Comic prices are getting higher and higher, and it’s already priced out a kid’s allowance, but it’s also pricing out adults. The solution sounds simple: lower the price of comics. However, Bleeding Fool contributor Comics Perch explains why the current messed up business model makes that difficult, if not improbable.
Earlier this year YouTube dropped their annotations entirely. This allowed creators to add or correct information, insert links to other things, and I used them to do things like credit cosplayers who pointed themselves out in convention walk around videos. While they had their faults, most of them came from misuse at the hands of people who just wanted to make things pop up on-screen for whatever reason.
You may be wondering why a website devoted to storytelling is discussing a technical feature that was obsolete and didn’t work on apps anyway. Well, they were used for storytelling at times as well, and used correctly enhanced the media you were watching. I’ve been sitting on this video from Quinton Reviews a bit too long so today just feels like the day to break it out. In the video he goes over the history of YouTube’s annotation system, why is was done away with, and the way it was used to enhance the story or lead people to new stuff.
Continued from the last cover, Rick goes after the Zentraedi agent.
Robotech: The Macross Saga #9
Comico The Comic Company (February, 1986)
“Miss Macross”
ADAPTATION: Jack Herman
PENCILER: Reggie Byers
INKER: Tom Poston
COLORIST: Rick Taylor
LETTERER: L. Lois Buhalis
EDITOR: Diana Schutz
Halloween ComicFest is pretty much a Halloween edition of Free Comic Book Day where you can also get minicomics to give away for trick or treat. They’ve announced their list of titles for this year’s event, which I may go over in more detail when we get closer to the event. Honestly, not being a Halloween person means I’m not all that interested in most of the spooky titles being offered.
“Just admit we’re lost, Jim.” “I’m not lost!”
Star Trek #74
DC Comics (August, 1995)
“Star-Crossed” part 2: “Loved Not Wisely…”
WRITER: Howard Weinstein
PENCILER: Rachel Ketchum
INKER: Mark Heike
COLORIST: Ray Murtaugh
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Margaret Clark
It’s a good thing I gave myself time to calm down and properly look into this. The v-log also gave me a chance to play with some software for future products, so there’s that too. Here’s that video I mentioned that goes into what Molebeat is.
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
The Death Of The Iconic Superhero
What happened to superheroes? I grew up with superheroes in comics and on TV. A few made it into the movies but these were how I was introduced to the genre and what hooked me on them. From old shows airing before my time to the paper sheets that would inspire me to make my own, superheroes were always a great source of entertainment and teaching basic life lessons kids could take with them into adulthood.
However, nowadays the superhero is under attack. Only it isn’t a supervillain they have to deal with but creators and commentators who don’t seem to want to make the traditional superhero story. While some kids shows continue on it’s rare to see a kid-friendly superhero comic, much less one targeted directly to kids, and if there is it’s too expensive to spend your allowance on so you better hope you have a relative or family friend willing to expose you to superheroes. Guys like Bill Maher rant about the evils of the superhero movie while many comic creators want to write adult stuff targeted more at people who share their ideology rather than the classic “hero’s journey” or superpowered adventure.
To set the stage I have a video from Michael Critzer, aka Professor Geek, about the lack of a core version of the character for other interpretations to use as a template, what I refer to as “multiversal continuity”. However, I think there’s a reason for this that he’s missing in his commentary. Luckily I can fill in that gap.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 19, 2019 in Comic Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged cartoon superheroes, comic superheroes, commentary, Professor Geek, superhero, superhero comics, superhero movies, superheroes, TV superheroes.
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