Comments on: Would You Buy Comics From a Marvel Branded Retailer?

By: Marvel Announces Support for New Comic Book Stores » Comics Worth Reading

Marvel Announces Support for New Comic Book Stores » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:30:18 +0000

[...] with Marvel’s online retailer resource, prospective store owners will want to evaluate how much of a “Marvel” store they want [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:22:19 +0000

They did notify me that they were going to mention my shop, along with a few others.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:38:09 +0000

Thanks very much for clarifying that, Steve. It sounds like the standard MRRC page templates don’t quite fit what you’re trying to do. Did you know Marvel would be mentioning you as an example?

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:47:24 +0000

Ouch. I never considered there would be a negative view of my marvel retailer page. My name is Steve, and I own and operate NewCastle Comics. Let me state that my MRRC page is just a supplement to my regular site, which doesn’t have anything directly for sale, either. My intent for both has really been just to let people know that I exist. I will certainly look into improving the message of what we have for sale. For the record, we have a great selection of indy and small press titles.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:27:11 +0000

Perhaps I would if the brand was on his forehead. A scarlet M.

By: Kenny Cather

Kenny Cather — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:58:17 +0000

I would probably not buy from a store with one of these websites. I say probably because there’s always the chance I’m stuck somewhere with some money in my pocket, bored, and feel like reading a comic. But this Marvel website wouldn’t draw me in because it looks like it’s just selling Marvel stuff.

The Comixology one is *nice*. That’s the sort of thing that would draw me in.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Sept. 4, 2009: A better chance

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:30:18 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson takes a look at Marvel’s website-building software for Direct Market retailers. [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:31:39 +0000

That looks a lot better design-wise, too.

By: Brigid

Brigid — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:38:36 +0000

Huh. ComiXology offers something similar that’s a lot less Marvel-centric: http://retailers.comixology.com/