Why do so many Image books feel like they have a tight budget lately?
>>77353611
I hadn't noticed. Which titles?
>>77353611
They probably do. Doesn't Image only take work from people who are already financing all the art and writing themselves?
Not a lot of people left who have that kind of leisure time, anon.
>>77353611
What do you mean?
>>77354252
Unless you are under an imprint. All the Skybound comics like Manifest Destiny are published by Kirkman in exchange for a percent
I don't think you understand how Image works.
>>77353611
First of all creators at Image get money from the books they sell. Second Image is doing very well.
>>77355235
That has literally nothing to do with the question he asked.
>>77353611
Is one of the artists getting ripped off or something?
Cause they're trying to be plots for the next big comicbook movie?
>>77353611
Isn't that the logo for The Incredibles?
>>77357401
Yes it does you dipshit. Image being strapped for cash to pay their artist doesn't make sense because Image isn't paying them you fucking retard.
>>77357786
No, they ripped it off from Invincible.
>>77353611
>Image comics
BUt don't all comics have images?
>>77357751
Alternately, the next Walking Dead. It's why some of these books take several months between issues, the writer/artists are out building their brand.
Like how there was a sudden crop of Non-Compliant tattoo pics when Bitch Planet was on hiatus.
>>77358059
>Image Comics: Founded 1992
>Invincible: First Appearance 2002
Wut?
>>77358187
>a sudden crop of Non-Compliant tattoo pics when Bitch Planet was on hiatus.
People were getting tats before the comic was even out, the sudden crop is more likely because of the trade since it's one of those books were the target demo doesn't want singles
>>77358817
You mean the KSD corp not actually buying shit.
>>77357987
That wasn't what I asked idiot. A lot of books play it safe and are not as big as the can be
>>77353611
>Why do so many Image books feel like they have a tight budget lately?
If image has a tight budget, why are they spending their time and resources publishing a gay furry comic?
>>77358940
Because the creators have to do everything up front with no promise of a return if the book doesn't sell. Nobody's going to invest all their time and energy into a gamble of that size while also not getting paid before release.
That's asking for a huge deliverable entirely on specific, it's downright unreasonable.
>>77359117
Because American comic readers don't want to read anthology comics.
Publishing gay furry porn is the only way to get the average comic reader to notice that Island even exists.
>219 Island 4 $7.99 Image 7,553
>>77358940
How the fuck was I supposed to expound that information from the OP? I can't read minds. Not over the Internet at least.
>>77359241
Geez, those numbers have been tanking.You're right, though. The promise of gay furry porn is what lured me in.
>>77358940
I'm only reading image books right now
>Rumble
>Outcast
>Tokyo Ghost
>Drifter
They all look great and have competent writing at the very least. This is just a few but I can think of several more that are top notch, though there is a good chunk of stuff that looks pretty bad, like Faster than Light or OdyC
>>77358187
>>77358817
SJW hate aside, is Bitch Planet or anything KSD writes readable? I want to hate KSD but I don't feel justified until I've given her work a fair shot.
>>77360131
Why do you want to hate her so badly in the first place? Read her comics or don't. She's bot a very good writer imo so you're better off just moving on to something else.
>>77359549Same hereI downloaded the first issue, skimmed for porn, was disappointedGoing back it's actually a pretty cool collection of stories.
>>77360131
Bitch Planet's at it's best when it's just a B-Movie "Women in Prison" style stuff, it's kinda shitty when it gets preachy.
If you want to read some of her better stuff, check out her Avengers AssembleSpecifically her first arcand maybe Pretty Deadly. I don't really hate her, it's just that she's never really written anything stand out for me. The biggest flaw with her Captain Marvel for example is that it's just so bland. You can't even get upset about it, because it can't even elicit anger.
>>77360131
I tried to like Bitch Planet, but it's pretty much a feminist Holy Terror insofar as it paints men as a cartoonishly evil, existential threat to women.
>>77359583
Well yeah, all of those are from vetted professionals.
>>77358940
Exactly. Image books are so fucking stingy with information and ideas sometimes. It's like they're holding out on the big reveals just so they're not "too far ahead" of the tv show they're clearly trying to pitch.
Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly are both fantastic. Tho Pretty Deadly is like 80% Rios and I think even KSD says that.
I love the exploitation movie tone of Bitch Planet.
>>77360131
Bitch Planet isn't, I haven't read any of her other stuff though. It's too bad because a women in prison comic could be a ton of fun and it's an amazing idea but the whole thing is a complete waste of everyone's time.
So long as we're discussing Image
>Wayward comes back this month
Finally!
>>77360371
>I think even KSD says that.
Yeah, it's a Rios showcase. KSD even gave up trying to script page layouts and just sends her pure prose to work from
>>77358785
He means the Incredibles ripped it off of Invincible. This is a dumb statement anyway though because Invincible's costume clearly incorporates the Image logo on purpose.
Has an Image comic ever had a good resolution?
>>77360958
I Kill Giants
I like the ending of King City, but I know someone people thought it was a big let down
Chew is coming up on an ending and things seem to be going well
>>77360958
Not really.
All the golden age ones were designed to go on indefinitely. Spawn should have ended but it didn't. The Maxx was the exception but it kind of botched things. And the none of the new series have been around long enough to have an ending either way.
Rising Stars had a good conclusion and is actually a really complete and well thought out comic. But that's JMS. Most comic writers don't plan things out at all and it's pretty clear that most of the current day Image comics are done with no big picture game plan in mind.
>>77361086
>no big picture game plan in mind.
One of the things that got me interested in Descender was Lemire saying he had an ending in mind from the start and an approximate length. I'd be less interested if I thought it was just a serial meant to go on till the writer or audience lost interest like Walking Dead
>>77360131
Pretty Deadly's writing is serviceable, though everyone knows the book's just an excuse for the artist to show off so yeah.
Great options abound at Image, that is why I like the imprint so much, because there is something under the umbrella that you could hand to everyone.
>>77361125
I hear people say that a lot, but I don't trust anybody who options a fucking IP before the first issue comes out, even Millar puts out one or two before he sells it off.
>>77361201
Wan't Supercrooks written in tandem with the screenplay or something?
>>77359241
that cover for the second one is pretty dope though
>>77361125
I get vibes from Descender that Lemire knows where he wants to go with it for sure, I hope that's the case. Another sci-fi comic a writer said that about is Invisible Republic. And I definitely feel that that one is worked out, the story is complex and ambitious enough that you can just tell. The writer said he has it planned for 60 issues, hopefully it actually makes it there, the sales haven't been that great.
>>77361201
Sometimes. Millar sold Chrononauts and Starlight before the first issues came out I believe
>>77360131
She's not a bad writer, just a really boring one (which may be the greater sin). The feminist essays at the end of bitch planet is way more interesting than the comic itself, regardless of which side you fall on.
>>77360131
I have a very high KSD bias as I don't recall having ever read anything by her that I've liked or thought was very good, so take it with a grain of salt but going by the first issue, Bitch Planet was boring as fuck with bland art. I like the non-compliant tattoo as a concept more than the comics itself, because it's at least empowering in its own ironic way.
>>77361298
>bland art
Yeah, the art is really, really passable. She probably decided she needed an artist who wasn't too good, so that no one would get aroused by the nudity that takes up half the comic.
>>77361258
It only has one good story, which is one more than the third issue did. The Island's problem is that Brandon Graham is trying to do a good thing by giving his friends an outlet to make a name for themselves, but none of them can write something to carry the book and getting a snippet of Multiple Warheads every three issues isn't worth it.
>>77361298
Is it really a bias if nothing you've ever read from her was good? The simple fact that she had a character who had been around for forty years get her memory erased because writing a character with depth and baggage is too hard says enough about her.
>>77361343
If they wanted to keep people from getting aroused they could just randomly have her picture in the background.
>>77361343
Just spitballing here, but assuming the comic was just straight up Sexpoloitation Movie fun, who would you want for art?
I'd like Rizzo myself.
>>77361380
Oh God yes. And Azzarello doing his usual pun-tastic cheesy grit.
>>77361403
Fuck, now I just want Azzarello to write an exploitation comic.
Does Azz have any comics going on right now?
>>77361417
I don't think so actually.
