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[Aug. 19th, 2009|11:37 pm] |
125 | 19.66 | RUNAWAYS 3 #12 | $2.99 | MAR | 16,323 |
This is the estimated sales figure for runaways for the month of july based on orders to comic stores.Pretty dire numbers right? This is what would be known as cancellation numbers,but as yet marvel have not stated whether the title is cancelled or not although fans are certainly bracing themselves for the news considering there hasn't been a solicit from marvel for the last 2 months.I'm sure there are fans out there practically screaming at their computers hoping marvel will hear them that they deserve to know whether the book is cancelled or not.I personally think if you are one of these people then perhaps you invest too much of yourself in these fictional characters.Whether you see similarities in a character reflected in yourself is purely coincidental.But here's the wake up call....
Marvel doesn't owe the fans any such word on whether the book is cancelled or not
What marvel does owe is to produce a title that comes out monthly or either semi monthly that continues to sell and make profit. Capitalistic,yes,but then we live in a world where we must make profit in order to survive.Especially considering the global financial crisis we're constantly being told about.If such a title at any point is not selling or peforming to such a degree that it cannot stay afloat then marvel has no other choice but to sink that ship as much as fans would be telling everyone on their twitter or facebook to boycott marvel comics until their favourite team comes back.
A solution is for fans to get out the word about how good this book may well be in every form there is.Publicise it,give away free copies,write about it..not just on the aforementioned websites but in print as well.Remember not everyone uses the internet or has access to those sites.
But this highlights a continual problem with comic books,and not just with runaways.The market is over saturated with crossovers to the point where if you look at the top 100 comics you will see many of them are related to crossovers that are currently going on/or are still going.Look how many civil war tie ins were published,many of them added nothing of interest to the ongoing story and some even seemed to rehash what we'd already seen.The big books are always gonna get pushed,and there's nothing wrong with that,but is it possible for smaller titles to get the same kind of love? i believe it is.
For example,you could make a mention in the letters page of a widely popular comic,say spider-man for example and recommend other titles that people might like to read(an editor could easily do this)it wouldn't be much,but to those who may not use the internet(and i admire you greatly if you don't)seeing something in print is just as effective.There IS room for the amount of titles out there to survive,but the ways to publicise them need to be improved,by the fans as well as the pros.
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| Whoa |
[Aug. 17th, 2009|11:56 pm] |
I just finished watching the last episode of season 2 of criminal minds
Whoa
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| A Post For Thanks |
[Aug. 17th, 2009|11:46 am] |
I don't often talk about the people i know,but after yesterday one such person needs to be recognised.A friend of brooke (sketchglitch) and i comes into the comic store yesterday afternoon,and for us it's always lovely to see him as he is a very sweet and genuine person and in the time we've known him i think i can safely say we've come to love him very much.The sad fact is he's going overseas for a year very soon and i have admitted to brooke that i will miss him when he goes away and she has admitted the same thing.Yesterday he gives us both a going away present,which made me think it's us who should be giving him a going away present and immediately i was incredibly touched by his kind and thoughtful gesture.I told him that a lot of the people who work at the store will miss him(as well as brooke and i)because he is very much loved by a lot of people and brooke said to me later that when i said this it looked like he was about to cry(on reflection later i do recall noticing that)
The fact he did this for us shows that he obviously loves us very much. It was pointed out to me that this guy is pretty much a loner and while he has friends he regularly sees,he probably doesn't have many people he can have laughs with and chat about the things he's interested in.I find it really flattering that he cares about us so much.He is one of the sweetest guys i've met,and whenever he and i are in the same room together there is always heaps of laughter.Even after his year overseas if he never comes back to adelaide i'll still have those fond memories of all our laughs and i know that he'll always be a friend to me
we love you,nick. never forget that :) |
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| The Insanity Of The Internet |
[Aug. 11th, 2009|08:05 pm] |
People who know me well enough know that i am not a fan of the social application(and i use this term very loosely) called Facebook. You register and create a profile and then you go about adding so called "friends" to your list.They can see you and you can see them when they are online and you can communicate with them and send them silly little games that are basically as much of a waste of time as the site itself is.I have no issue with anyone else wanting to use it,feel free,i just don't see any merit in it myself personally.I have used it quite regularly in the past having had no real success with meeting people in a conservative town such as adelaide and for a time i found it fun but the end result was always the same...
