Minx was an imprint of DC Comics that published graphic novels aimed at teenage girls. It ran from 2007 to 2008.
History[]
It was announced in November 2006, following several years of planning [1]. Senior Vice President Karen Berger and Group Editor Shelly Bond are supervising the imprint.
DC has contracted Alloy Marketing + Media to market the line and its books, with a budget of either $125,000 [2] or $250,000 [3]. Berger has stated [4] that the success of translated manga and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis among teenage girls helped to motivate the creation of Minx.
Initial online reaction to the imprint was a combination of optimism and skepticism, with some controversy over the sexual connotations of the name [5] as well as the small proportion of female creators in the initial lineup, [6] especially due to an emphasis on female creators in The New York Times article that broke the story. [2]
On September 24, 2008, Comic Book Resources reported that numerous sources had confirmed the Minx imprint was cancelled. Some projects would still be published, while others were cancelled; specific titles are not yet announced,[7] something confirmed by DC the next day.[8] CBR summed the situation up:
â | Multiple sources close to the situation agree Bond and DC arenât to blame for MINXâs cancellation, and that this development should be seen as a depressing indication that a market for alternative young adult comics does not exist in the capacity to support an initiative of this kind, if at all[7] | â |
Solicited titles Emiko Superstar and Token will be published, as will the sequel to The New York Four. However, the fate of The PLAIN Janes sequel is yet to be resolved but the virtually complete All Nighter won't, however, its creator David Hahn is committed to getting it published, saying "over the past two-and-a-half years, I've ignored my other creator-owned projects to devote my efforts to âAll Nighter,â so somehow, I will see to it that it eventually gets published."[9]
Most of the suggestions for the imprints failure focus on the failure of the distributor Random House failure to achieve one of the principle aims: to get the graphic novels shelved in the Young Adult section in the major bookstores. However, creators questioned felt that this could have been achieved given time.[9]
List of graphic novels[]
Title | Creators | Release date |
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The P.L.A.I.N. Janes | Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg | May 16, 2007 |
Re-Gifters | Mike Carey, Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel | June 2007 |
Clubbing | Andi Watson and Josh Howard | July 2007 |
Good as Lily | Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm | August 2007 |
Confessions of a Blabbermouth | Mike Carey, Louise Carey, and Aaron Alexovich | September 2007 |
Kimmie66 | Aaron Alexovich | November 2007 |
Burnout | Rebecca Donner and Inaki Miranda | June 2008 |
Water Baby | Ross Campbell | July 2008 |
The New York Four | Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly | July 2008 |
Janes in Love | Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg | September 2008 |
Emiko Superstar | Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston | October 14, 2008 |
Token | Alisa Kwitney and Joelle Jones | October 2008 |
Notes[]
- â The Engine
- â 2.0 2.1 For Graphic Novels, a New Frontier: Teenage Girls - New York Times
- â Dc To Launch Minx Line Of Graphic Novels In May - Newsarama
- â Karen Berger Talks Minx - Newsarama
- â Girl-Wonder.Org ⢠View Topic - Dc To Launch Minx Line Of Graphic Novels For Girls In May
- â Final Minx Creative Count » Comics Worth Reading
- â 7.0 7.1 DC Cancels MINX Young Adults Line, Comic Book Resources, September 24, 2008
- â DC Cancels Minx Imprint, Newsarama, September 25, 2008
- â 9.0 9.1 Minx Creators React to Cancelation, Comic Book Resources, September 29, 2008
References[]
- Minx at the Comic Book DB
External links[]
- Official website
- DC's official announcement of the imprint's launch
- âNot Just For Boysâ Columbus Dispatch article, prominently featuring Minx
- A librarian's perspective on Minx by Columbia University librarian Karen Green at comiXology
Interviews[]
- Cecil Castellucci, November 30, 2006
- Jim Rugg, December 1, 2006
- Line Editor Karen Berger April 5, 2007
- Mike Carey April 10, 2007
- Louise Carey May 23, 2007
- Rebecca Donner, Publishers Weekly, May 12, 2008
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