Former Editor in Chief for Marvel,
Axel Alonso, was fired years ago and replaced by
C.B. Cebulski. I know of no one who claims Marvel is now better in any way. A lot of past hyping under C.B. Cebulski too often did not live up to the hype. Cebulski updated the announcement that an upcoming Marvel comic would sell a million copies, stating he never said which Marvel title would. Well, none did soooo… The overhyped Marvel limited series Spider-Man by
JJ Abrams and his son finally recently concluded. It ended with not much interest here.
I did a double-check of my recent ordering for Marvel because it is so low. DC is cutting back with their new comic releases, so I expected our Marvel ordering to go up or at least stay the same. That is not the case. I just had another person trim Marvel titles off their pull list.
Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa, writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. He writes of 2020 and 2021;
2020 is over. With 2020 gone, our hope is 2021 would be much better simply because it is a new year. The Capitol being overrun by rioters was quite the shocker. That said, I ran across a meme. It basically said just wishing 2021 to be better is not going to be enough.
Expecting 2021: Screencap: Star Trek: The Next Generation
For much of 2020, my focus was making it through 2020. Being shut down two months, wondering if the store would be forced to close for good, and working more to do my best to ensure we did not have to close was basically 2020 for me. In December 2020, a customer came in and bought some of the gift-wrapped five-pack comics we were selling and asked we donate them to a charity. That was really nice of him. We also had a manager of a pizza restaurant supply us with coupons for free pizza or breadsticks. We randomly included th
Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa, writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. This week? Christmas.
It is the season, the season to shop for those you care for. Comic books, trade paperbacks, and hardcover collections are excellent gifts. With such a wide variety of materials, there is something for everyone. Have young kids in your life you want to get into reading? Comics are an excellent gateway to reading. Reading for entertainment makes it easier to overcome one s reluctance to read,
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IDW publishes kid-friendly comic titles featuring Marvel characters such as The Avengers, Black Panther, and Spider-Man along with collections. Other kid-friendly titles published by IDW featuring popular characters are My Little Pony, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more. They publish Star Wars Adventures, which is aimed at young readers for the kids in your life that enjoy Star Wars. Here at Rodman Comics, we love kids coming in for comics. Ki