Maybe he's planning an Image book.
>>77361454
Man, I miss Azz. I just finished 100 Bullets recently, I need my wordplay fix.
>mfw it takes me until the last trade to put together the pun in Agent Graves name
Azz you glorious bastard.
>>77361417
There's Dark Knight III that's coming up soon-ish. I think he's also got a creator owned book coming up but can't recall the name. Have you read Spaceman? It's Azzarello doing sci-fi, revolving post-global warming Earth, centered around a guy who was specifically bred to work in space, so he's like a Neanderthal with living amongst normal people. And it satirizes Brad and Angelina adopting babies by doing them as a parody where it's a reality TV show. It was pretty whack.
>>77361472
Did you read Brother Lono?
>>77361380
Oh fuck you man, all those ridiculous curves under heavy shadows... Man I want the hell out of that now.
>>77361484
>>77361487
Read both Spaceman and Brother Lono, thought they were both pretty cool. It was weird seeing Lono trying to be a good guy, it was pretty impressive how they managed to make him finally slipping back off the deep end seem almost like a heroic climax.
Spaceman was pretty cool too, interesting concepts and, of course, awesome fucking art. A little hard to keep trank of what was going on at times though, he really went all out on future lingo.
>>77359241
don't get people bitching about the price of island with the bigger increase in content
a typical book is 3.99 at 20 pages
each page on average then is worth about 20 cents.
Island is 112 pages for 7.99
rounding up to about 8 dollars, each page in Island is worth like 0.07 cents. you had paid the full 0.20 you'd be paying something like 22 bucks for an issue. you save about 14 dollars
people failing to see such a good deal are the reason comics for indie guys are declining
>>77361683
People just watch the dollar price. And I can kinda see that, unless tested and found consistent in quality, I would not see myself buying an anthology unless it had something really interesting in it to pull me in, especially at that price.
>>77361683
You're assuming they're going to like everything in it. I've bought issues 1, 2, and 4 and the only one I felt was really worth the money was 1 because it had two things I liked in it. It's a steep price for a relatively low return.
Image sucks right now and people still go on about the "image revolution"
Should I buy Descender or Deadly Class, /co/?
I was thinking about buying a trade.
>>77361808
I don't really like either of them. You should get Prophet
>>77361808
I would say get something better, but if you're insisting on one of those two Descender because it has more going on than the art.
>>77361808
I like Descender better myself, but to each there own. maybe download the first few issues of each before you drop cash on them though.
>>77361804
I'm cautiously interested in Erik Larson's upcoming Spawn run, and I've legitimately enjoyed Bloodstrike and Covenant.
>>77361825
Do this. Get all four volumes.
>>77361183
They have a lot of half baked scifi comics and not much else
>>77361808
Descender. Deadly Class has got okay art, but the first trade proved to be pretty bland. Descender's got nice art and pretty interesting story. It's also pretty adorable and Lemire's pretty consistent with his creator owned books.
>>77361804
>>77361885
That's the thing that has annoyed me since this whole Image hype wave started. They've got a few genuinely interesting new books but most of their output is pretty bland and usually you just look up books by who's making them, rather than on the merit of the story.
>>77361808
Descender
I like Deadly Class but three trades in I'm still not sure there's a point to the story yet. Descender has a clear cut objective.
Did any of you read Switch? I wish Sejic would take the time to make his art look good
>>77361928
I'm curious about it but I'm reading Witchblade right now and I'm afraid it might spoil something.
>>77361914
I think that's kind of the idea behind Image. It's not a comic company as much as a publishing stable, it's mostly a place where established writers go to write whatever weird idea they came up with ages ago when they were working for the Big 2.
>>77361928
I wish he would stop trying to write, it's pretty bad. His art is good and is perfect for Top Cow, but he's been stretched thin lately and his art is suffering for it.
>>77361966
As long as it's sci-fi.
>>77361928
I'm pretty interested in where Switch is going. Looks pretty promising direction for Witchblade, it certainly was in need of some revitalization after Seeley's run failed to impress and Marz seemed to kinda just kill time rather than do anything specific.
>>77361960
It's a different take on the character. I don't think they're in the same universe
>>77361982
Witchblade is ending next issue and Aphrodite IX got it in IXth Generation.