Nothing happens
Those who you do add as friends never bother to talk to you,and the ones you do talk to you find live as far away from you as is possible so meeting them face to face even if you both do get on well is certainly ruled out. I don't use the site much anymore and only occasionally will look in for 5 minutes when i am extremely bored.Doing so tonight i found 73 notifications of things the website seems to think i would be interested in and 2 friend requests.One was clearly from an organisation/business whose only point in regsistering is to get promotion out of their events which apparently from observation doesn't work in the usual conventional methods.The other was someone who had added me the last time i checked which was about a month ago,and when i checked his information i saw he had well over several thousand friends which defeats the point of adding him because we'd be likely to never say two words to each other(although i could easily think of two to give him but alas they aren't repeatable here,most people will understand what i mean though)I don't see the point in having 50,000 friends on facebook if you're only going to talk to one or two of them,but maybe i'm not the person who facebook is generally targeted at since i never have and am unlikely to ever be that popular. |
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| Singapore: Day 1 Done & Dusted |
[Aug. 4th, 2009|10:14 am] |
Well..to be honest day 1 ended hours ago.On day 2 now where it is currently about 8:45 am.Waiting for mum to let me know she's awake so thought in the meantime i would write a LJ entry about the trip so far.
Plane ride was fine.There's a new service where you have this t.v screen on the back of your seat and there's tonnes of stuff on there such as games,music,t.v...but depending on what you're interested in there may not be a lot.I started watching coraline for a bit and quit after 23 minutes as it just wasn't interesting me.I also tried watching an episode of the simpsons but again didn't interest me that much.I wound up for a good part of the trip playing solitaire and who wants to be a millionaire (got to $32,000 a few times and answered the question wrong)
We arrived in singapore around 5pm local time(about 6:30pm adelaide time) and got to the hotel around 6.Hotel is lovely.I will have to take photos of the room on my digi cam.Also the country itself is beautiful.Lots of lush green trees and plants but that's mainly due to the humidity here.When we arrived it was 32 degrees c outside which when the maximum barely gets above 16 c in adelaide this time of year you become caught unaware to.
Today probably will be shopping,and at some point using the gym which i'm actually looking forward to.Not that i'll come back THAT buff but hopefully will have lost something. |
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| The i can't think of a title for this post. 1 |
[Apr. 21st, 2009|07:52 pm] |
Thought i'd run down a bunch of stuff that's been happening lately.
First off my friend brooke(sketchglitch) and i finished resident evil 5 on co-op mode last week,which was pretty cool.Though i kept dying a lot,mostly because i had no idea what to actually do.
Got in touch once again with a friend of mine from the old days of the comic book resources chat room(of which i managed to get myself banned from,though i left before that actually happened)It's been years since i've chatted to him and it's nice to be in touch once more.
Read 2 volumes of Claymore in the space of about 2 days and now am onto volume 12,but am thinking the next series i'll read is the first volume of a new series i got last week called 'Night School'
I read so much manga these days it's amazing.One of these days i'll make a post about what i actually read. |
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| Starrrrrrrrssssssss |
[Mar. 16th, 2009|08:18 pm] |
With resi 5 special edition set to arrive this week i went out today and got Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 3:Nemesis both for gamecube. The premise of zero sounds ultra cool.
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| Hectic Day |
[Feb. 27th, 2009|09:50 pm] |
Today has been massively hectic for me.First i had to deal with a problem from last night where i deleted the program that provides the sound on my computer and had hoped my mum would come through on an idea of hers to get it back.Result of that was i re-downloaded the program and my sound is now back. Yayy!
Then mum comes over to my place later in order to reconnect my dvd player/vcr which was repaired this week.It turned out it just needed a new disc tray.After two hours of trying to set it up and tune it into the t.v and to get a good picture we had success,and i was well pleased.
