Sorry to see Thor:TMA go. A one-stop shop for all things video games. An ad in previews and an article on Newsarama or CBR just doesn’t cut it anymore. I’m a Marvel bottom feeder. Ryan Reynolds. Wal-Mart still has the occasional magazine sized collection. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, Okay, I’m spoiled. Not me, sister! If they want to make money publishing periodicals they should probably make an attempt at some consistency in their distribution. How easy is it to download a ringtone to your phone? It leaves not only retailers confused but particularly readers who don’t know what to order when faced with a Marvel Previews with over a hundred new offerings. A glut of books enough to choke a whale (remember when Perelman forced Marvel to crank out that s##t just before he floated the company? He’s also done stirling work on the Megazine and other stuff I saw before leaving the shores of ol’ Blighty for good in 1993. And now that MIGHTY AVENGERS is showing on the Disney channel, should Marvel start doing 10-second/30-second ads promoting their titles during the show? I read the issue pretty quickly, decided that it was aimed primarily at kids — and that was that. I don’t get it. I know this makes me sound quite namby-pamby and I’m just fine with that. You do more books like TTMA, but don’t sell them like orphans and don’t put them up against ten other titles featuring the same character. Thus began Loki's enmity for Thor, which persists to this day. Ever heard of ‘friday night lights’? Kirby said, "I created Thor at Marvel because I was forever enamored of legends, which is why I knew about Balder, Heimdall, and Odin. It didn’t sell, because the editors behind the book thought it would be a good idea to do a visual re-design on the character. She cohosts Publishers Weekly’s graphic novel podcast More to Come. Your best blog post this year, especially your answer to that rhetorical question those of us who fell in love with TTMA asked after hearing the news. BTW, I’ve bought all 5 issues and was waiting for a collection to give to my 7-year-old comic book reading granddaughter starving for age-appropriate comics she can’t find at her gaming/DM-centric funnybook store in Dubuque, Iowa. It was a Thor-like character that didn’t look much like Thor. A former herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer has incredible superhuman strength, can travel through space at greater… I live in NJ and comics are sold at 3 local supermarkets, the drug store in my area and in one of the Borders mega stores at the mall. Those spinner racks have been replaced by the tablets and smart phones in your backpacks and pockets. 07/10 Mighty Avenger #2 – 14,315 (-28.7%) Durability Advantage: TIE. That means it has to survive the DSM first and to stand a chance, has to try and appeal to that market first. If you live in Allegany county you have to travel over to the next county, Cattaraugus, in order to find a comic book, and then only in a DM shop (Grand Slam Cards and comics – I love the place but its dank, certainly no Rocketship). Funny enough, I didn’t even know it was an ongoing title until it was canceled. Remember also Marvel’s digest-sized compilations, which were also very nicely packaged in full-color, for the mass market. Hell, I cannot even tell you where to go to find a non-DM shop with comics within 20 blocks of my office here in Soho. That square foot has an annual rent. And as the impossible truth materializes before his eyes, Thor's thought a moment before that he longed for something to hit, to fight, has come true in the most unexpected way imaginable. He believed he could defeat the Grandmaster's champion but lost and died from his injuries. The Mighty Thor while not truly immortal, he like most Asgardians, will have a very long lifespan that requires an infusion of the magical essence of the Apples of Idunn. I hope he gets some more work from them because he’s probably the best white guy creator out there. They are nice. I didn’t consider buying another issue, not because there was anything wrong with TMA, but because I didn’t want to read a kids book. Nothing surprising here. • If they were affordable. I bought THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER #4 because of the critical acclaim the series had received. Some are sold in Borders (maybe 10-15 different titles). Deja vu ) and they realize all of a sudden that digital is the way forward. Make it accessible. And even quicker, Thor exploded off into space to see for himself. I don’t think it’s surprising that middle-of-the-road work by relatively unknown creators on one-of-dozens of books featuring the same property didn’t sell well. That new Lightning Thief graphic novel was on the best sellers list. I know this is an old thread, but I just saw it and wanted to correct a big misconception being perpetrated here: This Thor book didn’t sell because it was an all-ages/done-in-one book. This was my favorite Marvel book, hands-down. Not only that, but something I’m hearing from more and more creators is the lack of promotional support their books get these days. Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi reveals why Chris Hemsworth is the perfect superhero and says the upcoming sequel will be 'the best Marvel film ever' There’s plenty more kids looking for comics but this industry can’t find them. Every issue on the stands had the same price, unless it was an anniversary issue. This is the marketplace Marvel and DC have created over the last six years. If I fan find Redneck-Hot=Rod-Kitting-with Archie-Weekly in every drug/convenience/grocery/newstand/Wal-Mart in America then for the love of Forbush I dang well oughta be able to buy a Spider-Man comic! New, out-of-continuity or retro-continuity accessible stories by quirky and fun creative teams have a dismal track record these days. Just look at the stuff that sells well and learn from it. I suspect it was probably under-ordered. As many people here have already stated, push the good books like you believe in them. He was able to match an Odin force Thor. I’m pretty sure I just accurately described Marvel in the 90’s. maybe im overgeneralizing. YOU did. Just playing devil’s advocate here, kids are into playing their video games; whether it’s on the wii (sp? 2) Even if those things are a given, they are a long way from cheap or free. Maybe they could even have their own merchandise stand. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. It makes me uncomfortable to look at it. As hard as this is to accept, there isn’t anything currently published that’s drawing them into the few shops that do have them available. But they sell to the direct market fanboys and direct market fanboys are pretty limited in taste. Immortal until killed. Now… does anyone have the Publishers Statement of Ownership for this title? 1) We should remember for a moment that most people are not Savvy Internet People, so smartphones/tablets + high-speed Internet connections are not a given. Quicksilver. The current comics readership is too small to support the market. Teen Titans Academy’s Prime Suspect, Disney Buying Alien & Predator is Paying Off in Marvel Comics. Is it worth trying? People don’t have to be savvy… the websites have to be. As a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a degree in English Literature, Andrew has grown to appreciate the story and writing behind everything from blockbuster comic book movies to schlocky B-movie action. Make a deal with Scholastic and feature it in the book club. I’ll go ahead and spell this out for ya, Marvel and DC gave up the world for the direct market. Remember the scene in the first Austin Powers movie where Austin is trying to turn his car around in a space that is too small? Enraged, Thor beheaded Thanos using Stormbreaker and left the planet. But here in the world, I can buy Archie at the drug store. One of the most eye-opening revelations at the [email protected] digital conference was most all of the distributors — graphic.ly, iVerse, etc — find their books skew younger than print sales. The Marvel Rundown: THE MARVELS #1 is a questionable exercise in... Sam Wilson takes flight as Captain America with new merchandise, http://www.theblabbingbaboon.com/?m=20101101. He sums it up up with one chilling formula: Huge Event x Huge Marketing Push = Huge Sales, Huge Marketing Push / 30 Mini-Events = So-So Sales & Lack Of Event Individuality. I heard that THOR was cancelled. This sullen setting was broken by the smashing of Mjolnir into the Earth, which Thor immediately placed to his ear to hear what report it had to give. The stories were really fun too. Is anybody REALLY surprised that they now have to live in it, just because yet ANOTHER “fan-favorite” marginal seller got the axe? The fact that several people have mentioned so many different ways they see comics in their area is a problem. I’ll buy them. My local comics shop (Forbidden Planet) shelves just about every Marvel and DC comic published. A month of Image teasers: "I'm a Superhero", 2011 Angoulême official selections announced. RELATED: 15 Times Thor Beat Up Other Superheroes. Recently, it seemed like there were SCADS of THOR comics. Hie’s a Kiwi, but don’t hold that against him. ), Not sure what became of that Target line, and what the level of