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Canuck
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atom
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- Posted: August 1, 2019 12:34:54 am
- Reading that just made me sad in many ways.
I've had the feeling for a while now that my daughter is probably part of the final generation of those able to enjoy going to a comic shop and getting new issues off the shelf. Articles like this one just reinforce that feeling in a big way.Favorite Characters: Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, Captain America, The Shadow, Zorro, The Rocketeer, Jonah Hex
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brucifer
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- Posted: August 1, 2019 2:58:53 pm
- I'm with atom, that after I read that article, I was very sad and upset. Whenever BIG companies get involved (in absolutely anything!!) it always ends up being about the money!! Greed, nothing else but greed.
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edgos2
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- Posted: August 2, 2019 6:11:17 am
- Sigh.
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Action Ace
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- Posted: August 8, 2019 6:43:56 pm
- I'm a bit shocked they're still in business.
If you had told me in 1999 while reading Warren Ellis' "Come in Alone" column at CBR that I'd still be buying comics the same way twenty years later and I never would have believed you.
However, one bean counter at AT&T or Disney could take down the entire direct market tomorrow if they so desired.
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jorel262
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- Posted: August 29, 2019 12:34:15 pm
- Very sad read. Whether they are profitable or not, big business seems to just look at how much money one department brings in over another and then starts shutting things down or cancelling products and services that don't meet some metric. Fans and consumers suffer with less choice and in some cases no choice, while investors and higher ups make more money.
Hearing how much debt AT&T has also makes me wonder about many things.
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