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By: Troublemaker Book 2 » Comics Worth Reading

Troublemaker Book 2 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:46:20 +0000

[...] to find a solution, the characters hang around letting events happen to them. It starts with a stolen boat, after which they happen to stumble across a key missing player. He conveniently expositions at [...]

By: Good Comics Out November 24: Goodbye, Del Rey, and a Manga Flood » Comics Worth Reading

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:11 +0000

[...] Horse is releasing the Troublemaker sequel. Book 2 ($17.99) is the same slim size (112 pages) and price as the first book, which caused some negative [...]

By: Joelle Jones Troublemaker Sketches » Comics Worth Reading

Joelle Jones Troublemaker Sketches » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:13:09 +0000

[...] Troublemaker 2 is due at the end of the month, the sequel to the bestseller released this summer. [...]

By: Helping New Graphic Novel Readers Understand Comics » Comics Worth Reading

Helping New Graphic Novel Readers Understand Comics » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:28:03 +0000

[...] promote the upcoming release of Troublemaker Book 2, due out next month and following up the best-selling original Troublemaker graphic novel, Dark [...]

By: Shari

Shari — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:24:54 +0000

you should read the Metro Girl and Motor Mouth books first… they are what these graphic novels are based on…

Janet Evanovich is a great writer… and I can’t wait to read these comics.

By: Jay Faerber

Jay Faerber — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:56:18 +0000

I’ll certainly concede that Alex Evanovich’s name doesn’t need to be nearly as large as it is.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:37:59 +0000

The colors for book one were by Dan Jackson, if that helps. And the cover designs are in line with the novels in the same series, where the author's name takes up half the cover. There, you're right, there isn't an artist to credit, but her fans seem to expect these minimal designs. This is not a "graphic novel by Writer X and Artist Y". This is an adaptation of a story by Evanovich to be sold to her audience, so the illustrator isn't exactly an equal partner. Unfortunately, since the art is the reason I most enjoyed reading the book.

By: Thad

Thad — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:11:36 +0000

I don’t know what an Evanovich is but I like the art. But yeah, I’ve got the good sense to know I don’t represent the mainstream public (a lesson a lot of comics fans would do well to learn). I understand the marketing reason, but it’s still pretty insulting to the artist, and do the writers’ names really need to be THAT many times larger than hers? I’m pretty sure Evanovich fans would still notice that the cover said “Evanovich” if it were half that size. And/or only on the cover once.

(Actually, pencils and inks aside, I’d like to know who did those colors. Anybody know?)

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:01:41 +0000

Ha! Sorry about that family trouble, but good point. I’m not sure non-Evanovich fans would be interested in the book, so no point in trying to attract them.

By: Jay Faerber

Jay Faerber — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:59:45 +0000

I think Dark Horse’s argument is probably that Evanovich fans ARE the general public. Certainly more than comic fans.

I know my mom’s gonna pick this up, and she doesn’t even read MY comics. *Sniff.*

By: ShadZ

ShadZ — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:11:26 +0000

I agree, that is a terrible cover. If you are not an Janet Evanovich fan, it gives you no reason to pick it up. I understand, they don’t want the Evanovich fans to miss it, but what about attracting the general public too?

The preview of the inside pages makes the book look interesting. The cover, not so much

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:17:53 +0000

It’s pretty much the same as the book one cover, only different color and art underprint. The authors are the selling point here.

By: Thad

Thad — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:09:10 +0000

Holy crap, is that a real cover? Because it looks more like a comical exaggeration to prove a point.

Nobody show Patrick Zircher; he’ll have a stroke.