>>77361966
It depends. Many of the writers of Image's biggest hits right now, Hickman, Remender and Fraction for instance, got their big breaks at Image. So it's more like they're coming home.
>>77361960
>>77361985
It most definitely seems to be a reboot or alternative reality. So many dead characters are back and alive, and there's this weird status quo generally going on that I couldn't see it as another Artifacts 2.0 scenario.
>>77362023
True, though with many of them they also did pretty long stints at Marvel, which if nothing else helped to line their pockets a bit. I think Remender specifically mentioned that he went to Marvel because he was tired of being broke.
>>77361981
>As long as it's sci-fi.
Image publishes tons of stuff that isn't sci-fi. I mean yes like 50% is sci-fi but that's just because Saga is such a hit.
>>77360131
I have only read her Osborn mini and I quite liked it.
She seems like a cunt in person, but so do most of the greatest artists in the history of the world, so not really noteworthy that some woman writing middling comics is one too.
>>77361683
Starting with issue #8, Island is 80 pages for 8 dollars.
Because so few people are buying Island, the current pricing model is not sustainable.
>>77362056
If you consider that a regular floppy is $3-4 for about 25 pages it's not that bad. It's basically in line with their trade pricing, $10 for 100-120 pages
>>77359241
>Hardblush
I am baffled. I only know of that shit because at one point /v/irgins wouldn't stop posting Marty.
>>77362042
>I mean yes like 50% is sci-fi but that's just because Saga is such a hit.
Nah, it's because a lot of creators love to do a a simple but super generic "what if X,Y or Z was a thing?" elevator pitch.
>>77362042
>Saga is such a hit
I honestly hate hating this comic so much. you can't talk about it because everyone thinks it's so utterly amazing for no particular reason and it's the fucking girl comic of the decade and they're all annoying about it. It's also the current go-to recommendation for sci-fi comics and that makes me want to die.
>>77362101
Onta is friends with Brandon.
>>77362101
Ovens is coming to Island too.
http://royalboiler.tumblr.com/post/125210182648/so-ovens-and-onta-are-both-gonna-do-stories-for
>>77362128
It's really weird, because it's hard to talk about Saga without having an intimate knowledge of BKV.
It's just the most utterly Brian K Vaughn book that has ever existed, and I feel like that's the only way I can accurately describe my distaste for it.
>>77362190
You can also call it "vastly overrated" and "nothing special" or some such thing. Still, it's not as bad as the utterly baffling and frankly appalling popularity of Rat Queens.
>>77362190
>>77362128
Yeah, Saga exemplifies everything that's right and wrong about Vaughan's writing. Starts off strong, has an intriguing premise, but after about a year or two you start to get tired of the trick and pony ride that relies on cliffhangers to keep you interested, rather than the story. It feels a bit too self-indulgent.
And once you start to realize the flaws, the overblown hype around the book becomes increasingly annoying until you become apathetic and just stop caring. Same thing happened with Ex Machina, Y the Last Man and Private Eye with me.
>>77362190
Yeah, I get it, I understand you. It's a very in-your-face book, as if BKV doesn't have a subtle bone in his body. And it doesn't feel very imaginative since all the aliens feel human, none of them feel foreign. And everyone from all the supposedly myriad different cultures can flawlessly share their snarky snark with each other because they all have the exact same tastes when it comes to humor, they all share BKV's comedic voice. It's tip-top BKV.
>>77362223
Eh, the Brian K Vaughness of it is kind of crucial to my reason for disliking it.
All those fucking shitty cliff hangers.
>>77361873
>Erik Larson's upcoming Spawn run
He still has duties on Savage Dragon, and that comic in the Image Comics Delays Tsunami (includes Bloodstrike, Egos, and Trees).
>>77362249
Read Ex Machina and Y in Trades.
EM is fucking amazing IMO, his best work by far, Y is meh.
>>77362260
Yea, basically just all too on the nose for him.
It's like someone wiped his memory, told him he was a comic writer, then gave him all of BKVs books and said, okay now write [the story of Saga] in this guy's style.
