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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So Gary, "there's lotsa puzzling and
pondering ahead." I think that is a good thing. It means that the
people at Gemstone are putting a lot of thought into what Gemstone wants to
publish in 2007 and beyond. While of course all of us Disney comics fans
want to see new publications as soon as possible, if the new publications are
not thought out well and then fail, what good is it in the end? If it
takes a bit longer to plan and figure out what the best possible publications
are and thus these publications succeed, then the wait will be well worth
it. And of course Gary, please "puzzle" and "ponder" all you want if that
is what it takes to get a third monthly prestige title! :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for what the title of a third prestige title
should be, as long as there *was* a 3rd prestige title, it could be "Gary
Leach's Book of Stuff" for all I care! :) Seriously though, I think it
should be whatever title Gemstone thinks would sell best. The contents
matter much more than the title to my way of thinking.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary, is there anything we Disney comics fans can
do to help make a third prestige title a reality? Would it help if people
who very much want a third monthly prestige title wrote "snail-mail" letters to
Gemstone expressing our interest in this? I know emails are much quick and
common now, but have also heard that one written letter often has a bigger
effect than one hundred emails. Also, if we were to send Gemstone a letter
about this subject, if there a certain person or office we should direct this
letter to?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boy, I agree that there are lots of things to
consider with a "Shonen Jump" style title. I must admit I don't have a lot
of ideas on that one, other than they should contain more than just the type of
stories that were in DDA and MMA since they did not sell as well. Once
again, whatever has the best chance for good sales is probably they way to
go. Of course what stories, format, etc. that would cause good sales is
the $64,000 question...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this time I would like to wish everyone at
Gemstone and everyone on this mailing list the very merriest Christmas! I
know the end of 2006 has been a hard time for Gemstone, but I hope 2007 and
beyond are much brighter!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been a member of this mailing list for about
10 years now. 99.9% of the time I am just a "lurker" and read what others
have to say. In the past few months I have written a number of times to
this list. I want to thank everyone for listening (or is that reading...)
what I have had to write, and encourage other list "lurkers" to "decloak" for a
bit and share their ideas too. It has been great to hear other list
members views on these subjects and hope these good give and take conversations
on the mailing list continue well into the new year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean Rekich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. I don't know what the new Chinese
"Year of the ..." is, but perhaps we can make 2007 the "Year of the 3rd prestige
title"! Hey, it can't hurt! :)</FONT></DIV>
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