Robama Wants You to Buy American

[Toy Master Typhus]

Extremely sill but i still don't see DC gaining any new friends by this. It is exactly as Nikolai77 has said there are just so many more types compared to American comic books. But also I think that people just like the Anime/Manga art style more.

I don't want to start a fruitless fan boy argument between which Art is better since it is relative to people's way of thinking and/or definition of art but no one can deny that there are more people on the internet (and in my college drawing class) that want to draw in a Anime/Manga style compared to people who want to draw in the American comic art style. Why is that? Most likely because it is very stylized compared to the American style, they created key parts (eyess and hair) that people recognize as the style. As Far as American comics go the only experience I have in them is getting my SPAWN books but browsing the comic shop I play cards at there is just nothing noticeable at the comic book shop that made them pop out to me. It was no different then browsing a book store for me.

 

[Nickolai77]

I'll live up to British stereotypes and say this is form of behaviour strikes me as being rather unsporting. Yes there will be competition between manga and comic books but you don't need to bad-mouth the opposition. And besides, super hero comics and manga do have a lot in common as they share virtually the same consumer base. This is why polarising the nerd market i would argue is actually bad for the comic book industry in the long-run, as it would discourage manga consumers from buying comics. If comics presented themselves as complimentary to manga rather than opposed, you'll have a lot more manga fans trying out comics.


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I dont know...aside from batman I have very little interest in supheros, hence why I was under the impression that it was "just all superheros"

but after getting into comics , and becomimg more interesedt thats not "entirly" the case there is is other stuff ...like right now Im reading a series about a journalist in a crazy cyperpunk world

I wont speak too soon...but I think there might be more variety than than that..just like not all games are COD

I'm fairly sure there is more variety- visual novels (The Western kind) may be published by DC for instance, i should have made that clear. Still, looking at that poster DC seem to still sell themselves purely around super-hero's- i don't think this is a wise strategy, speaking as a non-comic book fan.

 

[Crimson_Dragoon]

A Comic Shop is my old haunting grounds and I know the guys there pretty well. Trust me, this is entirely meant to be silly and stupid. It's kind of their thing. So settle down, everyone, this is nothing to get upset over.

 

[OniaPL]

What does that giant red button on Robama's crotch do?

It's the awesome button.
And that's funny. IF you don't think so, you are silly.


Fuckin' awesome.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Big Brother wants you to stop reading foreign propaganda and read American Truth[sup]TM[/sup] instead.

Your President (*Cue patriotic music*) has put his heart and soul for your Freedom[sup]TM[/sup] so you can enjoy living. Make him proud by reading only the highest quality American partiotism forcing pamphlets comicbooks. Remember, only YOU can help America rid the world of greedy corperations and capitalism, by only buying true American products, so that our companies can spread world wide and hopefully someday spread Americas True Word[sup]TM[/sup] to all the lesser other nations out there. Robama... a True American Hero[sup]TM[/sup]

This was a public broadcast announcement, brought to you today by the Misistry of Xenophobia Foreign Affairs American Heritage[sup]TM[/sup] and the letter M


(By the way, this was a joint peice of satire written by myself (British) and my American Colleagues.)

 

[grigjd3]

That ad is doubly stupid. There is liability in using someone's likeness in a non-satirical fashion (in other words, to sell something, something like comics). I've never gone for the "you just don't get it" argument. Is it really that hard to think that a comic store made an ad that was poorly thought out? Is it so hard to imagine that once such a poorly thought out ad was made, pride can cause someone to continue along this poorly thought out path? Of course, asking everyone involved to take a step back, breathe for a moment and reassess the situation would be just way too hard.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

I'll live up to British stereotypes...

Well said, old boy! Jolly good shot and all that... pip pip! Any way, jokes aside! I agree with you here! I love the idea of superheroes, and the movies were awesome! Recently I have been looking at trying to get some comics, but alas have no idea where to start...

Which is why I only get novels and compendiums. Here in the UK it is difficult (Especially if you don't live near a city) to get comics. We especially dont have comic book stores with the breadth of selection as the US do! (I speak for all the cities I have lived in/near. Swindon, Bath, and Lincoln. And I have never seen one in any of the towns I have lived in all over the country!)

There are some comics though that arn't superhero linked! I have the Walking Dead compendium and am reading that, and thats not super hero stuff at all!

 

[wottabout]

I think the sign was just meant to be humorous. I have some manga that I got from Goodwill for $1 (they were marked as children's books), so I would certainly be willing to trade one in.

 

[Mrmac23]

Not sure if racist...

Seriously though, this is ridiculous.

 

[Nickolai77]

I'll live up to British stereotypes...

Well said, old boy! Jolly good shot and all that... pip pip! Any way, jokes aside! I agree with you here! I love the idea of superheroes, and the movies were awesome! Recently I have been looking at trying to get some comics, but alas have no idea where to start...

Which is why I only get novels and compendiums. Here in the UK it is difficult (Especially if you don't live near a city) to get comics. We especially dont have comic book stores with the breadth of selection as the US do! (I speak for all the cities I have lived in/near. Swindon, Bath, and Lincoln. And I have never seen one in any of the towns I have lived in all over the country!)

There are some comics though that arn't superhero linked! I have the Walking Dead compendium and am reading that, and thats not super hero stuff at all!

