<P>As Don Rosa himself has pointed out, comic books are a dying art, especially those with more text to read and without the gruesome "dark" nature of the revamped superhero lines.</P>
<P>The competition from the culture of videogames, DVD's, the Internet, sports, etc. for a child's or an adult's time is just too great. A DVD of DuckTales can cost $7.95 these days: why buy a comic book which has no music and does not move?</P>
<P>On the other hand, I do wonder about the marketing here! Borders and Barnes and Noble (large American bookstores) have kiosks with the superhero comics and Archie: where is the Disney kiosk? The pocket-sized Disney comics, put out by Disney directly and not Gemstone, can be seen in supermarket check-out aisles. Where were these cheaper Gemstone editions of Disney characters for $2.95?</P>
<P>In the end, just not enough copies were sold. The market is too small and specialized.</P><BR>
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