Comments on: The comics nobody wanted http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: carol berkowicz http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-1554854 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:59:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-1554854 I work with Pike county development center. They are the center for the mentally challanged adults. We take any donations, sell it for Pike county at our pink house in andover NJ and cut them a check. Call us if the need arrives again to donate comic books, or anything else we can sell for them. The phone number for pick-ups is 973-786-5121, speak to Carol. Thanking you in advance I work with Pike county development center. They are the center for the mentally challanged adults. We take any donations, sell it for Pike county at our pink house in andover NJ and cut them a check. Call us if the need arrives again to donate comic books, or anything else we can sell for them. The phone number for pick-ups is 973-786-5121, speak to Carol. Thanking you in advance

]]> by: Squashua http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-466732 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:56:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-466732 How about giving comics out for Halloween? We're trying to start a movement to get people to do so at: http://www.comicspace.com/comics4halloween/ No hidden agenda - just trying to get books into the hands of kids for Halloween. How about giving comics out for Halloween? We’re trying to start a movement to get people to do so at: http://www.comicspace.com/comics4halloween/

No hidden agenda - just trying to get books into the hands of kids for Halloween.

]]> by: Tommy Raiko http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-432343 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:55:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-432343 Hey, Heidi-- About the update. Glad to hear that you've shipped them to the troops--that sounded like one of the best of all the ideas floated around here. Could you name which organization you went to (perhaps even noting it in a new & more conspicuous blog entry) so that others might follow your example? Hey, Heidi–

About the update. Glad to hear that you’ve shipped them to the troops–that sounded like one of the best of all the ideas floated around here. Could you name which organization you went to (perhaps even noting it in a new & more conspicuous blog entry) so that others might follow your example?

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431658 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:28:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431658 Bill Bead (Frankenstein Comics, Woodbury NJ) purchases comic book collections practically every day. All types of material. If you showwed up at his place with 1500 comics, he would make a deal that would work for both of you. Most dealers, on the other hand, dopn't want that many comics because they can't sell the back issues that they have ... and usually, they're "back-issues" are really just the comics that didn't sell when they were new. Bill runs a REAL comics store (IMHO) ... most guys are just running comic newsstands. Bill Bead (Frankenstein Comics, Woodbury NJ) purchases comic book collections practically every day. All types of material. If you showwed up at his place with 1500 comics, he would make a deal that would work for both of you. Most dealers, on the other hand, dopn’t want that many comics because they can’t sell the back issues that they have … and usually, they’re “back-issues” are really just the comics that didn’t sell when they were new.

Bill runs a REAL comics store (IMHO) … most guys are just running comic newsstands.

]]> by: Jim Shelley http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431489 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:56:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431489 All the more reason to support Digital Comics! I used to donate my old floppies to the Carolina Children's Home. Now that DC stands for Death Comics and the comics code is a thing of the past, I'm relunctant to do that, because you never know who's waiting to sue you because a copy of Identity Crisis 1 fell into the wrong hands. :( All the more reason to support Digital Comics!

I used to donate my old floppies to the Carolina Children’s Home.

Now that DC stands for Death Comics and the comics code is a thing of the past, I’m relunctant to do that, because you never know who’s waiting to sue you because a copy of Identity Crisis 1 fell into the wrong hands. :(

]]> by: Patrick Wedge http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431384 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:40:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-431384 I have worked with some creators in the past and taken comic book donations and done the following: 1. The hospitals are great. Taking them to specific wings or wards in the hopsitals ensures that age appropriate books are filtered as needed. 2. Local colleges. Most of the libraries enjoy the donations but even at that, take them to the student lounges, break areas or in dorm recreation areas. 3. Police/fire stations. Good for them to have on hand, especially if they are making lots of calls involving youths. 4. Local Red Cross stations. Any disaster recovery effort is good to have stuff on hand. I have worked with some creators in the past and taken comic book donations and done the following: 1. The hospitals are great. Taking them to specific wings or wards in the hopsitals ensures that age appropriate books are filtered as needed. 2. Local colleges. Most of the libraries enjoy the donations but even at that, take them to the student lounges, break areas or in dorm recreation areas. 3. Police/fire stations. Good for them to have on hand, especially if they are making lots of calls involving youths. 4. Local Red Cross stations. Any disaster recovery effort is good to have stuff on hand.