success was. We have TV shows. This is one of those rare cases … Not only that something should still live in the universe, but that it could pack the power strong enough to send him spinning. Harry Potter, Naruto etc. There were alot of books. Originally, he was very arrogant, full of himself, and sought … After becoming a doctor, Blake witnesses the arrival of an alien scouting party while he is on vacation in Norway. I saw Roger Landridge’s name on the cover and said “Ooo. I bought all the issues (except for the one with Captain Britain, which was sold out at my LCS)! Captain Marvel #12 sees Dark Captain Marvel battle Thor Odinson -- and the battle ends in a bloodier fashion than anyone could have predicted. (http://www.theblabbingbaboon.com/?m=20101101) Nearly EVERY kid who got one asked me the same thing (and a few of their parents as well) “Wow! While everyone is concerned about Ultimate Spidey dying and Superman dying and Batman died but now he’s incorporated, and who will die next, here is a very real, very tragic death amongst us: Thor: The Mighty Avenger has been cancelled: Created by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee, the critically acclaimed all-ages series was announced during April’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo as a timeless, accessible take on the classic character. On the other hand, I am totally baffled by Chris Hero’s comment. Really does not make sense. The industry needs to focus less on mass producing hot dogs and aim for more gourmet level quality product. Consider M.O.D.O.K. More: Marvel Comics Theory: Who Lifts Thor’s Hammer Mjolnir NEXT. Reading The Beat’s and Torsten’s comments… yeah, a same day digital version would be pimp. You have to get them where kids and people that buy things for kids can buy them.”, I handed out comic books (all age books, Archie Digests) along with candy at Halloween this year. Execs want to sell the comics straight to the mainstream, BUT they haven’t read them. Thor, while an interesting character, simply can’t support anywhere near that many concurrent titles. This Thor title would have been better as a digest-sized Marvel Age book. As Thor worked to keep life alive on Earth, Logan has been traveling through space, mercifully extinguishing the dying life he finds. Because they had FAITH. How many people are savvy enough to handle streaming video from Netflix? I actually think their cutbacks on the number of titles going at once featuring the same hero is a good idea, even if I’m sad to see this one go… Now that I know which one it is. The Asgardian goddess of death is based on the Norse goddess Hel. Sitting by the deathbed of Jane Foster, reincarnated and kept alive by Thor's magic for centuries, he revealed to her how grim things had gotten: there was no afterlife, it had died along with all other power in the universe. Under his guidance, they eked out a cold, dark existence on a cold, dark planet. The one-eyed and greying Asgardian lived alongside his granddaughters and a small group of humans in Earth's last remaining village. I don’t like going to the comic store, so I try to keep a list of stuff I want to buy and get it all over with at once. Boils down to the classic, “Fans vote with their dollars.”. Really? From July 2009 to February 2010, the iTunes store sold two billion songs. So they payed to keep it going and it was only shown on Dish. This is basically the comics I grew up with. 07/10 Mighty Avenger #1 – 20,076 I have never seen a spinner rack at a grocery store in Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey City, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, or Montpelier. Kevin Erdmann (1179 Articles Published) Kevin … In Thor #380, part of Walt Simonson's legendary and definitive run on the book, Thor battled Jormungandr and won. Mark Engblom 11/17/2010 2:12 pm At 2:12 pm. Not sure what the strategy is there other than to have the most recent movie star on the cover but there has not been much consistency with it. I’m clean! THOR — I never followed him much when I purchased comics. The comic began with Thor’s reappearance on Earth after a thousand-year absence, enabling the creators to chronicle the thunder god’s first meetings with friends and foes ranging from Jane Foster and Captain Britain to Hank Pym and Mr. Hyde. Design the system so it’s easy to use, and people will use it. Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee — the kind of creators beloved in the blogosphere and more than capable of creating the sort of readable, done-in-one, jump-right-in-here-folks comics that most people say we need.

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