Re: Viz & Diamond


to ranma@usagi.jrd.dec.com
from Shampoo <watsonwe@pirates.Armstrong.EDU>
subject Re: Viz & Diamond
date Mon, 1 Jan 1996 16:39:34 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 1 Jan 1996, John Chennavasin wrote:

> They did release The Crow. Then again, how often does Marvel Comics put 
> out anything that's worth reading? ^_^

Sheesh, no kidding...I love the Crow...hate most Marvel titles.
 
> Blame Marvel Comics for all this exclusive distributor mess. They got 
> themselves into a creative rut that puts most Shonen Jump titles to 
> shame, so they attempted to maintain market share by  other means (like 
> buying a distributor).

And because they're so afraid of comic stores dropping their crappy 
stuff. I know my local comic shop owner, Fred, really can't stand pretty 
much all of the Marvel titles, he just carries them because all the 
really young kids buy them by bulk practically.
 
> I don't think Viz ever offered mail subscriptions, even during the days 
> when they were affiliated with Eclipse Comics.
> 
Hmmm...I could swear I saw them offered in the catalog....let me 
check...yes, they are available for subscription...says so in the catalog. 
______________________________________________________________________________
>                                 John Chennavasin
>                             chennav@haas.berkeley.edu
>                         http://haas.berkeley.edu/~chennav
> 
> 

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