Good Grief!  This is exactly what I said yesterday that the Free Comic Book Day offers should NOT be!

I was looking forward to reading this comic book about the Lone Ranger.  I had read some good reviews while I was in Iraq, but was skeptical about the “For Mature Audiences” rating.  I was looking forward to being able to see for myself.

As I read, the story began with a Spiderman-like moral “Creed.”"  I was impressed, maybe the comic book wasn’t going to be that bad.  Then, I turned the page to find 6 full page ads from the comic book publisher.  I know Dynamite Entertainment is not as strong as DC or Marvel, but they could’ve gained more of my respect if they hadn’t waisted my time with this 8 page story.  The book is even a flip book with “Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero”, so I’m definately not turning the book over to see what these writers are going to do with 8 more pages.

Dynamite missed an oportunity to draw in this new reader to their books.  If they had took the risk of publishing an entire book, I could have gotten a feel of the story.  I may have even been motivsated to buy it.  Free Comic Book Day could be a wonderful advantage for these publishing houses, if they would just try to risk a little more.