tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035055921469975643.post8398495162240970273..comments2012-01-22T12:11:47.281-08:00Comments on Bogstandardcomix: Any Future - Children's Comicsdr bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02181131375456046983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035055921469975643.post-46069471410827526292011-08-13T14:23:26.704-07:002011-08-13T14:23:26.704-07:00My seven-year-old nephew loves comics, when he get...My seven-year-old nephew loves comics, when he gets a chance to read them. The problem is, comics are expensive to produce, but have to be cheap enough for a child to afford, and still give a healthy profit margin to the newsagent and distributor. Sales aren't high enough to do that anymore, and the barriers to entry into the market are so high that the DFC, even with Random House behind them, couldn't afford to go the newsagent route and sold entirely by subscription.<br /><br />Commercial comics need a new model, and I don't think anyone's found it yet. Otherwise, we'll just have to go the same way as poetry. There are plenty of people writing and publishing poetry for the love of it, but nobody makes a living at it.Paddy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390553355397751745noreply@blogger.com