Comments on: Marvel Super Heroes Magazine Launches With Avengers Focus

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:11:20 +0000

Oh, yeah, I hope it came through in my review that I think kids will like it, and it’s a great example of targeted marketing.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:17:57 +0000

Worth noting is that this, and the rest of the new Marvel kids magazines, are brought to you by the same creative minds behind Disney Adventures. Not that numbers mean everything, but the latter was the only comics magazine I know of with 1M+ circulation, so it bodes well for these. :)

By: Landry Walker

Landry Walker — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:10:48 +0000

“Of more interest to me were the Who’s Who-style bio pages.”

I agree. Funnest part to write too.

“Although I don’t buy Hawkeye gets a 5 out of 7 in intelligence when Black Widow gets a 3.”

Also agree. She should be stronger too.

By: pete bangs

pete bangs — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:57:10 +0000

32pages is pretty standard over here. Much of the comics are reprints but a lot of the extras are produced in the UK. Some of the Marvel books feature UK produced comics as there’s not a whole load of new all ages stuff compared to DC. Most have one story split up by text,games and pin ups. Most of them support a cartoon series as I say so I’m looking forward to the ultimate spiderman comic.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:19:10 +0000

Ha! Yes, the writing, too — sorry, I was looking at one of the many pinups when I wrote that.

By: Landry Walker

Landry Walker — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 18:34:12 +0000

“(The interior art is even credited.)”

As is the writing. But I wouldn’t know anything about that.

“Are they that short in the UK, just out of curiosity? ”

Same length. There’s around 14 or 15 issues out in the UK now.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:58:36 +0000

Are they that short in the UK, just out of curiosity? The US has had mags of this type before, but they don't seem to last very long. Sometimes they're one-offs to promote a movie (I reviewed some released last summer), and sometimes they're series. There was a Batman/Superman animated-based one back in the late-90s, if I remember correctly. It was mostly filled with content repurposed from the UK version, to take us full circle.

By: pete bangs

pete bangs — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:39:36 +0000

Hi Johanna. This is the sort of magazine for kids that fills the newstands here in the uk. There’s one for virtually every cartoon going and its a tried and tested formula that does pretty well as long as whatever its supporting keeps going. Interesting to see it spreading to states though.