I did the Box Office Poison (BOP) comics for about six years. I thought it would pretty much sum up my expectations of how the comics would do. When I started doing comics after college I remembered that phrase and used it as the title. The idea that theater owners would get together and actually vote on who is box office poison just struck me as a funny idea. Robinson lives in New York City, where he is working on his next book.ī: Where did the title of your graphic novel, Box Office Poison, come from?Īlex Robinson: I think I first heard the phrase in the classic film "Mommie Dearest," where Louis Mayer tells Joan Crawford that theater owners "voted her box office poison" because her movies bombed. Set in New York City in the early-to-mid-1990s, BOP tells the story of Sherman (who works at a large pseudonymous bookshop) and his circle of friends.Īs time goes by, Robinson moves the focus from Sherman to the other characters and generates a rich story wherein all the characters are fleshed out in a realistic and compelling fashion.īOP, like many graphic novels (aka comics collections) is available in bookstores. Alex Robinson's graphic novel, Box Office Poison (BOP), is one great way to spend an evening.
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