ya i thought it sounded kinda cheesy to

 

I draw better tCs that that on my notebook in Geometry. I bet the chick that portrays the tcya or whatever her name is, is going to be pretty hot

 

what about scion owners that purchase their car after nov 22?? can they still get the comic?

 

Geez, it's a free comic, let's not criticize it too heavily before it even drops for real...

 

OMG.... what have I done.... I bought a new car that is represented by a comic book charicter called tcya... Oh the humility....

Whats next..? Captain Scion, fighting the evil scioffs & honda scum??

 

So we should be getting the comicbook right?? I like the idea of this cool!!

 

What I wanna know is what's in the bag the dude with the dog is holding. Gangsta!

 

If it will help my 8yr old to read more, I am all for it.

 

alright alright alright....

from what I can read, EVERYONE has a way different opinion of what this is all about.

yes, the artwork is sort of just - I won't say crappy - but the lines on all the cars were not supposed to be definitive - this is not a video game for your xBox - so expect it to be a little rough.

The main thing is that people get the jist that Scion is catchin on to the Max Boost idea that Import Tuner has had for years.

I wouldn't think of it as a representation for Scion but more as a chapter of their advertising campaign. They've done the weird transformer commercial for the xB and xA - they did that little jet fighter chasing the tC down the freeway - so why not do a cartoon?

Let's see how creative your minds are on this topic - if you had the chance to create your own Scion ad campaign - what would you do?? cartoons? music videos? honies dancin all around you in your ride?? If you had the budget of Scion/Toyota - what would you run for say 3 months??

 

This sounds cool. I am a comic book collector (yes, I am a geek) so this will be one more book to add to my collection. Probably won't have much of a story but it will still be a good novelty item. Scion Rocks!

 

This is just plain pathetic. The "pretending to be underground hip hop" marketing was bad enough.

 

LOL.. You know what though.. I bet whoever made this idea.. in the long run.. they most likely already do or will make more money than most of us. If any of you have a business mentality you would realize that Scion and Toyota are very smart. I give props to the business men and women who may have come up with this idea. It is a good way to either make some money or test the water. Either way.. regardless of art.. give it a chance, then talk your little 2cent garbage ;)

 

1. Hottie + wrench + grease = Super Charger

2. Captain Scion? Dude, that could be big. Really big.

 

 

First and formost, I COMPLETELY agree with you about not talking smack. But I just wanted to remind you that Toyota is great as a Company, and running things efficiently (which results in lower costs and higher quality). However, be reminded that Toyota's marketing department isn't exactly stellar. . . prior to Scion, the median age of buyers was soaring, and the created the Echo to address this problem, which was a stellar success (I'm being sarcastic). Furthermore, diversification seems to do little for general profitability. Reinvesting in R&D is far more productive in the long run than risky advertising campaigns (as opposed to proven forms). . . and this example is nothing more than a risky marketing ploy. If it is successful, then kudos to Toyota, and money well spent. If not, then it's a complete waste of money. But I wouldn't go so far as to herald these people as geniuses.

Toyota is also known for hiring lame-duck Japanese advertising companies to come up with ads that look good to the Japanese and HORRIBLE to the US. We've had such REDICULOUS slogans as "for everyday people." Most people will interpret that as boring, and look at the general emotion that most Toyota's evoke. . . boring. Toyota had launched a TERRIBLE slogan campaign for the Celica. . . "looks fast." In fact, Toyota has changed slogans more times than I can count within the last decade. Yes, the domestics run a cruddy company, but their ads people know what they are doing. "Chevy; like a rock." "Built Ford Tough." "BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine." Now the Lexus ads of the early 90's were genius. "Got Milk" is genius. Advertising/marketing success is dictated by its effect on sales . That's the bottom line.

Finally, the amount of money you make has very little to do with your intellect. I'm no left wing fanatic, but most of us would admit that George Bush is pretty damn stupid. BTW, his net worth is more than most of the people on SL put together. I don't think of him as a complete idiot, but I don't think he's GOD either.

But I agree with your point that we should be careful who we criticize, minding who we are relative to who THEY are.

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Toyota is trying too hard with the comic books and the rap concerts and hyping the "tuner lifestyle" and the assorted "youth" marketing schemes they have come up with the reach 23 year olds who live at home and spend their nights getting stoned and watching cartoons.

They pay their agency a lot of money and they are all smart. And to be honest, it's working, Scion's are selling like crazy. I still think it's corny and sooner or later if they keep coming out with corny stunts like this Scion will be the brand for tuner wannabe's, comic book dorks and white people who think they are hip hop.

 

I may have come off alittle harsh, I am VERY excited about this, as I am about ANY new scion thing. I am just not a fan of the art. I cannot wait to get this in the mail! oh, and LOL @ white people who think they are hip hop, that was awsome wibblywobbly! :D

 

LMAO my friend that has a 06 xa will probly have a cat when this dang thing winds up in his mailbox un expected . as for the drawing of the vehicles its just like any other comic most vehicles be it scion chevy ford dodge what have ya ....dont hardly even look like themselves it is probly cause the comic company even tho this is thru scion cant suit cause the vehicles look dead on like the ones we have . but i can laugh at this tho cause my 1986 tranformers comics had better art then this ,besides who wants a chick with green hair o-0 LOLOLOLOLOL

 

i want it!!!!!!!!

 

dang....tcya is hot! lol

They did something similar to this when the tC launched, they had the cartoon on the tc launch website. Also, they had a comic book printed to king of pump up the Celica but it didn't work out too well.

I think this looks pretty cool.