Comments on: Notes from the Phoenix Comics Convention http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-46114 Greg Burgas Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:31:43 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/#comment-46114 Getting into the con was hopelessly confused, although the herders did their best. This was the first one I had been to, so I can't compare, although I thought there was a pretty good balance. Some of the guys I hung out with who go to every one said it's gotten a lot better, and this one was the best yet. So that's something! Getting into the con was hopelessly confused, although the herders did their best. This was the first one I had been to, so I can't compare, although I thought there was a pretty good balance. Some of the guys I hung out with who go to every one said it's gotten a lot better, and this one was the best yet. So that's something!

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]]> By: buzzvankirk http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-45951 buzzvankirk Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:42:09 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/#comment-45951 I took my 9 year old son on the first day and we had a blast! The turn out was great and there were a good variety of creators. We caught the first half of the "Kid Stuff" panel, which had James Owen and Todd Nauck in attendance. It was nice to see how well they interacted with the kids in the audience. And I'm with Mike too-Len Wein=Swamp Thing. Who is that short hairy mutant? I took my 9 year old son on the first day and we had a blast! The turn out was great and there were a good variety of creators. We caught the first half of the "Kid Stuff" panel, which had James Owen and Todd Nauck in attendance. It was nice to see how well they interacted with the kids in the audience. And I'm with Mike too-Len Wein=Swamp Thing. Who is that short hairy mutant?

]]> By: Bright-Raven http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-45542 Bright-Raven Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:59:20 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/#comment-45542 I meant book distributors, not book publishers. My bad. I meant book distributors, not book publishers. My bad.

]]> By: Bright-Raven http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-45541 Bright-Raven Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:56:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/27/notes-from-the-phoenix-comics-convention/#comment-45541 Congress DID look into Diamond's monopoly back when they started it (1996), and found it completely legal. Comics are considered periodicals, hence they can be distributed through any newsstand distribution company in the world, if the publisher so chooses. It's not Diamond's fault that the publishers choose not to. And there are a number of book publishers out there to cover TPBs / HCs. So by the technical letter of the law, Diamond gets away with it, because they are not preventing any publisher from using any other distribution group technically. It's the publisher's faults for not diversifying their distribution chains, and the retailers' faults for being unwilling to utilize other channels as well. Congress DID look into Diamond's monopoly back when they started it (1996), and found it completely legal.

Comics are considered periodicals, hence they can be distributed through any newsstand distribution company in the world, if the publisher so chooses. It's not Diamond's fault that the publishers choose not to. And there are a number of book publishers out there to cover TPBs / HCs.

So by the technical letter of the law, Diamond gets away with it, because they are not preventing any publisher from using any other distribution group technically. It's the publisher's faults for not diversifying their distribution chains, and the retailers' faults for being unwilling to utilize other channels as well.

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