My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961.

My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961.

magazines inform you of something that will become irrelevant to ever look at again roughly a month before the magazine makes it to your house.

I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.

They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.

I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.


They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.

It comes as no great surprise that the worlds most expensive magazine has fallen flat on its face.

After some thought, here are what I suspect are the reasons why.

1) The magazine is quarterly. It can not possibly be able to keep up with events and updates within the game.
2) The people behind the magazine don't even play the game. Apart from one who just mines.
3) The reason for the high cost is due to no adverts in the magazine. Why? Surely some adverts, from e.g., Nvidia, can help subside the cost and generate more subscribers. It's hard to convince anyone to purchase the magazine due to its cost.
4) Shipping costs were too much.
5) Took far too long to to enter the digital age.
6) Hardly any social media engagement hence no communications with their fanbase.
7) No SEO/PPC campaigns.
8) Customer relations were non existent.
9) Editing was poor.
10) Magazine took too long to reach the customers.
11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.

This gives a great opportunity for someone to either pick it up and carry it on digitally or start afresh. It requires a proper marketing plan and direction for it to be a success.

Got any source for that?

I doubt they will be asking that, most of the YOLO spouting kids will be working in the Tiberium mines as cheap, unskilled and expandable labor. Everything goes according to the Plan.

Difference between magazines and comics.
comics tell the timeless tale of a hero's rise and fall, and there struggles along the way, coupled with witty banter and if your lucky, no less than 3 pages of deadpool giving kitty a shoryuken to the face to get wolverine to fight him, then giving you the recipe for the perfect chimichanga cooked by an illegal immigrant with a bunsen burner living in his oven.

magazines inform you of something that will become irrelevant to ever look at again roughly a month before the magazine makes it to your house.


but i feel your pain, my mother collected comics as a kid, and she has a trunk with all of the original spiderman xmen and a few other comics sitting in an attic in a boarding school in kenya well never see again. she only has like 12 of that collection still, and theyre worth about 40 bucks each USD.

My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ.

I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day...

wait- that was a REAL magazine

just thought it was some silly advertisement thing they threw up there at login to make it feel all immersive and such


meh- who knew

wait- that was a REAL magazine

just thought it was some silly advertisement thing they threw up there at login to make it feel all immersive and such


meh- who knew

......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ?

Dunno if you should be impressed or not, but it would seem he definitely caught your attention though......

"shrug"

......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ?

jealous much?

I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the at least three times a day...

My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961.

Spider-Man didn't appear until 1962!

/nerdslap

Spider-Man didn't appear until 1962!

/nerdslap

I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day...

I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.


They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.

Spider-Man didn't appear until 1962!

/nerdslap

I hope the education system would have "addressed" all these concerns. It was for their own good, no child left behind

My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ.

I have never even heard of EON Magazine before but I found this to be hilarious

http://www.eonmagazine.co.uk/eon-collection-59.html

A whole box of literally old magazines for a mere $200.... Down from $400. Because I just love reading a paper magazine on the latest Eve patch content of 2008 and how it will effect my game experience.

The recycling station is where a moving box full of old magazines usually goes. In fact the image on the store page looks like something you might find next to the paper recycling bin

The fabricated customer rating at the bottom is a nice touch.

......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ?

I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.


They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.

I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.


They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.

My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ.

So how much more valuable would 1961 Spiderman comics be then ? you see!

11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.

Wait, magazines still exist?

Don't forget all the free H.R.Geiger art, too!

oh shut up, you're insufferable

I subscribed to EON magazine and really enjoyed reading it. I thought it was a quality product and a great read for any EVE fan. Really sad that its shutdown.

Am I the only weirdo who liked how they smelled fresh out of the bag?

Yes?

OK...

It comes as no great surprise that the worlds most expensive magazine has fallen flat on its face.

After some thought, here are what I suspect are the reasons why.

1) The magazine is quarterly. It can not possibly be able to keep up with events and updates within the game.
2) The people behind the magazine don't even play the game. Apart from one who just mines.
3) The reason for the high cost is due to no adverts in the magazine. Why? Surely some adverts, from e.g., Nvidia, can help subside the cost and generate more subscribers. It's hard to convince anyone to purchase the magazine due to its cost.
4) Shipping costs were too much.
5) Took far too long to to enter the digital age.
6) Hardly any social media engagement hence no communications with their fanbase.
7) No SEO/PPC campaigns.
8) Customer relations were non existent.
9) Editing was poor.
10) Magazine took too long to reach the customers.
11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.

This gives a great opportunity for someone to either pick it up and carry it on digitally or start afresh. It requires a proper marketing plan and direction for it to be a success.

Way to jump to conclusions and not provide a shred of proof or a link. This crap is what makes the forums god awful.

I am amongst those of you who have a complete collection of EON magazine. When I first got into EVE I bought all of the issues, ISK Guide, the map book and posters along with a year of game time and a ton of stuff from the EVE store including that really nice artbook and BC ship models. The experience was overwhelming and so immersive. EON was of very high quality and I enjoyed all the behind the scenes articles like the regular interviews with CCP staff members, The fiction varied in quality, but the back page humor always made me laugh. I also enjoyed how they only sold ad space to players for in game corporations and services. It definitely was not for everyone but I think the high priced approach is what made it last for so many years since I don't believe that they would have sold that many more copies (I'm sure the number was fairly low) a quarter if it were less expensive. EVE has a group of players who are willing to spend money on their hobby especially with all those other FTP MMOs out there. Granted CCP did overestimate us when the NEX store went live. Goodbye EON, you will always have a home on my shelves.

Way to jump to conclusions and not provide a shred of proof or a link. This crap is what makes the forums god awful.