Comments on: Journey into Ads with... the Mighty Bill! #1 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:09:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob Schamberger http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5112 Rob Schamberger Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:28:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-5112 I'm going with Stripper Boobs as well. I'm going with Stripper Boobs as well.

]]> By: JR http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 JR Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:21:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4936 I remember seeing a display for Bod that used the same shot at a local Meijer that was up for about a week before being removed. You would occassionaly hear rude commentary from others while walking by it and it apparently got a number of complaints to the management. It seems a bit socially hypocritical, but I guess to be expected. And while the Nike ad doesn't make me want to go out and buy shoes, I'd sure as hell buy that comic or watch that cartoon (or whatever that's supposed to be)! I remember seeing a display for Bod that used the same shot at a local Meijer that was up for about a week before being removed. You would occassionaly hear rude commentary from others while walking by it and it apparently got a number of complaints to the management. It seems a bit socially hypocritical, but I guess to be expected.

And while the Nike ad doesn't make me want to go out and buy shoes, I'd sure as hell buy that comic or watch that cartoon (or whatever that's supposed to be)!

]]> By: Ben http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Ben Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:08:30 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4933 "two-headed samurai made from gumdrops" man, they looked like stripper's boobs with tassels. "two-headed samurai made from gumdrops"

man, they looked like stripper's boobs with tassels.

]]> By: Dwayne "the canoe guy" http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 Dwayne "the canoe guy" Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:18:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4918 Indestructible man: It's not "There is no S in Action", it's "There's no F in Way". I always wondered about how much the current ads suck so much more than the old ones. Today's ads are huge corporations going after the geekbucks. The ads of yesteryear were mom/pop shops or companies trying to get kid's $$$. I'm running a similar series every Thursday called "Pitchman-A-Go-Go". I would take a tank for $4.98 over $25 golf club covers anyday!!! Indestructible man: It's not "There is no S in Action", it's "There's no F in Way".

I always wondered about how much the current ads suck so much more than the old ones. Today's ads are huge corporations going after the geekbucks. The ads of yesteryear were mom/pop shops or companies trying to get kid's $$$. I'm running a similar series every Thursday called "Pitchman-A-Go-Go". I would take a tank for $4.98 over $25 golf club covers anyday!!!

]]> By: David C http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 David C Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:39:59 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4917 "The one that skeeves me out is the “Tobacco is Whacko if You’re a Teen” ad." The thing that was really funny about that one is the cartoon depiction of the kid getting sick from tobacco? Extremely similar to the depiction in a contemporaneous ad showing a kid eating some candy product (IIRC, of the "red hot" variety), and intended to make a kid *want* said product. "The one that skeeves me out is the “Tobacco is Whacko if You’re a Teen” ad."

The thing that was really funny about that one is the cartoon depiction of the kid getting sick from tobacco? Extremely similar to the depiction in a contemporaneous ad showing a kid eating some candy product (IIRC, of the "red hot" variety), and intended to make a kid *want* said product.

]]> By: FunkyGreenJerusalem http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 FunkyGreenJerusalem Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:26:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4896 The guy in getting whipped doesn't look like he enjoys it. Now that's cool, if that's not his thing, that's not his thing, but why is it in an ad? Why show someone using the product have somthing bad (or at least what they consider bad) happen to them? The guy in getting whipped doesn't look like he enjoys it.

Now that's cool, if that's not his thing, that's not his thing, but why is it in an ad?
Why show someone using the product have somthing bad (or at least what they consider bad) happen to them?

]]> By: Evan Waters http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4895 Evan Waters Fri, 04 Aug 2006 07:17:03 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4895 The "Bod" campaign (TV and print ads alike) baffles me. The only way I can make it work in my head is if it's something women buy for their S.O.s. Because no straight guy is going to be sold anything by half-naked hardbodied guys, and the leering women in the ad would be counterproductive if you were aiming this at gay men. Of course, if these ads are aimed at women- this probably wasn't the best placement, was it? The "Bod" campaign (TV and print ads alike) baffles me. The only way I can make it work in my head is if it's something women buy for their S.O.s. Because no straight guy is going to be sold anything by half-naked hardbodied guys, and the leering women in the ad would be counterproductive if you were aiming this at gay men.

Of course, if these ads are aimed at women- this probably wasn't the best placement, was it?

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4875 Brian Cronin Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:34:40 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4875 Don't worry, Bill. I am a kind and generous dread lord, so I fixed the photos for ya. Don't worry, Bill.

I am a kind and generous dread lord, so I fixed the photos for ya.

]]> By: Ian Astheimer http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Ian Astheimer Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:48:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4872 I misread Golf Club Head Cover Wolverine's dialogue balloon as "Long Ball Hitler." Which sounds like something Desolation Jones might hunt down. I misread Golf Club Head Cover Wolverine's dialogue balloon as "Long Ball Hitler."

Which sounds like something Desolation Jones might hunt down.

]]> By: Bully http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4871 Bully Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:39:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4871 But there <I>is</I> in "Snaction!" Mmmm...snaction. But there is in "Snaction!"

Mmmm...snaction.

]]> By: The Indestructible Man http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4870 The Indestructible Man Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:37:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4870 There's no "S" in "Action"... There's no "S" in "Action"...

]]> By: The Mutt http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4867 The Mutt Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:39:56 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4867 The one that skeeves me out is the "Tobacco is Whacko if You're a Teen" ad. It's like the cigarette company said, "Okay, if you're going make us run anti-smoking ads, we're going to run the worst one we can come up with." Name me one teen that still says "Whacko." Name me one Teen that calls himself a "Teen." Name me one Teen who isn't smart enough to see right through this. And the sketch is horrid. The one that skeeves me out is the "Tobacco is Whacko if You're a Teen" ad. It's like the cigarette company said, "Okay, if you're going make us run anti-smoking ads, we're going to run the worst one we can come up with."

Name me one teen that still says "Whacko."

Name me one Teen that calls himself a "Teen."

Name me one Teen who isn't smart enough to see right through this.

And the sketch is horrid.

]]> By: muldertp http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4862 muldertp Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:35:56 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/journey-into-ads-with-the-mighty-bill-1/#comment-4862 Ugh. I was hoping for olden-days ads, like the X-Ray glasses you mentioned... =( You did forget that crappy 2-page car ad Marvel ran after the first page of every book for a month. I remember about that time there being an issue of Daredevil that had more pages of ads in it than comic also. Ugh. I was hoping for olden-days ads, like the X-Ray glasses you mentioned... =(

You did forget that crappy 2-page car ad Marvel ran after the first page of every book for a month. I remember about that time there being an issue of Daredevil that had more pages of ads in it than comic also.

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