tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post5802953574964379643..comments2023-06-12T10:53:32.639-04:00Comments on Next Issue!: The Aesthetics of Crap*Geoff Groganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652208873710211714noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post-56584153381316096732009-08-21T11:26:44.462-04:002009-08-21T11:26:44.462-04:00ok-I'm awake now. just a follow-up-
Andrew-
I...ok-I'm awake now. just a follow-up-<br /><br />Andrew-<br />I wasn' t thinking about homogeniety<br />so much(altho' point taken) as that one can be innovative in package design and still aim low. (so to speak)<br /><br />but in regard to alternative 6 x 9 floppies--"Angry Youth Comics" and "Tales to Thrizzle" fit the bill nicely.Geoff Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652208873710211714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post-82738058011719083292009-08-21T09:37:15.365-04:002009-08-21T09:37:15.365-04:00I'm curious to know how well its sold both the...I'm curious to know how well its sold both there --and here! <br /><br />Re: my own experiecne with packaging-while I modeled "Monsters" on a tabloid daily newspaper--and it wasn't far from the old "Treasury-size" editions I cite-<br />you wouldn't beleive how often I heard-"it's too big", "can't stack it on the shelves"-can't bag it and collect it.Geoff Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652208873710211714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post-60324756901060662612009-08-21T09:09:55.352-04:002009-08-21T09:09:55.352-04:00I think the value of homogeneity in design is unde...I think the value of homogeneity in design is undervalued in alternative comics. <br /><br />Design can be an important part of a book's overall package, but American comics would be wise to take a few lessons from the Japanese model. I mean, just look at how much more aesthetically inviting the manga shelves at the the Barnes & Noble are compared to the American comics shelves. Not to say that American comics need to have the exact same format/size/length (something like Ware's Acme thrives on variation in format/design), but I think this is one area where the old collections you mentioned were on the right track.<br /><br />Something like Kramers 7 is more along the lines of the European model, where comics are more of an art object and $20 for a 48 page hardcover is the "mainstream" format. As nice as that market might be, I don't think it will ever exist in the US, which is why a book like Kramers will always be kind of marginal (although you're right that this marginalitiy helps add to the book's mystique). Actually, I'd be curious if there is, say, a French edition of Kramers 7, and if so, how it has sold.Andrewhttp://whitecomics.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post-53757112508232276112009-08-21T08:55:45.932-04:002009-08-21T08:55:45.932-04:00Oh-some of the first DC Archive Editions-or some h...Oh-some of the first DC Archive Editions-or some hardcover Marvel collections- on that (super)high gloss stock-- I find it painful to look at them. No matter how you view the page, reflections interfere with the artwork. And this paper stock was supposedly an improvement. <br />But you're right-that isn't always the case. (altho' examples aren't exactly springing to mind just yet)Geoff Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652208873710211714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102292209663704678.post-29450250322098667862009-08-21T07:43:47.420-04:002009-08-21T07:43:47.420-04:00I agree - newsprint is a great surface, warm and f...I agree - newsprint is a great surface, warm and friendly and the way ink soaks into makes the page itself real. most (but not all) semi-gloss full color comics look slick and cheap even though they cost more.rappelhttp://rosaireappel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com