>>77362166
Oh shit, I remember her. I read one of her non-porn comics she did before she went to Slipshine. Has she done any other non-porn stuff recently?
>>77362328
>Has she done any other non-porn stuff recently?Island. :^)
>>77362274
So what if Savage Dragon gets delayed, it's not like anyone could tell. As for Bloodstrike, missing a month isn't so bad, and even though it's one of my favorite things coming out of Image right now I don't think anyone really cares.
Black Science
Copperhead
The Fade Out
Tokyo Ghost
Airboy
Image is kicking ass in my mind, im pulling more issues that either Marvel or DC currently, let along the tons of Image stuff i havent even read yet.
...Doing pretty damn good, and their floppies dont even feel like garbage quality unlike the big two.
>>77362375
>airboy
>>77362128
It's especially annoying because there are other space opera comics now and most of them are much better. It's not 2012 anymore.
>>77362375
>im
>let along
>i
>havent
>...
Jesus fuck.
>>77362397
Yeah, but do they star strong, independent womyn who spout trite quips? Are they reliably collected in trades because buying singles is lame and hard? Is there a woman on the creative team? To you and me these questions sound utterly inane, but to the bulk of Saga's audience they're the most important factors.
>>77362446
>Are they reliably collected in trades because buying singles is lame and hard?
I think that you're putting too much time and energy into finding reasons to be negative.
>>77362446
>Are they reliably collected in trades because buying singles is lame and hard?
That is not an unreasonable request.
>>77362476
I work in a comic store, buddy. Those are all things I have heard, not in my sarcastic manner, but the general idea is the same.
>>77362486
There are people who will refuse to buy the issues if the trade hasn't come out yet.once heard someone say "I can't wait to read the next volume" and they couldn't be bothered to buy the six issues that would have been in said volume.
>>77362529
>I work in a comic store, buddy.
This will not convince anyone that you don't put too much time and energy into finding reasons to be negative.
In fact, it's kind of a stereotype for you.
>>77362529
So you wanted them to buy the issues and then the volume later? What's really wrong with trade waiting? It's just buying the comic in another format. Their patience is not some big vice.
>>77362529
...so, people who prefer trades to floppies? Or don't have the money to spend?
>>77362549
Believe it or not, the shit just comes naturally. People are shockingly stupid when it comes to the most trivial things, you just become bitter and rude after a while.
>>77362576
They come in asking if the new volume is out yet, who does that if they don't have some intent to buy it?
>>77362627
So they want the trade and you're angry because they'd rather wait and buy the comic in the format they want than buy a bunch of floppies to keep up to date.
>>77362627
Seems like they're not familiar with the term "trade". Why not just tell them?
>>77362627
Yeah, we get it. You want them to come in to purchase Saga every month instead of twice a year. After all, the more often they come in, the more often you can trick-- er, "guide" them into making impulse-buys of other comics and collectibles.
So when they're trade-waiters then it's bad for you, it's bad for your store, but it's better for the customers themselves.
Quit being so bitter and learn to live with it.
>>77361264
>Invisible Republic
>60 issues
yeeeeeah that's not gonna happen. I wish it would, since I've loved Hardman's work in the past and I want him and his wife to be successful and comfy but nah man, it's dead in the water
>>77362656
I'm irritated because "I can't wait" means "I can wait" to these people. I give them an option to not have to wait and to read it right fucking now and they turn their nose up at it. I know it sounds petty but it's fucking infuriating to offer someone something they want and suddenly they don't want it anymore even though there's no goddamn difference in the content or price.
>>77362678
Hell, he's lucky they're actually coming into a LCS to buy the trade in the first place. They could save even more money by going to Amazon or InStock.
>>77362709
Are you really implying that casuals even know about IST?
>>77362704
You realize "I can't wait" usually isn't a literal statement, right? It just means "I am excited for/to x."
>>77362716
I've been reading comics for a decade and I didn't know about InStock.
>>77362725
When coupled with making a trip to a store solely to ask about it, I think it can be taken a bit more literally.
>>77362704
"I can't wait." Isn't literal. They're just expressing their excitement and enthusiasm.
>no goddamn difference in the content or price
No, there is. $18 + tax for the floppies vs $15 (less online) + tax for the trade. Floppies you bag and board and shove in a box. The trade you can stick on a shelf.
