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brucifer
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- Posted: March 25, 2020 11:09:25 am
- I'm really hoping that after this pandemic is done (?) that many people won't be driven by greed as much. With so many people affected worldwide we need to change the way we look at things. I'll keep my fingers crossed!!
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logerine
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- Posted: March 25, 2020 11:36:04 am
Rapha1978 said:logerine said:Alterna Comics got you covered. Thanks for posting that. I had never heard of them before and it looks like what they are doing is exactly the direction I had mentioned earlier. I'd like to see the industry go back to newsprint and bring down their printing costs. The 90s brought us glossy pages and gimmick covers that hurt our wallets ever since. One of the best thing's about collecting and reading comics pre-1990 was that it was affordable so that kids could buy them even with a small allowance.
No problem. Hope you check out some of their books if the material appeals to you. Also, Peter Simeti, the founder and publisher, is very friendly and interactive with the customers. Super nice guy.
Some of the competition has not taken nice to him though and has sought to destroy him. You can read about it here: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/02/13/peter-simeti-of-alterna-comics-was-swatted-last-night/
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- Posted: March 25, 2020 12:03:52 pm
Rapha1978 said:logerine said:Alterna Comics got you covered. Thanks for posting that. I had never heard of them before and it looks like what they are doing is exactly the direction I had mentioned earlier. I'd like to see the industry go back to newsprint and bring down their printing costs. The 90s brought us glossy pages and gimmick covers that hurt our wallets ever since. One of the best thing's about collecting and reading comics pre-1990 was that it was affordable so that kids could buy them even with a small allowance.
Alterna Comics is putting out some surprisingly good stuff for the price. I did a Longbox Junk Review of the first Alterna Comics I discovered, and I've picked up a few more since based on what I saw.
Check out my review of Mother Russia (Nazis! Zombies! Zombies!) if you want a little taste. . . https://comicbookrealm.com/atom/blog/1487/longbox-junk-mother-russiaFavorite Characters: Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, Captain America, The Shadow, Zorro, The Rocketeer, Jonah Hex
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brucifer
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- Posted: March 25, 2020 12:19:37 pm
- Thanks for the article logerine.
I'm baffled that "swatting" is a thing people do!! I had never even heard of that term until today.
Calling in a SWAT team on someone falsely is a horrible idea. Whether you agree with Peter Simeti or not, pulling potentially deadly pranks is NOT the way to go. And over comic books? Come on people!!
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Rapha1978
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logerine
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- Posted: March 25, 2020 12:30:03 pm
brucifer said: Thanks for the article logerine.
I'm baffled that "swatting" is a thing people do!! I had never even heard of that term until today.
Calling in a SWAT team on someone falsely is a horrible idea. Whether you agree with Peter Simeti or not, pulling potentially deadly pranks is NOT the way to go. And over comic books? Come on people!!
Glad you enjoyed the article. I agree with what you said. What was done to him was absolutely terrible. Some people will do crazy stuff just because they differ politically, ideologically, or sometimes just for fun. It's beyond sad. Peter was near suicidal over what he experienced.
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- Posted: March 26, 2020 12:37:32 am
Rapha1978 said: I'm definitely going to have to check out some of those Alterna Comics.
Most of what I am reading today is in the $3.99-$4.99 price range per issue. Several titles a week is costing me over $45 a month, and then the cost of bagging/boarding them brings it up a little higher. If comics were under $1.99 I would be inclined to add more titles, maybe try different comics I would not normally put in my pull list.
That's what I'm sayin'
I picked up all three issues of Mother Russia new on the stand for $4.50! I think Alterna is definitely on to something. Hopefully they'll be able to ride this disaster out.Favorite Characters: Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, Captain America, The Shadow, Zorro, The Rocketeer, Jonah Hex
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- Posted: March 26, 2020 2:10:01 pm
- AWA Studios - Artists Writers & Artisans, is a new Indy company that released a couple comics last weeks. With Diamond halting their shipping due to the virus, AWA put up one of their comics The Resistance #1, free digitally on their website: https://awastudios.net/
Written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Mike Deodato Jr.
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