tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post113458663568345396..comments2023-12-20T19:41:46.280-07:00Comments on Focused Totality: Not-For-Profit ComicsMark Fossenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1134660456538014442005-12-15T08:27:00.000-07:002005-12-15T08:27:00.000-07:00From your post, Shane:I would think the audience a...From your post, Shane:<BR/><I>I would think the audience and the sales would be comparible even though I'm sure broadway rakes in a ton more money.</I><BR/>I would guess - just off licensing - DC/Marvel makes more.<BR/><BR/>I thing you're spot on in the comparision, though. Broadway isn't about art, it's about a comforting, predictable experience. So's Marvel/DC.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1134660287139567522005-12-15T08:24:00.000-07:002005-12-15T08:24:00.000-07:00Thanks, Jog. I knew someone must have tried it.Ext...Thanks, Jog. I knew someone must have tried it.<BR/><BR/>Extending the theatre comparision, though ... your average American regional theatre isn't doing avant-garde. They are about as edgy as Dark Horse - i.e. not all that edgy. It needn't be restricted to the bleeding artistic edge.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1134618173988276902005-12-14T20:42:00.000-07:002005-12-14T20:42:00.000-07:00The Monday Morning Foundation, which produced a bu...The Monday Morning Foundation, which produced a bunch of recent Ganzfeld productions (the excellent book "Paper Rad, B.J., and da Dogs" and a recent fleed of newsprint minicomics), is indeed a 501(c)(3) corporation - it's the non-profit wing of Dan Nadel's publishing house/visual design studio, PictureBox, Inc. A grant from The National Endowment for the Arts also helped with the recent books.Joghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095286799395371919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1134597461188370672005-12-14T14:57:00.000-07:002005-12-14T14:57:00.000-07:00I wrote something a while ago comparing Comics to ...I wrote something a while ago comparing Comics to Theater and the similarities in audiences <A HREF="http://www.nearmintheroes.com/2004/06/broadway-and-comic-books.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. You bring up a lot of points I didn't even think of. I remember it sparking a bit of discussion on other sites but can't seem to find them now.Hate Filled Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965492342916144479noreply@blogger.com