|
0 Legionnaires (),
32
Murran Spies, and
3
Spider Guild Agents. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
 Previous Thread |
|
Next Thread 
|
|
Print Thread  |
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951
Don't Stop Peelieving
|
|
Don't Stop Peelieving
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951 |
NO NEW COMICS??? Diamond to stop shipping amid coronavirus fears ...I'll be in my bed... with the shades drawn... 
Last edited by Reboot; 03/25/21 03:05 PM. Reason: Make title more generic for reuse, move original title into post body
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951
Don't Stop Peelieving
|
|
Don't Stop Peelieving
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 9,914
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 9,914 |
I miss my new comics already.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951
Don't Stop Peelieving
|
|
Don't Stop Peelieving
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 25,675
Gen X > Space X
|
|
Gen X > Space X
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 25,675 |
I probably have some old ones I could ship to someone who needs "new" entertainment.
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 16,863
Time Trapper
|
|
Time Trapper
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 16,863 |
What a mess. I hope my shop survives. I hope the business survives.
Holy Cats of Egypt!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
I picked up a few extra things last week, knowing it was likely to be the last for a while.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,909
Leader
|
|
Leader
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,909 |
We had to close up the shop I work at until further notice. Hopefully we'll be OK in the meantime & I'll still have a job to go back to when this is all over. I'm worried about the economy in general here as many of the businesses rely heavily on the tourism industry.
Last edited by ActorLad; 03/26/20 11:41 PM.
ActorLad
Friendly Neighborhood Performer
Visit my official hangout ActorLad's Cool Luau over at the Mission Monitor Board!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 85,856
Unseen, not unheard
|
|
Unseen, not unheard
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 85,856 |
there's growing awareness of the economic impact of the coronavirus - and the "stay at home" crowd is beginning to understand that some people will find it extremely difficult to stay at home without economic or financial considerations. hope things work out, AL.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
Hugs from afar, plus mandated additional 2 metres, for everyone.
My shop offers a delivery service, so I was going to switch to that. With diamond in hiatus, there's no new comics from that source. Off to comixology I guess...
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666 |
Well I had switched to Comixology awhile ago because I just had too much physical stuff, so this does not affect that.
In the last few weeks, I even started experimenting and picking up indies that had cool covers just to support those teams.
But this is disastrous to brick and mortar stores.
Most of whom were holding on by a very thin margin.
It definitely feels like a disaster.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
My nearest store had just moved into a new premises at the end of last year, after decades of feeling that they had outgrown the old one. It's part of a chain, which might help, and they do online orders for existing stock. But there were a lot of familiar faces in there, and I hope I'll see them all back when this is over.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,832
Fighting Back
|
|
Fighting Back
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,832 |
Big Pile O Back Issues here, but close enough. 
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
Was that after a backlash on them not confirming digital non-sales as the same time as physical sales?
I picked up some bargains on Comixology. Weirdly, I also paid more for a normal issue than I would in my local shop. The bargains were mostly for trades I already have physical copies of, and a few I'd never seen physically and got the first of a series to try. I'd just got into the habit of buying the odd trade, so I'm loathe to buy something digitally, and then not bother getting it when the shop (hopefully) reopens.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 9,173
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 9,173 |
I have so many comics that are waiting to be read, I might actually be able to get caught up.... (just trying to make lemonade when life gives you beets...)
Or I can get back to working on my Legion comic... decisions, decisions...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
Is there a way of tactfully suggesting that you choose to do the thing that you enjoy most, but getting across a giant "legion comic" hint? 
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,849
Trap Timer
|
|
Trap Timer
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872
Tempus Fugitive
|
|
Tempus Fugitive
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 31,872 |
Looks as though they're keen to get the digital comics going, and the bricks and mortar programme is to go along with that.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666 |
So does anyone know why Comixology is not carrying DC's new books?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,849
Trap Timer
|
|
Trap Timer
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 40,849 |
I just got the email that they're "available now" and it looks like they are. Maybe there was a delay in getting them up?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666 |
Ahhh cool
Thanks
I don't think they're listed under "new comics" for some reason (probably since Comixology has had them for some time) so I have to look them up individually
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,832
Fighting Back
|
|
Fighting Back
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,832 |
EDE, my instincts tell me the same.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666
Wanderer
|
|
Wanderer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 9,666 |
I think the new comic market has been disappointing for many of us these past few years (decades). I know that my own shopping habits have been greatly reduced - from picking up damn near everything DC and Marvel published in the 1990s to MAYBE 2-4 books a week.
The more I learn about the comic shop business, the more I am convinced that the model Diamond represents just doesn't work anymore.
|
|
|
|
Forums14
Topics21,107
Posts1,053,004
Legionnaires1,732
| |
Most Online53,886
Jan 7th, 2024
|
|
|
Posts: 568
Joined: August 2003
|
|
|
|
