iTunes, Big Norma and Crash
iTunes is evil....makes it way too easy to buy music. No running out to the mall, no ordering online and waiting for it to come in the mail. You just hear a song on MTV or the radio and you go look it up and BOOM you can't resist just buying the album. Just yesterday I bought Flyleaf, Slave to the System and Simple Plan. Slave to the System is a side project of Scott Rockenfield, the drummer of Queensryche...one of my favorite bands.Could I really afford the 30 bucks right now? Not really, I've pissed away a LOT of money the past 8 months or so. But iTunes makes it so damned EASY!!! Al the albums are pretty good. Mostly fast paced music, good stuff to listen to while working.
Hmmm....wondering I can write it off?? HA! Yeah, I don't think I'll try that.
In my previous post there was a TINY image of the cover of Trailer Park of Terror...JD from Imperium sent over a larger version for me to post. So, here's Norma in all her creepy glory! Ain't she purty! Nelson has done some really beautiful covers for Trailer Park...as beautiful as zombies and undead chicks and demons can be, I guess.And finally, Crash won best picture at the Oscars. I discussed the flick in an earlier post. Look at the movies up for best picture....now tell me liberal Hollyweird doesn't use the Oscars to try and push their agenda. Not saying those movies aren't well made, but the box office results make it pretty clear these aren't the movies that the PEOPLE actually want. As hard as the industry pushes these movies and as much attention as the media gives them....it's kind of surprising (or maybe not) that none of them is doing crap as far as making money.
posted by The Mad Alaskan at 11:54 PM
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Hey... this line: "Not saying those movies aren't well made, but the box office results make it pretty clear these aren't the movies that the PEOPLE actually want."
... sounds JUST like indy comics, dude!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Now, I'm depressed again. ;)
Man, the comparisons between the comic industry and movies is dead on. Many small companies struggle to put together quality product and much crap product and then fight for distribution to get it in front of people while the big money studios have a monopoly on viewers and the distribution channels.
--Rich
Exactly! Even awards in the comics industry is similiar, every so often you'll see a indy book get the nod or even win a few. But the reality is they still don't sell as much as the mainstream stuff. Of course, getting the awards exposure probably will bump interest up some.
I think the winning solution for indies is having someone come in from mainstream to do their indy thing, if their fanbase was strong enough, they'll follow.
of course there are exceptions, some indy creators started out self-publishing and moved into the mainstream (Powell, Kirkman, Bendis, etc) which helps on their creator-owned works.
I used to love to watch the show "Project:Greenlight" and I'd find myself constantly comparing something the writers/directors/actors on that show were going through with a comparable position in the comic industry. The movie producer squashes something the director wanted to do. Comic analogy: marvel editorial squashes writers plan for a popular character.
A couple years ago I was in the airport going to San Diego and trying to explain to a stranger about comics and that I wasn't a famous person just because I'd had a comic published. She understood it when I compared it to being an independent film maker who hopes to get their film screened at festivals and maybe it will be released on DVD and available at Blockbuster but theres no real chance it will be seen in theaters by a mass audience.
---rich
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