tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990859818783405448.post8832758235381764086..comments2023-07-12T07:29:55.774-07:00Comments on Roebeast's Magical House of Sunshine: Pondering Small Comic BooksRoebeasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273409226750987490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990859818783405448.post-38994892792620476892014-06-21T06:44:42.967-07:002014-06-21T06:44:42.967-07:00I have that JLA book. It was one of my earliest co...I have that JLA book. It was one of my earliest comics. I also have the Star Hawks pb too (being a newspaper strip it almost doesn't for this discussion). I like the size, but agree with Dustin's assessment that American customers always seem resistant to change (this applies to lots of stuff like cars). I can't really say that I've read much other stuff in smaller formats. <br />It will be interesting to see what reaction you get from artists on weather they like the challenge of a new format. I assume they would get a smaller page rate (less art and all) and therefore you could get more pages in the book for the same cover price. Always a good thing from a customer point of view.<br />-LyleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841040668626697099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990859818783405448.post-75040761850828611852014-06-20T15:07:03.443-07:002014-06-20T15:07:03.443-07:00Interestingly enough I have about twenty to thirty...Interestingly enough I have about twenty to thirty mini comics that my mother in-law gave me from Puerto Rico. They're pretty cool and I agree they're definitely easier to read. Personally I'm not apposed to modern comics having different sizes. I think the biggest push back comes from creators not wanting their art to be too small, but then also retailers. I had the rare chance of seeing a shop owner buy a customers indie book (He sold it for super cheap just to get it into the store) and he told him, "This won't sell." The book was shaped almost exactly the same size as Archaia's Mouse Guard's single issues. The guy looked heartbroken as clearly the owner was just doing it because he spent money in the store. He said that the size makes it difficult to stock and keep because it doesn't fit anywhere and customers feel the same way. Sadly they didn't sell and he ended up giving them away just to get rid of them and gave me one... it wasn't a good comic either. The point of all this is that you could face difficulties there. Granted a digest size is easier to stock and bag and such, but customers may still ignore it. At the end of the day if that's not where you want to sell the comic then it doesn't matter, but I wanted to pass that along. Me, I love the idea and have a collection of awkward sized comics, be it a small one and not just the ones from Puerto Rico.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038996306956740579noreply@blogger.com