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Mayhem! (comics)

FieldValue
titleMayhem!
imageMayhem 01 cover.jpg
imagesize
captionCover of the first issue
scheduleMonthly
limitedy
Superheroy
publisherImage Comics
startmoOctober
startyr2009
issues3
writersTyrese Gibson
Mike Le
Will Wilson
artistsTone Rodriguez
creatorsTyrese Gibson
Mike Le
Will Wilson
Tone Rodriguez
subcatImage Comics
sortMayhem! (comics)

Mike Le Will Wilson Mike Le Will Wilson Tone Rodriguez |TPB# = |ISBN# = Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem! is an American three-issue mini-series by Tyrese Gibson, Mike Le, Will Wilson, and Tone Rodriguez. The series was published through Image Comics and the first issue released on August 5, 2009. Of the series, Gibson stated that he was inspired to create the series after being a guest at a 2009 Comic-Con.

Synopsis

The series follows Dante, a masked vigilante whose dark and mysterious past compels him to take back the city of Los Angeles from the criminal underworld. He is helped in this task by his assistant Malice as they go up against the crime lord Big X.

Reception

IGN gave it a rating of 4.9 out of 10, calling it "a very mediocre comic" and criticizing the artwork as "bland".

Marketing

Gibson's marketing for the series was criticized by its then marketing director Percy Carey, over the usage of social media to promote the comic. Carey resigned as the comic's marketing director over what he saw as "snake-oil tactics", as well as tweets concerning Brian Hibbs. Hibbs, a staff writer for Comic Book Resources, was harassed by fans after posting several comments in a ComicsBeat post where he questioned the likelihood of the comic selling more than a few issues at any given comic book store. Gibson had requested that fans demand that retailers order 400 copies and later asked his fans to call Hibbs and demand that he order the book for them. Hibbs commented that while he did sell multiple copies of the comic, he viewed the tactic as "shotgun marketing" that would not establish future sales for either the store or the Mayhem! series.

References

References

  1. Wigler, Josh. (July 2, 2009). "Prepare for "Mayhem!"". [[Comic Book Resources]].
  2. "Tyrese Gibson delivers Mayhem". Crave Online.
  3. "Actor Tyrese Gibson introduces his super hero, Mayhem, to comic fans". NY Daily News.
  4. "Singer-actor Tyrese invents comic book superhero". CNN.
  5. "'Transformers' Star Tyrese Gibson Talks 'Mayhem' Comic, 'Luke Cage' Movie And... 'Captain America'?". MTV.
  6. "Percy Carey: Tyrese Gibson Causes Comic Book MAYHEM!". Complex.
  7. (6 August 2009). "Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem #1 Review". IGN.
  8. "PERCY CAREY RESIGNS FROM TYRESE GIBSON'S "MAYHEM!"". CBR.
  9. (14 August 2009). "MAY….HEM? MAYHEM'S MARKETING GUY QUITS ADMIDST CONTROVERSY". iFanboy.
  10. (6 July 2009). "Let's all market with Tyrese Gibson's MAYHEM". ComicsBeat.
  11. "TILTING AT WINDMILLS". CBR.
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