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Advertising Without Commercials? That's Crazy!

I'm going to let you in on a little industry secret - sometimes, just sometimes, comics are used to sell products other than just comics!

I know, I know. It's surprising, but I'll give you a moment to steel yourself again.

Back? Okay, good. Now, in a neat little article, Brian Heiler from Topless Robot looks at the best and worst comics hat were created for no other reason than to sell toys. Crazy, I know.

But don't forget, both Transformers and G.I. Joe both started out as toys and the comics and TV series that so many love were just designed as 30 minute commercials to sell toys. So let's not see that high horse!

Think you know which good comics make the list? I bet you can't guess all of the worst toy adaptations. There are some pretty terrible ones.

Head over to Topless Robot's list.

Goblin
Posted to Comics on 5 May 2008

"Oh Lois, you SO don't want to know!"

Comic of the Week

You guys may recall I was a bit cranky about Northstar and his lack of lovin' about a year and a half ago. In fact, at the time, I issued a challenge to Marvel to get him a kiss by June 2009 or I would declare him not really gay. I have not forgotten about this. However, when the X-men moved to San Francisco this year, we were teased with the existence of what looked to be Northstar's boyfriend (and manager), so I delayed judgment until we could see more. Since then, Northstar hasn't had a lot of major appearances, as there have been about a thousand major crossover events in the Marvel universe in the last six months, and each one tends to disrupt the normal storyline for most books, including the many X-books. So I waited. Our patience seems to have been rewarded! Artist Tim Fish revealed on his blog that his upcoming story in Nation X #2 (which comes out in Jan.) is a story about Northstar, and will feature Kyle, his boyfriend in an 8-page story. I'm not sure if an actual kiss is in it, but it's implied that there is some lovin' going on. Check out some sketches of Northstar, Kyle, and Aurora below, and we'll keep you up to date when we get closer to Jan. NATION X #2 1/6/10 [TimFishWorks]...

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