readx;?“ Hey Charlie, Barlow...... Are you both done with your work?"

After answering a phone call, Meng Qi returned to find that his two assistants, Charlie Wesley and Barlow Rayleigh, had thrown the sketches aside, and the people were not sitting at the workbench, but were excitedly discussing something in front of their laptops. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Just done, boss!"

Charlie Wesley hurriedly stood up and replied, while Barlow Rayleigh walked to the front of the workbench, picked up the freshly lacherous drawing, and handed it to Monch.

"Well, yes, you two have improved...... Meng Qi quickly flipped through the sketches, and quickly made a judgment, with his level, he could see the quality of a cartoon at a glance.

Charlie Wesley and Barlow Rayleigh looked at each other, smiles on their faces.

Of course, it is a good thing to be praised by people whom you respect with all your heart.

"But......" Meng Qi's words changed, and the hearts of the two of them rose again, "The speed of the two of you is still too slow, I have already finished the line drafts of these four superhero comics, but you have just finished coloring the fifth episode......"

"Oh...... Boss, your speed is far beyond ordinary people, how can we keep up, I doubt you also have superpowers......"

Although he accepted Meng Qi's opinion, Charlie Wesley said half-jokingly.

Barlow Rayleigh also chimed in: "Boss, you can draw as fast as the Flash......"

Although Meng Qi is good at attacking the heart, in his daily life and work, as long as no one infringes on his interests, he is actually a very kind person, so his employees can also joke with him like this.

Meng Qi shrugged his shoulders and said, "No matter what, you have to practice...... Because the work will only get heavier and heavier in the future, but don't worry, the company is now in the second round of recruitment, and I think we will have manpower to assist you soon......"

Charlie Wesley let out a "yes" to express his joy.

Meng Qi shook his head and said, "Charlie, I see that you seem to be very happy...... Are you going to be a colorist forever?"

Charlie Wesley was stunned and didn't speak.

"To be honest, you have more advantages than others, because you have more contact with me and have learned more......" Meng Qi's expression became a little serious, "I hope you take a long-term view and don't limit yourself...... You know, I welcome and hope that you will leave my personal studio and create your own comics as a cartoonist at AC Comics!"

There was no flowery rhetoric or incendiary language in Meng Qi's words, but they made Charlie Wesley and Barlow Rayleigh feel a surge of blood in their chests.

Now that you're in this circle, who wouldn't want to create their own comics?

Thinking of the way he was happy for the possible arrival of the newcomer just now, Charlie was a little ashamed......

Do you think you've succeeded with Mr. Frank Miller?

Frank Miller's colorist is also a colorist...... Moreover, you still think about being lazy and thinking that there will be a new person to help you share the burden?

You've always wanted to be a manga artist, but have you been eaten by a dog?

These thoughts flashed through Charlie Wesley's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had failed Mr. Frank Miller's expectations, and even more so his dreams.

Barlow Rayleigh was also lost in thought, and his eyes shone differently than before.

Meng Qi saw that his words had an effect, so he didn't say more.

Everyone is an adult, and since they have been touched by their words, that's fine, and talking too much will be counterproductive.

"By the way, what were you just talking about......"

Meng Qi walked to the computer and changed the topic without a trace.

Charlie Wesley came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Today is the day when the top 10 comics of the year are announced, don't you know the boss?"

"Top 10 comics of the year?"

In fact, Meng Qi didn't know much about American comics when he was in China, but he only knew the general development process and current situation of American comics, and he had seen a small number of classic works, so he was not very familiar with this kind of selection activity.

Seeing this, Barlow Rayleigh took the mouse, clicked on a page, and said: "In fact, it is an annual selection in the American comic industry, because this selection has no judges and no voting, but has been recognized by the vast majority of readers and practitioners." ”

"How can you choose the top 10 without judging and voting?"

"This selection is mainly based on the sales of comics, search indexes and other visible data, through a complex formula to calculate the score of comics...... ......"The most important thing is that in addition to selecting the top 10, this selection will also count all the comics that have been sold in the past year, including which comics have sold badly, so in the third week of January every year, after the results of the whole selection come out, complaining about those comics that are ranked lower and unexpectedly ranked will become the biggest entertainment for comic book lovers......"

