tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post7375321887723649027..comments2023-10-26T03:57:50.903-07:00Comments on Comics Fairplay: Quick Take Reviews: Free Comic Book Day EditionHeidi Meeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-57155497463252018272007-05-08T19:59:00.000-07:002007-05-08T19:59:00.000-07:00Lisa, you are amazing. I agree completely with wha...Lisa, you are amazing. I agree completely with what you said. As a retailer, you take a great deal of risk in the fact that there has to be some trust to the content in what you sell. It must be incredibly difficult to keep it all straight. God knows, looking at the books out on the table, it wasn't obvious by the cover what was kid friendly and what was more for grown ups. With the risks you run in handling all the offers, it puts the burden squarely on your shoulders and I think that is very unfortunate. <BR/><BR/>I am impressed you made LITG. It is my favorite guilty pleasure! I also agree with you that there is a definite difference between hack/slash and Family Guy style jokes in an offering. I am glad you are standing your ground.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-79082400464504800422007-05-08T10:18:00.000-07:002007-05-08T10:18:00.000-07:00Oh, and Tim Seeley and I are still arguing on my b...Oh, and Tim Seeley and I are still arguing on my blog about the appropriateness of pairing Family Guy with Hack/Slash. I had a big problem with it, as did our employee Kelly Ann. Tim and the Devil's Due gang didn't seem to be bothered by it, feeling that Family Guy's sometimes adult jokes are the same as seeing panels of a woman being tortured.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-58383287198688457552007-05-08T10:14:00.000-07:002007-05-08T10:14:00.000-07:00I'm quoted today on LITG discussing how at least t...I'm quoted today on LITG discussing how at least the Gold Sponsors should be all age, and that there should be very clear ratings on the covers. <BR/><BR/>Like David C we separate the books out at our store, and have all ages on one table and T+ on the other and we pretty much do the handing out or at least very closly watch what people take. But still - something like what happened with Wolfman and the sex toy panels in the Britt preview after it really should not have happened. Had I not read about it on line I'd never have known because we just don't have the time to read all the comics before the event. <BR/><BR/>These little things are how comic book stores end up getting sued for handing out adult material to kids. While we're careful at our store, many stores aren't, and without the help of the FCBD panel or some other group, a store could easily find themselves meeting with lawyers. That's not a good way to end one's Free Comic Book Day, if you ask me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-89384846270914902502007-05-07T19:47:00.000-07:002007-05-07T19:47:00.000-07:00David, I am glad to hear that your shop was on top...David, I am glad to hear that your shop was on top of things. Our retailer was inundated with people and hadn't really had an opportunity to peruse the books. It was kind of a crap shoot, so my hubby stayed at the one store the rest of the day and "guided" kids towards the all ages stuff.<BR/><BR/>I also wish that the all ages stuff would have been noted, as well as the other samplers maybe having a "big kids" label. Maybe next year?Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-51611847217008672282007-05-07T09:41:00.000-07:002007-05-07T09:41:00.000-07:00My shop did a really good job of setting up separa...My shop did a really good job of setting up separate "kids" and "older people" areas with the appropriate books, but it does seem like the burden is on the shop to do this, and a big "FCBD All-Ages" logo on the cover would be a good thing....David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.com