In the midst of all this my boss rings me on my mobile phone.I've been avoiding the comic store all week mainly because i have no reason to go there and when i do go there to hang out he sends me to the storeroom to fetch comics.It's fine if no one but him is there but if there's another person around in a working capacity and it's not busy i see no reason why they can't do it.This was never part of the work i started doing a year ago and i get nothing for it so i don't see how it benfits me.I have no idea why he called me as i didn't answer but i hazarded a guess it was to do with seeing if i was going to pick anything up since he needs money to pay a large end of month bill or he needed me to (as i say) go fetch comics.The first time i just ignored it and put my phone on silent,he rang me an hour later i found out.
In future i'm going to try and get to the store on weekends,when my friend brooke is there.I suspect i'm just one in a constant number of people who get fed up with peter.I do love him,i've known him over 5 years,you can't not be fond of someone after that amount of time,but sometimes he really needs to get down on his hands and knees and beg his employees and volunteers to stay on considering how much he expects.
Needed that vent i think :)
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| My Comics Project |
[Feb. 9th, 2009|05:45 pm] |
Been writing out on a notepad a definitive(at least up till this moment)list of what comics i own in preparation for possibly going to a comics convention in late march. So far i've finished 'A' only 25 more to go! It's incredibly difficult relying for the most part on memory of what i have especially since i got rid of 18 boxes of stuff about 6 months ago.
10/2: as of today i am on to the letter 'D',which is pleasing.Not looking forward to 'S' what with all the spider-man and superman stuff i have |
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| You've got to be kidding me.... |
[Jan. 13th, 2009|02:09 pm] |
I tried loading the save file from Ratchet & Clank:Tools Of Destruction this afternoon only to find the data had been corrupted.I had to delete it.I spent most of yesterday playing it and finally got close to the end...I am not happy with this |
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| Things I'd Forgotten About Final Fantasy X Part 2 |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|10:58 pm] |
After trekking through bikanel desert and reaching home(i wish you had more to explore there,such potential!)Our party flew via airship to bevelle to put a halt to the wedding of seymour and yuna. Bevelle temple was quite easy,i had a very useful walkthrough thankfully.But one thing i'd forgotten was once you escaped Via Purifico you had to fight seymour again! This time he's all powered up,didn't take much to beat him.Used aeons and had rikku use her overdrive to mix two underdog secrets together to finish the job.
One other thing i forgot is how long the cut scene involving tidus and yuna finally getting it on in the lake.I'm typing this whilst the scene is playing upstairs on my PS2 as we speak.Anything to have to sit there for half an hour(or what seems like it) watching it. |
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| Things I'd Forgotten About Final Fantasy X |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|12:01 am] |
Over the last month or so(off and on)i've been replaying FF10 and there are bits and pieces that i've forgotten since the last time i played it.Trying to work out the chronology of the events and what came next i completely forgot..
The battle with spherimorph in the macalania woods(i thought you went straight to the temple)
The battle against the al bhed machina outside the macalania travel agency(tough battle too,thank goodness i overdrived yuna and her aeons before the battle,i'd done it for the battle with seymour)
And i forgot you never got a chance to level up/overdrive the aeons before the battle with seymour.Always felt that was a difficult fight.
