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Lewis Himelhoch
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Joined: 06 September 2005
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I'm lucky to have had the same comic store for the last 20 years. All they care about is doing business. There isn't any personal agenda. You want a book. You tell them. They order it for you. Probably why they've been in business so long.
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Brian Tait
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Joined: 18 April 2004
Location: Canada
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 4:08pm | IP Logged | 2
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Y'know, I can't imagine going into a shop, ordering a book, and have the owner (or whoever) refuse to place the order because they didn't like the crative people on the book. I would drop all my orders and be out of there. That's just stupid.
Sadly, I have no doubt it probably does happen.
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John Mietus
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Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 4:21pm | IP Logged | 3
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JB was the first Marvel writer/artist I actively followed after '81 when I was
handed my buddy's collection of stuff, but I've only ever followed him on
characters I was interested in and/or his own creations, so I missed out on
Namor, X-Men Hidden Years, most of the West Coast Avengers stuff and
Wonder Woman (and Lost Generation, until I bought the run last year).
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Ed Deans.
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Joined: 28 November 2004
Location: United States
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 4:58pm | IP Logged | 4
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brian wrote:
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Y'know, I can't imagine going into a shop, ordering a book, and have the owner (or whoever) refuse to place the order because they didn't like the crative people on the book |
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It probably happened. I don't know if you saw me talk about my effort to
get Blood/Demon #1 or not. The shop near me closed up and I found
a new shop in a mall. The shop refused to order
Blood/Demon. They took down a list of people who wanted it and
TPTB still refused to order. No reason was given. One of the shop
register-trolls or whatever they're called took it upon herself to go
to another comic shop and buy some copies and bring them with her when
she was working. I bought her last copy of Blood/Demon #1 and she
told me what shop she knew did have it. Anyway, the store in the
mall went out of business a few months later.
It was never said Byrne was the reason it wasn't ordered but Doom Patrol quickly became hard to get at the mall store.
When you don't order a title when a dozen folks attempt to pre-order
and customers specifically ask after it, something is seriously wrong
with your business.
Edited by Ed Deans. on 21 October 2005 at 4:59pm
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Ray Brady
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Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
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"One of the shop
register-trolls or whatever they're called took it upon herself to go
to another comic shop and buy some copies and bring them with her when
she was working."
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If she was nice enough to do that, the last thing I would call her is a troll.
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Mike Tishman
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Joined: 25 July 2005
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 7:02pm | IP Logged | 6
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Paul Go wrote:
| I am not a number, I am a free man! |
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Be seeing you...
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Kevin Hagerman
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Joined: 15 April 2005
Location: United States
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 9:02pm | IP Logged | 7
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I wonder if they balked at the Demon part more than anything else.
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Matt Reed
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Joined: 16 April 2004
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 9:44pm | IP Logged | 8
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Francis Grey wrote:
| Here's a question: how long were you a member of the "faithful fifty" before you were aware of the existence of there being a "faithful fifty?" |
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Good question! For me, since the days of UNCANNY X-MEN with Claremont circa 1979/80. I've bought everything JB's done for 25 years.
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Jason Fulton
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| Posted: 21 October 2005 at 9:46pm | IP Logged | 9
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Since Fantastic Four 243, though I didn't read the term 'faithful fifty' until reading it in 'A Flame About This High'.
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Neil Lindholm
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Joined: 12 January 2005
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Gosh Matt, the exact same situation for me as well. 79-80. 13 years old
hunting the local drug store every week for new Byrne comics. I think
have either owned pretty much everything before and after that fateful
first day back in late 1979.
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Darren Taylor
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Joined: 22 April 2004
Location: Scotland
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I doubt that 12 is a true reflection of those fans of yours amongst us. If it is, then that's pretty sad.
I know I'm a life-long-fan...just a little pissed that you've never given me a Bad-Byrne-Story of my own...all these other fans seem to get one;-)
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Didier Yvon Paul Fayolle
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Joined: 25 January 2005
Location: Hong Kong
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| Posted: 22 October 2005 at 5:11am | IP Logged | 12
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I was a Byrne victim before, but I have recover ... I am a willing man who buy the comics of Mister B. I want, which means all the ones I can find!
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