>>77362704
>even though there's no goddamn difference in the content or price
A trade costs $15 dollars and collects 6 issues.
6 issues costs $18 dollars at the $3 cover price.
I wonder if you'll fuck off or if you'll move the goalposts.
>>77362704
But TPBs are different from floppies in price. They're usually a bit cheaper, hell Saga's is visibly cheaper to trade wait.
>>77362704
How do you not know trades are cheaper if you run a fucking store?
>>77362762
>>77362753
>>77362750
>>77362744
I'm not the LCS guy, but maybe he doesn't consider the 3$ dollars you save by waiting for a Saga TPB to be worth waiting six to seven months for more story.
Is it technically "more expensive," yes, but if you can't squeeze three dollars out of HALF A YEAR of your budget, maybe don't buy comics.
>>77362750
>>77362704
I understand both sides, however, comic shop guy is definitely a cunt.
Just let people do them anon, you're not going to change them by hating.
>>77362762
I don't run a store, I work in one, and I'll admit I fucked up on the price argument, it's just really goddamned irritating dealing with people coming in and wasting everyone's time for something they could look up in 30 seconds and I'm just being an ass about it.
>>77362773
Consider the following:
1, maybe Saga isn't the only comic that they buy, so trade-waiting saves them money on other purchases too.
2, it's easier to store trades than to store floppies, so trade-waiting has other benefits as well.
>>77362791
>I work in a comic store
>I'm just being an ass
And you repeat yourself.
>>77362808
I admitted fault, there's no need to be a stereotyping dick.
>>77362817
There's no need to get mad at consumers for spending their money wisely, and yet you do it anyway.
>>77362773
That's if you pay full retail price. The fifth Saga trade is listed on Amazon for $9.53. That $8 savings pays for another trade if you pick up a first volume of an Image series.
Still a lot of people would rather have a book on the shelf rather than a floppy shoved in a box.
Really the only advantage that floppies have over trades is lack of gutter loss.
>>77362825
Dude, he already admitted he was wrong. Take it easy.
>>77362834
Dude this is 4chan, what the fuck?
>>77362775
I work in a comic shop too, and I can confirm both that saga fans are naturally, perplexingly frustrating, and that comic shop guy is without a doubt being a huge douche.
The comic has been on top for three fucking years, I'm used to it now. Yeah it's a bit annoying but damn I just stopped giving a fuck. We make a killing on those trades. CREAM
>>77362839
Being a asshole is fine when it's funny, you're just acting like a pissy woman.
>>77362808
Easily half of my comic purchases are bound editions, so I definitely understand that.
At my LCS, I've also seen the complete opposite of what LCSGuy is talking about. English-major looking girl comes in. She just read all of the collected editions of Saga they have at the local library and had to find out what happened next. She bought singles, no complaints.
That having been said, the "trade waiter" FEELS like a tourist sometimes. I'm not saying tradewaiters ARE, but that it FEELS that way, and with a "crossover hit" like Saga, it's just amplified.
>>77362834
Anon admitted to being wrong about the price, but they are still irritated by the sheer, unmitigated call of people walking into their local comic shop and DARING TO ASK QUESTIONS.
The world is not safe until they quit or reform.
>>77362857
*gall
>>77362845
>using "woman" as an insult
You're not convincing anybody that you don't work in an LCS.
>>77362875
And you're not convincing me that I wasn't dead on. You've been asked by at least three people to drop it but you continue it out of some irritating self-righteousness. Do you have any idea how trite every single post you're making sounds? I was being a whiny douche and you're making me look good in comparison.
>>77362897
>but you continue it out of some irritating self-righteousness
Kinda like the Anon who continues getting angry at people for walking into an LCS and asking them questions. Like, come on, don't these people know that LCS employees are too important to waste their valuable time on answering questions from buyers?
But please, go ahead, keep defending being an angry LCS employee who perpetuates the stereotype of LCS employees being perpetually angry. I enjoy reading your posts.
Would you faggots just jerk each other off already, and get it over with?
