Anne Bonnie (comics)

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Anne Bonnie
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Cover to Anne Bonnie #6, art by Tim Yates
Publication information
Publisher Blue Juice Comics
ScheduleIrregular
Format Ongoing series
Publication dateMarch 2014
No. of issues9
Creative team
Created byTim Yates
Written byTim Yates
Artist(s)Tim Yates
Letterer(s) Crank!
Colorist(s) Tim Yates
Editor(s)Thomas Mumme
Collected editions
The Journey Begins ISBN   1-940967-51-1

Anne Bonnie is an American comic book created, written, and illustrated by Tim Yates. The first issue was published by Blue Juice Comics on March 19, 2014. Additional issues have been published on an irregular schedule. In December 2015, the first six issues were collected into a trade paperback.

Contents

The story is a fantasy adventure about Ariana, a young girl who steals a haunted ship to pursue her dream of being a pirate.

Publication history

Tim Yates was a nursing student before switching career paths and enrolling at The Kubert School, where he befriended classmate Gavin Smith. When Smith was hired to illustrate The Accelerators for Blue Juice Comics in 2011, he brought Yates along as his colorist. [1] While promoting The Accelerators at the 2012 New York Comic Con, Yates was sketching characters and concepts for Anne Bonnie, a pirate adventure inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones . He was planning to pitch it to Blue Juice publisher Thomas Mumme as a new series, but Mumme approached Yates first to ask for a proposal. [2]

Although Anne Bonnie is the first time Yates wrote or drew a comic, most of his previous story ideas had starred a female protagonist. When he began developing a pirate concept, including the historical Anne Bonny was a "no-brainer" for him. He chose to use a fantasy setting to give himself more freedom in his storytelling. [2]

When writing scripts for the story, Yates uses a loose scripting style that allows him to make changes as he's creating the artwork. [1] He draws inspiration from anime and cartoons in his open and colorful line art, which contrasts with more common styles that utilize solid blacks. [2] Once the art is finished, he refines the dialogue to remove redundant exposition and enhance humor. [1]

The first issue of Anne Bonnie was released to comic specialty stores through Diamond Comics Distribution [3] and digitally through Comixology on March 19, 2014. Diamond sold out of the approximately 3,500 print run within a week. It was the 352nd best selling single issue of the month. [1] [4] A second issue with a print run of about 1,800 copies was released in June, [5] followed by a third issue in October. After a hiatus, the series returned for three more issues released on a quarterly schedule beginning in June 2015. [6] These six issues were collected into a single volume with the subtitle The Journey Begins in December 2015. [7] [8]

A seventh issue was scheduled for July 2017, [9] but release was delayed when Blue Juice bought the rights to the project from Yates. Issues seven through nine were released monthly beginning October 2018. [10] Because of the transfer of rights, the issues were published without creator credits. [11]

Plot

Ariana is an orphan who lives under the care of Lord Firestorm. He tries to teach her proper etiquette and manners, but she is more interested in the legend of Anne Bonnie, the Pirate Queen, and dreams of having her own adventures. As a teenager, she discovers the Crimson Dawn, an old pirate ship, beneath Lord Firestorm's castle and steals it. Because the ship is haunted, she is able to sail it by herself. In search of adventures, she quickly makes new friends and enemies.

Reception

Noting that an early print run of the first issue sold out at comic conventions, Bleeding Cool editor Hannah Means-Shannon called Anne Bonnie a "major success". [12] A team of reviewers for Unwinnable appreciated the creative art design, but believed the story had pacing problems. [13]

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  2. 1 2 3 Means-Shannon, Hannah (January 23, 2014), "From Con Sketch To Full Comic – Tim Yates Launches Pirate Adventure Anne Bonnie", Bleeding Cool. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  3. ↑ "Anne Bonnie #1", Previews World. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  4. ↑ Miller, John Jackson, "March 2014 Comic Book Sales Figures", Comichron. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  5. ↑ Miller, John Jackson, "June 2014 Comic Book Sales Figures", Comichron. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  6. ↑ "Anne Bonnie (2014 Blue Juice) comic books," My Comic Shop. Retrieved August 18, 2017
  7. ↑ Yates, Tim (December 2015), "Anne Bonnie TPB Vol 1: The Journey Begins", Blue Juice Comics. Retrieved August 2, 2017
  8. ↑ "Anne Bonnie TP Vol 1 The Journey Begins," Previews World. Retrieved August 18, 2017
  9. ↑ "Anne Bonnie #7", Previews World. Retrieved May 2, 2017
  10. ↑ "Anne Bonnie #7", Previews World. Retrieved August 17, 2018
  11. ↑ Anne Bonnie,vol. 1,no. 7-9(October - December 2018). Blue Juice Comics .
  12. ↑ Means-Shannon, Hannah (June 6, 2014), "Sensation And Pirate Adventure Anne Bonnie #2", Bleeding Cool. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  13. ↑ Bannen, Brian; Gonzales, Ian; Scharr, Jill (March 26, 2014), "Last Week's Comics 3/26/14", Unwinnable. Retrieved April 15, 2017
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