I think I may walk up the road and have my first comic book store experience during lunch today. Oh, the things that Buffistadom brings into one's life. Whee!
I fell down and got confused. Willow fixed me. She's gay.
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
JenP - Aug 13, 2003 7:04:11 am PDT #780 of 10000
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 13, 2003 7:25:49 am PDT #781 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hmmm. Must check out "1602."
One thing that cracks me up about the setting back of the timeline is that some characters' origins actually go back that far. For example, if they want to use the same origin story for Dr. Strange, his mentor was about 200 at the turn of the 17th century. And if they didn't want to change things for tone, Thor would be available at an earlier point in the life of the present-day Marvel character.
esse - Aug 13, 2003 7:37:40 am PDT #782 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
There's no new Buffy/Angel comics, right? Since the teddy bear thing?
Hey, Tina, were those cds ever dropped into the mail?
tina f. - Aug 13, 2003 7:42:59 am PDT #783 of 10000
Hey, Tina, were those cds ever dropped into the mail?
looks around whistling innocently
Oh. Right. Well....They are burned. There is the matter of making CD jacket covery things for them and. and.
No. I moved and work's been crazeee and they are getting done I pinky promise. Soon. Soon.
There's no new Buffy/Angel comics, right? Since the teddy bear thing?
They just finished up the Buffy-goes-to-the-institution arc and next up is the Summers' divorce.
esse - Aug 13, 2003 7:49:57 am PDT #784 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Oh. Right. Well....They are burned. There is the matter of making CD jacket covery things for them and. and.
S'okay.
They just finished up the Buffy-goes-to-the-institution arc and next up is the Summers' divorce.
Might have to see if they have those at the store.
Jeff Mejia - Aug 13, 2003 8:24:51 am PDT #785 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
They just finished up the Buffy-goes-to-the-institution arc and next up is the Summers' divorce.
And this will be the last monthly Buffy comics arc. Afther that, we'll just have to wait for mini-series, special one-shots, and new collections like Tales of the Vampires. I wonder why Dark Horse decided to end the monthly. I know the sales have tapered off a bit, but the franchise was its 3rd or 4th best seller, behind the Star Wars comics, Hellboy, and the new Cal McDonald series.
CaBil - Aug 13, 2003 9:56:54 am PDT #786 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Because Dark Horse is on drugs?
That is the only logical conclusion I can think of, because they have vastly underpromoted the title, and have not had an Angel title for almost a year.
Jeff Mejia - Aug 13, 2003 10:10:29 am PDT #787 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
I agree with you there, CaBil. There has been zero promotion for any of their Buffy products. Even us hard-core fans have had to dig hard to get information. The only thing I can think of is that they can't make much money because of the licensing fee, so they don't want to blow their mimal advertising budget on it.
I think the lack of Angel comics may be due to a combination of things. The first line got stuck with an extremely long lead time that led them to have Doyle appear far after he left the show. Then, the second volume, actually written by Joss himself, took quite some time to finish just 4 issues. I think that caused Dark Horse to throw in the towel.
JenP - Aug 13, 2003 10:12:39 am PDT #788 of 10000
So, the store near my office was sold out (I called before I walked). I decided to go the e-bay way. This is kinda fun. Thanks for the advice.
CaBil - Aug 13, 2003 10:18:45 am PDT #789 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Several creators/retailers I know have contributed interesting arguments that DH's Buffy comics are vastly undersold, to the tune of ranking @115-120 on the month of release. Including Fray.
I can understand them going OGN (Tales of the Vampire), to get into bookstores where people will hopefully rack them near the other Buffy titles.
The thing is, I can't imagine Buffy/Angel costing as much as their other major license, Star Wars. It is possible that Fox licensing is a pain to deal with. Or Dark Horse is investing their efforts into their own homegrown projects...