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General Comics Chat: CLiNT Magazine

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    Is CLiNT the future of comics? Or just a brilliant idea with a terrible name?

    It's a 100 page monthly comic magazine created by Mark Millar featuring 4 serialized strips, 1 page comics plus interviews and articles. Kick Ass 2 will be published first along side Jonathan Ross's Turf and a comic created and written by comedian Frankie Boyle.

    Having Kick Ass 2 and a few celebrity comic fans for writers is a great idea and is bound to attract a lot of media attention, and might, just might, even pull in a few new comic fans. And there are more famous writers lined up for future issues.

    The trouble for me is the name. As much as it made the inner 10 year old in me laugh, I think a lot of people will be put off sitting in public reading a magazine that looks like it's called C*NT. Obviously this name has been chosen on purpose to attract attention, cos even bad publicity is good publicity, but I think such puerile humour is misplaced in this case where a more commercial name would, I think, lead to much more sales.

    Millar says this will be available in Tesco, WH Smiths and everywhere else that sells magazines, but with this name it's either going to end up next to Nuts and Loaded, or being withdrawn due to people thinking they are being offended by something (Cue Nathan Barely quotes).
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    Miller's essentially said that it's aimed at teenagers and he want's it to be the kind of "cool" thing that everyone is passing around in class behind the teachers back - hence the name.
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    Well, he said it's aimed at 16-30 year olds, so a few might get passed around the college classroom but will many get passed around the office?
    • CommentAuthorLee
    • CommentTimeMay 5th 2010
     
    I give it 10-12 issues, max. Then Millar and everyone else will lose interest.
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    "There are absolutely no comic-books aimed at 16-30 year old guys ..."

    Ack!my poor heartses! Viz, 200AD and Judge Dredd Megazine have ceased publication?!? When did this happen?! Why did not one of you "guys" tell me?! That's appalling that three such influential and pivotal home grown organs(fnarr!) could just disappear with nary a word!? Because it must be true! What? Oh, it doesn't matter if it's true! Excellent concept!

    As for that title, I think we'll find it is just a way of getting attention. No doubt "The Man!" and "The Squares!" will "force" a title change before it hits the shelves, obviously making Mark Millar more important than D H Lawrence in the area of freedom of speech. Statues in parks may even be called for! His face adorning currency even! If it's a serious title I think it indicates that even I have more respect for 16-30 year old "guys" than this "guy" has. And I hate everyone and everything that ever was or ever shall be but I still wouldn't use that title.

    Sigh. Yadadadada! Whatever. The usual Millar stuff. I just hope it provides an avenue for new talent to find its way into the business. I really, really do. That would be a good thing regardless of any other concerns.

    Remember Toxic? I wish that had lasted. Weekly Marshal Law! Weekly McMahon! Marshal Law was in Strip(?) as well wasn't he? and Blast? That was Okay. Crisis was good too. That had New Statesmen by John Smith, Duncan Fegredo and Sean Phillips. New Statesmen was/is one of the key books in mature super hero storytelling that has been shamefully neglected. Oh, it wasn't perfect but, my Golly, it stretched its wings. There was an arty mag too, but I was too blinkered for that (Xpresso?). I think the golden rule for a comics mag is cheap reprints and some original stuff. Mind you that didn't work for any of them. This is why people don't pay for my advice.
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    stupid name aside, it might make a go of things. there's that drugs humour title with work by Alan Grant and covers by that Bolland fella. wish I could remember the blinkin' name! its not bad, but less funny than Viz. There's also 'Poot' out there too, but I've not tried it. Wasted! Thats it. Thats what that title is called. Glad I remembered that. sees, my brain does work!

    And Lamont! I remember Toxic! (In fact, i still have it and treasure it muchly). It was ace. The early '90s were a great time for british anthology comics. I liked Strip (yes, the Epic Comics six issue Marshal Law mini series later collected as Fear & Loathing was serialised in this). It was quite experimental and had a weird mix of stuff like the Punisher and Death's Head, and oddball stuff like Genghis Grimtoad. I often wonder what Marvel UK might have evolved into if Paul Neary hadn't pushed to break the US comics market - something a bit more low key and experimental and long lived, i'd bet. Crisis was great, Blast! less so, although it did have Lazarus Churchyard. Then there was Deadline, which morphed into Tank Girl Magazine to capitalise on the film (eek!)...crazy days...and probably the last hurrah for originated UK comics outside of the small press and licensed titles. Maybe they failed due to saturation - they were all running at the same time, as well as bad financial management (like Toxic!).

    I think you are right, Lamont. UK comics should be able to make a go of it, its just that for some odd reason (like, ooh, limiting the appeal of your comic by pitching it solely at those under ten) most UK publishers aren't brave enough to try it. Its very frustrating. i had a big rant to Jared about this when we were talking about UK newsstand titles in general, and all their cover mounted guff. There's clearly a market out there for more 'mature' stuff, as sales of those Spiderman and Batman digest formats attest, just a shame no one wants to try it. I think Millar's pureile title is obviously there to grab attention and is just a tacky but sales proven way of generating interest. I'd be interested enough to pick up a copy, so long as it doesn't turn out like the last comic to be written by comedians: Glam Metal Detectives, which was f**king awful.
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    I don't think the title sounds that rude, just like a ridiculous guys name, "Hi, i'm Clint"...
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      CommentAuthorOK Comics
    • CommentTimeMay 6th 2010
     
    Is it out already?
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    The title doesn't sound rude, just looks rude in print, hence for years the name Clint wasn't used very much because when printed the L and I butt up to each other and look like a different word.

    Oh, and thanks Captain Si, for reminding me of Glam Metal Detectives... ugh!
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    2nd September unless it's changed.
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    Alternative titles?

    FLiCK COMICS

    5318008 MONTHLY
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    why didn't he just call it Millar World like the website, could have been the official companion, atleast garuntees people would know what the hell it was, CLiNT sounds like some sort of electronic hair product for men...
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    MARK MILLAR LICKS GOATS would be a good one

    http://absolutezone.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/nextwave-11.jpg
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      CommentAuthorShaunw1973
    • CommentTimeMay 6th 2010
     
    I think I'd have picked this up, but the title's put me right off. I'd feel like some sniggering kid buying it.

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