Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Publishing is Seriously Nostalgic About Comics, But Why?


Using Sean Howes’ biography of Marvel Comics as a prism, Daniel Kalder considers the fate of comics, a declining art that makes billions in merchandise and movies.
Discussion:
What is the future of the comic book format? Will it go all digital? Continue its slow decline? Disappear? Or is due for a nostalgic revival like so much else?
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From the Archives:
"People don’t revere the old comics enough," says Manuel Morin, owner of Paris’ BD Spirit, which offers 50-80,000 titles, many of them collectors items.
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