Quotes of the day: Paging Dr. Bunko edition
Published July 26th, 2008“Comics are a low-cost laboratory, with instant feedback, for what’s happening in pop culture.”
– Milton Griepp, publisher of ICv2 (via USA Today)
“Today critical consensus is that anyone who categorically does not read comics will miss great literature.”
– Jeremy Smith, writing in The Chicago TribuneÂ
Richard on July 26, 2008
O K, I admit I have missed the boat. Haven’t read a comic since they sold them on spinning racks at the local drugstore (when there WERE local drugstores).
But I am willing to try to catch up, so Dan how about a beginners reading list to those of us who may be willing to give it an honest attempt, you can exclude Johnny Bunko have that on a gift list.
Dan Pink on July 28, 2008
That’s a good idea, Richard. I’ll try to put up a list of 5 reading recommendations in the next week or so.
Iain Hamp on July 29, 2008
Dan,
Out of curiosity, did Johnny Bunko make any sort of official appearance at the recent San Diego Comic Con event? Any plans for something along those lines in the future (maybe to promote “The Further Adventures of Johnny Bunko” when/if such a project comes into existence)?
Thanks.
Dan Pink on August 2, 2008
Iain -
Yep. Though we didn’t make it to ComicCon, we’ll be doing other similar events in the future. What’s curious, though, is that our audience is business book readers getting turned on the manga — rather than comics fans discovering business books.
Cheers,
Dan
Iain Hamp on August 4, 2008
Business book readers being turned on to manga through this is not surprising - I am watching it happen all around me at work as I infuse Johnny Bunko into my office (I leave it sitting on my desk and it inevitably draws people into conversation).