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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary, thanks so much for your recent post. I
too grew up with the 32 page format comic and have a lot of love for it as
well. However, it seems the market is (and has been for some time) going
towards TPB and other book type formats and I am fine with that. In the
end the format doesn't matter very much compared to *if* there is content being
printed and what the content being published is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think I understand a bit better now why the
newsstand titles had to go away. If I am understanding you correctly, even
raising the prices of them to $3.50 or even $4.00 still would not have worked
out for Gemstone economically.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I truly hope Gemstone considers a third (or
fourth?) prestige title in the future. Much of my sad thoughts about the
Gemstone cancellations would be alleviated if a third monthly prestige
title would be published. If that were the case, we would be getting the
same amount of pages each month as before, not counting the pocket book titles,
and those look they are coming back in a Shonen Jump style format.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chuck, thanks for your thoughts as well. It
was nice to hear that someone else would like to buy another monthly prestige
title. I totally agree with you in the desire to see much more new
material. To me it is like there is a huge "dam" of new stories out there
in Europe, but that we have to settle for a tiny "trickle" of new stories to
come out here! :( I know there will never be enough new stories printed
for my satisfaction, but with the loss of the 4 titles it seems like even the
"trickle" is barely flowing now! :(</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think there are *so* many opportunities with TPBs
in the future and am cautiously optimistic about them. You could have TPBs
dedicated to a certain creator. You could have TPBs focused on a certain
theme or character. The possibilities are almost endless! I still
think the key is for them to filled with either all or mostly new stories.
I realize that Gemstone thinks they need to publish a lot of re-re-reprints, and
perhaps they are right. However, I would at least like for them to try a
few TPBs with mostly or all new material to see if they would sell well. I
think they would, but who knows? You will never know unless you try
though. I hope after the two TPBs coming out this summer that they
try a few focused on new material. BTW, if the TPBs are going to
produced on a regular basis, how often are they going to come out?
Monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, etc. Just curious. I would love for
there to be a monthly Walt Disney Treasures TPB! Does that sound like a
good idea to anyone else on the list?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean Rekich</FONT> </DIV>
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