Comments for THE HEROESONLINE BLOG http://www.heroesonline.com/blog The Blog of Heroes Aren't Hard To Find and Heroes Convention Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:25:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Twilight Manga GN vol 1 Official Sale Date :: Tuesday, March 16 by D. Morrishttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/09/twilight-manga-gn-vol-1-official-sale-date-tuesday-march-16/comment-page-1/#comment-3131 D. Morris Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:25:48 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1449#comment-3131 I am in total agreement with you Shaun! I'm glad that comic book stores have a chance to sell to an audience that might not necessarily buy comics. Heck if a store were to position say a stand of Vertigo books like oh Fables or Sandman next to this graphic novel, there is the possibility that people will buy those as well as Twilight (especially if DC and Marvel are smart and start competitively pricing things! I am in total agreement with you Shaun! I’m glad that comic book stores have a chance to sell to an audience that might not necessarily buy comics. Heck if a store were to position say a stand of Vertigo books like oh Fables or Sandman next to this graphic novel, there is the possibility that people will buy those as well as Twilight (especially if DC and Marvel are smart and start competitively pricing things!

]]> Comment on TONIGHT! :: Heroes Discussion Group: BLANKETS! by Seth Peaglerhttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/04/tonight-heroes-discussion-group-blankets/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Seth Peagler Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:49 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1438#comment-3129 These are good points Lee, and we (on the Heroes staff) appreciate any input we can get from customers and regular discussion group attendees. As for the choosing of new titles to discuss in the group, we generally do take a vote and try to focus on titles that more than one or two people show an interest in. That being said, we can't possibly discuss every book that people want to. For instance, I'm a big fan of Manu Larecenet's "Ordinary Victories," and think it would make for a great discussion group. But the fact of the matter is that it's a book that not too many people have shown much interest in amongst our customer base. So we have to take those things into consideration when we decide which books to discuss. In the case of our upcoming discussions on R. Crumb's "Book of Genesis" and the Pluto mangas, those are both examples of books that we have had to frequently re-order, because there is such a great interest and demand for those titles. Plus, those books present numerous themes which can be delved into. This is an example of why it's difficult to discuss certain superhero titles. Some books are more cut and dry than others. We at Heroes certainly appreciate the discussion group regulars - it wouldn't exist without all of your interest. But ideally the discussion group is an entity which we can hopefully over time use to encourage new attendees and customers to participate in. These are good points Lee, and we (on the Heroes staff) appreciate any input we can get from customers and regular discussion group attendees. As for the choosing of new titles to discuss in the group, we generally do take a vote and try to focus on titles that more than one or two people show an interest in. That being said, we can’t possibly discuss every book that people want to. For instance, I’m a big fan of Manu Larecenet’s “Ordinary Victories,” and think it would make for a great discussion group. But the fact of the matter is that it’s a book that not too many people have shown much interest in amongst our customer base. So we have to take those things into consideration when we decide which books to discuss.
In the case of our upcoming discussions on R. Crumb’s “Book of Genesis” and the Pluto mangas, those are both examples of books that we have had to frequently re-order, because there is such a great interest and demand for those titles. Plus, those books present numerous themes which can be delved into. This is an example of why it’s difficult to discuss certain superhero titles. Some books are more cut and dry than others. We at Heroes certainly appreciate the discussion group regulars – it wouldn’t exist without all of your interest. But ideally the discussion group is an entity which we can hopefully over time use to encourage new attendees and customers to participate in.

]]> Comment on HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP :: Winter/Spring Schedule! by Lee McManushttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/02/19/heroes-discussion-group-update/comment-page-1/#comment-3116 Lee McManus Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:38:14 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1314#comment-3116 Andy,I wanted to say that I very much enjoyed tonight’s discussion. It was insightful and thought provoking, as always. I just wanted to let everyone know about the idea we discussed earlier, which was to have the group vote on the books we discuss. The group can suggest a book they would like to have discussed, and then we compile the list and put the nominees to a vote. In my brother’s book club the top 6 books are what they read for the next six months. Since we have fewer people maybe we could say the top three or something? The person who nominates the book would be the one to lead the discussion. It just a thought, of course. If we wanted to do this we could vote on what we wanted to discuss after “Pluto.” Andy,

I wanted to say that I very much enjoyed tonight’s discussion. It was insightful and thought provoking, as always. I just wanted to let everyone know about the idea we discussed earlier, which was to have the group vote on the books we discuss. The group can suggest a book they would like to have discussed, and then we compile the list and put the nominees to a vote. In my brother’s book club the top 6 books are what they read for the next six months. Since we have fewer people maybe we could say the top three or something? The person who nominates the book would be the one to lead the discussion. It just a thought, of course. If we wanted to do this we could vote on what we wanted to discuss after “Pluto.”

