Comments on: Levitz vs Jakala http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Allen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1162947 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:11:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1162947 Dear Mr. Levitz, I would rather you folks at DC cared more about unleashing a flood of "Showcase: Golden Age Comics" type B&W trades onto the market in order to reward your long term fans. I will not be holding my breath though. -Allen Dear Mr. Levitz,

I would rather you folks at DC cared more about unleashing a flood of “Showcase: Golden Age Comics” type B&W trades onto the market in order to reward your long term fans.

I will not be holding my breath though.

-Allen

]]> by: Chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1162497 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:55:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1162497 I think what Levitz is saying is that manga readers tend to be only manga readers, while literary graphic novels read mainly read literary graphic novels and people who read superhero books also read manga and literary graphic novels. I don't think this theory can be disputed using the 2007 Bookscan numbers. Mainly because Levitz is using combined numbers from the book market and the direct market while Bookscan only measures a portion of the book market. I think what Levitz is saying is that manga readers tend to be only manga readers, while literary graphic novels read mainly read literary graphic novels and people who read superhero books also read manga and literary graphic novels.

I don’t think this theory can be disputed using the 2007 Bookscan numbers. Mainly because Levitz is using combined numbers from the book market and the direct market while Bookscan only measures a portion of the book market.

]]> by: Crackerbob http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1159918 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:56:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/31/levitz-vs-jakala/#comment-1159918 I don't mean this to be rude, but I can't figure out why I should care about this. I don’t mean this to be rude, but I can’t figure out why I should care about this.

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