Well, you had to see this one coming. Bluewater Productions, the very same folks responsible for the unauthorized comic book biographies of Lady Gaga and the Twilight cast, have announced the latest subject of their “Fame” series: preternaturally shaggy 16-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber.
Here’s how Bluewater describes the October-shipping comic:
FAME: Justin Bieber
Author(s): Tara Broeckel Ooten
Artist(s): Claudio Avella
Cover Artist(s): Michal Szyksznian
“Like The Beatles, Justin Bieber started life in simple public housing, and also like The Beatles, he is forced to balance fame with his humble beginnings as he comes of age with the whole world screaming his name. Fame: Justin Bieber traces the career of this Youtube sensation from his musical childhood in Ontario to the stage of his first headlining tour.”
Looks like cover artist Michal Szyksznian might not exactly be suffering from Bieber Fever, though. From the artist’s DeviantArt page: “Portrait of the new antichrist Justin Bieber for the cover of his bio comic book from BlueWater Productions (October 2010).”
Bluewater’s Lady Gaga comic didn’t exactly receive the most favorable reviews, but it certainly attracted a lot of press for the publisher. Gaga’s bio was told from the perspective of an obsessed fan, so who knows what narrative approach they might take with the Bieber comic? Perhaps an omniscient Greek chorus in the collective form of his 3.7 million Twitter followers?
July 14th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
What a surprise…
Darren Davis has found a new cash cow to latch himself onto, burrow ever-so-slightly under the surface, then commence the blood-sucking cash-grab (his one and only ‘skill’ as publisher), which, I’m assuming, will finance a ‘bio-comic’ on another celebutard…
someone high on TMZ’s radar but low on actual importance…maybe Kesha, Eminem, or Hamburglar?
Just talking about this tripe lends credence to his claim that there’s a market place for tabloid-comics, especially ones that contain spelling errors on a regular basis.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
BOTTOM FEEDER COMPANY!!!!
Start doing comic books with heroes and villians for once.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Most cant even consider Bluewater’s product as comic books.
Hey DARREN, WHAT HAPPENED TO 10 MUSE, BLACKBEARD’S LEGACY???
When are you going to make COMIC BOOKS again???
Not that they were any good, but if you’re gonna advertise this CRAP you keep putting out in PREVIEWS CATALOGS, a comic book collector better feel like its a comic they buy instead of THE “ENQUIERER!!!!!”
I guess if Obama bans Toilet Paper (I can see that happening), then I can rest assured that I can use Bluewater titles to wipe my Ass with.
July 15th, 2010 at 3:09 am
Unlike the other posters, I don’t have a problem with companies breaking in with leeching off pop culture fad to find new readers, but even I threw up a bit when Bluewater announced Fame: Justin Bieber. It’s not a bad idea, just a poorly executed
one.
There’s so many problems here. For one, only appeal to the most hardcore fan who’d sooner buy recognized magazine for the extra content, excusive images and interviews. Secondly, there’s accessibility: Only Marvel, DC and the occasional Image books have the name value and marketability to appear on Newsstands, drug stores, groceries where most people get their celebrity magazines.
Did anyone else read that description and wonder if the editor has read a magazine since the Beatles were on tour? Beiver’s demographic is girls from eight to their late teens; they couldn’t care less about a band their parents and possibly grandparents rocked out to. I‘m sure they meant the description for retailers, but they could’ve went with a more obvious parallel, The only thing Beiver’s has in common with the Beatles is they’re both teen sensations. Better yet, they could promote it as part of their biography line, if this one does well people will be more inclined to sell others.
This could’ve worked beautiful if Bluewater teamed with a recognized magazine, offering promotional bio-comics each month. From there, they move onto a young adults comic line, and eventually expand out into the larger comic market.
July 15th, 2010 at 6:08 am
I was going to say who cares, but apparently the people who posted before me do.
July 15th, 2010 at 8:37 am
how on Earth can you do a biography of Justin chuffing Bieber? how old is he, for crying out loud?!!
hmmmm. chapter one: Justin wets the bed. chapter two. Justin plays with dolls. chapter three. ” hey, mum, why has my voice gone all deep? & what’s all this fuzz? “
July 15th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
GAAAAHHH!!!
July 15th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Bluewater is exactly what I fill my toilet with. I bet this turd would float.
July 17th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
The first sign of the apocalypse.
December 2nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
Justin Bieber is quite talented at a very young age, he sings good too ~.~
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January 17th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Justin Bieber is known as a nice singer. I like listening to only about all of his songs. He’s additionally a very down to earth individual he signed my picture personally and had a extremely good attitude when he did it.
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:41 am
HEY wats everyone doin 14th feb cuz we can go c Justin bieber NeverSayNever ! LveUx
July 14th, 2011 at 8:56 am
lol. I love Justin! He’s so crazy!