tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post6049516170258373921..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Giant-Size HeadacheComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70755357951544581012017-08-28T15:30:16.598-04:002017-08-28T15:30:16.598-04:00These came along just a little before I started co...These came along just a little before I started collecting comics, so I was never able to buy any on the newsstand. Come to think of it, Giant-Size Marvels are something I tend to overlook, and I need to rectify that oversight, though of course I've read some, such as the Giant-Size Avenger and the Giant-Size X-Men.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-47328945816585447422012-10-05T08:27:44.479-04:002012-10-05T08:27:44.479-04:00In a perfect world, I'd buy the product if the...In a perfect world, I'd buy the product if the quality could be maintained and the price were reasonable. But I think those are two tall orders, even if Marvel could somehow have a herd of amazing writers and artists at its beck and call. Essentially, we're talking about publishing "king-size annuals" for most of Marvel's titles four times a year, with a minimum of 40 pages each (assuming the books retain the 20+ pages of reprint material), and at a hefty price. That means pulling four above-the-norm extra stories per character out of your hat per year--and they'd better be damn important stories, given the considerable strain you'd be adding to your customers' wallets. And wouldn't it be fun to pay top dollar for reprinted material on a regular basis? :)<br /><br />With the Giant-Size books, I think Marvel found success for the (very) short term--but as we saw, it didn't take long for the concept to lose the wind from its sails. There was also the feeling that it was saturating the racks with these characters--too much of a good thing. I think what might make everyone happy is to rein in the greed a little bit and return to the concept of the old annuals, assuming they could be high quality and not have any reprinted material. I have disappointing memories of some of those annuals being phoned in--and that was bad enough when it was just happening <i>once</i> a year!<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-38705987821676565802012-10-04T23:42:50.812-04:002012-10-04T23:42:50.812-04:00those looked great- saw some at a local comicon th...those looked great- saw some at a local comicon this past June. for what they make on comics & what they sell for now, comics companies should have enough to hire more artists to make this happen again... or would we buy them?Super-Duper ToyBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858607320711118146noreply@blogger.com