Hey, anyone want to update my Wikipedia page? It’s been marked for deletion since November due to lack of citations. I’d do it myself but it just feels wrong. A couple minutes on google should find an interview or article or two (probably about the Middleman) and that’d probably do it. Thanks!
So, as I think I may have mentioned, The Middleman premiered on ABC Family on Monday night (8:00 Eastern/Pacific, 7:00 Central.) For fun, I’ve been following the reaction online. I am pleased to find that the reaction has been very very positive! The worst reviews I’ve seen have been “it’s pretty good,” and the best have been absolutely glowing.
I spoke with Javi this morning and he told me the ratings were good, and we’ve had thousands and thousands of iTunes downloads. My own *ahem* research has demonstrated that that scourge of the internet, bittorrent, has produced about 50 thousand more downloads. Everyone who attended my viewing party also seemed to enjoy it, as did all my friends and relations who called me right after they saw it (but you never know if they’re just being nice.)
I thought I’d check Amazon to see how the books are doing with this new surge of interest, and I’m very pleased to find the book rocketing up the rankings. As of now, the collected edition preorder is up to #9,462 overall, #16 in graphic novels/horror and #22 in graphic novels/science fiction. (I’m not really sure how we qualify as a horror comic.) The original volumes one and three are SOLD OUT completely.
All in all, good news for us!