Written by Chris McNair
Just want to do my part and remind everyone theMay 1st free comic book day. Comic books titles that can be expected are Iron Man, Shrek, Super Man, Simpsons, DC Kids, Archie, and Toy Story. Check out this link for more information and promotion
Stan lee appears and speaks to the comic fans at the comic convention in Anaheim CA. He lets all the comic fans know that the new marriage of Disney and Marvel is a good thing. He supports that this is a good change because marvel comic will have access to the same marketing firm as Disney. There was also some mention about new comic book characters that would shock comic fans. Check out the article at this link. This is a must see list of the worst comic book heroes. Most I agree with, including the Dazzler. The ones I don't agree with are Jack of Hearts and the Night Thrasher. Night Thrasher has off the chain comic covers. The list is interesting overall, and you can see from the comic cover art why these characters have earned the title of worse comic book heroes. To check out this article yourself click here.
There was a lot of hype about the C2E2 convention, and to see what was revealed, new announcements by comic book companies, and new issues uncovered, check out this link at Comic Book Resources. Some of these news and announcements Kick Ass Movie makes $7.6 million on the intial screenings. Check out his link to see how the movie did in comparison to the other movies that hit the box office. KICK ASS MOVIE LINK
 I have blogged about this topic before, and find it fascinating how much emphasis is put on the potential of the Ipad to either boost or destroy the comic book industry. Mainstream news articles tout that the IPAD is seen by the major comic book industries as a way to give a new rebirth to modern comics.
I just want to inject at this point. First of all, I hope that IPAD comics don't replace comic book stores, which is another theme found in these article. And furthermore, I highly doubt that the comic book store will be hurt or effected by the IPAD for one reason: comic book stores have a hell of a lot more that comic books. They have past issues, graphic novels, toys, quarter comics, posters, 6 foot tall statues, and life size cutouts of comic book characters. The experience of the comic book store would be missed as well. Not to mention that strange yet intriguing conversations I have had in comic stores. Another point I would like to make is that changing the medium doesn't change the comics. If the comic book industry wants to have a rebirth, they need new comic books. When you compare modern comic books to bronze age comic, you find that new comic books don't compare. I would like to boldly state that the new comics in the last ten years have been horrible. The only good thing about the comic industry in the last ten years that has been good has been the movie adaptations (Spider Man and DareDevil), which are based on older comic book characters. I am telling you guys, you need to see this movie on Friday....BE THERE OR BE SQUARE.  Reading comics on a portable computer or tablet???? That is still a foreign idea to me. I prefer the written, wrinkled, and beat up paper format of the classic comic books. But I am old school. There has been a lot of talk, news articles,and blogging about apps on the new Apple Tablet computer that could change the way we read comic books. Some blogs discuss how ipad technology can change how we view comics, and how people could begin to pirate comic books on the internet, similar to how napster stole the music industry from musicians by allowing downloads on the internet. Other articles are stating that comic books will be cheaper on the ipad, and will affect business to the already hurting comic book stores in our country. Personally, I think people are getting hyped up for nothing......I hope everyone is wrong about this.
Here is a link of the names of the comics that will be offered on Free Comic Book Day This is a list of the comics to expect on the greatest day of the year.....make sure you call in sick to work on that day.
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