Just in time for...um...Halloween...it's a look at the new General Mills monster cereal boxes! This year saw yet another convergence of things Jeff loves, as folks at DC Comics redesigned the three main monsters for the 2014 Halloween cereal line. The front of the three boxes was drawn by a DC staffer: Dave Johnson drew Frankenberry, Jim Lee drew Boo Berry and Terry and Rachel Dodson did Count Chocula. I am biased, of course, but I will say that Johnson's Frankenberry was the best of the bunch, even though none presented any major changes to the characters.
Target once again sold retro boxes. These ones were my favorites, as they included cut-out Halloween masks on the back, but I had to get a few of the regular design to check out the artwork. And as in years prior, the regular boxes featured brand new comics.
The 2014 version, at last, had new comics on the backs of each box, with each comic including all three monsters but highlighting the main character of each cereal. Above is the Frankenberry comic...
...here's the Boo Berry comic...
...and here's the Count Chocula comic, which I didn't buy but took a picture of in the store. It apparently includes some references to Twitter in it.
Each of these comics looks to be drawn in the same style. I didn't recognize the artists offhand, but DC's press release names them (what a novel concept) as Sholly Fisch, Brent Schooner and Dave McCaig. It's a pretty good step up from what General Mills has done in years past. And, of course, the cereal is friggin delicious.
If General Mills is looking to expand even further on their comics theme in the future, let me suggest including a mini comic book in each box for 2015. I'll write it. Please let me write it.
In other Halloween news, my nephew dressed up again in superhero gear. he actually got a Hulk costume for the big day, but here's a picture of him trying on the top half of my Comic-Con Superman outfit.
And Larry...went as Mrs. Doubtfire, interestingly enough.
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