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Number Crunching: Morning Glories #1

Title: Morning Glories #1 from Image Comics

Creators: Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma

Cost: $3.99

Cost off eBay: $15

Story pages: 44

Price per page: 9 cents

Really? Yes.

Price per page off eBay:  34 cents.

What is it meant to be like?: Lost meets Runaways.

Is it? Not really.

Checklist: A bunch of young people trying to survive in superfiction circumstances? Yes.

Mysterious location that people are trying to either escape from or get to? Yes.

Mysterious supernatural monster that attacks for little reason? Yes.

Talking bird? No.

What is it like then? The Hellfire Club meets Malcolm In The Middle.

Anything else? Terry Wiley's Surreal School Stories via Oliver Stone's JFK.

Characters that remind you of Emma Frost: 1

Characters that remind you of the cast of Cruel Intentions: 4

Birthdays: 7

What date? May the fourth.

Be with you? Sorry?

I was making a joke. Well don't. That's my job.

But you are me. Shush.

So sell this to me. A coming of age drama in a mysterious school with extremely able students, major mysteries, an oppressive regime, bizarre practices and probably an attempt to take over the world through the influence of its students in the future.

It's a bit like Eton then. Oh yes. Told with changing perspectives, action scenes, quiet scenes, dorm scenes and obnoxious characters.

Artistic influence: Steve McNiven when he's got a decent colourist. Also, good use of panel grids and lack of them to convery tone and character.

Parents in dungeons: 2

References to Grant Morrison comics: 1 directly, 1 in homage.

Chance there will be a TV/film option announced in two years? 79%

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