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03-16-2018, 08:55 AM | #1 |
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Comics are now completely separated from the newsstand magazine cycle. Hama’s RAH sells 6-7k copies per issue like clockwork. Hama likes making money, fans like to buy his book. Hasbro likes more characters, IDW likes more sales and issue to collect into trades. The dedicated fan base and Hama only have so much time me left, would we like more RAH or less?
Why not make RAH biweekly ad infinitum? Another artist may be needed to be brought on board, but that can work well (see Brubaker/Epting Captain America). Such a scheme may not work for most comics, but everyone wins with more RAH. Last edited by Bubbavader; 03-16-2018 at 09:40 AM.. |
03-16-2018, 09:16 AM | #2 |
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I wouldn’t have a problem with it and would buy it. Especially another Special Missions type deal. If it was just his normal story twice a month a lot of fans wouldn’t be happy. Especially if it’s ninjas. If Hama is going to write a second book, I would definitely want to see SM or some kinds of tales from the past.
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03-16-2018, 09:36 AM | #3 |
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What is the non Hama continuity book after SSF now that it has been cancelled?
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03-16-2018, 09:50 AM | #4 |
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03-16-2018, 10:40 AM | #5 |
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Wow. That is pretty raw, they canned the line and they have no replacement due to it being so sudden. I would guess anything under 5k sales is operating at a loss, so 3k on a #1 issue = stillborn series.
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03-16-2018, 11:17 AM | #6 |
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Diehard Hama comic fan, used to say “if it ain’t Hama it ain’t joe.” But I quit the book when it misused Jesus name. I would definitely say though, that I think a special mission title would be the way to go if it goes 2 a month.
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03-16-2018, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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Diehard Hama comic fan, used to say “if it ain’t Hama it ain’t joe.” But I quit the book when he misused Jesus name. From what I’ve learned since then, sounds like I got out at the right time. Snake Eyes dead, teenage girl replacement. If it alienated me (and I was a hardcore Hama joe fan), I’m surprised it’s still got a big enough fan base to keep going, much less go two per month. I would definitely say though, that I think a special mission title would be the way to go if it goes 2 a month.
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03-16-2018, 11:47 PM | #8 |
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Nope. It's time for Larry to pass the ARAH mantle on. He's been going in plot circles for years now, reusing the same characters ad nauseum. Would still like to see him do one-shots like what's coming up post-250.
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03-17-2018, 12:23 AM | #9 |
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Diehard Hama comic fan, used to say “if it ain’t Hama it ain’t joe.” But I quit the book when he misused Jesus name. From what I’ve learned since then, sounds like I got out at the right time. Snake Eyes dead, teenage girl replacement. If it alienated me (and I was a hardcore Hama joe fan), I’m surprised it’s still got a big enough fan base to keep going, much less go two per month. I would definitely say though, that I think a special mission title would be the way to go if it goes 2 a month.
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Unfortunately, I get the impression Hama is contemptuous of at least some of his fanbase and really doesn't care about us. All that being said, if Hama developed a more open minded approach, I'd love to see Special Missions style stories.
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03-17-2018, 03:33 AM | #10 |
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Care to elaborate on how Hama has contempt for his fan base? It is clear that Comrade Audre and (former) top brass at IDW do. I have been watching/listening to quite a few Hama interviews lately and haven’t gotten that Hama shares the same opinion.
As to a biweekly, an option would be to have RAH and a SM book, this would give the #1 issue sales bump but not keep the collected pull lists (likely to follow though). Another option would be to have archs with one artist followed by SM one shots in a single title. A third option would be backup stories to ease the page count on a single artists. Such books usually fell unsatisfying though as there are not enough pages for a good yarn (Simonson’s Orion is an example another is when Action went weekly way back in the day). Last edited by Bubbavader; 03-17-2018 at 03:35 AM.. |
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