tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post7354067903816368053..comments2024-03-26T02:27:33.957-05:00Comments on A Pack To Be Named Later: 1994 UD Wild K.A.P.S.Matt Flatenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01157226107144209201noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774694844210394599.post-58714125067837290782010-07-11T23:00:27.309-05:002010-07-11T23:00:27.309-05:00I never understood products like this, even at the...I never understood products like this, even at the time, that pretended to have a following. Let's see if I remember the timeline of events accurately.<br /><br />- Certain comic book artists became popular for their art style in conventional lines (Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, etc.)<br /><br />- Frustrated by a lack of recognition (and share of the $$$), these artists (like Todd McFarlane and Rob Leifeld) "rebel" against the conventional industry, and form their own comic label, Image.<br /><br />- Now lacking any thoughtful editorial controls on their talent, they indulge their every artistic whim.<br /><br />- With the possible exception of McFarlane's Spawn character, every other book series from Image does a good job of portraying firm breasts and nifty fight poses, but compiles character development seemingly from half-completed Mad Libs.<br /><br />- Outside of slavish collection of "#1" issues of these books (like rookie cards for comics nerds), nobody really cares about any of these kiddie-pool depth characters or books.<br /><br />- Based upon projections from the big sales of these #1 issues, business interests line up like meat dominoes to make things like animated series, character fruit-by-the-foot, and cards and POGs out of recycled art.<br /><br />- Within five years, nobody cares about any of these characters, comic books, or artists, with maybe again, the exception of McFarlane and Spawn.<br /><br />- In 2010, even the #1 issues are worth less than a whole house of junk wax, from ironically, about the same era.<br /><br />This basically seems to be a 1990s version of lame 1980s toy properties that created cartoons mainly as lengthy commercials for the toy lines (GI Joe, He-Man, Transformers, M.A.S.K., Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, etc.).<br /><br />The worst part is that at least in the 1980s, people cared about Joes, Autobots, and Man-e-Faces. No love remains for the ginger-headed spawn of the 1990s.Todd Uncommonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437373592094383737noreply@blogger.com