I am so surprised that PiQ died
June 14th, 2008 at 02:13:11 by wildarmsheeroVia Patrick Macias via this person
Really, how many issues was that? Like, two? Seriously, TWO? Did this magazine not even last as long as Flux??? I wonder what they’re going to do about all those Newtype USA subscribers. They promised two issues of PiQ for every remaining issue of Newtype any given person had left in their subscription. What are they going to do now, mail them back money?
lol, PiQ. What a fucking joke. Even Newtype USA had more cred than that rag.
June 14th, 2008 at 02:38:19
I would be surprised if anyone got their money back!
June 14th, 2008 at 02:43:22
I find this hilarious
June 14th, 2008 at 03:27:50
Down after two? 0_0
This is a disgrace…
June 14th, 2008 at 03:31:44
The main source for the news, Comics Worth Reading, has already deleted the entry where they said that: http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/06/13/piq-magazine-folds/
Also, the magazine site has already posted the cover for the July issue: http://www.piqmag.com/
It seems that this is just a mistake from CWR.
June 14th, 2008 at 03:36:16
Ugh, my comment doesn’t appear. Maybe too much links? Anyway, it said that the magazine has’t been cancelled, it seems. But, really looking at the contents for the july issue, I don’t get why an ANIME FAN would like to keep buying it. It seems to be about american stuff now.
June 14th, 2008 at 08:54:08
I got my third issue like two days ago and it was so terrible I just threw it out.
June 14th, 2008 at 09:54:54
>>It seems that this is just a mistake from CWR.
Oh
DAAAAMN
June 14th, 2008 at 10:12:38
More or less confirmed now at ANN.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-14/freelancers-report-that-piq-july-issue-is-its-last
WALL E rules!
June 14th, 2008 at 13:52:19
Oh, LOL, my mistake.
Anyway, what the hell, ADV? What the hell?
June 14th, 2008 at 13:55:03
The hilarious official statement from the PiQ blog…see if you can detect any trace of bitterness against the parent company here.
“The current issue of PiQ (Issue 4, July 2008) will be our last.
It’s unfortunate that we’ll never get a chance to see how successful PiQ could have been, but a combination of low advertising revenue, poor business management and a lack of proper marketing and promotion all hamstrung the magazine from the start. We, the editorial/creative/production staff, did the best we could to put together a quality publication, but as we’ve discovered, without a good financial backing, it’s all an exercise in futility.
For those readers that were just starting to get behind the magazine, the staff of PiQ gives a hearty “thank you” to all of you for your support. To those of you who subscribed (or were formerly subscribed to NTUSA), more details will be coming soon.”
June 16th, 2008 at 16:34:42
It was destined to fail. Why be supprised I ask.
June 16th, 2008 at 20:45:39
Post title is meant to be a touch sarcastic.
June 17th, 2008 at 16:01:01
As was my comment :).
June 24th, 2008 at 01:34:11
Ironically I just got my fourth issue in the mail today.
June 24th, 2008 at 01:35:10
… And http://www.piqmag.com/ just went down.