Publishing news: Remember how fun it was in the fifties? All that smoking. Remember how fun it was when you were a kid? All that smoking. And doing a poo in the bath.
Now imagine those two periods combined – that was the motivation behind what one commentator has called ‘the biggest brand alliance since Bells and Irn Bru’: Mad Men Mr. Men.
Tomorrow sees the launch of the first book in a brand new series of adventures – but you can read ‘Mr. Sterling Gets Angry’ here and now – exclusively on The Poke (scroll down).
“We are very excited,” said Camile Von Bach, spokesperson for the join venture between AMC television in America and the estate of Roger Hargreaves, creator of the original Mr. Men characters.
“Pre-orders for ‘Mr. Sterling Gets Angry’ have exceeded all expectations, so we can’t wait to see what happens with ‘Mr. Draper Loses His Trousers’ or ‘Little Miss Peggy Gets Another Bump In Her Tummy.’”
“People are saying to us all the time, ‘Why do this?” says AMC executive Tony Tolberg. “Well, I’ll tell you why. Harry Potter showed the world that books could bridge the gap between children and adults. Mad Men Mr. Men stretches that gap even wider and builds a larger bridge – a bridge over the river Why.”
>> Click on Mr Sterling to read the exclusive story.
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When will the T-shirts come out? I’m totally ordering the Sterling one…
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What is the name of the children’s books these drawings are from? There was a whole series I believe. I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while now…
Where can we pre-order the books?
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Mad Men takes place in the 60s, not the 50s as the author wrote. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. THIS IS DEFINITELY 100% THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE ARTICLE. JOURNALISM!
I would have gone with “Ms. Peggy is again Preggy”.
Bluebird said “When will the T-shirts come out? I’m totally ordering the Sterling one…”
Great idea, I want one too!
alright stefan – set in the part of the 60s that was more alike the 50s – chill out fella, needs to go forward and take a hit from the bong. I love The Poke.
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okay very weird ohhhhhhhhhhh i get it the Poke
@stefan – the first series is set in the late 50′s – wise up sucker
I LOVE these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a total Mad Men addict, and these little guys and gals are amazing!
Well done the Poke!
these are hilarious! very funny lol
I found some Nintendo 3DS travel kits recently, you could try and do something with Mr Draper and Mr Sterling on!
http://www.blazeeurope.com/3ds/cat_16.html
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Hi, I love the designs and saw the mugs on the website a little while ago, I wanted to buy one as a birthday present for my brother so I just kept the idea quiet but I just looked and can’t find them anymore, are they no longer available? Is there anywhere I can get one? Thanks