Bone
Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Wayne Markley offers up some suggestions perfect for younger readers that will also appeal to readers of all ages including Bone, Usagi Yojimbo, Amulet, and more.
Bone Vol. 1
DMZ Vol. 1
Walt Disney Comics Digest #1. The cover of my copy of this issue is pretty tattered.
Jim Starlin's Warlock
Sandman #1
by Roger Ash
If there’s one lament I’ve heard the most over the years I’ve worked in comics, it’s “There aren’t enough comics for kids. Publishers need to provide more for kids to read.” I’m not going to argue about if there are enough comics for kids or not. What I am going to take issue with is the sentiment behind this statement. Nearly everyone I know who’s made this statement seem to believe that if more comics for kids were available, kids would start reading more comics, thus saving the industry. Baloney. (I’d use a stronger word, but that would lose us our PG13 rating.) This isn’t Field of Dreams. Just because we print them, doesn’t mean they’ll come.
by Wayne Markley
Well, not really, it was 27 years ago I finished University in Colorado and got my first real job in a used book store that sold comics books. I thought I would take a look back at what I have done over those years and what has happened in the comic business in that time. Over the years I have worked retail, I have managed a distributor warehouse, I was the buyer for a comic distributor deciding which comics we would and not carry, I was at DC Comics for a few years, I ran my own distribution company, and I landed back working at a comic book store. It has truly been a long strange trip. (No more musical references, promise.)
by Roger Ash
So, I’m at a party Friday night at which I don’t know most of the people. I strike up a conversation with a friendly couple and we’re soon joined by another couple and have a fun conversation about TV and movies (apparently I’m missing out by never having seen The Wire. Guess I’ll check that out.). In the course of talking with one of the guys, it comes out that I work for Westfield and he asked me what sounds like a simple question: “Are there any comics you’d recommend?” This, or variations on it, is the most common question I get about comics and it’s a more difficult question than it appears. The quick reaction would be to start listing comics I like, but that’s not necessarily helpful. Let me explain.
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