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MID-OHIO CON FLOORBUZZ '06
 by Vaneta RogersAs much of America spent the weekend winding down from the Thanksgiving holiday, some dedicated comics fans left the turkey casseroles behind to catch up with their favorite creators at the Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus. Newsarama talked to a few of the show's guests to get the buzz from the con floor. -------- Sean McKeever, writer of the ongoing Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane and the upcoming Spider-Man Family comic, said he's got two new series coming out next year that he can't announce yet. "A couple big things," he said. "I can say that one's a team, and the other is not a team nor is it an individual," he said with a coy smile. The writer recently announced that his artist on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Takeshi Miyazawa, was leaving the title as of Issue #15. So can he reveal the new artist taking over with #16? "It's David Hahn," he said. "We're just on one issue right now, so he's still kind of getting his feet wet. But I'm really excited. I've been a fan of his from even back when he was working on Private Beach. And his Bite Club stuff's been great. So it should be a pretty good collaboration, I think." And fans of the ongoing will be happy to know that a certain "fan favorite" who appeared briefly in a former issue will reappear, he said. "And we'll also have another couple surprises in store -- characters that haven't appeared yet that are in the Spider-Man mythos." A bigger surprise than Gwen Stacy, the last character he added to the series? "It doesn't get bigger than Gwen Stacy," he laughed. "But it's along those lines." --------  Adam Hughes, whose work can be seen on the covers of Catwoman each month, said he's getting started on All-Star Wonder Woman, which the creator is both writing and drawing for DC Comics."I'm still in the writing phase. I had a bunch of previous commitments that I had to spend this summer taking care of. But I'm working now on Wonder Woman full time, so I'm writing the first issue," he said, adding that getting to write again is a great experience. "Drawing is an angst-filled, Vincent-Van-Gogh-like experience for me. It's pretty much all pain. For some reason, writing is a lot more fun. And I do not mean to insult the craft or writing by saying that it's easier. I'm just saying that, because I don't have as much invested in it, it's more of a carefree drive through wine country than art, which is sort of like taking a hill during the Korean War." Although he wouldn't give away a lot about the story, he did jokingly rattle off a few hints about what fans will see. "Lots of women in togas, six issues of Steve Trevor pinching himself to see if he's awake -- I'm not sure what else to tell people. Hopefully, Wonder Woman will look pretty, which I think everyone expects. But I also hope she'll be a surprisingly three-dimensional character, something that I don't think people are going to expect from me." As for timing, Hughes said the date hasn't been set, nor should it be. "Be patient. Don't listen to DC Comics when they talk about when the book's coming out," he laughed. "They're going to tell you when they'd like the book to come out, but I have a better appraisal of my speed, so listen to when I think the book's going to come out." --------  Artist Ron Garney was pretty tight-lipped about what's coming up for Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man, although he did reveal, during a panel, that he is drawing a cover for the comic that features Peter hanging his head low because someone has been put into an ambulance. "I can't say who's in the ambulance," he teased.The artist also said he's looking forward to drawing the classic Spider-Man black costume next year. "I'm actually happy to do it, because I find the black costume to be really iconic," he said. "It's part of his lore, and it's a really cool costume. The simplicity makes it really cool." Garney said there's also a practical advantage in not having to draw all the webbing on the costume, "although it has its difficulties too. Defining how the muscles are working is a little difficult, because it can end up looking like a black blob," he laughed. -------- Similarly, Angel Medina said he's also looking forward to drawing the black costume as penciler on Sensational Spider-Man. "For me, it's incredible," he said. "I never thought I'd get the chance to draw the black costume. We all thought that was put away for good, you know? Even when they announced when they were making the movie and putting that costume in there, I personally didn't think it would ever make it back into the comics, so when they told me we were going to use it in three issues, I was, like, jumping up and down going, 'All right!'" The artist recently drew scenes featuring Spider-Man and Electro, a character that he always wanted to draw, but didn't like his costume -- so he changed it. "Not that much. Just enough to make it look cool," Medina said. "I always thought it looked kind of goofy because it had that starfish face mask on there. So I just got rid of two of the legs on the starfish and made it look better. And I added a lot more black to the costume, because he should look a lot more dangerous than the way he looked before." Medina has some other projects he'd like to do at Marvel, but he's going to be on Spider-Man for the foreseeable future. "For right now, I just