]]> by: Chad Anderson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-430414 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:53:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-430414 Donate 'em to <a href="http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/comicbk1.html" rel="nofollow">Virginia Commonwealth University's Comic Arts Collection</a>. Donate ‘em to Virginia Commonwealth University’s Comic Arts Collection.

]]> by: David T.G. Riches http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429693 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:13:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429693 Okay, If I lived in the area I would say I would take them off your hands as i am a greedy little thing, however I don't so that is out of the question. What I would sensibly suggest is; do they have to go right away? wait until the next NY Big Apple Con in January and bring them there as a Charity lot auction for Friends Of Lulu or CBLDF or Hero Initiative. Does Publisher's Weekly cover the fall Book publishing Fair why not ship them there as a release for their free pwned selection? If it was possible you could try the old apartment lobby Halloween give away, that's where some apratment complex doesn't want strangers walking their halls for Halloween so they set a table in the lobby and give bags of goodies to all the kids to represent the building and I am sure some co-ops would love to add that to their selections. You could make a photocopy of the Heidi MacDonald Desk Prize and for the cost of shipping send out random selections to the best commentators, industry insiders, and the usual gang of freaks(that's a joke no dispargement intended). If there was people coming and going with friends you could have them take random packages with them to their friends if they could arrange a safe drop-in time. I hope some of these ideas can help a little. Okay, If I lived in the area I would say I would take them off your hands as i am a greedy little thing, however I don’t so that is out of the question. What I would sensibly suggest is; do they have to go right away? wait until the next NY Big Apple Con in January and bring them there as a Charity lot auction for Friends Of Lulu or CBLDF or Hero Initiative. Does Publisher’s Weekly cover the fall Book publishing Fair why not ship them there as a release for their free pwned selection? If it was possible you could try the old apartment lobby Halloween give away, that’s where some apratment complex doesn’t want strangers walking their halls for Halloween so they set a table in the lobby and give bags of goodies to all the kids to represent the building and I am sure some co-ops would love to add that to their selections. You could make a photocopy of the Heidi MacDonald Desk Prize and for the cost of shipping send out random selections to the best commentators, industry insiders, and the usual gang of freaks(that’s a joke no dispargement intended). If there was people coming and going with friends you could have them take random packages with them to their friends if they could arrange a safe drop-in time. I hope some of these ideas can help a little.

]]> by: Peter from MoCCA http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429538 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:48:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429538 MoCCA has to take comic books as well as graphic novels. We have five short boxes of donated comics. Why, just yesterday, a customer bought at least $18 worth of comics (never mind that most of them were Vertigo titles that came from the 50 cent Mature Reader bin). MoCCA has to take comic books as well as graphic novels. We have five short boxes of donated comics. Why, just yesterday, a customer bought at least $18 worth of comics (never mind that most of them were Vertigo titles that came from the 50 cent Mature Reader bin).

]]> by: JIm http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429469 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:01:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429469 I'm an English teacher and will be happy to take them off your hands. Contribute to literacy! Take them off on your taxes! You've got my email on requiredfields and I would love to speak to you about the books. I’m an English teacher and will be happy to take them off your hands. Contribute to literacy! Take them off on your taxes! You’ve got my email on requiredfields and I would love to speak to you about the books.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429416 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:06:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429416 "Bad superhero comics"? There are hundreds and hundreds of websites and blogs devoted to their contents. “Bad superhero comics”? There are hundreds and hundreds of websites and blogs devoted to their contents.

]]> by: Scott King http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429364 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:17:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-429364 Are they all bad super-hero comics? If so maybe you should just burn them. If you guys have already picked through all the decent ones you don't want to dump a bunch of crappy comics on some troops/library/hospital. The idea would be to use these comics as a tool to promote comics in general and if they are all sub-par superheroes ones then they definitely won't promote the industry. Are they all bad super-hero comics? If so maybe you should just burn them. If you guys have already picked through all the decent ones you don’t want to dump a bunch of crappy comics on some troops/library/hospital. The idea would be to use these comics as a tool to promote comics in general and if they are all sub-par superheroes ones then they definitely won’t promote the industry.

