Re: In Defense Of Continuity

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pat ONeill) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >From: "dpeattie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>  
> >Based on what evidence?  At least when Johanna makes a claim like that,
> >she's speaking from the personal experience of talking to people at cons and
> >such. 
> 
> Based on the evidence that a substantial decline in comics circulation
> coincides with the greater dependence on "shared universe" continuity that
> coincides with the rise of the ex-fan creator.

That's called correlation. As someone else pointed out, that is NOT
the same thing as causation. And it certainly doesn't meet *ANY*
definition of evidence I've ever been made aware of.

> >What about those who claim that it was
> >the high prices that drove them away?  
> 
> I think this is part and parcel of the same problem.

No it isn't. And if you think it is, then I suggest you provice REAL
evidence, not paranoid theories to back it up.

> High prices are really
> only a problem if 1) the price you are paying isn't getting you a complete
> story, but only part of the puzzle that is the "shared universe"; and 2) the
> combined price to get enough of the puzzle pieces to make the experience
> satisfying is too high.

Then why aren't all non "shared universe" books selling like hotcakes
in comparision at current comic book prices? Because, valuewise most
people don't see 32-page pamphlets (10 pages of which are ads) for
$2.25 to $2.99 as being worth their money. "Shared Universe" vs
non-"shared universe" doesn't even enter into the "the price is too
high" arguement.