want to concentrate on Sensational Spider-Man, and I'm really enjoying that." --------  Artist Mike Norton, who just finished up a storyline on Marvel's Runaways series, is working on fill-in issues for the DC comic The All-New Atom. "Eddy Barrows is getting drafted into the 52 army, so I'm filling in for him," he said. "I have a two-parter starting in January, and I think I'm doing another one, but I don't know when that will come out."Can he give fans a hint on what he's drawing right now for the series? "It is probably one of the weirdest things I've ever drawn," Norton said. "It's a time travel story, so it's pretty bizarre. I mean, there are cowboys, dinosaurs, spaceships -- there's all kinds of crazy stuff." Norton said he's really enjoying the new Atom character. "I wasn't really familiar with the Ray Palmer character, and I know a lot of people are kind of mad that he just took off. But I like how DC introduces new characters to sort of revamp things," he said. "Hopefully, they stick around and bring in new readers. Because I never read Atom before, but I really love this new character." He said the comic also introduced him to Gail Simone's writing. "She's writing a great story. She was a writer I wasn't that familiar with, but now I'm reading Birds of Prey and everything she's writing," he said. Norton's also working on the follow-up to Tim Seely's somewhat controversial comic, Loaded Bible. "It's called Loaded Bible 2: Electric Boogaloo," he laughed. "No, I actually don't know what it's called, but it's Loaded Bible. It's more of the Jesus vs. vampire story. And that comes out next year sometime." --------  Writer Roger Stern, who (with co-writer Kurt Busiek) has a four-issue Darkman vs. Army of Darkness miniseries coming out from Dynamite Entertainment, said he's also working on a five-issue story arc for JLA Classified with John Byrne and Mark Farmer."It's coming out in 2007 sometime," the creator said, adding that several issues are already finished. "It's the 'return' of a villain you haven't seen before, because the story bounces back and forth between the relative present and the first generation of the Justice League -- with Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman and everyone," Stern said, "so they're still in the Secret Sanctuary, just before they went up in the satellite. So Green Arrow's just throwing arrows out there and Black Canary's just trying to fit in and all sorts of things are going on in the past, and the present is one year before now. So the overall title is 'That Was Now, This Is Then.'' -------- Joe Edkin, writer on the Sonic X comic published by Archie Comics, said Issue #15 of the Sonic comic is a funny Christmas issue that readers should enjoy because of a villainous Claus. "If you know the Sonic characters and you know the villain, Dr. Eggman, who is -- well, according to our licenser, we can't call him fat, so let's just say he's larger than life, which makes it easy for him to impersonate Santa Claus," Edkin said. "He's big boned," joked Stern, who was sitting at the table next to Edkin. "No, I don't think we can even say that," Edkin laughed. "But this Christmas issue is something I think all Sonic fans are going to really get a kick out of seeing." --------  Yanick Paquette, a Marvel exclusive artist, said he's slated to work on several issues of Ultimate X-Men, including issues #77, #79 and #80. Although he couldn't comment on what characters were part of the story, he said they are "critical books" for the future of the Ultimate universe.Paquette, whose work was last seen on Civil War: X-Men, said he really enjoyed the experience of getting to work with David Hine on the miniseries, but felt that being involved in such a big crossover event was a little limiting, with the script going through several revisions before it "fit" into company-wide plans. "That's always a problem with these big crossovers. A writer is not totally free to follow his own instinct and do his own madness, his own way. So sometimes the story gets affected," Paquette said with his French-Canadian accent. "Before this, I was doing Terra Obscura with Alan Moore and The Bulleteer with Grant Morrison. These two guys can do whatever they want, and they do. They're making a point of doing bizarre stuff that they want to do. And working with David [Hine], he has this kind of bizarre, dark thing in his work and style, and there was no way he could actually use it on the X-Men, especially in the framework of Civil War." Paquette said that's one thing he's enjoying about the Ultimate universe because he thinks the fact that it's separate from the regular "616" universe gives the creators a little more freedom. "Robert [Kirkman] clearly does his own stuff and imposes his view on the book. And you can feel it. It's a lot of fun to be involved in something like that," he said. --------  Beau Smith just finished his Cobb: Off the Leash miniseries for IDW, which will be released as a collection in February. Next for the writer is a Wynonna Earp story called The Yeti Wars."It's the first time Bigfoot has gone up against the Yeti," Smith explained. Later in 2007, Smith will return to his Cobb character with another miniseries, and hopes to find out in the next month if the first mini is being optioned for a movie, something he's familiar with after having Parts Unknown optioned for film. "Cobb has been a dream come true for me," the writer said. "I'd describe it as Sam Peckinpah directing 24. Or with