Meng Qi understands that with this comprehensive statistical method and few human interference factors, the final score must be quite topical, which makes him full of curiosity about this TOP10 selection.

"We've just seen the fifteenth, and it's the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that boss you. Barlow Rayleigh said with some regret, "I think this ranking is a bit low, but I guess it has something to do with the fact that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are still unfinished......

Although the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was accelerated by the change from a weekly to a single book, the story of these four turtles is so long that it will not be until next week that Elk Books will be able to put the finale of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on sale.

However, Meng Qi doesn't care much about the ranking of his comics, of course, this is also related to his strong confidence in his comics.

Holding the mouse, Meng Qi lightly clicked on the "Next" option, and it was Martian Manhunter who appeared on the screen.

"Isn't Martian Manhunter this year's comic, why is it on the list?" Meng Qi asked with some puzzlement.

"Ah, I forgot to tell you, boss, although this selection is said to be the top 10 of the year, but the deadline is the week before the release date of this list, that is, the comics in the first half of January every year can participate in the selection...... So, our little lightning bolt can make the list......" Charlie Wesley explained.

"But in that case, there are too few samples...... Meng Qi continued.

"This question has been raised a long time ago. Charlie Wesley replied, "However, the proponent of this formula explained in detail that the data included in the calculation is not the total, but the number weighted by the average, which is complicated and troublesome......

Barlow Rayleigh also said: "Later, a university mathematics professor verified this formula and came to the conclusion that there is no problem with the formula, at least it can guarantee an accuracy rate of more than 98 percent......

Meng Qi let out an "oh" and continued to look down, the thirteenth and twelfth places were all suspense comics, and the eleventh was an old detective comic.

"Next, it's the top 10 of the year!"

Charlie Wesley said loudly as he stood behind Monch.

"I think Superman has taken the first place...... "Barlow Rayleigh predicted.

The tenth place is still a suspense comic, and it seems that this kind of comic that is good at plot has not completely lost the market.

And the ninth place is Frank Miller's "Green Lantern".

Barlow Rayleigh is a little dissatisfied: "I think the Green Lantern is a little low......"

After all, this is a cartoon he colored, and he still has a deep feeling.

The rest of the way up to number six is not a comic by Frank Miller.

This made Charlie Wesley and Barlow Rayleigh excited.

"Mr. Miller has created a total of six comics, and now only three have appeared, which shows that in the remaining TOP5, Mr. Miller's comics occupy three positions!"

But Charlie Wesley's statement was quickly denied by Barlow Rayleigh: "It's impossible to count, and those comics don't appear?, Superman, The Flash, and Aquaman...... No kidding, how can Aquaman be in the top five!"

"But Aquaman hasn't appeared...... It's impossible to miss a single manga in this selection!"

"Maybe we didn't notice Aquaman?"

Barlow Rayleigh said, frowning at the computer screen.

"Well, that's probably ......" Charlie Wesley didn't believe Aquaman's ranking could be so high.

Fifth place is not, and fourth place is not ......

Barlow Rayleigh's heart relaxed.

Probably, it was really just accidentally ignored by Aquaman, right?

"How can a hero like Aquaman ......"

Before he could finish his words, Barlow Rayleigh was shocked by the non-mainstream image of the screen mixed with gold and yellow.

"Falk ......," Charlie Wesley burst into a foul mouth, "Aquaman is actually in third place!

Barlow Rayleigh also said distressedly: "Probably because it has been hacked too much, which has greatly increased its search index, so let Aquaman's final score increase......"

"But that's too much of an exaggeration......"

Barlo Rayleigh looked at Meng Qi and said with a wry smile: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, this is also normal, this can be a superhero led by his creator......"

Meng Qi laughed "haha", he didn't expect that the Black Sea King would actually reach a new height, making this originally unpopular superhero enter the top three of the year's comic top10.

Don't think about it, now the network may have started a new round of Operation Black Sea King.

In this way, of course, there is no suspense in the first and second places, Superman won the championship without dispute, and the Flash used his speed to take second place.

So far, the top 10 comics of the year have all been released.

And all of Frank Miller's comics are in the top 20, and four comics are in the top 10, and they are in the top three!

Of these six manga, there are five superhero manga, while the remaining one, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but in a broader sense, these four turtles can also be counted as superheroes.

This means...... The era of superheroes has truly arrived!

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