Comments on: Larry Young, Master of Marketing http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Fri, 25 May 2012 16:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim O'Shea http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-55025 Tim O'Shea Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:54:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-55025 Damn, Dan, that's a hell of a compliment coming from someone as typically discerning as you. Damn, Dan, that’s a hell of a compliment coming from someone as typically discerning as you.

]]> By: Dan Coyle http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-53732 Dan Coyle Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:16:29 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-53732 It's a fine graphic novel, and the strongest Stuart Moore comic, bar none. It’s a fine graphic novel, and the strongest Stuart Moore comic, bar none.

]]> By: Tim O'Shea http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-53403 Tim O'Shea Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:40 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-53403 Put me in the "Larry Young: Marketing Genius" column. Put me in the “Larry Young: Marketing Genius” column.

]]> By: Blog@Newsarama » AiT’s mecha marketing: More than meets the eye http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-53322 Blog@Newsarama » AiT’s mecha marketing: More than meets the eye Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:44:55 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-53322 [...] Johanna Draper Carlson dubs AiT/Planet Lar’s Larry Young “the best comic marketer of our time,” pointing to his reissuing of Stuart Moore and Ryan Kelly’s 2003 graphic novel, Giant Robot Warriors … just in time for the Transformers movie: "Giant Robot Warriors" cover artWhat's different about it? The previous edition book comes wrapped in a new dust jacket with a more dynamic cover image, back cover praise from Variety.com and other sources, and flaps that explain the premise and provide creator bios. Oh, and this review copy came with a letter that explained the whole thing, just in case I didn't catch on. [...]

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson dubs AiT/Planet Lar’s Larry Young “the best comic marketer of our time,” pointing to his reissuing of Stuart Moore and Ryan Kelly’s 2003 graphic novel, Giant Robot Warriors … just in time for the Transformers movie: "Giant Robot Warriors" cover artWhat’s different about it? The previous edition book comes wrapped in a new dust jacket with a more dynamic cover image, back cover praise from Variety.com and other sources, and flaps that explain the premise and provide creator bios. Oh, and this review copy came with a letter that explained the whole thing, just in case I didn’t catch on. [...]

]]> By: Eric http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-52962 Eric Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:23:21 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-52962 Giant Robot Warriors was the one book that made me stop buying books from Astronauts in trouble/ planet larry young. The book was so middle of the road mediocre. Just because the publisher seems to love the book doesn't mean it's a quality work. Giant Robot Warriors was the one book that made me stop buying books from Astronauts in trouble/ planet larry young. The book was so middle of the road mediocre. Just because the publisher seems to love the book doesn’t mean it’s a quality work.

]]> By: Jason Rodriguez http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-52869 Jason Rodriguez Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:25:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-52869 Not to mention the fact that Stuart Moore, writer of Giant Robot Warriors, is also the writer on the New Avengers/Transformers crossover book launching along with said giant robot movie. It's good timing, for sure, and GRW is a really good read. Not to mention the fact that Stuart Moore, writer of Giant Robot Warriors, is also the writer on the New Avengers/Transformers crossover book launching along with said giant robot movie.

It’s good timing, for sure, and GRW is a really good read.

]]> By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-52865 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:03:23 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/04/02/larry-young-master-of-marketing/#comment-52865 It's really a shame that the bar is set so low in comics that something like this is deemed worth noting. I mean, is it a good idea to help move some inventory? Sure. "Genius", though? Not so much. It’s really a shame that the bar is set so low in comics that something like this is deemed worth noting. I mean, is it a good idea to help move some inventory? Sure.

“Genius”, though? Not so much.

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