tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148046803446018048.post2678594367693130767..comments2023-04-16T12:12:29.133+01:00Comments on Gad, Sir! Comics!: Reviews: Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun, Martha Washington DiesSteve Flanaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03213873565793377832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148046803446018048.post-17536510204927584992007-07-16T20:00:00.000+01:002007-07-16T20:00:00.000+01:00Anon - Well, the purpose of Free Comic Book Day is...Anon - Well, the purpose of Free Comic Book Day is to expand sales of comics, either by encouraging existing comic buyers to try new titles, or by tempting those who don't currently buy comics to give them a whirl. A <I>Martha Washington</I> comic aimed at existing <I>Martha Washington</I> readers wouldn't hit either target.<BR/><BR/>From what I read, retailers found that the comic Dark Horse did produce for FCBD, <I>The Umbrella Academy</I> was very successful at bringing into comics shops people who do not normally buy comics, as it was written by Mr Gerard Way of the popular beat combo My Chemical Romance. However, they were worried that, with no new issues of <I>The Umbrella Academy</I> until the autumn, they and DH would not be able to build on this start. But <I>Martha Washington</I> scores even worse on this count, because the omnibus won't be out til next year.Steve Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213873565793377832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148046803446018048.post-63697055018560102802007-07-16T18:34:00.000+01:002007-07-16T18:34:00.000+01:00About the death of grasshopper, that's also a recu...About the death of grasshopper, that's also a recurring joke. In almost every Dan Slott Squirrel Girl or GLA comic, a guy called Grasshopper shows up taking the mantle from the last Grasshopper and dies shortly after. It's kinda like Mr. Immortal, only... more mortalish.Batiduendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752011198757678247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148046803446018048.post-54005901906467480322007-07-16T03:36:00.000+01:002007-07-16T03:36:00.000+01:00Dark Horse could have given away "Martha Washingto...Dark Horse could have given away "Martha Washington Dies" on Free Comic Book Day -- that trifle of a comic was a vignette, and not even a "story". And we GET it, Frank Miller -- you hate Arabs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148046803446018048.post-61858900833839427022007-07-15T23:00:00.000+01:002007-07-15T23:00:00.000+01:00Hey, a Squirrel-a-Gig looks like the next best thi...Hey, a Squirrel-a-Gig looks like the next best thing to a Whirly-Bat!<BR/><BR/>I smell crossover!Walakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320268370872417847noreply@blogger.com