India’s Rediff has a substantial profile of Virgin Comics that lays out the publisher’s three comics lines, spotlights its recruitment of celebrity talent, and makes clear that it’s not doing superhero stories.
“The American comic market is dominated by superheroes — companies like Marvel and DC rule the roost and people don’t want third generation knockoffs,” says recently hired editor Ron Marz. “The American comic book market is so restricted: when people hear about ‘comics’ they immediately think of superheroes, rather than seeing them as merely one way to tell a story.”
Related: While searching for a piece of art, I discovered that Virgin Comics launched a blog earlier this month.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:30 am
“The American comic market is dominated by superheroes — companies like Marvel and DC rule the roost and people don’t want third generation knockoffs,” says recently hired editor Ron Marz. ”
I thought Marz was writing another series about third generation Green Lantern Kyle Rayner?