There are several reasons that I can think of right off the top of my head
that I don't like about this.  First is how unreliable HS seemed to be with
publishing AMG monthly, where you could go several months without getting
anything.  How long will we be forced to wait on a trade?  Second is the
fact that AMG was one of the last holdouts for a monthly manga publication.
As such, it was a sorce of minor pride, with my freinds only ever being able
to get there mangas in these tiny little books.  The only other I can think
of off the top of my head is Super Manga Blast, and I'm sure there are
others.  And while mentioning SMB, why not stick AMG there?  It was there
before.  As far as flipping and honorifics, It would be just as easly done
on a monthly publication as it would a trade.  When tokyo pop (I think it
was them) published Love Hina for a few issues, they were flipped.  And
last, dropping the monthlys are only serving to limit my choices, all be it
low to begin with.

At least thats the way I feel.

WhyGog


----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "AstroNerdBoy" <usr1054@astronerdboy.com>
To: <megami@usagi.org>; <megami@usagi.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:22 AM
Subject: [megami:30822] Re: Dark horse to stop printing AMG!


> > > > But don't panic just yet, they will continue to print it in TPB
> > > > format, it is only the monthy comics that will end after
> > > the Sora unleashed arc.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Ross.
> > > > "The geek shall inherit the earth"
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ml-admin@gold.win.jp [mailto:ml-admin@gold.win.jp] On
> > > Behalf Of WhyGog
> > > Sent: 22 August 2004 09:10
> > > To: megami@usagi.org
> > > Subject: [megami:30820] Re: Dark horse to stop printing AMG!
> > >
> > > To say I'm speakless is an understatement.  Such news saddens
> > > me greatly.
> > >
> > > WhyGog
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Tsunami" <tsunami@jyurai.co.uk>
> > > To: "Goddess list (Goddess list)" <megami@ML.usagi.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 3:14 AM
> > > Subject: [megami:30819] Dark horse to stop printing AMG!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > From: "Tsunami" <tsunami@jyurai.co.uk>
> > Date: 2004/08/22 Sun AM 04:50:33 MDT
> > To: <megami@usagi.org>
> > Subject: [megami:30821] Re: Dark horse to stop printing AMG!
> >
> > Why?
> > It means instead of waiting a month at a time, and then only getting our
> > lovely goddesses in tiny little amounts, we will have them in large
doses.
> > The only bad thing I can think of about this, is that the format will be
> > smaller, so we will have to squint a bit to see them....
> >
>
> Personally, having the monthly's dropped and a switch to the manga volumes
only is good.  However, the comic books allowed those who got those to see
the art in a larger form (though flipped).
>
> Since manga has basically gone mainstream with bookstores having 2-3
entire shelving units devoted to manga volumes (sorry, the Japanese names
for these volumes is slipping my still-sleepy mind), Dark Horse need not
reply on the comic book market.  I
> suspect that they were losing money there.  Why?  Because people were
spending money on the manga volumes.  TokyoPop has been known to release
some volumes on a monthly basis.  So customers would rather get an entire
volume every month or two rather
> than a single chapter a month.
>
> At some point, DH may decide to convert AMG to the unflipped format.  I
hope if they do that, they tweak the translations some to remove some
domestication that was put in (eg: removing references that Bell took K1 to
a porn theater while she was
> under the influence of Urd's love potion).  I'd also like to see all of
the Japanese honorifics put back in, but then I'm just that kind of goober.
;-P
>
> -ANB
>
>
>