Supermodels and a Superhero

If Models, Inc. (Marvel) is meant to attract new female readers to Marvel comics, it fails doing so. At the heart of the story is a murder mystery which is not very interesting, considering what we get from comics and other media these days. The only things interesting about the miniseries are the floppy covers, Patsy Walker in superhero action, and Chili Storm’s humorous attempts at being a costumed hero. There is a cameo by Johnny Storm who is dating one of the supermodels at the time of the story.

The covers for Models, Inc. imitate covers for Women magazines, which is nicely drawn. One problem is that the cover headlines make references that only Marvel fans can understand. The story juggles a large cast of characters including a lawyer who is homosexual. Why mention that he is gay when it has no bearing on the plots? I think Models, Inc. caters more to Marvel fans who have no idea who these model characters are and are curious to find out. For female readers who want a good read, there are other better choices.

Kino Bestsellers Dec 2010

1. FABLES VOLUME 14
by BILL WILLINGHAM, MARK BUCKINGHAM

2. BRIGHTEST DAY VOLUME 1 HC
by GEOFF JOHNS, PETER J. TOMASI

3. SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC
by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI, SHANE DAVIS

4. CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE TP
by CHRIS ROBERSON, CHRISSIE ZULLO

5. V FOR VENDETTA TP (NEW EDITION)
by ALAN MOORE, DAVID LLOYD, SHANE DAVIS

6. ARCHIE MARRIES..70 YEARS IN MAKING SLIPCASE HC
by MICHAEL USLAN, STAN GOLDBERG, BOB SMITH

7. BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL 2 BATMAN VS ROBIN DELUXE HC
by GRANT MORRISON, ANDY CLARKE, CAMERON STEWART

8. RESIDENT TOURIST PART 4
by TROY CHIN

9. WALKING DEAD VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE TP
by ROBERT KIRKMAN, CHARLIE ADLARD

10. HETALIA AXIS POWERS VOL 1 GN
by HIDEKAZ HIMARUYA

Basic Manga Drawing @ NUS Museum - Jan 29 to Feb 19 2011

http://www.nus.edu.sg/museum/eflyers/Basic_Manga_Drawing_Jan_29_2011.html

Zombie this, zombie that

28 Days Later, Left 4 Dead, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies... the list goes on. The success of The Walking Dead TV adaptation is a good indication that Zombimania is far from over. Both DC and Marvel had their turn as well with Blackest Night and Marvel Zombies. Blackest Night is quite nice to read, but I felt that the build up to it was rushed by introducing all those lantern corps so quickly. Slow introduction of each corps might have allowed for more stories, like the Sinestro Corp Wars. But I guess DC wanted to capitalize on the zombie craze while at its peak. Marvel Zombies started out great and fun at first. Seeing your well known superheroes going crazy and violent. But it got increasingly boring with each new series. In the end, it is going to end up with continuity issues and such.

Then there is Super Zombies (Dynamite Entertainment), a high concept title written by Marc Guggenheim. For me it is not a good read. I gave up reading the series by the third issue. This zombie thing is really too much.

Dec 2010 Comics Bestsellers for { prologue } and Harris

Comics bestsellers for { prologue } in December:

1. Liquid City v1 GN

2. Liquid City v2 GN

3. Archie Marries… HC

4. Gone Case GN

5. My Faith in Frankie GN

6. Naruto v48

7. Re-Gifters GN

8. Pokemon Adventures v34

9. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief GN

10. The Resident Tourist v3


Comics bestsellers for HARRIS in December:

1. Peanuts 60th Anniversary Book Slipcase HC

2. Liquid City v1 GN

3. Adventures of Tin Tin Box Set

4. Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps HC

5. Scott Pilgrim v2: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World GN

6. Scott Pilgrim v5: Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe GN

7. Scott Pilgrim v4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together GN

8. Scott Pilgrim v3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness GN

9. Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: The Golden Book HC

10. Bone v5: Rockjaw, Master of the Eastern Border SC

http://www.facebook.com/pages/-prologue-Bookstore-Singapore/138264343666

New Year's Day

Spent the day reading Kenji Sonishi's Neko Ramen and watching Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World on DVD.