Comments on: It’s All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Joe http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674193 Joe Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:04:23 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674193 Another useless post by Macmillan [without the wife] Another useless post by Macmillan [without the wife]

]]> By: I like change http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674185 I like change Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:22:13 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674185 who cares we're all slowly dying anyway who cares we’re all slowly dying anyway

]]> By: Vince http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674183 Vince Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:19:09 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674183 Who was the Editor in Chief of Marvel at the time? Wasn't it Bob Harras? Who was the Editor in Chief of Marvel at the time? Wasn’t it Bob Harras?

]]> By: olh http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674120 olh Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:50:28 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674120 stop juicin' Cap. Marvel will ban HGH-use to go along with the smoking ban. stop juicin’ Cap. Marvel will ban HGH-use to go along with the smoking ban.

]]> By: Richard http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674082 Richard Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:11:44 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674082 wel at least they did not give superman boob's wel at least they did not give superman boob’s

]]> By: Matt Rower http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674080 Matt Rower Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:10:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674080 Damn you McMillan for making Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey pop in my head… Damn you McMillan for making Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey pop in my head…

]]> By: Steven R. Stahl http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/13/its-all-just-a-little-bit-of-history-repeating-2/comment-page-1/#comment-674069 Steven R. Stahl Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:41:59 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28800#comment-674069 <blockquote><i>And, just think, sixteen years later, Lee can bring in Liefeld to boost sales again at the main competitor… It really is just a big recurring cycle…!</blockquote></i> That's a thought, but the new readers DC is trying to attract won't know who Liefeld is, and lapsed readers -- they might know enough about him and his rep to avoid him. I've been reading about how a batch of new readers selected by CBR reacted to the #1 issues. A reader expects to know how old the hero is, and other basic things. How will they react to being told that the hero doesn't have a particular age, and/or that he doesn't age? The fans HEROES REBORN was aimed at are very different from new readers. SRS

And, just think, sixteen years later, Lee can bring in Liefeld to boost sales again at the main competitor… It really is just a big recurring cycle…!

That’s a thought, but the new readers DC is trying to attract won’t know who Liefeld is, and lapsed readers — they might know enough about him and his rep to avoid him.

I’ve been reading about how a batch of new readers selected by CBR reacted to the #1 issues. A reader expects to know how old the hero is, and other basic things. How will they react to being told that the hero doesn’t have a particular age, and/or that he doesn’t age?

The fans HEROES REBORN was aimed at are very different from new readers.

SRS

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