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DoctorPayne · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:44 am Post subject: X-Men, uncanny or unlikely?

Hey, I was just wondering as I prepare to go to the Kinki region in March, am I likely to find any of the comics I collect? I know Japan is big on its manga and I like that stuff too, but can I find popular American titles like X-men or the Ultimates in english? If so, are prices greatly inflated? And yes I am a partial-geek...leave me alone.

bearcat · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 367

Uh not really..... and if you managed to find some you would pay hefty hefty prices on them. You will most likely not find any that will have a regular monthly change in em either... it will be one or two issues etc.

If you want to keep yourself abreast of it, you should make arrangements to have a subscription mailed to you.

Shiggy · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 86

Just partial-geek?

David W · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Location: Japan

Come on you Aussies, own up, who immediately thought of that lisping little mincer Brian Mannix when you read this thread title. Laughing

To the the OP, just get your old girl to send them to ya or get a subscription.

Senshixena · Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 16 Location: USA

Subscription is one option, the store I go to,Midtown Comics, does worldwide shipping, which is another option. You get 10% off all online orders as well. I don't know their website, but if you do a search they should pop up easily.

Nismo · Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 520

Japanese don't like the American comic industry, and when you think about it what you get for the price you get it at - it really is a rip-off. Notice that hardly any Japanese comics are about super-heroes. Most of them are just about your every-day Yoshi.

And I was imagining the comic-guy from the Simpsons when I read this thread.

DoctorPayne · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject:

Alright, alright, make your fun. Graphic storytelling is great medium. Novels are for writers that can't draw, and movies are for writers with serious access to money. I would never read a comic or novel for that matter, about regular life though. What's the flippng point? Escapism is about escaping, not living vicariously through others. On the other hand I've seen enough real life "comic book guys" to scare the bejesus out of me but, hey, I don't let soccer hooligans scare me away from soccer either. I guess I'll be looking online though...kinda sucks.

"Worst thread EVER" Laughing

easyasabc · Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 179 Location: Japan

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Shiggy · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 86

DoctorPayne · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:43 am Post subject:

Can I dig it? Man, you know I can playah. Y'heard? Cool

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan