Comic Coverage

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:38 pm

We've discussed this in passing lately, but I just noticed this...

CBR does a buy, read, and bad pile every week.
They only cover Marvel and DC books in it, never any image or smaller publications.

So I ask you this:

Does it bother you how little coverage you get for Image and other companies online?
And
Where do you go to find your smaller press news? Bleeding Cool does a good job of Image, but what about Oni, DH, IDW, etc?
How do you find out about cool books by everyone else, or do you just miss them till someone else mentions them?

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:18 pm

Some of the blogs on CBR, like Robot 6, Comics Should Be Good, and such actually do some of the IDW, Oni, DH and more coverage, but they don't get listed as major news stories on the CBR front page. They don't always cover those books, but they do pop up from time to time I believe.

A site I came across last year, Multiversity.com covers a decent mix from time to time, writing reviews of major events and books, and then books I've never heard of let alone outside of here. But they're also not a 'spoiler free' site for the most part, and not an official news outlet, as they often repost CBR and 'Rama news. But I like the site.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:24 pm

It kinda bothers me. I have to say, thanks to Bleeding Cool I've given a lot of Image titles a try and really enjoy them. Without reading about them on BC, I'd never try them. So by the Big 2 (Newsarama & CBR) rarely touching non-Marvel/DC books it basically puts blinders on a lot of readers.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:45 pm

jedispyder wrote:It kinda bothers me. I have to say, thanks to Bleeding Cool I've given a lot of Image titles a try and really enjoy them. Without reading about them on BC, I'd never try them. So by the Big 2 (Newsarama & CBR) rarely touching non-Marvel/DC books it basically puts blinders on a lot of readers.

And you would think, with this huge run of Image firsts selling out, there might be a little more coverage, or any at all.

I understand the market share problem, but with Image putting out so many new, well received books you'd figure it would warrant a little front page time.

The worst part I find about the Big 2, is the majority of their news is the same news, regurgitated over and and over, that wasn't even huge news to begin with.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:38 pm

Most of the posts about The Big 2 I just don't read anymore. As you said, it's the same ole same ole. Nothing truly new to read about it, I'll just read it in the actual comic.