I may have mentioned once or twice (or half a dozen times) that I'm a fan of Chris Giarrusso's work. He is best known for "Mini-Marvels," but that's not all he's done. Chris has released a comic based on his "G-Man" character and back up stories have also appeared in comics such as "Savage Dragon." G-Man is along the same line of Mini-Marvels. Same look and same humor. The difference is these are all characters created by Chris Giarrusso.
As far as Mini-Marvels goes, it looks like there isn't going to be any more any time soon. I'll get to that after the press release.
Readers shocked by Chris Giarrusso's departure from Mini-Marvels will be pleased to learn he's expanding his unique take on superheroes in this May's G-MAN, VOL. 1: LEARNING TO FLY !The reason we won't see Mini-Marvels is because Marvel is focusing instead on their "Super Hero Squad" comic. They feel Mini-Marvels will confuse those reading "Super Hero Squad." I read the first issue...it's no Mini-Marvels. It's really a shame.
"Working Mini-Marvels was cool, but G-MAN, VOL. 1: LEARNING TO FLY is what I've been wanting to do for years," Giarrusso said. "It's the story I was wanting to write and draw the entire time doing Mini-Marvels so I'm happy those fans are psyched by the collection. G-MAN and company are going to be taking up all my attention for the foreseeable future and I aim to make the long-time Mini-Marvels readers happy!"
G-MAN, VOL. 1: LEARNING TO FLY collects the entirety of Giarrusso's Comic Bits strips, showcasing his entire line up of all-ages friendly superheroes including G-Man, his mean brother Great Man and friends like Billy Demon, Tan Man & Spark! These strips set the stage for this fall's G-MAN miniseries, giving fans old and new the chance to catch up. Also included is a full-length origin story, a G-Man Christmas tale and the complete acclaimed Mean Brother/Idiot Brother series.
G-MAN, VOL. 1: LEARNING TO FLY (MAR092415), a 96-page full color digest-sized softcover for $9.99, will be in stores May 20 2009.
Do yourself a favor, go to your local comic shop and ask them to order this book. It's a digest sized, 96-page book for ten bucks. If you don't tell your store to order it, they might not have a copy for you. Trust me, you'll dig it.