"Inflating circulation numbers, no matter the cost, to make them appear bigger to advertisers, is an age-old trick"

"Yeah, that WaPo article the Baron linked to described the Akron Beacon Journal. I went to college about four hours from Akron, and one day my j-professor stumped the class by asking, "What's the best newspaper in Ohio?" People guessed…"

"Wow. Clicked into this thread and I think my jaw dropped while reading my first response here and ticking off the number of things I mentioned that I later experienced! It's a bit of a relief now to be out of the print industry but still…"

"It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since I looked forward to logging in here every day. Rich was one of those people who made it such a great experience. Even after all these years, this is heartbreaking. "

"A good, and kind, summary, Jeff.  Good to see all of you again, too!"

"Golden Age started in issue 17, so it seems the Gaiman run isn't here. (Was Buckingham the regular artist for Gaiman? Can't remember.) It's probably best that Apocrypha isn't included. I recall a lot of it was hot garbage, but I…"

"Man, this feels like a bad idea. The other thread summed up pretty well all the problems inherit with it. Maybe with a hard reboot it could work. I'll never understand how Marvel was never able to find a way for Gaiman to finish his run."

"BUMP Marvel Adding Marvelman to Marvel Universe"