Lady Gaga Bio Comic Options

BLUEWATER'S "FAME: LADY GAGA" BIO COMIC BOOK SELLS OUT, 2ND PRINTING ON ITS WAY

Just as she sells out venues across the country, Bluewater Productions' bio comic on pop diva Lady Gaga has also sold out one week after its release. A second printing, with a new cover is already in production.



“I am thrilled Gaga's fans have made our new Fame title a big success,” said Bluewater president Darren G. Davis. “Not only has the Lady Gaga issue sold out, but "Fame: Robert Pattinson" is selling briskly too. I am happy we can put fun and creative books into the hands of fans.”

The issue written by Dan Rafter and penciled by Kristoffer Smith, has received attention through its unique approach to the top-selling artist's biography

“Lady Gaga is a different sort of celebrity. So when writing a biography of her, I didn't want to resort to putting out a straight celebrity biography," said writer Dan Rafter. "Instead, I wanted to take a look at how Lady Gaga's fame could impact even the most unlikeliest of individuals. So just as she tries to be different, I too had to try something a little different with Gaga."

To those fans desiring a more traditional telling of Lady Gaga's biography, a sequel of sorts is scheduled for late this year. The planned follow-up will bring her life story up-to-date including her peculiar behavior at a New York Mets baseball game last week.

"Each of our biography comics takes a different approach in bringing our stars' stories to life," said Darren G. Davis, president and founder of Bluewater Productions. "If you compare the Gaga comic with the one on Twilight star Robert Pattinson or even with the upcoming Anne Rice bio, you'll appreciate that these books are being crafted with a great deal of creativity, research and vision…they're not cookie cutter productions.”

Fame offers a broad examination of strong and influential personalities who are influencing culture. In a review of the Gaga comic, the New York Times commented. "If you're going to start a line of biographical comic books devoted to "culturally relevant celebrities and pop-culture icons," Lady Gaga is probably a good choice to inaugurate the series."

The second printing of Fame: Lady Gaga will be available in about two to three weeks.

These FAME monthly series upcoming issues include Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, 50 Cent and David Beckham. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the comic book is $3.99 and is available to order now through comic book stores and AMAZON.com.

I'm going to stick my foot in my mouth but I don't have anything left to lose. I am sick and tired of Bluewater Production capitalizing on celebrities with these comics. They are thrown together quickly, most of the time the creative teams aren't even paid and after years of this, it's overkill. So Darren, why not dare to be more original and just try a few new original Bluewater creations without having to use a celebrity name to generate income?

I'm going to stick my foot in my mouth but I don't have anything left to lose. I am sick and tired of Bluewater Production capitalizing on celebrities with these comics. They are thrown together quickly, most of the time the creative teams aren't even paid and after years of this, it's overkill. So Darren, why not dare to be more original and just try a few new original Bluewater creations without having to use a celebrity name to generate income?

They actually do have quite a few projects, including stuff by noteworthy artist turned artist and writer Mike Miller, that do not use celebrity names, and the art is significantly better on those books too, in my opinion,

I hate to hear of businesses that do not pay employees, or treat them unfairly. That just turns people away from the industry.

I know they have non-celebrity books but, they are kind of going overboard with these. What's next a Hannah Montana comic (or have the already done that?) I'm just frustrated that they are only making sales off of a famous name and not off of something more original and creative.

What's next a Hannah Montana comic (or have the already done that?)

I'd buy that!

I know they have non-celebrity books but, they are kind of going overboard with these. What's next a Hannah Montana comic (or have the already done that?) I'm just frustrated that they are only making sales off of a famous name and not off of something more original and creative.

I think Disney have Dibs on that, so it would probably be a Marvel production, since it is now a Disney subsidiary.

Yeah, I totally get what you mean. I am sort of worried, also, because I see many of the same mistakes of the comic collapse of the mid 90's happening all over again. Hologram covers, alternate covers, Celebrity cameos etc.

