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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 1, 2010 11:19:26 GMT
It hits the newsagents tomorrow. I shall take a punt on the first issue and see what I think. Anyone else giving it a go?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 1, 2010 11:34:00 GMT
I shall be giving it a miss. The title actively offends me, especially now I've seen the typeface. Oh, look, it's like it says C*NT, especially if a picture obscures a certain letter ho ho. How fucking hilarious. Grow up, Mark Miller. I'm no prude, but that's just juvenile bollocks.
But then a whole magazine devoted to the cult of Mark Millar was never going to be something I wanted to read.
So no, I'm not buying it!
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on Sept 1, 2010 23:22:58 GMT
I will take a look when Diamond UK decide to send it out, but I doubt I'll buy.
I did ask Titan if I could order the magazine from them, so I wouldn't have to bother with Diamond UK, and they said no. I expect FP didn't have the same problem and will therefore have the magazine a whole week [maybe 2] before me and it will mess up sales of it and I'll end up ordering sod all in the future when I could be selling tens of copies, TENS!!!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 1, 2010 23:44:46 GMT
Why wouldn't Titan let you order them, if you don't mind me asking?
Andy
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Post by Jaymz on Sept 1, 2010 23:53:47 GMT
Who knows, they just said no when I asked. Maybe they have different distribution channels for their magazines, and my account is set up for tpbs.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 1, 2010 23:56:42 GMT
Sounds a bit daft. But then the comic industry seems to be full of that.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2010 9:37:44 GMT
Maybe they just don't like money.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 2, 2010 9:54:35 GMT
Picked it up this morning from my local WH Smiths.
Dumped on a random shelf - nowhere near comics, nowhere near the lads mags. Way to go.
Andy
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Post by jonathan85 on Sept 2, 2010 12:28:41 GMT
I'm not sure its chances of success are that great, even with the various big names involved. I'd guess teens who want to read comics will just read normal comics, and those reading say, Nuts or Zoo are unlikely to read this just because it's got comedians, drug references and half naked women in it a little.
It's a bit weird that it has Frankie Boyle on the cover, but then doesn't seem to actually credit him on his actual comic strip...
Jonathan
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 2, 2010 12:30:47 GMT
Only skimmed through it.
Picked up the latest 2000ad and that got my attention first.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2010 20:39:37 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 2, 2010 23:26:06 GMT
Well I've read it.
Turf is beyond a shadow of a doubt the best thing in it. Kick Ass v2 is more of the same from V1 - nice art and colouring - don't give a toss about the story. Nemesis is just there and is trying so hard to be cool it and failing. Frankie Boyle's strip didn't work for me at all. The small three page one off was a sub-par Future Shock.
The features were horseshit of the highest order.
Biggest crime - none of the comics have any creator credits, although there is the copyright notice but no credits to the colourists and letterers of the stories.
Will I stick around? Probably - at least until Turf finishes, after that well who can say. More looking forward to the John Freeman edited Strip Magazine when it comes.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2010 19:11:20 GMT
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