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Monday, December 13, 2004
The 2005 Beebie Awards pt. 1
The end of the year is a time to look back as well as a time to look forward. I figured to celebrate the year that was 2004 I could give out awards to what I felt were some of the best and worst of the comic book industry. I also wanted to look forward and make a few predictions on what the comic book industry will look like in the future. In the end I decided to kill two birds with one cliche and give out awards for events that I predict will happen next year. Confused? It suits you. Let's gets to our first Beebie* right now.
Worst Business Decision
Marvel Waging Biological Warfare on the Children of America
It seemed like such a simple plan. Marvel wants to crash the youth market that manga seems to have such a hold on. Looking at the professional and detailed customer research that Marvel is known for they have found that throughout the years children have discovered comics while they were sick and confined to a bed, either in a hospital or in their house. So why not make kids sick so they���ll be in the right place to discover such classics as Thor: Son of Asgard and Arana: The Heart of the Spider? It���s just that I think Marvel went a little far. Dan Buckley shooting missiles filled with anthrax at kindergarten playgrounds? It seemed a bit much. Not to mention it seems no matter how much of the bubonic plague a six-year-old has swimming around his/her system, they're just aren't going to read Tom DeFalco's work.
The sad thing is that Marvel is now considered a terrorist organization by the government. Whenever I go through airport security I have to get rid of my nail-clippers and my copy of Marvel Age: Fantastic Four. It���s just a huge hassle.
Well, congratulations to today's winner. Come back next day when we'll give out the award for Best Comic Book Character of 2005!
*Beebie is a registered trademark of Brill Building Inc. All rights reserved, all right?
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