Hell Yeah!

[jjeanius]

Not familiar with The One. That's not based on the indie comic from the mid-80's, is it? Never read it, but remember the covers, which were very cool. I think it was by Now Comics, maybe?

[krighton]

Not familiar with The One. That's not based on the indie comic from the mid-80's, is it? Never read it, but remember the covers, which were very cool. I think it was by Now Comics, maybe?

 

the one was a martial arts movie where this guy's alternate reality selves (earth 2 for example) are being murdered.. He was 'the one' the only one left from all the realities. Cool concept really. Either issue 2 or 3 mentioned something similar was going to happen to the main character in Hell Yeah.

[jjeanius]

ah, ok...thanks for the summary. ;-)

[krighton]

 

 

tomorrow is the day...Hell Yeah #1 in stores.

[Jonesin4Comics]

I'm going to a signing at my LCS tomorrow. They promised some leftover ashcans too, but we'll see what happens

[krighton]

Twas a pretty fun read, seemed a tad rushed but nothing major. One glaring typo (actually mispoke) i hope they fix in subsequent reprintings.

[Mr 9.8]

Really liked it.

I'll definitely pick up the next issue.

[krighton]

yeah, i'll be checking out the next one..

[krighton]

2 left

 

if you're interested in such things.

[Nico Esq]

I was pleasantly surprised by the first issue. Much better than Thief of Thieves. It is more my style than Manhattan Projects (which was also surprisingly good). Glad I shelled out for the ashcan & variant cover. Image has been on a hit streak lately.

[krighton]

certainly different than ToT...i think ToT will pick up once they get his family involved and his ex gang starts seeking revenge.

[krighton]

my mistake about the typo..i was reading the flashback. That's what i get for not taking my time. Fun comic. Need to read the ashcan to fill in some backstory.

[Jonesin4Comics]

Missed out on the ashcans at the signing last night. But Joe is a pretty cool guy, no pretense or anything.

I mentioned the comparison to The One and he laughed. He also said the series is going to start to get "out there" but its going to be a slow burn story wise.

 

I look forward to reading it

[jjeanius]

There were certainly a lot of different aspects to the story that were introduced in issue 1...so much so that it did feel a bit rushed, or glossed over, even with 32 pages of story. That being said, there are a number of interesting ways this could go, and I hope he's right about the "slow burn". There is a lot of potential here, and I hope he develops the universe slowly, one concept at a time.

 

For example, one line about how the sports industry no longer exists...and then off to another topic.

 

On another note, the art was a bit shaky...but the colorist did a fantastic job, and added a lot of depth to art that otherwise looked a bit stiff and flat in the ashcan. One scene that bothered me, though...the hug on page 29. Man, does that look incredibly stiff and awkward (and also unnecessary).

[krighton]

if you haven't read the ashcan, i'd advise trying to get a copy to read. I can't believe they'll never reprint the last few pages (joe said they wouldn't), pretty darn important in regards to the plot.

[krighton]

In case anyone was curious of the print run, it looks like there were 10k printed of the regular edition, 1k of the limited & 200 of the ashcan.

[jjeanius]

Hell Yeah #1 sells out, and is going to a 2nd printing.

 

Oh...and Mark Millar is raving about it, too, so...that can't hurt.

 

Really like the 2nd printing cover. And the variant cover is dope, too. The regular first print cover is my least favorite.

[krighton]

sales on the regular cover have been pretty steady.

[jjeanius]

Yes, well...it HAS only been 3 days, and there are 30 copies up on eBay, which seems like a lot.

[krighton]

yea that's quite a bit. i think the print run was around 10k though. Only 1 out of every 30,000 americans have the chance of owning one. 1 in 1,500,000 can possess an ashcan version.

 

Odds become much worse if you go global....