The Lady Nocturne Thing I was aware of, but I thought nobody else would be and would just be distracting.

And in regards to Katherine. I agree that there is no shortage of material for girls to enjoy across media, but I think for the most part BAAPPAS is focused on direct market American comic publishers, and I think in that regard young female readership is under represented. Tokyopop, Minx, and such of course are somewhat a part of the Direct Market, but as you say they mostly serve the bookstores and fall under a different umbrella.

Even my comments are long-winded this week!

When you complained about asian girls with white guys, I assumed you were reading Asian Hotties Pressed Against White Bodies magazine or something, and not the Minx books.

adan: i suppose if i was now to switch my complaint about plain janes to be how they have like 5 girls and none are asians that would be picking at nits or something huh

also, regarding JR jr — i don’t like his stuff on everything but i do like it on a lot of stuff. like igor kordey, they’re both good at ugly, rough & mean stuff and conversely not such a good pick for pretty things (like good-looking women)

Also, I forgot this in my last one, but it’s Stephen Colbert’s Alpha Squad Seven LADY NOCTURNE a Tek Jansen Adventure, just a little nitpick. And personally I thought this idea was much better before they actually made animated shorts and a comic. It rather kills the joke, and matter how funny they are it’s just impossible to live up to the premise that Colbert actually wrote this book (and presumably part of a series at that).

Maybe it’s an under-served market from DC and Marvel’s standpoint, but if you wander through the graphic novel aisle at Borders or Barnes and Noble, you’ll see plenty of girls reading manga that’s squarely aimed at them. I understand why DC is eager to expand their share of the teenage girl market, but frankly, I’d rather see them invest more in CMX than pump out the comic equivalent of Anyone But You.

…Oh wait, were you being sarcastic?

John Romita Jr. is a fabulous storyteller with a fantastic sense of structure and a distinct visual style. Mark Bagley does absolutely nothing for me; I guess he’s good for consistently quick output on books I’ll never buy.

Me: I think Clubbing is the first Minx book that didn’t have an asian girl hooking up with a white boy.

Adan: That wasn’t a white guy (in Re-Gifters), he was Hispanic.

Me: Oh, same thing.