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PR: What Not to Do: Exploiting Models » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:08:31 +0000

[...] a comic company best known for covers featuring scantily clad women, is also too cheap to hire models. Instead, they run “Girl of the Year” contests. They [...]

By: Raven Gregory

Raven Gregory — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:58:23 +0000

I’m saying that as a writer and creator, you want your work to be seen by as many people as possible. And when dealing with an independent comics in general, these covers tend to sell more than non provactive covers. We’ve tried many a time with the opposite and we’ve have seen the numbers time and time again come in low. So while it may be a bit bait and switch the people who enjoy the story stay for the story. Everything else is just happenstance. There’s truly a reason why there’s a saying “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:51:00 +0000

Are you saying that the cover is non-representative of the contents? Because that seems like bait-and-switch. On the other hand, if the cover does represent the book accurately, it’s certainly nothing I’m interested in.

By: Raven Gregory

Raven Gregory — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:12:44 +0000

It really is a pretty good book. Give it a read and don’t be fooled by the cover

By: Matt Maxwell

Matt Maxwell — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:55:06 +0000

Normally I’d say “Great! Another western!”

Only this time, I’m not.

Sigh.

By: Marc-Oliver Frisch

Marc-Oliver Frisch — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:42:31 +0000

“”We are bringing back the T&A into our comics. It was said to me to do that because that would help sales.”"

Spinal Tap!

By: caleb

caleb — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:00:42 +0000

DOES T and A sell? I can’t think of a single “hit” book that counts as a T&A book. Unless you count the current run on Justice League of America, maybe…?

But I suspect that has at least as much to do with all those popular superheroes as it does how much the artist likes drawing super-T&A…

By: Thom

Thom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:29:02 +0000

“Yes. Which suggests to me that they’re somewhat desperately casting around for whatever will keep them afloat.”

I worry that the two mentalities will cross paths…and that seems inappropriate.

By: david brothers

david brothers — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:42:18 +0000

Sallyp, there’s a recession on. For a while, T&A was way to pricey a barrel to really be worth it, but thanks to the stimulus package, it’s back down to reasonable levels. Publishers are buying lots of it now!

By: Sallyp

Sallyp — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:51:52 +0000

They’re bringing BACK T&A? I wasn’t aware that it ever left.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:57:10 +0000

Every week, I find a new thing that wants me to end my life. Last week, it was sitting through a horrible karaoke session. This week, it is the devastatingly poorly written hype for this book.

How can their books have any chance at all of being good if they can’t write a simple promo?

If you can’t string together a noun, a verb, and a couple phrases in an intelligent manner, you don’t deserve to be in publishing. Please quit.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:38:27 +0000

Yes. Which suggests to me that they’re somewhat desperately casting around for whatever will keep them afloat.

By: Thom

Thom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:36:07 +0000

Wait, isn’t Blue-Water the publisher putting out the various women politician bio comics?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:06:18 +0000

So I described what I was writing about to KC, “they put a hole in the middle of the girl’s skirt”, and his first question was, “Is she wearing underwear?” Sad that we’re at a point where you have to wonder just how far they took it.

By: Scott Bieser

Scott Bieser — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:54:24 +0000

In three weeks we will see a new band with the name “Peekaboo Cootch Effect” and Johanna won’t realize a dime from it.

By: Ray Cornwall

Ray Cornwall — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:52:51 +0000

Isn’t this the same company that is behind on paying talent according to Rich Johnston this week?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20069

Why yes, it is!

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:49:35 +0000

Thanks for getting the phrase “peekaboo cootch effect” stuck in my brain for the night… ; (

By: Jamie Coville

Jamie Coville — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:24:42 +0000

I must admit, I’m curious as to *who* said to him T&A sells?

By: Suzene

Suzene — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:06:08 +0000

You know, I can almost respect them being completely up-front about what they’re pushing. I don’t like books that peddle blatant T&A, so I won’t buy this, but at least they’re not trying to push an obvious wankmag as being empowering to women.

By: Randy Lander

Randy Lander — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:24:51 +0000

Johanna, clearly that dress was ripped deliberately. Maybe in the 1800s, ripped crotchless miniskirts were the fashion, you know, like kids deliberately wearing ripped-up jeans? ;)

Ah, Zenescope. Filling the niche that Chaos! Comics left.