Comments on: Didn’t See That One Coming http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/11/17/didnt-see-that-one-coming/ the webcomics blog about webcomics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Nov. 18, 2008: Our side of the equation http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/11/17/didnt-see-that-one-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-239332 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Nov. 18, 2008: Our side of the equation Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:08:34 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/?p=2581#comment-239332 [...] “Time to go creator-owned, and digitally distributed. Because that’s the only solution that makes sense for our side of the equation.” - John Rogers (link via Gary Tyrrell) [...] [...] “Time to go creator-owned, and digitally distributed. Because that’s the only solution that makes sense for our side of the equation.” – John Rogers (link via Gary Tyrrell) [...]

]]> By: Not Only Was He Angry, He Was Carrying A Big Stick | Ninja Bunny http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/11/17/didnt-see-that-one-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-239303 Not Only Was He Angry, He Was Carrying A Big Stick | Ninja Bunny Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:21 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/?p=2581#comment-239303 [...] have to reign it in a little or display them in a bigger format. I had some positive feedback from Fleen on the new style which is good to hear and I definitely want to keep it [...] [...] have to reign it in a little or display them in a bigger format. I had some positive feedback from Fleen on the new style which is good to hear and I definitely want to keep it [...]

]]> By: Howard Tayler http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/11/17/didnt-see-that-one-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-239301 Howard Tayler Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:33:52 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/?p=2581#comment-239301 I hang out in one of those often-creepy specialty stores, and I feel the blight. Not from the store's ambience (which I find kind of home-ish) but from the storytelling that has obviously been bent the wrong way. Hardcore fans and employees discuss this stuff all the time, and the general consensus is that there are good issues, and sometimes good runs, but there is never a good continuity. I think it comes down to icons. Superman is like Tony the Tiger. He's a brand, not a character. He doesn't get character development, because if he did then the brand would change, and big companies can't have that. They want icons. So they write nothing but iconic stories, and then wonder why we complain that the Frosted Flakes are stale. I hang out in one of those often-creepy specialty stores, and I feel the blight. Not from the store’s ambience (which I find kind of home-ish) but from the storytelling that has obviously been bent the wrong way. Hardcore fans and employees discuss this stuff all the time, and the general consensus is that there are good issues, and sometimes good runs, but there is never a good continuity.

I think it comes down to icons. Superman is like Tony the Tiger. He’s a brand, not a character. He doesn’t get character development, because if he did then the brand would change, and big companies can’t have that. They want icons. So they write nothing but iconic stories, and then wonder why we complain that the Frosted Flakes are stale.

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