Comments on: Minx RIP: 2007-2008

By: Stephany Namihira

Stephany Namihira — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:48:57 +0000

I’m glad to see someone else who likes Sonny with a chance as much as I do, Chad is my favorite character on the show. Thanks for this post, I enjoyed reading it!

By: Elvira

Elvira — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:34:21 +0000

It’s sad to hear, but not that unexpected. The big guys haven’t really put their hearts into promoting the line. Marketing exclusively to “teenage girls” instead of just promoting the stories as something different from the superhero genre also limited them. Especially for non-teenage persons who didn’t want to be mistaken for someone’s mom. Some of us just really enjoy good stories about interesting topics, which could be found in the Minx line. The bookstores weren’t the only places that had a hard time shelving the Minx lines, comic book shops had them in the most random sections. It’s too bad, I had gotten excited about at Kimmie66 sequel when I found the Plain Janes’ sequal.

By: diello

diello — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:15:17 +0000

I know I’m a little late on the comments here, but better late than never.
Most bookstores have been shitting on their GN section lately. I can’t find ANY new titles unless it’s Marvel, and if I do, I’m lucky.
I think one of the big problems with Minx was that it was almost Manga sized, but clearly didn’t belong in the manga section, and those tiny books just got lost and overlooked when spread throughout the big bad full-sized comics (I had a big problem trying to find them, and if I didn’t have a second pair of eyes helping me look, I wouldn’t have found Kimmie66 when I went looking). I don’t know how that could have been combated, though. Comics gotta be organized by their titles, you know.
Also, I special-ordered Serenity Rose through Borders over a year ago, and they never got it to me
Also Ross sometimes eats his own poop (just kidding. That’s a lie, I hope. But it IS true that he draws fantastic chicks).

By: Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:18:20 +0000

Waaaah?!! Minx is DEAD???? I feel so sad now…. that was a pretty great line, and that would have been AWESOME to see a Kimmie sequel…. I love kimmie.
Ya know, I think it’s Comics Apocolypse week, what with Berkeley Breathed cancelling opus, and now minx….. *sniffle*

By: Subject 645-3

Subject 645-3 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:02:31 +0000

Well I don’t think that we’re all doomed, yet, Joseph.

I, being with a sound mind and male reproductive organs, can honestly said I’ve never seen or read part of the Minx line. I’ve seen stuff from Blabbermouth and Kimmie66, but I never got to take a look at them, mostly because I never found them while looking over the mashed and piled Superhero and manga comics at Borders, Waldenbooks, and Barnes and Noble. F**k, I’ve seen a polar bear ride a unicycle, but I haven’t seen a single one of those books.

And, mentioning it, it’s complete utter bullshit that books must be shelved with their standard sizes. Grade A bullshit only religion and the fans of Dane Cook’s petty attempts to make me like him can top. I wish I’d read those books.

The comedy world is doomed with George Carlin biting the dust, but comics might still have a chance. The air is saturated with all these superhero comics (I like the movies and some of the comics, but dammit, I can’t get into ‘em too much, I can’t!) and mangas. But SLG is still pumping out excellent comics (I just bought “Chumble Spuzz Vol. 1″ at my neighbor’s comic book store, and it is AWESOME!), and who knows, Dark Horse and Vertigo might just pull something out of their asses eventually. With that given to the masses, we can insight a violent comic revolution (I saw violent for no reason at all. It just fits with “revolution” so well).

LET THE REVOLUTION BE MADE INTO A COMIC, MUTHAF#@KA!

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:11:13 +0000

I worked at Borders Bookstore for over 4 years, and to the stores do i give the blame. Regardless of intended target audience (I’m not a girl and i’ve read almost all the minx titles), you cannot reach any target unless the book can be found. As Aaron stated, minx books, along with most other “alternative fiction” books from Slave Labor comics, Oni press and other companies were always- by company shelving standards- to be placed intermingled with superhero titles, whose gigantic format as compared to the more reader-friendly manga-styled sizes, would overdominate and hide the titles from shoppers. the most noted success i ever witnessed from american alternative comics selling well on Borders shelves was titles from Viz and those from Tokyopop. Countless copies of “I Luv Halloween” were sold because, by company contract or something from the merchandising standards, they were the exact size of all the manga books, and BY COMPANY STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE SHELVED IN MANGA. Meanwhile, all the minx titles were gasping for air inbetween muscle heroes and female anti-role models. The comic world has and is losing thousands of readers constantly because they cannot find comics they like. Some fill the void by buying manga, but even that does not hit close to home. The short-lived Minx line was a tribute to alternative comic artists everywhere. I fear that, with it’s death, the future of comics is now much more grim than it ever was. For now, we can be thankful we have a few independent publishers, even though their reach is not that far. As for the young girls and teenage audience minx were intended for, they will have to settle for the comic inserts in W.I.T.C.H. novels (no thanks), get there kicks from Gossip Girl novels (please, no), or read all the crappy manga that somehow makes its way to b&n’s shelves. Maybe this will infuriate them enough that they will start writing and drawing their own comics, and upset the industry in a few years. Can i dream? Viva La Revelucion!!!

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:32:04 +0000

Ah, correction, I just saw Water Baby is Minx too. (I ran out of bookshelves and had to dig around a bit.) Hmmmm…. I crave Wet Moon now….

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:24:32 +0000

Sad, but not really. Kimmie66 was the highlight of Minx to me. It wasn’t in your face teen drama. That’s just annoying. Stoppit.
Blabbermouth was great, Re:gifters was okay, and Clubbing…sounded like a 40yr old trying to be ‘hip’.
I do agree though, Ross is amazing. I’ve only read one book, but he has me hooked.

By: lil_alien_otaku

lil_alien_otaku — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:29:06 +0000

this is super depressing! i loved the minx line and I’m 21 years old D: i hope they will still keep some issues in print, i’d love to get them before they aren’t anymore.

By: Bushido Hacks

Bushido Hacks — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:57:32 +0000

The problem appears to be LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

Aparently, Borders, Barnes and Noble, and Books-A-Million couldn’t find a place to put the Minx comics even with a Garmin. The local comic book stores did, especially with Kimmie66 and Blabermouth.

If anything, it is the fault of the distibutor (Random House) for not giving clear instructions to the bookstores. (Heck, I’ve searched several times for the SR tome and had no luck. Johnen’s tomes were in the graphic novel secion as were Gloomcookie, Bear, and Lenore.) But hey, RH is distributing the Ace Attorney manga this fall.

Right now, the bookstores in my area seem to continue to shrink the Computer sections as well as the science section. It scared the bejesus out of me when I went down to the local book store to pick up a book on PHP and right behind were all the teen books. This was before the Twilight series became a phenomenon with the teen readers, especially the young ladies. (I must have seen several girls in my neighborhood wearing a t-shirt promoting Twilight books or the movie that is coming soon.)

I think what Minx lacks isn’t so much an audience. It needs a fanbase. Minx had a product but there was no visibile place for fans to write back or discuss what interested them.

I think when the economy picks up soon (despite the media fearmonger of “So you won’t give us $800B. Well, we’ll cut ourselves. Now Main Street will feel the pain of Wall Street and go into a depression…now. Ok, now. Just a second. It is getting there. Now. Oh for crying out loud! SUFFER LIKE US, ALREADY!”), Shelly Bond might get a second chance with Vertigo.

Until then, try developing a fanbase.