]]> by: Matt http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428835 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:57:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428835 I think the best idea is to give it to the troops, hospital or library. Dont give it to someone who just hordes piles of comics and puts them in boxes. I think the best idea is to give it to the troops, hospital or library. Dont give it to someone who just hordes piles of comics and puts them in boxes.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428557 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:07:18 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428557 First, let me say, I will take ANY comicbook, graphic novel, comicstrip collection, going so far to sent a van to pick them up. Heidi, whatever remnants are left, I will be happy to cart away. I would be happy to do this monthly if necessary! Also, please write a magazine article describing your dilemma, your options, and what success you had. First, let me say, I will take ANY comicbook, graphic novel, comicstrip collection, going so far to sent a van to pick them up.
Heidi, whatever remnants are left, I will be happy to cart away. I would be happy to do this monthly if necessary! Also, please write a magazine article describing your dilemma, your options, and what success you had.

]]> by: Bobb Decker http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428243 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:16:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-428243 I have donated comics to Bellevue Hospital. It was a few years ago, and it was surprisingly easy. NYU hospital- from my experience only- is not. I have also donated to Gilda's Club. This was less than 3 years ago. It was also easy. It was a similarly large amount, and they came and picked it up from my apartment. www.gildasclub.org. Hope that info helps. I have donated comics to Bellevue Hospital. It was a few years ago, and it was surprisingly easy. NYU hospital- from my experience only- is not.

I have also donated to Gilda’s Club. This was less than 3 years ago. It was also easy. It was a similarly large amount, and they came and picked it up from my apartment.
www.gildasclub.org.

Hope that info helps.

]]> by: Amie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427853 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:34:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427853 We give the kid stuff out at Halloween. When we lived in the city, we'd take stuff over to the Ronald McDonald House on the UES, but now we Freecycle everything. Heidi, someone would take those of your hands in a minute if you posted them on Freecycle. We give the kid stuff out at Halloween. When we lived in the city, we’d take stuff over to the Ronald McDonald House on the UES, but now we Freecycle everything. Heidi, someone would take those of your hands in a minute if you posted them on Freecycle.

]]> by: Ken http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427763 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:44:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427763 why not make a day of it and stand on the corner like a 1930s movie newsboy (Freddy Freeman comes to mind or the Newsboy Legion) and screams "Extra! Extra! Getcher free comics here!". Then video it and put it on youtube. why not make a day of it and stand on the corner like a 1930s movie newsboy (Freddy Freeman comes to mind or the Newsboy Legion) and screams “Extra! Extra! Getcher free comics here!”. Then video it and put it on youtube.

]]> by: V. Smith http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427641 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:11:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427641 Give them to comic book podcasts who have homebases in DC, like Comic News Insider and iFanboy. They could have more contest giveaways and they're off your hands and in the hands of people who could appreciate them. Give them to comic book podcasts who have homebases in DC, like Comic News Insider and iFanboy. They could have more contest giveaways and they’re off your hands and in the hands of people who could appreciate them.

]]> by: John Platt http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427501 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:42:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427501 I recycled a few thousand comics the last time I moved. Painful, but it was that or add hundreds of dollars more to my moving bill. I recycled a few thousand comics the last time I moved. Painful, but it was that or add hundreds of dollars more to my moving bill.

]]> by: CompGate http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427491 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:36:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/21/the-comics-nobody-wanted/#comment-427491 I work at one of the Big Two, and found myself in a similar situation. I sorted out all the stuff I considered inappropriate for anyone above age 13 (which was, sadly, kind of a lot) and left the remainder outside on the sidewalk in two piles, one labeled FREE COMICS FOR ALL AGES and one labeled FREE COMICS FOR AGE THIRTEEN AND UP (but which, to cover my ass, was really just the PG pile as opposed to the G pile). Both stacks were gone by the next morning, so hopefully I just created some new fans/customers or made some existing ones very happy. Or perhaps a homeless man made a blanket out of them. Either way, somebody wins. Now I just have a smaller stack of kid-inappropriate stuff I don't know what to do with. Sigh. Papier mache? I work at one of the Big Two, and found myself in a similar situation. I sorted out all the stuff I considered inappropriate for anyone above age 13 (which was, sadly, kind of a lot) and left the remainder outside on the sidewalk in two piles, one labeled FREE COMICS FOR ALL AGES and one labeled FREE COMICS FOR AGE THIRTEEN AND UP (but which, to cover my ass, was really just the PG pile as opposed to the G pile). Both stacks were gone by the next morning, so hopefully I just created some new fans/customers or made some existing ones very happy. Or perhaps a homeless man made a blanket out of them. Either way, somebody wins.

Now I just have a smaller stack of kid-inappropriate stuff I don’t know what to do with. Sigh. Papier mache?

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