The Guardian’s arts blog takes note of the third title from DC Comics’ Minx imprint, Andi Watson and Josh Howard’s Clubbing, and wonders how a story filled with British references will play in other countries.
But, perhaps more importantly, how will it play with the Women’s Institute, “who are portrayed as a coven of Satan worshippers”?
“Quite how these very British references will go down with planned audiences in the US, South America and Scandinavia is unclear,” writes correspondent Rob Sharp. “Watson says he hopes the story of a young girl adapting to her new surroundings is universal enough. Certainly he has the support of a spokesperson at the Women’s Institute who said that while the Institute hopes it has not been ‘misrepresented’ it ‘looks forward’ to the publication of the comic.”
Clubbing, which includes a lexicon of English slang, is set for release on July 11.
March 20th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Mark Millar wants you to contact him, he’s concerned for your well being. He thinks you hate him and wants to know what went wrong since 2003 when you listed him and Hitch as your faves: http://forums.millarworld.tv/index.php?showtopic=69071
March 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Quite how these very British references will go down with planned audiences in the US, South America and Scandinavia is unclear
How well do Harry Potter, Ricky Gervais and Bridget Jones go down with Americans?
…er. Or something less double.
Also, didn’t the US get Calendar Girls?
(…apparently, they did! Flip!)
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