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BonusStage
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Cool job stating your holier than thou condescending opinion then running off when it's time to present any evidence, bro. Alrighty then, throw a few titles my way. I'm looking for some ongoing romance titles or shoujo in general. Maybe a couple harem titles, or oddly set-up premise titles like Papakiki or Recorder to Randoseru. Nisemonogatari is pretty awesome to. If comics are just as diverse, I'd love to hear some of those. |
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Tamaria
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Did you overlook the trade in thing? You normally only trade something if you get something better in return. So what this comic shop is saying is: "Give us your manga and we'll give you something better." Which can easily be read as: "Your taste in comics sucks, now get something we think you should be reading " That's not a very clever way to convince people to buy your product. Like giapet said, this ad will appeal to people who're already into the comics they're promoting. It's very unlikely they'll win many mangareaders over with this deal. |
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504NOSON2
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Posts: 647 Location: Body:Santa Barbara, CA ~ Heart:New Orleans, LA |
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I notice the words "racist" and "racism" being thrown around, a lot. And I'm just wondering if people actually know what they mean. Are the comic shop and DC Comic's actions xenophobic? Sure. Are they nationalistic? Certainly. Are they racist? No, no they aren't.
"American" isn't a race, neither is Japanese (while it may be an ethnicity). Like Paploo said, there's been American DC comic artists of various racial/ethnic backgrounds. Though, DC, your actions are quite silly and somewhat hypocritical. Manga that you've been involved with: Batman: Death Mask Megatokyo Shirley Steel Fist Riku A Tale of an Unknown Country Gon This article (and the recent "Manga-style comics" survey) have been the only two recent platforms for this discussion to take place. And that discussion is the implications of the questions this issue raises: are, in general, Japanese comics and animation superior to those of the West? I think Chris Beveridge, Anime On DVD creator and webmaster, substantiates the "affirmative" to that question quite thoroughly. Let's wash the sugar off of this, and acknowledge that there's a reason why, I'd imagine, most of you don't have accounts on "American Cartoon News Network" with "My Cartoon" and "My Comic" lists. And your massive, towering collections of animation DVDs/Blu-rays/comics are, virtually, of 100% Japanese origin. Personally, I find the artistic quality, story complexity, depth of characterizations, intelligence of writing, and even the musical scores to be, on average/in general/overall, higher in quality (or actually there) when compared to American/most Western comics/cartoons. And I'll readily admit that, by me being a Japanophile, there maaaaay be a slight bias. Just a bit. So, no, I won't be trading in Jack Sheet. |
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RestLessone
Posts: 1426 Location: New York |
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For people wondering what happens to the manga:
A rep (the owner?) stated that he planned to have a used manga sale, with each going a dollar apiece. There's some other stuff about how he was just playing off the nationalism of the cover, what with the flag. Honestly, it seems believable enough. http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/54088-robama-against-manga-new-dc-comics-funded-ad-4.html#post288893
You do realize the reply was to someone saying no American comic was worth owning? As if that isn't condescending or holier than thou... Last edited by RestLessone on Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:58 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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malvarez1
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Silly DC! Anyway, I won't be selling any manga.
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oblivious247
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How is that remotely condescending? No one is saying American comics are more diverse than manga. You can't get that kind of diversity when the majority of the market wants mainly superheroes. What he is trying to make clear (and that I have also commented on) is that comics are much more diverse than ignorant manga fans give them credit for. While something like 75% of the market is superhero material there is still plenty of other stuff to be had. |
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skaly
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So after alienating women with poor characterization of Catwoman and Starfire and then alienating minorities by canceling books such as Static Shock, DC is now alienating manga readers, whose most popular manga easily outsells their most popular superhero?
I thought the whole point of the New 52 was to reach a larger audience. |
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amagee
Posts: 333 Location: Orlando, FL |
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The website, bleedingcool.com, seems to be the most quoted source of information for this new ad.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/17/robama-against-manga-dc-comics-funded-ad/ They say that DC approved the ad. I'd be curious as to whether or not they did. Given that DC is footing 75% of the bill for the advert and they no longer delve into the manga community - to my knowledge at least - I don't see why they wouldn't approve it. It's merely the case of one company slamming another company's products for their benefit. Nothing fancy though, in my opinion, not an intelligent move. |
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skaly
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American comics may not have the variety you're looking for, but there are still lots of great books to read (some of them don't even feature superheroes). Failing that, I would look for some good webcomics, many of which I believe are created by Americans. Here are some great non-superhero books off the top of my head: * Blankets * Fables * Y: The Last Man * Walking Dead * Strangers in Paradise * Usagi Yojimbo |
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oblivious247
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Well to be fair, Static Shock is selling terribly. |
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Ushio
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Okay US comic sales are measured in 2 ways bookscan which tracks comic sales from book stores both physical and internet so Amazon and Barnes and Noble are both counted and "direct sales" to independant comic shops by Diamond Comics Distributors.
2011's direct sales are below http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36375 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36385 Yep US sales are not good with DC falling far behind Marvel (I guess having 3 good movies out beats having 1 mediocre one). Last edited by Ushio on Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:10 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Mr. sickVisionz
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Yeah, I kinda feel the same way. I'd be more offended if there was some actual racist content to it but it's so silly that it's hard for me to take it seriously. |
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skaly
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Agreed, but it also begs the question why the book did so poorly. Was it a great book that failed to find its audience (during a month when all DC books saw a substantial increase in sales), or was it a book that didn't have the support of the publisher (i.e., they didn't put their best people on the title)? |
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oblivious247
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Actually based on those results the american comic industry is doing much better than the american manga industry |
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oblivious247
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Lesser known characters always have a harder time finding an audience. Didn't help any that the creative team was subpar |
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