Rembert Parker of Reader Copies in Anderson, Indiana saw Steven Bates' column on 'Extreme Makeovers'(see ''I Think I Can Manage, Thank You'--Extreme Makeovers') and sees an application of the concept to comics:

'I have to wonder if it's not the same with Star Wars: would there be a market for unedited, unimproved, classic editions of the trilogy on DVD?

George, maybe it's time for restoration, not renovation.'

As I sit looking at stacks of unsold copies of Marvel Age comics gathering dust, I can't help but wish somebody would deliver that same message to Marvel -- is there a reason that Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 1 (a book I can sell) is still out of print after months of waiting while resources are poured into a project that so far has yielded no new sales in our store?