Moonstone Books have canadian superheroes

[EccentricSage]

And this, my friends, is why I read manga now. Only once have I had something just kind of 'stop' like that, and it was an obscure Korean series. (still broke my heart, though)

[Flightpath07]

Marvel; Strong surprise; astonishment. To become filled with wonder or astonishment. To feel amazement or bewilderment at or about.

Well, that says it all, ES, doesn't it? I'm astonished at their treatment of their fans, I wonder how they heck they stay in business, and i'm bewildered why i should even care anymore.

Sorry to hear a comic broke your heart. At least you've still got Alpha Fli...well, sort of, for a bit?

(I've been so down about things, i haven't even wrote a review of issue 4 yet. Seems pointless.)

[Phil]

This is how they're staying in business; Cutbacks across the board.

Everything follows cycles in this industry, and changes have to be made before there's another bankrupcy.

The good times will follow the bad though, and repeat anon.

[Flightpath07]

changes have to be made before there's another bankrupcy

I agree with this part, Phil, if not the rest of your post (respectfully, of course).

I still see this as putting a band-aid on a wound to an artery, and then saying it'll heal just fine. Things in the comic industry CANNOT be sustained as they were. Only change and risk will save the industry. Innovation. And i am not just talking about cut-backs of a few titles, either.

Until Marvel takes a risk as big as DC did (which is a short-term gain for them; they still need a long-term plan!), I still see Marvel as the company that doesn't see what is right in front of them and only reacts (and marginally, at best) after it is far too late. For them not to have known how 52 would affect them in sales...really? This was some sort of surprise? Wow. Good luck with that business plan, Marvel...

[Phil]

only reacts (and marginally, at best) after it is far too late.

But that's the thing, they are reacting early.
They've cancelled titles that are dropping before they get too low.

For them not to have known how 52 would affect them in sales...really?

DC's event hasn't cost them sales though. PLacenumbers in the Top 300 yes, but sales no.
People who were buying Marvel before are still buying Marvel and people who were buying DC before are still buying the same titles, it has't become a case of 'I'll have to drop a Marvel title to get a new DC title.'
In some cases it's gained them sales as speculators who have gone to stores just to buy DC #1's have picked up Marvel comics whilst there. I'll find the article when the forums are running properly.

This was some sort of surprise? Wow. Good luck with that business plan, Marvel...

Again, it wasn't a surprise at all.Chances are editors knew about it before the public did.
They would have been foolish to act instintively and do the same straight after.
Far better of a business plan to wait 6 months to a year and then see how DC's reboot has affected the comic industry as a whole.

[Flightpath07]

TSOG, I'll be checking out that link as well, once i get the time to do so. Sounds interesting.

[swh_comicguy]

Ty Templeton just confirmed on his Facebook page that they are trying to get The Northern Guard wrapped up into a Trade Paperback.
http://www.facebook.com/TyTempletonF...=share_comment

[Flightpath07]

Yay! Crossing...fingers...

[TSOG]

Yeah, nothing I love more than being forced to double-pay for material if I want to finish a story.