And BlueWater are not the only group using celeb names. IDW are doing it, so are virgin Comics, and Dynamite. I hate it, it does not make a comic book better or worse, and those who read the comics, and find them to be rubbish, will cast aspersions(spelling?) on all other comic books, so the medium suffers again.
I have seen the art work on alot of these, 'celebrity' books, and in many ways one can use that word very, very loosely, because alot of these names are unknown to me.

I know companies must make money, but if they have to chronicle someone's life, why not go the way of historical figures. Do a Malcolm X comic, or a Martin Luther King book, or even a JFK book, or even go back farther. Movie tie ins, celeb books etc will only last so long, because they run out of steam after a brief amount of time.

When one sees all the trouble they are having with a warts and all Kennedy pic, I don't wonder why there are not more comics of the historical figures you mention.

I know other companies are doing it too but it seems like Bluewater is making it into their crowning achievement as of late. There's like one every month.
At any rate, I am right there with you worrying about the future of comics. Mainstream comics are going overboard with all these alternate covers and more which is kind of scary. Comics about historical figures would be nice and more than welcomed over using current celebrities.

I'd buy that!

Here ya go:

See.. that's the thing that gets on my nerves. Comics used to be original and creative, now we just slap on a famous name and that sells the book, not the content. Anyway, since it was Tokyo Pop, I wonder if it was a Magna or if it was a photo-comic.

See.. that's the thing that gets on my nerves. Comics used to be original and creative, now we just slap on a famous name and that sells the book, not the content. Anyway, since it was Tokyo Pop, I wonder if it was a Magna or if it was a photo-comic.

How long before we get another Night Cat?

http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/2006/04/nightcat.html

http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2007/09/nightcat-1.html

For those of you who don't remember, which is about 99% of everyone who reads comics, Night Cat was a project similar to Dazzler, except it got further into production.

Marvel and some record company came up with the idea of doing a comic books, and a record utilising the story of Night Cat, using the likeness of a voluptuos model/ Singer/ Actress named Jacqueline Tavarez. The idea was to sell her as a superhero by night, singer by day, and have this entire persona built around her. The thing is nobody was interested, her CD went nowhere, and her last appearance in anything was a Troma film Tromeo and Juliet, MTV Dance and a few Playboy pictorials. Nobody has heard anything of her since.

But while I am using this example, which came from the early 90's and is only a decade and a half old, I fear that we may see something like this again. Actually, we are.
I mean, the book, and there was only one, was written by Stan Lee, and he has since recycled the concept alot of times, such as Stripperella, and his other show Who wants to be a Superhero, which also ends up producing comic books, of sub par quality, starring some person in a costume.

Todd Nauck, an absolute gentleman and a professional, did a series, WildCards(?) where he told a great comic book story, and also allowed the readers, by voting on the website, to select the final team. That was a play on the whole reality TV show, and it rocked! IT was a great idea. That kind of project, which came out in the wake of 9/11, when comics became grim and gritty, was lighthearted, entertaining, and absolute genius. It showed that the readers did not want grim and gritty realism, they wanted the escape that comics provide. It was a huge hit too. WildCards was a great series that showed just what the comic book medium can do, and should do, as well as using the medium of the internet.

WOW! I think I am at a loss of words. At least there was a sweet Stan Lee cameo.

This is no different to what was done in the eighties or even the fifties and sixties. Gold Key and Dell had alot of books based off of the popular tv shows. Happy Days for example. But for famous faces there are many many comics in the golden age that used celebrities faces to sell books. John Wayne on a western comic. Yogi Berra on a baseball comic etc. This is nothing new.

True but at least there was variety back then with BlueWater, they are capitalizing on the names themselves. What about 10th Muse, The Legend of Isis, um... The Legend of Isis..? Oh,wait I listed that last one twice. Seriously I'm just tired of the celebrity comics from THIS company.

PS: Wow Related Warp Wrap coverage, nice...!