the James Bond movie out -- it's like James Bond's blue collar brother. It's just wall-to-wall action. And it's got a hero that's doing things because it's the right thing to do. This guy -- he's like Johnny Quest grown up." --------  Artist Leonard Kirk is wrapping up the Agents of Atlas miniseries from Marvel Comics, after which he's going to be completing a four-issue run on Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four.Fans of Agents of Atlas will be happy to hear that the creator was able to confirm there will be more coming. "I can't say anything officially ... yet. But I can say, there is going to be some more in the new year," he said, adding that the creative team will also return. "I can't say how much or where it is or what it is -- ongoing series or one shot or mini -- whatever. I can't say any of that. But there is going to be more Agents of Atlas in the new year." Asked for a hint on how the current Atlas series finished up, Kirk just said, "Everybody dies." "I'm not kidding. But remember ... this is comic books. Death is a relative term," the creator said with a smile. "They're not dead dead. They're only mostly dead." --------  DC editor Bob Schreck said he's now working in Vertigo while editing the publisher's two current All-Star books, and confirmed that yes, he has eight scripts from Frank Miller already turned in, confirming Jim Lee's public statements related to the lateness of All-Star Batman and Robin.Schreck was on hand to talk to aspiring creators about their work. He had advice for anyone who is hoping to break into the comics business at a comic book convention. "Any artist that wants to impress an editor should have a proper bound leather portfolio with a working zipper with anywhere from 14 to 25 pages of sequential comic book artwork. If they have pin-up or cover art, nobody cares, because it's usually the guy doing the pencils on the inside who gets to do the cover. So they need to have penciled art, meaning a comic book pages telling a story, where characters are talking and running and sometimes punching and jumping." Schreck recommended that writers go to a comic book convention and try to pair up with an artist so he or she has something physical to give to an editor. "DC has a policy that we cannot look at unsolicited submissions of scripts," he said. "So a writer needs to find a young artist that isn't working in the field either to draw their story." He pointed to a small stack of independent comics and pamphlets he had to read in the hotel that night or take back with him to view later. "I'm always looking for the next new artist or new talent," he said. "If I find someone I like, he gets a phone call. It happens very rarely with writers, but it does happen." --------  Michael Avon Oeming was talking to fans about several projects that he's writing and drawing over the next few months. Oeming is finishing up his four-issue creator-owned story Cross Bronx with co-writer Ivan Brandon as well as continuing as artist on the ongoing Powers comic with writer Brian Michael Bendis. He's also writing Dynamite's Red Sonja series while starting on the Marvel launch of Omega Flight, the new Canadian superhero team that will follow in the footsteps of Alpha Flight."The first issue of Omega Flight is written, the outline for the first arc is done, and I've gotten a bunch of art in from Scott Kolins that's just amazing, so I'm really excited about it," Oeming said. "Some of the cast members of Omega Flight are 'outed' at this point. U.S. Agent appeared in the Choosing Sides special that Marvel did where we get to see him going into Canada. We also have Beta Ray Bill. Those are the only ones I can talk about. There is a female character, but at this point, we'll keep her identity secret. And there's somebody in the Guardian outfit." Will we find out in the first issue who the "somebody" is? "No. No, I think it's Issue #3 or so," he said. "Old school Alpha Flight fans will be happy with Issue #1 because it actually concentrates on one of the original cast members and somebody else from Alpha Flight's past. So we want to give it a new launch without baggage, but the first issue is definitely dedicated to the roots of Alpha Flight." During his panel appearance, the creator hinted at the possibility of another Ares miniseries next year, and said he's also beginning his next creator-owned project titled The Mice Templar. "It's a project I've been working on for a long time with my co-creator Brian J.L. Glass," he said. "In a nutshell, you can call it Lord of the Rings with mice. It's much more than that, but for the Hollywood pitch, there you go." --------  William Messner-Loebs has another issue of Green Arrow in the works for DC Comics -- this one concentrating on the enticement of eternal life."Green Arrow is approached by a guy who turned into dust, and he finds out that a bunch of rich guys hired a scientist to make them immortal," he said. "And immortality, it turns out, if you do it badly, ends up with you crumbling into small bits. So he has to find the scientist and try to save everybody against his better judgment. And he also works against his own needs because, as he finds out that the scientist has finally perfected the thing, he confronts the question, 'Do you want to live forever?'" The writer is also doing a book for Actionopolis called Toltec about a boy who accidentally breaks a Toltec urn and is possessed. "It's this alien force that the Toltecs have been trying to bury