Posted October 21, 2007 by jwebster45206
Thought I would share my recent finds from Half Price Books. This place never lets me down. Check it:
- 9 old-school Dragonlance books
- 4 David Finch issues of Moon Knight
- Fathom back issue
- X-cutioner’s Song Parts 1 and 11 (unopened)
- Danger Girl Back in Black #3
- Hellblazer Annual #1
- 2 funky tiki-style Batman books
- JLA 2006 #2 with a Mike Turner cover
- And the crown jewel of this stash: Captain N the Game Master!
All for $20. Fact of the matter is that most comics aren’t really worth anything in money once you bring them home from the shop. The value is in the eyes of the owner, and to me, this collection was a steal!
Posted November 18, 2006 by jwebster45206
If you’ve ever seen the submission guidelines for the major comic publishers (and this even includes independent labels like image), they read like the sign at the beginning of a pirate ride at an amusement park–”abandon all hope ye who enter here!”
Guidelines are rigid and limited to doing things exactly as they’ve always been done. They’re also flat out rude–saying things like, “We will never return (and maybe never look at) your art,” and “Just because your mom thinks you can draw doesn’t mean we do.”
I say that stinks. It’s completely discouraging to kids and aspiring artists, and it really doesn’t leave the door open for creativity.
That’s where the web comes in. Andrew and I, and many others like us, can publish our own comics however we like. Thanks to sites like Renderosity, we can form communities to encourage each other and offer advice.
DC, Marvel, Image–I reject your submission rules. I’m having a lot more fun doing it my way.