Up to bikanel island now,next stop,Home! One of the fun sections of the game.Not looking forward to bevelle and the cloister of trials. |
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| It's the quiet ones you have to look out for |
[Dec. 5th, 2008|08:24 pm] |
If there's one comment that i often get about myself it's that i'm quiet,which of course i'm already aware of,but i annoyingly get people i know accusing me of being quiet or "hiding" which if i was to consider that i would say isn't true.I'm by far the last person you would want in a group of people.I'm too analytical,i draw energy from within rather than from other people.I've said to people before i'd be happy to be around people for a few hours a week and then to not see them again till the next week.And because i like my own company i tend to get invited to things and of course i tend not to show mainly because being social isn't my thing.I can't put on a personality and pretend to be someone outgoing when i know i'm not.One of the most frustrating things for me is when you are in a social environment and you don't necessarilly wish to meet new people but it happens anyway,it's something that you cannot control.Either people approach you or you are introduced and most times these people are very lovely and charming and you like them,but at the same time you don't need them.In the last few months i've probably started to become a lot more anti social,certainly a lot more reserved which i think suits my personality.Unfortunately with this kind of thing your bound to leave people who care about you scratching their heads wondering what it was maybe that they did,did they offend you,or did they say the wrong thing.I like company,but (and this may sound extremely harsh,so no great offence is meant by this)for me company is a time filler for a lot of the people i'm around.It's to fill in a few hours of what might ordinarilly be a dull day.There are people i have more of a connection to,and i think they know who they are...i'm hoping they do anyway! |
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| The End Of Facebook(for me anyway) |
[Dec. 2nd, 2008|11:22 am] |
I put this as a way to let people know of my decision.I honestly needed to get away from facebook and the only way to stop myself going back was to erase everything.So all friends are gone.I want to add that some people might feel hurt or offended but please believe me this was not my intention.While i still had people on there the temptation for me to return was still there and i honestly wanted to make a clean break and just get away from it.I ask that people not comment on this post and not bring this up in conversation either as the reason i'm mentioning it here is that i want to make it clear the reason for my decision and to add that this is the final word on it.
No offence was meant to anyone
Thanks |
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| Game Over? |
[Nov. 12th, 2008|04:01 pm] |
I'll be the first to confess that even though i like video games,when it comes to completion i'm not that good.Let's go over a few titles that i got recently(within the last year at least) that i've yet to complete for various reasons
Example #1: Okami
My friend brooke(sketchglitch on LJ) would rave to me about this game,and she's right to do so as it really is a great game.However when sometimes you are required to draw images on screen the game seems to throw a hissy fit if you're not doing it exactly as they show you...to get slightly close to it is not enough and so after trying for what seemed decades to draw a bomb i withdrew from this game until there comes a time when i can actually advance further
Example #2 Silent Hill: Homecoming
This is the most recent example of getting stuck and since it's only out in the u.s for the moment with japan and europe to follow i'll keep the spoilers to an absolute minimum.Basically in this game the enemies are a LOT tougher,and you have to rely on other weapons than guns(thankfully unlike silent hill: origins they don't break)This problem coupled with the annoying controls has frustrated me enough that like the previous example i've chosen to put silent hill: homecoming out of my mind.
I'll admit i don't have a lot of perseverance,but at least these games will always be around for me to play.
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[Oct. 5th, 2008|08:16 pm] |
As a single guy at the age of thirty you begin to realise how limited the time you have to find the special someone(if you happen to be looking),but after years and years of going through it all i find i just can't be bothered anymore.Not that i enjoy being on my own,i'd like to find someone to share affection and share my life with but considering how f##ked up my mind is(and believe me,i know my own mind)from years of meeting people and never having anything happen and just being treated badly i begin to think that it's never really gonna happen in this lifetime for me.Sure we've all been screwed around by people in the past and friends have always said to me before "it's just a phase you're going through,you'll be ok" i kinda felt they didn't know me too well saying that,sweet as it was for them to suggest it.I was never much of a people person but nowadays am even less of one than i was before.If i had the choice of meeting someone new and having something developing down the line or staying at home and browsing the internet i'd choose the latter almost immediately.I'm too much of a cynic and too suspicious of people to really trust someone.I think the love for someone is still there,but the things i look for..romance,honesty,someone who isn't interested only in getting in my pants....just don't really exist in great detail these days.It's nice if someone you care for is happy,but at the same time deep down it does hurt because i see it as something that me being a realist knows i'll be unlikely to experience for myself.Still..you do what you can and it doesn't stop you from giving love and support to those who you care the most about
