Go, go ‘Gadget’ comic book!

Viper is releasing a couple licensed kid titles this week, “Inspector Gadget” and “Johnny Test.”

I’ve never watched “Johnny Test,” so I can’t tell you how true the book is to the cartoon. But it’s cute and innocuous enough. I’m guessing fans of the show will like it.

I was a big “Inspector Gadget” fan as a kid, though, so it was a treat to read that.

“…pick this up and share it with your kids (or keep it for yourself).”

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In these hard times, it’s reassuring to know that steady employment
awaits someone with a heart as black as yours. The M.A.D. organization
is launching a membership drive, along with a brand new website, in
order to better combat that bumbling nitwit, Inspector Gadget.

Interested applicants should visit http://www.illgetyougadget.com

Once applications are being accepted, you will be required to answer
several questions to determine your strengths and weaknesses. Upon
successfully completing this application, you will receive your first
mission.

If by some miracle you manage to walk away from that mission in one
piece… you will not do so empty-handed. Just think, all these years
you’ve been stinking rotten for free!

Join M.A.D. now! Evil is always hiring.

Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain are back… but so is MAD.  On what should be a peaceful vacation aboard the Orient Express, Gadget must locate Professor Sagan-Heisenberg and escort him safely back to Metro City.  But with MAD agents everywhere, perhaps this time, Dr. Claw will finally beat his nemesis.  Go-Go-Gadget-Adventure!

Written by Dale Mettam, Art by Jose Coba

Arrives June 2011 / 48 page book / Retail $5.95 / Diamond Order Code: APR11 1212

ORDER YOUR COPY HERE!

Inspector Gadget and Johnny Test will make their splash debut May 7, 2011 on Free Comic Book Day.  Viper Comics FCBD will have Inspector Gadget and Johnny Test in one comic.  So run to your nearest comic book retailer on May 7, 2011 and get your copy before they’re all gone.

Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain are back… but so is MAD.  On what should be a peaceful vacation aboard the Orient Express, Gadget must locate Professor Sagan-Heisenberg and escort him safely back to Metro City.  But with MAD agents everywhere, perhaps this time, Dr. Claw will finally beat his nemesis.  Go-Go-Gadget-Adventure!

Written by Dale Mettam, Art by Jose Coba / Arrives June 2011 / 48 page book / Retail $5.95

Johnny Test has never been big on homework.  But when someone starts doing it for him… AND he’s making A’s… that attitude might change.  At least until he learns the future depends on Johnny being a slacker.  The homework and good grades have to stop NOW!  But who’s doing the homework and how can Johnny stop them?

Written by Dale Mettam, Art by Ivan Escalante / Arrives July 2011 / 48 page book / Retail $5.95
ISBN: 978-0-9833670-1-7

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011.  

Selected by retailers who serve on the FCBD Committee, this year’s roster Viper Comics will participate as a Sponsor.

“With Free Comic Book Day celebrating its silver anniversary in 2011, I think it’s fitting that this is one of the strongest line-ups of Silver comics the event has ever enjoyed,” said FCBD spokesperson Leslie Jackson. “There are twenty-seven very different Silver comics to choose from, and that will hopefully mean customers of all ages will walk away from a comic shop on May 7 with a free comic they can’t wait to read. Thanks to all the Silver sponsors that made this possible.”

PREVIEWS catalog, on sale on December 29, 2010.

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Viper Comics for Kids: Review

Viper Comics has been publishing comics since 2003. To date, they have put out over 100 comic books and 30 graphic novels. Four of their graphic novel titles have even been recommended by the American Library Association.With Little Man’s new-found love of comics, he was more than excited to receive three new stories to read. Battle Smash Vs. the Saucermen from Venus was apparently such a hit in our house, that he has hidden away in his room, to read when he wakes up in the morning. The comic follows the five superheroes who make up Team Battle Smash as they save London from the attacking Saucermen. The story is easy for him to read and follow. With it’s upbeat pace, he was captivated with the storyline from the first page to last.

Stu Bear in the 25st Century is the story of a lazy bear, trapped for hundreds of years when an avalanche buries him during hibernation. When Stu is discovered, centuries in the future, he finds that nothing is the same. Humans are being kept in zoos, high-tech cities are floating above the Earth, and an incurable plague is threatening all life.Written by the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie screen writer, Jeff Bushell, Stu Bear is an imaginative glimpse into animal-run future. My 6 year old enjoyed the idea of animals running the world and was excited to see if Stu would be able to save the day.

Odd Rods is based upon the trading cards of the 1960s. Mac Short is having nothing short of a bad day, he’s lost his job, his wife left him, and he’s next to broke. When he sees a car for sale for only $500, he thinks his luck has started to change. Then he accidentally pulls a lever in his car and learns that doing so turns the car into an Odd Rod.Since Little Man is only 6, I skimmed through the first few pages with him, figuring their was no reason to ruin the thrill of the book with negatives, like losing a job and having a spouse leave. He really enjoyed the illustrations throughout the book and loved when the cars and drivers transformed into Odd Rods.

Battle Smash Vs. the Saucermen from Venus can be purchased for $3.25. Stu Bear can be pre-ordered for $7.95 and Odd Rod for $5.95.

Format: book / full color / 48 Pages / $5.95
ISBN: 978-098271174-3
By: (W) Dale Mettam, (A) Jose Coba

DIAMOND ORDER #: AUG101180

PRE-ORDER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/2479e3j

IN STORES: OCTOBER 2010

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