The interwebs have been all a-flutter of late with the news that Disney is buying Marvel Entertainment. Everyone’s got their panties (and the tights beneath) bunched up with worry, wondering if Spidey’s gonna sprout mouse ears or Wolverine will still be allowed to say “Fuck” in MAX titles. *Yawn* Actually, I wasn’t going to write [...]
Today, the president of Dark Horse walked past another female editor and my (adjoining) offices and stopped to call in that he’d just learned that we don’t exist, because someone else (I didn’t catch who) has been going on about how there are no women in comics. In retrospect, I should have asked if that [...]
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When I tell people that I work in the comics industry (which, incidentally, I’ve been doing for two years, as of last week–booya!), they almost always immediately assume that I’m an artist, and shortly thereafter, they look confused and ask me what exactly a comic-book editor does. From now on, I will just link them [...]
I’m not going to enumerate what’s wrong with Tokyopop’s godawful Manga Pilot contract. Other people have already done so beautifully and thoroughly, and there’s no need for me to rehash what’s already been expressed eloquently elsewhere. What I am going to do is take advantage of this particular debacle to repeat a point that I’ve [...]
For your amusement and enlightenment, I’d like to take this opportunity to present an honest-to-fuck panel description from the good folks at NYCC: “Girls Who Kick Ass: How do the ladies creating comics do it? They’re constantly blowing us away with the most outrageous and provocative titles. Jenna Jameson (Shadow Hunter), Colleen Doran (Distant Soil, [...]
This week, I answer your questions! Because I know stuff! Some, anyway… Linkara asks: What do you feel Dark Horse’s primary market is? I.E. Marvel and DC are primarily superhero stories, Image is a mixture of superheroes plus various other genres usually related to scifi or crime. One of my favorite things about Dark Horse [...]
1. You are a comic-book writer or editor attempting to create a team of superheroes. You are sensitive to diversity issues in comics, but as a heterosexual white man, you are concerned that if you make characters of color, gay characters, or (wonder of wonders!) both, you will be accused of tokenism and appropriation. What [...]
Because you demanded it… A Day* in the Comic Book Mines: 8:00 AM – Arrive at work. 8:04 AM – Clock in. 8:06 AM – Check email. Save any files (scripts, art, naughty photos) that have come in via email, then print them out in duplicate. 8:30 AM – Check the printer. Discover that the [...]