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The Columns
For over five years, Comix Experience has published Onomatopoeia, a monthly newsletter of news, essays, and information regarding upcoming comics. Below is the merest sample of the material that Comix Experience provides every month to its customers...for free!
       
Brian Hibbs' looks at the retailing side of the comics industry, as originally presented in The Comic Buyers' Guide and Comics Retailer.
Humor, analysis and criticism of the comics industry by CE's own Jeff Lester.
 
09/1991
02/1999
The 'E' in 'E Ticket' Stands for "Excelsior!"
 
05/1992
03/1999
"Where Walks....The Heretic!"
 
06/1992
Tilting at Windmills #2: Diversification Fixation
09/1999

"The Insult That Made A Man Out of Mac!"

 
07/1992
Tilting at Windmills #3: Publishers and Businessmen
01/2000
Tribute to Charles Schulz
 
07/1992
Tilting at Windmills #3.5: Promotion Devotion
03/2000
From Hell: History Written With A Scalpel
 
08/1992
Tilting at Windmills #4: The Arguments for New Markets
04/2000
Just Imagining Stan Lee
 
09/1992
Tilting at Windmills #5: Holiday Cheer
06/2000
Waiting For The End of The World
 
10/1992
Tilting at Windmills #6: Designing Signings
09/2000
The Secrets of the '70s
 
11/1992
Tilting at Windmills #7: San Diego and the Ghost of Mr. T
10/2000
The Word According to Joey Q.
 
12/1992
Tilting at Windmills #8: Altering For Alternatives
04/2001
Pick Up Your Pencils and Begin: The Bill Jemas Retailer I.Q. Test
 
01/1993
Tilting at Windmills #9: Eerie Predictions
05/2001
Dear Forum...
 
02/1993
Tilting at Windmills #10: Say It Ain't So, Superman!
06/2001
From the Mailbag
 
03/1993
Tilting at Windmills #11: Birthday Resolutions
07/2001
Highlights from San Diego 2001
 
04/1993
Tilting at Windmills #12: Challenges of the Unknown
08/2001
"Everything I Needed to Know..."
 
05/1993
Tilting at Windmills #13: Aldyth Beltane on Women and Comics
09/2001
What Everyone Wrote About That Month
 
06/1993
Tilting at Windmills #14: Lou Bank on Comics, Sales, & Selling Comics
11/2001
"Born Again, Baby, Born Again..."
 
07/1993
Tilting at Windmills #15: Distributor Tribulations
12/2001
The Man From MEEP
 
08/1993
Tilting at Windmills #16: The Price of Being A Hero
01/2002
"Know O King..."
 
09/1993
Tilting at Windmills #17: Getting In Deep With Discounts
02/2002
"Some Facts Pertaining To The Occurrence of Eltingville"
 
10/1993
Tilting at Windmills #18: Choosing Less Choice
03/2002
"Here's How The Story Ends..."
 
11/1993
Tilting at Windmills #19: Some Thoughts for Publishers
05/2002
"It Could Happen Here!"
 
12/1993
Tilting at Windmills #20: Advice From the Eisnerees    
 
01/1994
Tilting at Windmills #21: Assorted Updates and Issues    
 
02/1994
Tilting at Windmills #22: The Disservice of Lip Service    
 
03/1994
Tilting at Windmills #23: Continuity Error    
 
03/1994
Tilting at Windmills #23.5: Reviewing Previews    
 
04/1994
Tilting at Windmills #24: Universes, Overload and Capital Punishment (And The King Passes On...)    
 
05/1994
Tilting at Windmills #25: Labeling, Targeting, Soliciting    
 
06/1994
Tilting at Windmills #26: What To Do About the Big Two    
 
07/1994
Tilting at Windmills #27: Refusing the Finger; Self-Retailers; Pro-Con    
 
08/1994
Tilting at Windmills #28: Missolicit and Mister McFarlane    
 
09/1994
Tilting at Windmills #29: Shell Games and Mystery Teams:
Putting the "Fun" in "Non-Refundable"
   
 
10/1994
Tilting at Windmills #30: Fair is Fair: Retailers and Responsibility    


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