I've Been Blurbed Again--This Time by Bad Idea!

I am always flattered when a publication uses a review of mine on their comic/book/etc. To think that a publisher appreciates my review enough to quote me is snazzy. It happened with a, "Grumpy Cat," collection and the, "Dash," trade paperback. Now, Bad Idea has a little blurb of me on their, "The Hero Trade: The Complete Hardcover," book. It was available via a Kickstarter campaign and is a gorgeous oversized collection of the snazzy tales that made up various pieces of, "The Hero Trade." You can see where I was quoted above (from my review of the initial issue), but here is a look at the whole book itself:

I have been honest about running hot and cold on Bad Idea at points. I feel like they put out some genuinely great comics but sometimes the gimmicks they run that make it tricky to actually buy the darn things irritate me. That said, the company makes quality reads and I'm honored to have been quoted for this collection of stories that make up, "The Hero Trade." Interestingly enough, Bad Idea is now running a Kickstarter for their, "Tankers," comics and I'd encourage you to check that out as well!

Bad Idea Announced Their Upcoming Comics Today and They Look Snazzy

 

After much teasing and a surprise ashcan (that was pretty good reading), Bad Idea has announced their upcoming slate of comics that'll launch in early 2021. I continue to be quite intrigued by this publisher and their unique ideas (direct distribution, no variants, etc.) so seeing that their upcoming comics look like they'll actually be really cool is encouraging. After all, if you have cool ideas but the comics suck why bother? Thankfully, all the announced books look pretty darn impressive. 

There is the previously-discussed, "Eniac,"  about an evil supercomputer with issue #1 kicking things off in March of 2021. We've got the one that really caught my eye--"Tankers," which involves big tanks traveling through time to try and keep the Dinosaurs alive a bit longer to make more fossil fuel--it is clearly comedic in tone. Another neat title is, "Whalesville," which is an all-ages tale of a young child being eaten by a whale and discovering a magical World in its belly. Plus there is the horror-sounding title, "The Lot," with a film studio that has a dark secret (I'm also pumped for that one), and lastly a one-shot about Santa Claus going nuts, "Slay Bells."

Every title will apparently be in interesting sizes (not just a standard floppy), be loaded with bonus features, have high-quality paper, and just cost $3.99. I'm very excited for 2021 when these all start coming out and continue to stand by my assertion that the way Bad Idea is doing things they are either going to be a smashing success or an incredible failure. I hope things go well though because these comics all look so rad.