<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308283</id><updated>2009-10-01T23:47:13.908-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Reverse The Polarity</title><subtitle type='html'>Musings from a long time comic book fan, unhappy with how the industry is going.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://comicbook.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://comicbook.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>KRB Media</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13122178243405390949</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308283.post-107435687877495235</id><published>2004-01-17T10:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-01-17T11:29:54.246-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Why good ideas don't work. Part 2aWhat will work in the Direct Market with Diamond still in charge?If we decide to make a commitment to the direct market, if we believe that the direct market is needed for comic books to survive, then the industry must take steps right now to rebuild its very structure.I believe that everyone would agree that we need to increase sales but more importantly, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107435687877495235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107435687877495235'/><author><name>Your PC Hero</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308283.post-107393339897777461</id><published>2004-01-12T13:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-01-12T13:50:20.206-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Why good ideas don't work. Part 1Spend enough time on the message boards and you hear enough suggestions or ideas on why comics don't sell better. Some of the more common suggestions to improve the sales of comic are as follows:They are too expensiveWe need more all ages booksWe need more female friendly booksThe big two publishers, DC and Marvel, are too dominant and we need variety (less</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107393339897777461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107393339897777461'/><author><name>Your PC Hero</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308283.post-107369331937228236</id><published>2004-01-09T19:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-07-16T16:48:14.276-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Welcome to my little journal.Before I start, let me answer some questions you might have:Who the hell am I?My name is Allen Berrebbi and I have had a long association with comic books, both professionally and as a fan. I am older than 20, married and have two great kids.What do you mean professionally? What have you done?For several years I produced and hosted a TV show about comics called, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107369331937228236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6308283/posts/default/107369331937228236'/><author><name>Your PC Hero</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>