>>77362935
I'm not defending anything at this point, you crazy bitch. I know you think being a smug pain in the ass is charming and that it makes you better than me, but at least I know when to stop.
Anyone reading Autumnlands? It's finally resuming this week.
>>77362954
Not being rude to my customers is what makes me better than you.
>but at least I know when to stop
So go ahead. Stop. Stop getting angry at customers for asking you questions.
>>77362965
Yeah, I read that. Pretty good, easy to recommend Kurt Busiek though.
>>77362845
Grow some skin you sad little shit. Admission of guilt is not freedom from admonishment, nor is it something you should treat as such.
>>77362969
You are just too much, lady. I never said I was rude to them, I simply said I was irritated by them. You can remain civil while being annoyed by someone, I'm sure people aren't calling you a cunt to your face all the time.
>>77363003
Okay, Anon, we're all really impressed by your self control. You somehow manage to keep from blowing up at people when they have THE FUCKING NERVE to ask you if a comic is out. Really inspiring.
I'm sorry for ever doubting you.
>>77363031
>>77362995
Goddamn Anon, I was giving that guy shit before but you are just being a dick at this point. Trade waiting's not shitty. That's been established. Move on.
>>77353611
Isn't image publishing a Onta story as part of one of their antologies?
>>77363138
Yes and no.
Image is publishing it, but it's not "their" anthology. The content is determined by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios.
See
>>77359241
>>77362166
and
https://imagecomics.com/features/image-comics-solicitations-for-january-2016
>ISLAND MAGAZINE #6
>STORY / ART: ONTA, FIL BARLOW, GAEL BERTRAND, & BRANDON GRAHAM
>COVER: ONTA
>JANUARY 20 / 112 PAGES / FC / T+ / $7.99
>Onta shows how two very different guys spend a day at the gay pride parade. Plus the recolored return of FIL BARLOW’s fun, bizarre, plastoid conspiracy science fiction: ZOONIVERSE! and more.
>>77359241
OOOOOH!
Where do I get this?! It does not show up on their digital distribution.
>>77363189
You wait until January for issue #6.
Only the first four issues are out now.
>>77362736
As someone fairly new to comics, what the heck is InStock?
>>77363316
Cheap online retailer. Sometimes cheaper than Amazon, but not always.
>>77363325
what's the url? google isn't giving me anything.
>>77363340
Search for "In Stock Trades"
>>77363171
>Brandom & Rios
But why?
Is it just pure nepotism (Onta and Brandom are friends)
Or is this like a "lol we are publishing furry porn, aren't we different and ironic?"
If it's the second, it almost feels like Pnta is being used as the butt of a joke or something, and the lad doesn't deserve that.
Anybody that thinks this is some desperate more to save the book is nuts, this feels like something a bunch of Goons would do trying to be cheeki.
>>77364368
Brandon scours the bowls of the internet for artists and tries to give them a job, of course they become friends.
I can't really say I've liked what I've read of Island or 8house though
Why is it so hard to find savage dragon? I dont want to have to go to midtown for shit
>>77363171
So the most important question is, will this just be flat out porn, or will they just cocktease us on this?
>>77365637
Rating T+. It's not going to be porn.
>>77365712
Are you sure? Image is so gay nowadays.
>>77365712
Well to hell with that.
>>77365722
http://royalboiler.tumblr.com/post/125210182648/so-ovens-and-onta-are-both-gonna-do-stories-for
>>77365753
>tumblr
Definitely gay.
Won't give a fuck about Image until Bedlam resumes.
>>77360199
The 6th issue is the gay furry porn issue.
>>77362848
The library is the best way to weed through the shit out there though. And honestly, I just picked up the first 2 trades of Saga from the library (been going through a lot cause I got fucked over in a move this month and have nothing at this place I'm squatting at, but a library is 2 blocks away). Also, I can look through and read a lot of trades, and pick ones that only look interesting. Most of the time going to LCS they have no clue what to recommend me and honestly, their selection is a lot more narrow than a library has.
Trade waiting isn't bad at all, there is tons of stuff, and a lot of stuff over the past 3 decades that most people haven't read yet. So while I wait for the 6 months for a trade to come out, I can go and read a lot of older stuff that I haven't heard of before, and find other gems.
