Is the Comic Book Industry On the Verge Of Extinction? | The Comics Pals Episode 65

The Pals dive into the biggest news of the week, including Tom King's latest big idea over at DC called Sanctuary, even more creative teams announced for Action Comics #1000, Dan Slott departing Spider-Man after 10 years to write Iron Man, and much more! Leave us a like and be sure to subscribe if you like what you hear! Note!: We mentioned having video with our faces in it this episode on the YouTube version, but we couldn't get it to work this time! We're trying some new stuff and we appreciate your patience. Reader Mail 00:05:43 Random Question of the Week 00:15:54 Pals Pulls: 00:24:47 Marco - Monstress #13 Cale- Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest New Edition TP, Immortal Iron Fists TP, Sex Criminals #21 (Kris Anka Variant) Sean/Phil - Doomsday Clock #3 News: Tom King Introduces 'Sanctuary' To the DCU: 00:29:51 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/13/tom-king-dc-comics-sanctuary-/ More Details Emerge About Action Comics #1000: 00:40:37 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/19/dc-comics-bringing-supermans-red-trunks-back-for-action-comics-1/ Lindsay Lohan Wants To Play Batgirl Really, Really Bad: 00:45:50 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/16/lindsay-lohan-batgirl-campaign-continues/ Diamond Release Information About Top Selling Comics Of 2017: 00:59:18 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/15/top-selling-comic-2017-marvel-legacy/ Silver Sprocket Announces 12 New Titles: 01:11:27 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/01/15/silver-sprocket-new-12-titles-spring/ Kitty Pryde And Colossus To Marry: 01:17:07 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/18/marvel-wedding-of-century-colossus-kitty-pryde-trailer/ Dan Slott Leaving Spider-Man, Will Write Iron Man: 01:19:11 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/19/dan-slott-leaving-the-spider-man-behind-will-take-over-iron-man/ Peter Parker Allegedly Appearing in Venom Film: 01:24:54 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/18/venom-movie-spider-man-peter-parker-tom-holland-cameo/ Main Topic: 01:29:48 The comic book industry is stuck in the stone age and possibly facing extinction. What can be done to prevent this? Writer Greg Pak took to Twitter to highlight a problem in the comic's industry that doesn't get spoken of nearly enough: the difficulty associated with actually purchasing books. Pak specifically mentions that preordering comics is important for retailers to know how much of a book they need to order, but a majority of fans don't bother to preorder their books, likely because of how difficult it is to do. This is only one way that the comic book industry is holding itself back by not modernizing its business practices and the ways in which it gets books out into the world. The Pals discuss how the stagnation of the industry is holding it back, and what can be done to prevent the eventual collapse of the business we all know and love. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop