John Clark interview

deanmary deanmary at worldnet.att.net
Wed Jan 29 20:20:19 CET 2003


    Thanks Dave for the link to the John Clark interview!  I don't
believe there has been a link to the article before on the list.

    I am glad to hear that starting in September there will a Donald and
a Mickey comic book for $2.95.  So that means that Scrooge, Donald, and
Mickey will have their own comics, plus of course WDC&S.  I think those
are four great titles to start out with.

    I am a little concerned about what was not mentioned though.  One,
there was no mention of trade paperbacks.  I think many dedicated Disney
comics fans would love to see collections in that format.  Two, and more
serious to my way of thinking, there was no mention of selling some sort
of "digest" format comic in the Wal-Marts, Targets, etc. of the
country.  Perhaps Gary could tell us if there has been any snag in such
negotiations with these big retailers?  I think it is vital to get these
digest comics into these stores.  While I am thrilled with the two $2.95
titles, I still think the best way to reach a new generation of kids is
the digest route.  Every time I am in a Wal-Mart I see various Archie
digests, and have seen them for many years now.  If Archie digests have
been successfully sold this way for years, I see no reason Disney
digests could not do at least as well if not better.  Hopefully digests
are still an important part of the plan though.

    I hope I don't come across as being negative or too picky in what I
am looking for in this next round of Disney comics.  Personally, I will
buy every issue in every format presented, and the first four titles
sound fantastic to me!  However, if Disney comics do not reach the kids
this time, this new license perhaps will only be a "reprieve" from a
future loss of the license.  That I do not want to see!  I hope Disney
comics are back for good!  Of course I think the *whole* comic book
industry in the US is in trouble down the road if it doesn't get today's
kids into reading comics, but that is a whole different tangent...

Dean Rekich




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