Box Office Poison
Box Office Poison is a series of comic books (originally published by Antarctic Press) by Alex Robinson. It was published in collected form by Top Shelf Productions in 2001. The story concerns the life and trials of a group of young people in New York City. The French edition won the Prix du premier album (Prize for First Comic Book) at the 2005 Angoulême International Comics Festival. "The A.V. Club" named "Box Office Poison" one of the best comics of the decade. Top 100 Graphic Novels named it as the 84th best comic ever made. Publication history . "Box Office Poison" originally appeared in comic book form by Antarctic Press, which published 21 issues plus a special from October 1996 to October 2000. The collected "Box Office Poison" is over 600 pages long. Robinson stated that serializing such a long story in black-and-white form was inspired by Dave Sim's "Cerebus". "Box Office Poison" has been translated into Spanish, titled "Malas Ventas"; Portuguese, titled "Fracasso de Publico"; French, titled "De mal en pis", and Greek. In 2003, Top Shelf published "BOP!: More Box Office Poison", a collection of previously published stories that had not been included  in the 2001 trade paperback, plus a few new stories. Characters. "Box Office Poison" features a wide array of major, supporting, and minor characters from many walks of life. Awards. The 608-page volume of the series was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002, and an Eisner Award, Ignatz Award and a Firecracker Award in 2001 and 2002. The French version of "Box Office Poison", called "De Mal En Pis", won the Prix Du Premier Album at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2005. Popular culture references. "Box Office Poison" references  a large body of media. Below is a partial list: