 americababy24
NEEDS 7 INCH PACKAGE
Joined: 01/24/2010
Total Posts: 1081
Location: USA BABYYY!!!! | Posted: Fri May 18, 03:00AM Post subject: My pick ups today (I go on thur, I work all day on wed, UGH.)
The Incredible Hulk 7.1
The Incredible Hulk 7 (1;25 variant)
The Incredible Hulk 1 (1:50 Variant)
Saga 3
Justice league 9
Nightwing 9
Deadpool 51 & 54
Daredevil 13
Hulk smash the avengers 3
TMNT #1
Manhattan Project 3
Secret Service 2
AvX round 4 (1:15, 1:25)
AvX (fights) (1.25) | | Back to top |  |
CK3count
Joined: 12/04/2005
Total Posts: 2815
Location: Michigan | Posted: Fri May 18, 09:10AM Post subject: Saga is awesome. I have a huge crush on Alana. | | Back to top | |
CK3count
Joined: 12/04/2005
Total Posts: 2815
Location: Michigan | Posted: Fri May 18, 09:15AM Post subject: Spoiler (Click To View) I wonder the logistics of The Will and The Stalk fucking. | | Back to top | |
gary from teen mom
Joined: 01/19/2011
Total Posts: 2513
Location: SMOKING AN EIGHTH IN THE MULTIVERSE. TOASSSSSSSSSTYYYYYYYYYYYY | Posted: Fri May 18, 11:17AM Post subject:
U sign ur check over ti the shop?
haha, yeah it's alot of books, but my shop is pretty sweet where they take 20% off on new issues that week plus they take off an additional 20% off the total.
basically it comes out to me spending on average $30-50 a week on comics.
How is that even fiscally possible? | | Back to top |  |
nerd eater
Joined: 06/02/2005
Total Posts: 1872
Location: through the Spanish announcer's table | Posted: Fri May 18, 12:29PM Post subject:
U sign ur check over ti the shop?
haha, yeah it's alot of books, but my shop is pretty sweet where they take 20% off on new issues that week plus they take off an additional 20% off the total.
basically it comes out to me spending on average $30-50 a week on comics.
How is that even fiscally possible?
By the sound of that, by the skin of the teeth. The bigger comic companies sell their comics to the stores from the wholesaler at 55% discount (meaning shops pay 45% of the cover price, then they charge whatever). So it's not uncommon for a 20% discount and some stores can do 30%, but 40%? Damn fuckin ese. | | Back to top | |
Aesthetic
Joined: 06/25/2010
Total Posts: 1155
Location: Milwaukee | Posted: Fri May 18, 12:32PM Post subject: Spoiler (Click To View) I wonder the logistics of The Will and The Stalk fucking.
The Will and The Stalk have been my favorite part of the issues so far. | | Back to top | |
Master Chief
i have a hole in my butt
Joined: 07/10/2007
Total Posts: 15708
Location:  | Posted: Fri May 18, 01:10PM Post subject:
U sign ur check over ti the shop?
haha, yeah it's alot of books, but my shop is pretty sweet where they take 20% off on new issues that week plus they take off an additional 20% off the total.
basically it comes out to me spending on average $30-50 a week on comics.
How is that even fiscally possible?
By the sound of that, by the skin of the teeth. The bigger comic companies sell their comics to the stores from the wholesaler at 55% discount (meaning shops pay 45% of the cover price, then they charge whatever). So it's not uncommon for a 20% discount and some stores can do 30%, but 40%? Damn fuckin ese.
Of all of the industries to cut a discount, comics really can't afford to do that. Does your store sell other stuff? I know one of my old stores was half games/cards and since that paid half the rent, that is what kept them alive. | | Back to top | |
gary from teen mom
Joined: 01/19/2011
Total Posts: 2513
Location: SMOKING AN EIGHTH IN THE MULTIVERSE. TOASSSSSSSSSTYYYYYYYYYYYY | Posted: Fri May 18, 01:22PM Post subject: I just don't believe him. | | Back to top | |
nerd eater
Joined: 06/02/2005
Total Posts: 1872
Location: through the Spanish announcer's table | Posted: Fri May 18, 01:40PM Post subject: Maybe it just wasn't worded right? I know I'm not a laureate sometimes. | | Back to top | |
TheLineIsDrawn
Joined: 10/17/2002
Total Posts: 2355
Location: 33 Royal St. Disneyland, California | Posted: Fri May 18, 11:01PM Post subject: 
U sign ur check over ti the shop?
haha, yeah it's alot of books, but my shop is pretty sweet where they take 20% off on new issues that week plus they take off an additional 20% off the total.
basically it comes out to me spending on average $30-50 a week on comics.
How is that even fiscally possible?
By the sound of that, by the skin of the teeth. The bigger comic companies sell their comics to the stores from the wholesaler at 55% discount (meaning shops pay 45% of the cover price, then they charge whatever). So it's not uncommon for a 20% discount and some stores can do 30%, but 40%? Damn fuckin ese.
Of all of the industries to cut a discount, comics really can't afford to do that. Does your store sell other stuff? I know one of my old stores was half games/cards and since that paid half the rent, that is what kept them alive.
Well this is only on new releases (for the current week and last week) where they take off 20% off the cover price. The shop throws another 20% off the TOTAL, so it's not 40%, sorry if I worded it wrong. so if a book is $2.99, it's rung up as $2.40 and lets say my total at the end is $30, then the total will be $24.
They are probably the busiest comic book shop in Orange County (shop is called Comics, Toons and Toys in Tustin, Ca) I know they order the most single issues out of any shop around me. I'm not sure how profitable they are but I don't think they are in any trouble of going out of business or anything. They sell toys, cards and they have a whole Manga room. Also the only store that sells variants for the most lowest prices I've seen too. I love my shop, they take care of me as well as all their customers pretty well. | | Back to top |  |
gary from teen mom
Joined: 01/19/2011
Total Posts: 2513
Location: SMOKING AN EIGHTH IN THE MULTIVERSE. TOASSSSSSSSSTYYYYYYYYYYYY | Posted: Fri May 18, 11:32PM Post subject: That rules. | | Back to top | |
TheLineIsDrawn
Joined: 10/17/2002
Total Posts: 2355
Location: 33 Royal St. Disneyland, California | Posted: Fri May 18, 11:51PM Post subject: It's one of the reasons why I pick up so many books, though I should cut down on my list. On Free Comic Book Day they were allowing to pick 5 free comics per person, other shops around my area were only letting you get 1-3 books. Also keep in mind their back issues, TP's, graphic novels, books, cards, toys and everything else is still regular price.
my other money saving shop is Pulp Fiction in Long Beach, Ca. I go there for TP's and graphic novels. if you pay with cash all Marvel/DC/Image/Dark Horse TP's are 40% cover price. All IDW/Boom/Dynamite are 30% and everyone else 20%. if you pay with a credit card it's costs 10% more (so instead of 40% it's 30%, etc...). This includes all Absolute Editions, Omnibus, art books... aside from rare editions or out of print books that are normal price.
they sell all their books online as cheapgraphicnovels.com at the same price (with like 5% more off for shipping) so if you go in the shop they have a huge selection. They also have a "Damaged/Returns" area in the shop where it's 50% off or more. | | Back to top | |
200708
Joined: 09/08/2010
Total Posts: 639 | Posted: Sat May 19, 07:04AM Post subject: Any recommendations for a good comic reader for android tablets? | | Back to top | |
SharkPackSatan
Joined: 02/07/2010
Total Posts: 75 | Posted: Sat May 19, 04:34PM Post subject: just started battlefields vol 1 gotta love dynamite comics lots of over the top violence but the stories have substance
also a shop i would recommend is newage comics in ontario,ca owners a good fuckin ese and they have a real good selection of trades | | Back to top | |
woolyjammoth
Joined: 02/08/2009
Total Posts: 1416
Location: Missouri | Posted: Sat May 19, 05:01PM Post subject: Is the Thanos Imperative worth picking up? I'm a relative newcomer to the cosmic Marvel universe, but have read Infinity Gauntlet and a few other one-offs. | | Back to top | |
MEOWFUNCTION
dominican day parade superfan
Joined: 09/10/2004
Total Posts: 1782
Location: Just typing random shit to make up for that missing line that the lack of post counts has created | Posted: Sat May 19, 06:25PM Post subject: Read Annihilation instead. | | Back to top | |
Master Chief
i have a hole in my butt
Joined: 07/10/2007
Total Posts: 15708
Location: | Posted: Sat May 19, 06:30PM Post subject: Prefer Annihilation as well but Thanos Imperative was a good read. | | Back to top | |
TheLineIsDrawn
Joined: 10/17/2002
Total Posts: 2355
Location: 33 Royal St. Disneyland, California | Posted: Sat May 19, 07:56PM Post subject: I just picked up Ed Brubaker's Deadenders that came out as a trade this week. I've only heard about this title and saw bits and pieces here and there so it's nice to see Vertigo collect all 16 issues in one trade. I'm only like 2 chapters in and it's basically like if Quadrophenia mixed in with a bit of sci-fi. Definitely a bit different from what Brubaker is known for. | | Back to top | |
CK3count
Joined: 12/04/2005
Total Posts: 2815
Location: Michigan | Posted: Sun May 20, 01:48AM Post subject: I am going to start watching Smallville. Bad idea? I just need a new series to get into. | | Back to top | |
Sweet Meat
Joined: 12/16/2009
Total Posts: 3745
Location: Michigan | Posted: Sun May 20, 08:25PM Post subject: this isnt the best picture of it but i picked this up at motor city comic con this weekend 
its by Ryan Stegman he currently is doing Scarlet Spider and is moving to Fantastic Four soon | | Back to top | |
xfuckyourgodx
Joined: 11/22/2007
Total Posts: 1919
Location: NC! | Posted: Mon May 21, 01:00AM Post subject:
that entertained me for a good solid chunk of time earlier in the day flipping through and reading a few at a time to break up the other bullshit i was working on all afternoon
fuckin ese loves pouches and hates feet! | | Back to top | |
joeM
Joined: 11/16/2005
Total Posts: 5900
Location: pg county | Posted: Mon May 21, 07:38PM Post subject:
that entertained me for a good solid chunk of time earlier in the day flipping through and reading a few at a time to break up the other bullshit i was working on all afternoon
fuckin ese loves pouches and hates feet!
haha, that was a pretty funny article.
for all you James Stokoe Orc Stain fans, there is a kickstarter for a graphic novel that he and Mark Andrew Smith are working on called Sullivan's Sluggers". Looks pretty awesome and how it's already got like 6x the original financial goal. check it out, you can only get the hardback through them:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1940696606/sullivans-sluggers-baseball-horror-graphic-novel | | Back to top | |
Alex K.
It's Hip to Be Square
Joined: 05/30/2008
Total Posts: 17177
Location: Bremerton | Posted: Mon May 21, 08:54PM Post subject:
that entertained me for a good solid chunk of time earlier in the day flipping through and reading a few at a time to break up the other bullshit i was working on all afternoon
fuckin ese loves pouches and hates feet!
haha, that was a pretty funny article.
for all you James Stokoe Orc Stain fans, there is a kickstarter for a graphic novel that he and Mark Andrew Smith are working on called Sullivan's Sluggers". Looks pretty awesome and how it's already got like 6x the original financial goal. check it out, you can only get the hardback through them:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1940696606/sullivans-sluggers-baseball-horror-graphic-novel
BACKER-ED | | Back to top | |
Master Chief
i have a hole in my butt
Joined: 07/10/2007
Total Posts: 15708
Location: | Posted: Mon May 21, 09:11PM Post subject: Wish they'd do a paperback. I don't buy hardcovers because of the price so regardless of the project it's hard for me to throw $30 at it. | | Back to top | |
CK3count
Joined: 12/04/2005
Total Posts: 2815
Location: Michigan | Posted: Mon May 21, 09:18PM Post subject: So do they pay people back once it turns a profit? | | Back to top | |
explodingboy
Joined: 09/23/2010
Total Posts: 65
Location: America | Posted: Mon May 21, 11:49PM Post subject: Just picked up Kirby: King of Comics and It was fantastic. I want to pick up Devil Dinosaur. | | Back to top | |
xfuckyourgodx
Joined: 11/22/2007
Total Posts: 1919
Location: NC! | Posted: Tue May 22, 12:03AM Post subject:
that entertained me for a good solid chunk of time earlier in the day flipping through and reading a few at a time to break up the other bullshit i was working on all afternoon
fuckin ese loves pouches and hates feet!
haha, that was a pretty funny article.
for all you James Stokoe Orc Stain fans, there is a kickstarter for a graphic novel that he and Mark Andrew Smith are working on called Sullivan's Sluggers". Looks pretty awesome and how it's already got like 6x the original financial goal. check it out, you can only get the hardback through them:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1940696606/sullivans-sluggers-baseball-horror-graphic-novel
that rules! gotta show that to the gal tomorrow and contribute. baseball? horror and Stokoe? perfect | | Back to top | |
Master Chief
i have a hole in my butt
Joined: 07/10/2007
Total Posts: 15708
Location: | Posted: Tue May 22, 12:05AM Post subject:
So do they pay people back once it turns a profit?
No, usually they are required to put all of the money into the project. Putting 30,000 into a hardcover should be impossible though.
I'm not sure of how they would keep track of what they do with the money they get, but I mean if they are getting so much more than what they're asking for, couldn't they just pocket it for another book down the line?
I think they have the right to pocket it but to avoid pissing people off most creators 'say' they are putting it into the book. No idea what actually goes down. | | Back to top | |
TheLineIsDrawn
Joined: 10/17/2002
Total Posts: 2355
Location: 33 Royal St. Disneyland, California | Posted: Tue May 22, 12:18AM Post subject:
So do they pay people back once it turns a profit?
No, usually they are required to put all of the money into the project. Putting 30,000 into a hardcover should be impossible though.
I'm not sure of how they would keep track of what they do with the money they get, but I mean if they are getting so much more than what they're asking for, couldn't they just pocket it for another book down the line?
I think they have the right to pocket it but to avoid pissing people off most creators 'say' they are putting it into the book. No idea what actually goes down.
They're almost at $40,000 now. I wouldn't mind if they pocket the profits, they wouldn't need that much more to print softcover versions down the line. | | Back to top | |
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