Warren Ellis is having a Q&A session with the members of The Engine. They get to ask him questions, and he answers them. The thread is upto 300-odd posts, and The Man has done a great job of answering them so far.
On page 101, he answers the following question: What are your thoughts about efforts like Virgin Comics? Is graftingEastern myth onto Anglophone-style comics a useful model for exportingcomics to a new audience?
His answer: I haven’t read any Virgin comics, so I don’t really have anything useful to share here.
But remember that Indian comics, as a form, are only sixty years old.Specifically in terms of comics, their traditions are still young, andthe form may yet be fluid enough to accept hybrids.
And then he links to this image.
SQUEE!
So I am doing a quiz in Kanpur tomorrow, and mucho pleased because it’s shaped up quite well. The week’s been terrible so far, with work deadlines and tonnes of packing and impromptu meetings and vehicle breakdowns and passport-related running-around. Was supposed to move today, but postponed the event to Monday. I get back Sunday night.
So yesterday I was talking about this last page of USM 78, where M-J totally rocked. Putting up scans right here. Click on each thumbnail to enlarge.
Context: Peter Parker has broken up with Mary-Jane, because he feels that her life is in danger because of his alter-ego. Mary-Jane is not taking it too well, but she’s out on her first post-breakup date with Mark Raxton, a wannabe rock-star. They hang out, and he comes to drop her home.
Oh my god, that dreamboat. Spidey mush rocks! :D
It sure does, no? :)
I love MJ in USM. Umm…Bendis’s ultimate was the first series that I read and it had two effects:
1. Made me a Bendis fan forever
2. Made me like MJ and not Gwen.
In fact, I almost disliked Gwen until I read Spiderman Blue.
[surreptitiously touching self]
New room, new touchings….
have you seen the movie ultraviolet or read the comic? i think the movie rocked despite its low IMDB rating.
How is Lost Girls?
make sure when you are reading it, your room-mate, his girlfriend, or anybody else does not see you reading it. You might be accused of reading porn – worse, child porn.
Yes, it’s unapologetic, hardcore porn. Fully painted. And damn good too.
I happened to check out a sealed copy at Borders the other day. Didn’t expect it to be such a large print edition. Three books in one box, with a price tag of 75$. Hmmm..
Did you check out the scans or did you buy it?