Comments on: Icv2 chats with Dan Buckley http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Rakarich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417909 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:02:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417909 Torsten... Walmart has killed Mom and Pop shops (which is what LCSs are). Tell me this, when was the last time you bought an CD at a music store? Oh wait, there aren't any anymore. :) Torsten…

Walmart has killed Mom and Pop shops (which is what LCSs are). Tell me this, when was the last time you bought an CD at a music store? Oh wait, there aren’t any anymore. :)

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417544 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:53:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417544 That magazine was perfect for the mass market! A good value with good content, which appeals to fans and the general consumer. hmmm. WalMart selling single issues? Very doubtful. And they haven't killed off the hobby stores, have they? or any other specialty retailer. Clothing stores still exist, toy stores still operate, they just have to adapt, and offer better service and items you won't find at WallyWorld. And MAYBE, that kid who bought a copy of Spiderman #254 at the supermarket will eventually walk into your store and become a regular customer, because he wants MORE. That magazine was perfect for the mass market! A good value with good content, which appeals to fans and the general consumer.
hmmm. WalMart selling single issues? Very doubtful. And they haven’t killed off the hobby stores, have they? or any other specialty retailer. Clothing stores still exist, toy stores still operate, they just have to adapt, and offer better service and items you won’t find at WallyWorld.
And MAYBE, that kid who bought a copy of Spiderman #254 at the supermarket will eventually walk into your store and become a regular customer, because he wants MORE.

]]> by: Rakarich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417214 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:04:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/18/icv2-chats-with-dan-buckley/#comment-417214 If Marvel and DC get in bed with Walmart, it could/would kill the direct market. If the Direct Market goes away, the Indy publishers will have a HUGE uphill battle at that point. I don't mean to sound all doom and gloom, but I am just looking at the "Walmart" track record. :( If Marvel and DC get in bed with Walmart, it could/would kill the direct market. If the Direct Market goes away, the Indy publishers will have a HUGE uphill battle at that point.

I don’t mean to sound all doom and gloom, but I am just looking at the “Walmart” track record. :(

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