John91C Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Finally read Bedlam and here is my well thought out review: yawn Agreed, as I said sliced bread is better! Know why this won`t be big? R rated movies are dead at the box office. If Dredd and the latest Conan movie bombed what will this do? The best it can hope for is if Showtime or HBO pick it up. I just don`t see it. Sorry just not my cup of tea or my sliced bread! Just because it's not made into a movie or TV show doesn't mean it won't be big. Am I in the minority to think that a comic will succeed just on good writing and good art? Not everyone is buying comics to "speculate" on whether it will be made into a movie or TV show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz2810i Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Why does any book need to be huge. I brought the book, I read the book, I loved the book and I hope any like minded people will also read and love it. Whether its worth $1 or $1000 in a years time I couldn't care less. All I care about is Nick Spencer and Rily Rossmo keep up the good work. If in a years time I am still reading and enjoying it then that's all that matters to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Why does any book need to be huge. I brought the book, I read the book, I loved the book and I hope any like minded people will also read and love it. Whether its worth $1 or $1000 in a years time I couldn't care less. All I care about is Nick Spencer and Rily Rossmo keep up the good work. If in a years time I am still reading and enjoying it then that's all that matters to me "Poetry.... Sheer Poetry!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz2810i Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Oh and I am not saying you can't like the book, I'm not a huge fan of Saga but I can see why people may like it and hope it keeps delivering from the. I sold my 1-6 set to a friend for near cover and even if it's huge I won't regret it. I'm just glad the books are in the hand of someone who actually does enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerThirty Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Why does any book need to be huge. I brought the book, I read the book, I loved the book and I hope any like minded people will also read and love it. Whether its worth $1 or $1000 in a years time I couldn't care less. All I care about is Nick Spencer and Rily Rossmo keep up the good work. If in a years time I am still reading and enjoying it then that's all that matters to me +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarrysComics Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 >>Know why this won`t be big?<< Hate to say it friend. It ALREADY has been big. Not Walking Dead big. Just best selling creator owned of the month in my shop BIG. Trashing a series that is one issue old is moronic. My opinion. +1 ( - the insufficiently_thoughtful_person) I know it's not everyone's slice of bread. I think the concept and art is cool. And from the sell out, others do as well. The main character reminds me of a Joker character. I think people will see this correlation as well and you know how much people dig the joker... Joker and Madder Red. Twins, lost at birth Ryan Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarrysComics Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 >>Know why this won`t be big?<< Hate to say it friend. It ALREADY has been big. Not Walking Dead big. Just best selling creator owned of the month in my shop BIG. Trashing a series that is one issue old is moronic. My opinion. . If Bedlam is cool for you than that`s your thing. I just didn`t like it. I don`t see how this comic will translate well into other forms of media like Walking Dead. R rated stuff does not do well at the box office. It`s proven. Do you really see it being such a big thing a year from now? I bet by February it`s slowed down,and there will be some other comic book that will be pimped. Just my opinion handsome. I " AM" handsome as the day is long. Just a fact. I think Nick Spencer is producing something special here. I work the register at a comic shop. I see buying patterns & trends before most of you. There are an OBNOXIOUS amount of young Joker fans in the market HUNGRY for this type of edgy material. I haveput my money where my big fat mouth is. Months ago. Before the book was released. I'm buying thousands. Based on what I perceive as a QUALITY product. Like I said 6 weeks ago. Let's see how Bedlam fares at issue #6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeanius Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 >>Know why this won`t be big?<< Hate to say it friend. It ALREADY has been big. Not Walking Dead big. Just best selling creator owned of the month in my shop BIG. Trashing a series that is one issue old is moronic. My opinion. . If Bedlam is cool for you than that`s your thing. I just didn`t like it. I don`t see how this comic will translate well into other forms of media like Walking Dead. R rated stuff does not do well at the box office. It`s proven. Do you really see it being such a big thing a year from now? I bet by February it`s slowed down,and there will be some other comic book that will be pimped. Just my opinion handsome. Who said anything about the Box Office? Aren't we getting a bit ahead of ourselves for a book that is only on issue 1? As for adult material not being popular or "mainstream" enough to catch on... You're right, Dexter is not popular. Walking Dead is not popular. True Blood is not popular. Game of Thrones is not popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote=jjeanius You're right, Dexter is not popular. Walking Dead is not popular. True Blood is not popular. Game of Thrones is not popular. Oh snap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I thought it was awesome Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 >>Know why this won`t be big?<< Hate to say it friend. It ALREADY has been big. Not Walking Dead big. Just best selling creator owned of the month in my shop BIG. Trashing a series that is one issue old is moronic. My opinion. . If Bedlam is cool for you than that`s your thing. I just didn`t like it. I don`t see how this comic will translate well into other forms of media like Walking Dead. R rated stuff does not do well at the box office. It`s proven. Do you really see it being such a big thing a year from now? I bet by February it`s slowed down,and there will be some other comic book that will be pimped. Just my opinion handsome. I " AM" handsome as the day is long. Just a fact. I think Nick Spencer is producing something special here. I work the register at a comic shop. I see buying patterns & trends before most of you. There are an OBNOXIOUS amount of young Joker fans in the market HUNGRY for this type of edgy material. I haveput my money where my big fat mouth is. Months ago. Before the book was released. I'm buying thousands. Based on what I perceive as a QUALITY product. Like I said 6 weeks ago. Let's see how Bedlam fares at issue #6 Yeah but by then you will be even richer then you are now,and some will be poorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebtorres Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I was hooked from the preview and loved issue #1. Looking forward to #2 and beyond. I'm liking the story so far (first words outta my brother's mouth and mine after reading the preview were ("Madder Red reminds me of Ledger's Joker"), and I like Rossmo's art, because I think it fits the book well. As long as Spencer keeps the story fresh, intriguing and insane, I'm in for the long haul! Oh and my favorite covers in no particular order: Larry's, Forbidden Planet and Detroit Fanfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Great minds my friend.... Great minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) In fact... Going forward I'm just going to imagine Madder Red as the Joker the world hasn't been exposed to yet (but the Death of the Family Joker is pretty nuts). Edited November 16, 2012 by ItsJustRyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebtorres Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 In fact... Going forward I'm just going to imagine Madder Red as the Joker the world hasn't been exposed to yet (but the Death of the Family Joker is pretty nuts). +1 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Testemitanu Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Y I " AM" handsome as the day is long. Just a fact. I think Nick Spencer is producing something special here. I work the register at a comic shop. I see buying patterns & trends before most of you. There are an OBNOXIOUS amount of young Joker fans in the market HUNGRY for this type of edgy material. I haveput my money where my big fat mouth is. Months ago. Before the book was released. I'm buying thousands. Based on what I perceive as a QUALITY product. Like I said 6 weeks ago. Let's see how Bedlam fares at issue #6 You seriously have thousands of copies of Bedlam? Are you mad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 He's a store owner Easton. Keep up. What you thought King Larry was producing variants from his Garage? He's an entro-pre-nuer don't you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) Horror movies make a boatload of cash at the Box Office, not too many of those rated PG-13. Edited November 17, 2012 by Pariah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeanius Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 My favorite show on TV is Breaking Bad...but I'm probably the only one that likes it. It's pretty adult subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
