answers.

By: Don Vanni

Don Vanni — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:03:48 +0000

Comics for your girlfriend? How about Love and Capes?

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:46:45 +0000

Diamond has already driven me out of the direct market for manga. Now their going to drive me out of the direct market for comics too? My LCS doesn’t have enough to worry about in this economy, now he has to worry about his distributor driving customers to other venues? As the old saying goes, with friends like Diamond, who needs enemies.