Comments on: A long ago interview with Grant Morrison

By: Old-timey Usenet hack

Old-timey Usenet hack — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:05:49 +0000

Advance Comics was first published with the December, 1997 issue. Previews was later. I have misremembered. Both distributors did, however, have equivalents at the time of DKR’s publication. Damned if I can recall their titles, though.

By: Jake W

Jake W — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:19:52 +0000

The listing at mycomicshop.com indicates Previews and Advance Comics debuted in 1989.

If that’s the case what would be the equivalent back in 1986?

By: Mark Kardwell

Mark Kardwell — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:46:38 +0000

Or, probably because RONIN (though great) was a flop, sales wise. Was PREVIEWS really around at the time? Anyone got a scan of that cover?

And spot on about Chris Ware – formally brilliant, but damn hard to love because of the constant misanthropy.

By: ubershep

ubershep — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:52:10 +0000

Or maybe they just wanted to cut their losses and thrust it on the public with bombastic ads like the summer block buster they originally percieved it to be rather than on its own merits?

By: Old-timey Usenet hack

Old-timey Usenet hack — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:33:49 +0000

“Yeah… but with Dark Knight, they never even believed it was going to sell.”

Then why did DC buy the cover for Previews and Advance Comics (Capital City’s equivalent at the time)?

Leave the marketing history lesson to folks who know better, Grant.