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Embaressing comic back covers

Our Lady of The Two Towers

11:16 / 25.07.01

The path of the comics fan is not an easy one. And what doesn't make it any easier is reading them in a public place where you've got a butt-ugly advert on the back cover for something like Psicomics or the ad that's doing the rounds right now with the fat bloke who looks like Big Daddy crossed with the WWF. If this goes on I'm going to have to ask for brown-paper covers for these things...

Warewullf

15:32 / 25.07.01

I hate the ones that advertise sweets or cartoons. "Looky-here everyone! He's reading a COMIC! He's a CHILD!"

Advertising bastards.

Still, never gonna be as bad as that damn Psycomic one.

Chirst, I must've looked like a paedophile...

Our Lady of The Two Towers

18:36 / 25.07.01

Sometimes I feel so ashamed that I'd rather be seen reading 'Paedophiles Quarterly'...

Ronald Thomas Clontle

22:20 / 25.07.01

This is something that's always troubled me too. I never ever read comics on trains, subway or otherwise, because of this. Maybe I should just get over it, but still, even if a comic is written by Grant Morrison, has a beautiful (and subtle) cover by Frank Quitely, it'll still have a fucking Cheese Nips advert on the back. Ugh.

I wish comics sold better if for the sole reason as to have better adverts running in them, I do.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

22:25 / 25.07.01

Ah, a question.... do British versions of American comics have different ads in them?

Templar

23:03 / 25.07.01

Don't think so. At least not the direct sales versions.

Tamara Willett Hurt

23:03 / 25.07.01

No. Which, weirdly, used to add to my enjoyment of them, as little pieces of pop culture Americana. But now, I share your shame.

Warewullf

10:44 / 26.07.01

Wow. Yeah, me too. It was like "Look what they call Opal Fruits in America!"

'Course, then they went and changed the name over here....

sleazenation

11:14 / 26.07.01

ah the exotic mystery of 'twinkies' and 'life savers' and 'jolly ranchers'

Ronald Thomas Clontle

17:37 / 26.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Warewullf:
Wow. Yeah, me too. It was like "Look what they call Opal Fruits in America!"

Hey, what DID they call "Opal Fruits" in America?

rizla mission

18:08 / 26.07.01

I don't think it's quite as bad as the old issues of Doom Patrol, which are full of adverts for really, really shit films, making a somewhat depressing contrast between the wit and invention displayed in the marginalised tiolet-paper publication you're holding and the sheer knuckleheadedness of the multi-million $ movies which were supposed to appeal to comics fans back in 1991...

Ronald Thomas Clontle

18:14 / 26.07.01

I can echo yr sentiment there, Rizla...

I do think there was a certain level of appropriateness that "Natural Born Killers" was on the back cover of Invisibles #1.

tracypanzer

18:32 / 26.07.01

Seem to remember 'Navy Seals' being on the back of like 6 consecutive 'Doom Patrols'...

Warewullf

00:52 / 27.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Flux = Rad:

Hey, what DID they call "Opal Fruits" in America?

"Starburst."

Who Is Grumpy-Pants, Anyway?
(prev. Who Invited Grumpy-Pants?)

13:13 / 27.07.01

So what would be a better type of ad on the back? Something witty and sophisticated? I can assure you such a thing does not exist...

rizla mission

20:24 / 27.07.01

A sports page?

No, hang on, that's not right..

Oni press comics never have shit adverts in them. Only ones for other cool comics.

Another scary comics advert trand: Why are Vertigo comics full of ads for records by incredibly contrived looking major label goth bands who - suspiciously - are marketed like they're really popular but are never, ever heard of elsewhere..

Drain Sth?!

Finger Eleventh?!?!

There was a new one last month, something to do with knives I think..

what's with this shit?

No star here laces

11:10 / 30.07.01

Oh god yes. They all have very punchable faces. My current least favourite ad being the one that says "Kottonmouth Kings - the Dopeumentary". This shit is just plain humiliating to be near. I feel tainted just by its proximity.

Ronald Thomas Clontle

14:25 / 30.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Rizla Year Zero:
Another scary comics advert trand: Why are Vertigo comics full of ads for records by incredibly contrived looking major label goth bands who - suspiciously - are marketed like they're really popular but are never, ever heard of elsewhere..

Drain Sth?!

Finger Eleventh?!?!

There was a new one last month, something to do with knives I think..

what's with this shit?

Well, some of those bands actually do well in the States...there's a lot of bad metal/goth/rapmetal bands out there who sell really well despite having little to no media presence, based mostly on the legion of metalheads who will buy damn near anything metal. A lot of those groups go on the Ozzfest tour or whatnot, like Drain Sth, and that's how they gain 'popularity'.

Cochese

15:08 / 30.07.01

But they are all toss, yeah? I mean, Godsmack. God. Sodding. Smack. Ooh, the scary men are here again.

bio k9

19:56 / 30.07.01

DEATH TO FALSE METAL

and shit ads too.

moriarty

20:22 / 30.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Biologic K-9:
DEATH TO FALSE METAL

If only CB was here to wipe the tears of joy and pride from my eyes.

[ 31-07-2001: Message edited by: moriarty ]

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