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| A Sucky Weekend |
[Aug. 17th, 2008|07:29 pm] |
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For some reason that i can't quite work out,i haven't been in the best of moods this weekend.Normally i'm quiet and reserved,but at the same time content.I'd never describe myself as happy,it's just not a level i tend to reach.I have good moments,but happiness,whatever it is,just seems to be outside my grasp,kinda like a cookie that's too far away for you to reach as much as you really want that cookie.I woke up early on saturday morning and decided to go into town and go to pulp and hang out with my friend brooke who i knew would be there.Normally i'd stay through till close of business but i was feeling a little depressed though i didn't tell her this and i left early to go home.It's the usual crap with me,the whole thing of being lonely and wanting to do something about it but the problem of my head being so screwed up mentally from what seems like a lifetime of bad experiences putting me off of actually doing something.Basically part of me wants someone special in my life,but the other part of me is far too jaded and cynical and suspicious to make a connection with someone.It doesn't help when you see people who you find attractive and then reality kicks in.I felt like this most of yesterday and while today(sunday)was better only now am i beginning to feel this way again which is not a good way to end the day. |
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| Reality T.V Go Home |
[Aug. 6th, 2008|09:32 pm] |
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It's been in our lives for so long now we're all almost used to it.Reality t.v has been invading our loungerooms for over 5 years now.Every possible idea for a show from how to marry your mother in law to the search for the next face to appear on a cola can.You name it,it's been done..or it will be.It's not like the choice of regular television programs is any greater or more appealing.That is unless you like cop dramas,makeover shows,or the dreaded S word...sport.Just when we finally get rid of big brother and the annoying face of mike goldman off our screens,we get bombarded by the next reality show to replace it.Yes,you know it's winter time when the ads for australian idol start being overplayed on our screens once again.The difference this time is it's a new bunch of boring people who unfortunately australia has to choose which gets a record contract and who will fade into obscurity like the other winners.Sure everyone knows of guy sebastian,but has he had a hit in the last 6 months? Instead he goes over to america and records a bunch of old motown songs that he didn't even write when he could have stayed in australia,written his own songs and made a lot more money off of it.Someone in the marketing department mustn't have been thinking that day.Clearly we're running out of singers to manufacture as what seems to be the top 100 in the latest publicity campaign run by channel ten to remind us that even though big brother is no more we shouldn't turn off our t.v sets and resume that long lost art of talking to our partners,because we've got another show that's outlived it's welcome for you.It's getting rather tedious watching the ads for australian idol,and for one it goes for what seems like 5 minutes.The people look to be incredibly boring and are all acting their little bobby socks off so that the public will remember them when it comes down to crunch time if they just happen to get picked into the final group.Secondly could they butcher a more classic song than something by the jackson 5.Isn't there some songwriter out there happy to give away the song they wrote as a 5 year old to a person they were in love with that never knew they existed? Those songs always work,surely!And let's not even mention the winner's single.How cheesy and nauseating do those songs sound.It's usually nothing the winner would even want to record,probably not even their own style and it's usually part of some hastily packaged album of covers which is hurried out to cd shelves just in time for the gift giving season of october/november.It's gone on far too long in my opinion.Guys,you can take your idols and your so you think you can dances and your big brothers and all your other reality shows and go home.No wonder so many people go to pay television. |
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| No News Is Good News? |
[Jun. 28th, 2008|01:51 pm] |
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It's been over a week now and no word from W.Makes me a little paranoid as to what might or might not be going on but it's these times i have to tell myself to stop worrying as it does me very little good.I know he had friends over from sydney and is pretty busy during the week with tafe and his tafe work,plus i'm sure he meets other friends.There really is nothing for me to worry over.You just get impatient when you really like someone and have yet to meet them.We've not even heard each other's voices as he doesn't own a mobile phone.Hopefully when i next see him online with the microphone i got he will at least be able to hear me.Just miss him and can't wait to recieve a message or talk to him again and even more so to finally meet him! |
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| Could It Be I'm Falling In Love? |
[May. 5th, 2008|07:46 pm] |
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Been talking to a guy for a month or two now.It's weird,i definately find him attractive,but i'm really beginning to fall for him.Not felt this way about someone since i met my first boyfriend over 2 and a half years ago.
That is all |
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