Post edited 1:17 pm – October 7, 2011 by Mike Manifold

Comics Report:  I picked up issue #1 and #2 of the oversize Marvel comics, really just to see if there was a difference with the old Boom comics series.  #1 "Rally Race" is just a reprint of the Boom comics "Rally Race" mini series, in a bigger paper size.  It has nothing extra, nothing to add to the Boom Comics series, nor the accompanying Boom Comics Trade Paper Back.  The "Rally Race" trade paper back actually includes all of the original comic covers, so it is a bit more "complete" than the new Marvel version. 

Marvel oversize comic #2 "The Adaptation of the Movie Cars" (name explains it all) includes a cool bonus comic called "Mater's Grand Tour."  It is an 8-page story, occurring after Cars 1, wherein Chick Hicks tries to infiltrate Radiator Springs and the follies that ensue. None of the Boom Comics included the Cars 1 storyline, so the Marvel Disney Pixar Cars comic #2 is truly "new" and worth pursuing.

The recent Cars Collector Edition (magazine/comic), which includes activity pages as well as a Cars 2 movie adaptation, also includes a subscription offer for the magazines.  I subscribed a few months ago but haven't received anything from them yet.  I subscribed online, which does give you instant access to two online mini(!) comics which are pretty cool: Cars Magazine comics 1 "Mater Stunt… Car" and Cars Magazine comics 2 "Tailgate Party At Radiator Springs"