Despite being officially designated a magazine, it always appeared in a comic book format and in standard comic book dimensions.
A 100 issue run is it itself pretty impressive but MA eventually mustered 140 regular issues (it succumbed to the imploding market in September 1994) as well as sundry annuals and preview specials as well as several magazine one-shots.
another striking cover although I'm puzzled by the heading " official marvel zombie magazine. "
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DeleteAt that time, "Marvel Zombie" was an insult leveled at Marvel readers, usually the kind who were considered to be buying books they no longer read/enjoyed because they remained loyal to Marvel. Marvel embraced the idea, turning the insult on its head ... and later into the franchise that is (or was) Marvel Zombies!
thanks krusty, I had no idea. So they thought fans were buying comics just for the sake of it ?
ReplyDeleteMarvelite is an appropriate term. Marvel zombie is not.
I probably should have been clearer--the term "Marvel Zombie" was initially coming from outside of Marvel as a criticism of what was perceived as blind loyalty from its readership. Marvel hijacked the term (and good for them for doing so--there's never a good reason to insult someone else simply for enjoying something that you don't).
DeleteIn France, we use the expression "marvel zombie" mostly to define people who would buy only Marvel product, a lot, with sometimes no care about the content.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if others people use it, but I know that, among fans, we used the expression DC's ghouls with the same definition, buit with an addiction to Dc products.
That's interesting, I've never heard the term "DC Ghouls".
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