Guess Who's the Star of the Looney Tunes Comic Book in September?

[Thad Komorowski]

http://www.toonzone.net/comics/covers/lt/lt82.jpg



Nice to see Speedy again. He hasn't had a starring role since issue #51, and this issue is #82!

-Thad:D

[Matthew Hunter]

That's interesting. One of my favorite issues had Sylvester being dragged down a Mexican street with Speedy inside his tail! It's also interesting that they still make the comics, because they are now IMPOSSIBLE to find here. the grocery store that used to have them changed management and now longer sells comics at all, all the local comics places either don't sell tham or don't have them, one even told me they'd been cancelled.
-Matthew

[Jack]

The only place where I know had the comics (one of the local Walgreens) replaced LT comics with Cartoon Cartoon comics...

Makes me sick.




Jack:(

[Thad Komorowski]

I have ALL of the modern LT issues. The earliest comic I have is from 1944. It has Porky and Bugs with happy faces from going fishing, with two cats (who have eaten their fish) smiling. I even have a Tom and Jerry comic book, where Tom even talks to Mammy!!! "Everytime I try to sleep, YOU come in here with that broom!"

-Thad:D

[Joe Tully]

I found an old Tom and Jerry Comics Digest a while ago. Not very funny, but at least interesting. If Tex ever saw their version of Screwy Squirrel, I think that he would've had a heart attack. He looked more like one of Disney's creations.

Not always faithful, but at least those old comics are interesting.

[Jon Cooke]

Originally posted by Jack
The only place where I know had the comics (one of the local Walgreens) replaced LT comics with Cartoon Cartoon comics...

Makes me sick.



I haven't seen the LT comics for sale around here in awhile either. There's no shortage of Dexter, Powerpuff, Scooby, or Cartoon Cartoon comics, though. I will keep my eyes open for the upcoming Speedy issue, but I doubt I'll find it. :(

I also notice that every comic book rack I ever look at (at the local drug stores, supermarkets, or WaldenBooks) always seems to have about 20 variations of the Archie comic book. I always find that amazing.... is Archie really *that* popular??

-Jon

[Jack]

From Jon:
I also notice that every comic book rack I ever look at (at the local drug stores, supermarkets, or WaldenBooks) always seems to have about 20 variations of the Archie comic book. I always find that amazing.... is Archie really *that* popular??
As someone who has watched and wondered the same thing, I can say that I have never seen anyone even pick up one of those books to look at, and I have never seen anyone actually buy one either.


Jack:D

[don Jaime]

Originally posted by Thad Komorowski
I have ALL of the modern LT issues. The earliest comic I have is from 1944. It has Porky and Bugs with happy faces from going fishing, with two cats (who have eaten their fish) smiling. I even have a Tom and Jerry comic book, where Tom even talks to Mammy!!! "Everytime I try to sleep, YOU come in here with that broom!"

-Thad:D

Have you got any of the freaky rhyming Roadrunners? Those are entertaining, but weird.

[Nelson]

Now let's see hummm....The LT comic book star is "Speedy Gonzales",Speedy is featured in the comics, BUT!!! Speedy is not (if rarely) shown on CN.

IT DON'T JUST ADD UP!!!!!!!!!

Go Figure:confused: :confused: :confused:

[The Dork Knight]

Since I am a BIG fan of Mad Magazine, witch hazel looks like she came from a issue of mad! The guy who made characters like that recently died. :(
- Peter "LONG LIVE MAD MAGAZINE!" Melnick

[Thad Komorowski]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Have you got any of the freaky rhyming Roadrunners? Those are entertaining, but weird.

Yeah I do. There's a very nice reprint called BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS with about 25 stories, most from the 40's to 60's, and some from the modern ones.

-Thad:D

[Thad Komorowski]

Also, if anyone would like, I could send them a copy of the subscription to the comic book for free. But you'll have to pay the $19.95 subscription price yourself. :D It's actually a pretty good deal, considering that the comics are so THIN and they're two bucks each, and you get a year's worth. If anyone would like a subscription form, send me a private message (I love those!).

-Thad:D

[Brian Cruz]

Would anybody who reads the Looney Tunes comic every month be willing to write up reviews for it? The Toon Zone comics page (http://www.toonzone.net/comics/) has the cover of every LT issue by DC Comics, but we'd really like to be able to add reviews of each issue as well. Or maybe someone can just review the new ones as they come out, and post the review here. Anyone want to do this?

[Sveven Dvorking]

but it's nice to see that Speedy Gonzales will be publicized again.

[DR. BELCH]

Has the LT comic book had any appearances by relatively minor characters like the Goophy Gophers, Babbot and Catstello, the Honeymousers, or Spaniel and Boxer (the Two Curious Pups)?

Just be grateful I never got to work my magic on Speedy. Imagine one of those segments on CN where they take a classic 'toon and update it. Picture Speedy as Cheech Marin saying to Sylvester, "Hey, vato pussygato. You know where me and my cousin Slowpoke can score a bag of weed, man?" After that even a Friz Freleng 70s-era Daffy/Speedy'd be Shakespeare.... ;)

[don Jaime]

Dude, I would soooo watch a Cheech and Chong LT.

The current issue features a whodunnit story line of the Case of the Dead Wabbit, or something like that. Features (cruddy) drawings of pretty much everybody Bugs ever went up against. Pretty dull writing except for the end. This is why I don't mess with these - the modern LT comics are poorly drawn and boring. Give me the Rhymin' Runner and "poof-poof-piffles" any day.

[Sveven Dvorking]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
70-s era Daffy/Speedy

The Daffy/Speedy cartoons came from the 1960s. Just making sure nobody's mind gets messed up with errors.:D

And what's the point insulting the Daffy/Speedy cartoons? I've heard that point many times. Those wonderful cartoons don't deserve these insults. I actually voted 1960s as my favorite decade, with those taken into account!

[PlopKat]

Jon wrote:
I also notice that every comic book rack I ever look at (at the local drug stores, supermarkets, or WaldenBooks) always seems to have about 20 variations of the Archie comic book. I always find that amazing.... is Archie really *that* popular??

I work in a bookstore and Archie comics are popular. The regular buyers are mostly women in all age groups. They actually sell better than most superhero comics.

The only time a superhero comic sells better is when there's a change in the writer and/or artist, or if it's the start of a major story line. Sales drop off again the next issue, but Archie buyers are consistent.

I would bet that Archie comics sell most of their runs in bookstores or newsstand as opposed to the direct market comic book stores. Another reason for their popularity is that you can pick up most any Archie comic and get a complete story. Continued stories (from issue to issue) are rare. The digest issues are especially popular (around 200 pages of comics for $3.29).

Most comic book stores I've been to cater to Marvel/DC/Image crowd. They are also the only places I've seen Looney Tunes comics lately. The 1,000,000 Comix store in Kansas City even regularly features them as employees' picks.

-PlopKat