Our Invasion of the Nation’s Cultural Consciousness Begins


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Wednesday, June 14, 2006


In this week’s issue of the trade newspaper Advertising Age, “Media Guy” Simon Dumenco has astutely chosen this publication as his current “Pop Pick”.

‘Comics Comics’ ($5 by Internet order) is a new mini-mag that “aims to document contemporary and past comics, from a pluralistic, affectionate, but critical standpoint.” If that sounds a little heady, well, it is–and things get equally quasi-scholarly at comicscomicsmag.blogspot.com, where you can find loving meditations on the artistry of greats such as Scrooge McDuck father Carl Banks [sic]. But you don’t have to be a comics nerd to get inspired by the beautiful art. … Comics Comics shares creators and contributors with The Ganzfeld, an art annual … that shares a similar passion for thinky illustration. Check out theganzfeld.com and roll your mouse over the letters of the logo to view a supercool animation by Flash genius Patrick Smith. And then amuse yourself further by visiting his web site, vectorpark.com

Now we just sit back and wait for the flood of advertising requests from Courvoisier and Aston Martin, anxious to get in on this whole “graphic novel” craze everyone’s talking about. (Actually, come to think of it, if we were really that smart and marketing-savvy, we should have called the magazine Graphic Novels Graphic Novels.)

Also, sometime soon we will begin presenting actual, not just self-promoting material again. We felt like we needed to give you a chance to catch your breath and rest your mind a little first. We’ll start learning you again but soon.

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5 Responses to “Our Invasion of the Nation’s Cultural Consciousness Begins”
  1. Dan Z. says:

    Congrats, dudes. I’m looking forward to reading a copy.
    Dan Z.
    St. Louis

  2. tiny little ghost says:

    What a load of bunk!

  3. T Hodler says:

    Please, debunk away, tiny little ghost. Intelligent criticism can only strengthen our efforts.

    Though some might say that your very demurral demonstrates our success, and that Comics Comics has indeed colonized your thoughts.

  4. Dan Nadel says:

    Ghosts are appearing in a lot of places these days, most notably in the brand new Cartoon Workshop 2 by Ben Jones. I like ghosts. But this may be a little hostile for my taste.

  5. tiny little ghost says:

    Bunk upon bunk!

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