Too my knowledge, Forbidden Planet sell comic books, and usually have a store in every major city. I don't know if they are the comic books you are looking for though.

 

[Zaverexus]

I was actually just at this comic shop last weekend, they are pretty cool. Finally something decent here in Orlando. (yeah, all you tourons can talk about Disney, not one of us natives cares)

 

[Atmos Duality]

Well, at least I now know what the fusion of Barack Obama and Cable would look like.

Now, I'm not a comic fan nor do I regularly read any sort of manga (my friend shows me a few that run the usual gamut of "Good/Bad/Blah"...which is to say, manga has a much better track record with me than anime), but really?

Don't sling mud at your competition, DC.
I've seen Marvel do it to you before, and it didn't work out for them in the end there either.

 

[CosmicCommander]

...Is this jingoism in the service of capitalism...

I gotta point out the fact that protectionism is inherently anti-Capitalism, unless you're using the term "Capitalism" to refer to vendor's want for money.

But anyway, this seems a good deal. I can't stand any manga at all- those who enjoy the stuff are usually added to my "to be subjected to torture and/or death" list.

Also, I'd prefer Robo-Reagan much more.

 

[TimeLord]

I hate the phrase "Buy American". I hated it when Harvey Dent said it in 'The Dark Knight' and I hate it now. It's not that it's some kind of nationalistic brainwashing or anything like that.
It's just an American company shouting "Hey, you're American right? Well we have this American stuff for you to buy with your American dollars because you and I are both American!"

Ok so maybe I'm looking a bit too much into this.

 

[Vault101]

Extremely sill but i still don't see DC gaining any new friends by this. It is exactly as Nikolai77 has said there are just so many more types compared to American comic books. But also I think that people just like the Anime/Manga art style more.

I don't want to start a fruitless fan boy argument between which Art is better since it is relative to people's way of thinking and/or definition of art but no one can deny that there are more people on the internet (and in my college drawing class) that want to draw in a Anime/Manga style compared to people who want to draw in the American comic art style. Why is that? Most likely because it is very stylized compared to the American style, they created key parts (eyess and hair) that people recognize as the style. As Far as American comics go the only experience I have in them is getting my SPAWN books but browsing the comic shop I play cards at there is just nothing noticeable at the comic book shop that made them pop out to me. It was no different then browsing a book store for me.

Im the opposite..the manga artstyle annoys me..

granted..thats probably because I assosiate it with the back-waters of the itnernet with lots of wannabe manga artists who arnt really that good

(and persoanlly the charachters look the same..or at least inter-changeable) but thats just me

I think there is more variety than your giving american comics books credit for..but at first glance it IS all superheros...which is annoying

 

[Formica Archonis]

<IMG SRC="http://s91291220.onlinehome.us/formica/XxxHolic_vol1_Cover.jpg" align=left>My cold, dead hands, Robama.

COLD, DEAD HANDS.



Er, yes. That said, anyone else not realize it was supposed to be a parody Obama until they read the text? The odd lip shading makes it look like he's got a Sinestro 'stache.



Also enjoying the irony of a patriotic poster featuring four DC heroes: A Kryptonian, an Alantean, a Themyscirian, and an American sworn to enforce the laws of a foreign government.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

...Is this jingoism in the service of capitalism...

I gotta point out the fact that protectionism is inherently anti-Capitalism, unless you're using the term "Capitalism" to refer to vendor's want for money.

But anyway, this seems a good deal. I can't stand any manga at all- those who enjoy the stuff are usually added to my "to be subjected to torture and/or death" list.

Also, I'd prefer Robo-Reagan much more.

Damn skippy! Robo-Reagan would rip Robama to shreds. (And he would agree to a pipeline. wink, wink)

 

[Zefar]

Why would I want to trade my manga which follow a straight line of story and doesn't randomly jump into other comic books. Or randomly start up half way in in a story.

Not to mention that the amount of times you have to switch comic book to read the end of the story is just ludicrous.

There is also this where most comics are just bad and rather boring. I wanted to read more about DeadPool being awesome but most of the time it's him doing really really boring stuff.
The spiderman comics where good but the same enemies keep coming and coming.

But none of them are even remotely good compared to a few books of One Piece.

There is also this where their painters are also not the best. Going with one series will most likely not have the same art style all the time and it can change quite often. While Mangas can have bad painters as well it will most likely be solved after a few books or so.

DC might actually see a bigger income if they focus on making their characters stay within one book to the end and make them longer.

 

[shadowform]

...but DC stories are, by and large, shit right now. They're in the middle of a reboot that's a reboot but not a complete reboot and some people aren't rebooted at all but maybe they are and what is this i don't even.

Manga (generally) keeps itself much more coherent by virtue of the simple fact that it's the same person behind the series, from start to end. Most of them (Bleach aside, obviously) have the balls to actually KEEP SOMEONE DEAD when they die, which means that there's actual dramatic tension when someone is put in mortal danger.

 

[Juliamon]

You all are missing the REAL problem here: A Comic Shop is basically writing off the $10-manga-for-$3-comic as "well, Gamestop does the same thing with used games so that makes it okay."
http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/front-page-comic-news/54088-robama-against-manga-new-dc-comics-funded-ad-4.html#post288893