]]> Comment on HEROESCON :: Cheeks, Choi, Meyers! by allaboutduncanhttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/04/heroescon-cheeks-choi-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3110 allaboutduncan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1441#comment-3110 Cool - Cheeks is great. Been a fan of his since I saw his Spectacular Spider-Man animated designs a few years back. Cool – Cheeks is great. Been a fan of his since I saw his Spectacular Spider-Man animated designs a few years back.

]]> Comment on TONIGHT! :: Heroes Discussion Group: BLANKETS! by Lee McManushttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/04/tonight-heroes-discussion-group-blankets/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Lee McManus Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:27:55 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1438#comment-3105 Andy,I wanted to say that I very much enjoyed tonight's discussion. It was insightful and thought provoking, as always. I just wanted to let everyone know about the idea we discussed earlier, which was to have the group vote on the books we discuss. The group can suggest a book they would like to have discussed, and then we compile the list and put the nominees to a vote. In my brother's book club the top 6 books are what they read fro the next six months. Since we have fewer people maybe we could say the top three or something? The person who nominates the book would be the one to lead the discussion. It just a thought, of course. If we wanted to do this we could vote on what we wanted to discuss after "Pluto." Andy,

I wanted to say that I very much enjoyed tonight’s discussion. It was insightful and thought provoking, as always. I just wanted to let everyone know about the idea we discussed earlier, which was to have the group vote on the books we discuss. The group can suggest a book they would like to have discussed, and then we compile the list and put the nominees to a vote. In my brother’s book club the top 6 books are what they read fro the next six months. Since we have fewer people maybe we could say the top three or something? The person who nominates the book would be the one to lead the discussion. It just a thought, of course. If we wanted to do this we could vote on what we wanted to discuss after “Pluto.”

]]> Comment on TONIGHT! :: Heroes Discussion Group: BLANKETS! by MarkSullivanhttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/04/tonight-heroes-discussion-group-blankets/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 MarkSullivan Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:52 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1438#comment-3102 Oh, I don't think we need to worry about Andy running out of things to say. I won't be able to make this one, though. Oh, I don’t think we need to worry about Andy running out of things to say. I won’t be able to make this one, though.

]]> Comment on SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: MARCH 3 by Andy Mansellhttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/03/03/spotlight-on-new-releases-march-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3095 Andy Mansell Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:28:41 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1427#comment-3095 4) Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1From the Department of Redundancy Department!Love the column Shawn-- it is a true highlight!!! 4) Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1

From the Department of Redundancy Department!

Love the column Shawn– it is a true highlight!!!

]]> Comment on SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: FEBRUARY 24 by D. Morrishttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/02/24/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-24/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 D. Morris Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:42 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1404#comment-3058 Man no love for The Weird World of Jack Staff #1? I think I might be the only person who has a deep and abiding love for Paul Grist's wonderful superhero comic. Man no love for The Weird World of Jack Staff #1? I think I might be the only person who has a deep and abiding love for Paul Grist’s wonderful superhero comic.

]]> Comment on HEROESCON :: Bernardin, Henry, Massengill & Yambar Join List! by Brett Carrerashttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/02/19/heroescon-bernardin-henry-massengill-yambar-join-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 Brett Carreras Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:14:34 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1400#comment-3046 Glad to see you got Clayton Henry. He is one of my favorite artists. Could you ask him to bring along his Exiles artwork from a few years back?Regards,Brett Glad to see you got Clayton Henry. He is one of my favorite artists. Could you ask him to bring along his Exiles artwork from a few years back?

Regards,

Brett

]]> Comment on HEROESCON :: Bernardin, Henry, Massengill & Yambar Join List! by Jayhttp://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/02/19/heroescon-bernardin-henry-massengill-yambar-join-list/comment-page-1/#comment-3041 Jay Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1400#comment-3041 Please bring Herb Trimpe back! Please bring Herb Trimpe back!

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