forever," he said. "Now he's dealing with all the stuff he already had to deal with -- living with his formerly alcoholic father on a dude ranch, having to deal with bullies -- now he has these powers." In early 2005, Messner-Loebs got the attention of fans and creators when he was the subject of a newspaper article in The Detroit News that revealed he was homeless. As a result, many creators united to publish a benefit comic for the writer -- a gesture for which he wanted to say thanks. "With that money, we were able to buy a small trailer in Michigan," he said. "When you've been living in a hotel room for five years, a trailer is really big! And my wife is on the mend. Right now, what I'm trying to do is get regular income coming in. When you have to go from project to project, there's these long, awkward gaps, and it's so much better to be able to have a series. But then, that's what everybody wants." --------  Artist Gene Ha, who's working on The Authority with Grant Morrison, is also starting up another Top Ten series with Zander Cannon -- a series he hopes will come out soon after his run on The Authority ends.What's it like to work with Grant Morrison on this team book? "Fun and mysterious," he laughed. "He's a brilliant writer, but I've only met him once and emailed with him, but he writes back cryptic one-sentence emails." The Top Ten story he's doing is called "Season Three," but it's set right after the end of the first 12-issue series. "So it's during the time when Toy Box and Jeff Smax are out of town, and just focuses on all the rest of the characters." -------- Arthur Suydam said he's gotten a lot of comics work since the success of the Marvel Zombies miniseries for which he did a series of acclaimed covers. Not only does he have three more Marvel Zombies projects coming up, but several other covers as well. "The first Marvel Zombies issue is a one-shot prequel that I believe is coming out in May. That's with the same guys working on it -- me, Sean [Phillips] and Robert [Kirkman]," he said of the 48-page special issue. "I think the cover is a top secret. I'm probably not supposed to let that out. But I can tell you it's going to be four covers into one cover. A combination." The artist is also doing covers for the Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness five-issue series co-published by Dynamite and Marvel, as well as the sequel, Marvel Zombies 2 later next year. Has he worked on any of the covers featuring Ash from AoD? "I've done three paintings of him already, so I've finished three of the covers already," he said. "And I'm never sure how many covers I'll be doing because we always plan on a certain number, but then when the sales kick in, then all of the variants happen. For the original Marvel Zombies series, we were only supposed to do five, but we did about thirteen covers because we kept selling out and selling out." Suydam said he's already chosen the classic covers that he would like to re-interpret in his signature Marvel Zombies style. The Zombies vs. AoD covers will also feature zombie-fied paintings of classic covers. "We're taking classic Marvel covers and we're turning them into Army of Darkness interpretations," he said. The artist is excited about working on the issues because one of his favorite movies of all time is Evil Dead II. "I think it might be the only movie I've ever bought," he laughed. "Little did I know I'd be drawing that." Other covers the artist is doing include one for the Red Sonja series, a Vampirella cover, and Atomika. "The Vampirella cover is one of my favorite covers I've ever done, and they just called me up and requested that I do another one," he said. The artist also did the cover for Mickey Spillane's last novel, which the writer finished before his death in July. --------  Chris Sprouse said he's currently working on issue #3 of Midnighter, the Wildstorm series he's doing with Garth Ennis. And what can fans of the series expect from the issue he's drawing right now? "Lots of World War I action. It's basically a 20-page fight scene," he said. "Typical Garth Ennis stuff -- kind of violent, kind of funny." The artist said readers who liked the first issue will love the next one. "Number two is better. Way better," he said. "I think #1 took about 30 seconds to read because it's mostly introduction with a little bit of action, but #2 starts the meat of the story. It's a time travel story, so this is where the World War I action starts." Sprouse is getting to draw Adolf Hitler for the series and had to do research to make sure the image was right. "This takes place in World War I, so there's maybe three existing, really grainy photos of Hitler from that time period that I had to extrapolate and come up with the art based on how he turned out in these three or four army photos. I had to figure out what he looked like back then from every angle. That was difficult, but that's what makes it interesting. It's not just the same old superheroes punching each other through walls. I like to research." -------- Artist Jeremy Dale was sharing copies of the latest issue of his independent comic, Absolute Zeroes, an ongoing about two heroes who accidentally get superpowers and have to replace the city's missing champion. "It's a really bad situation at the worst time, so they have no idea what they're doing," said the creator, who both writes and draws the series. "It's a humorous slant on the classic superhero comic." Dale said he's hoping the comic will appeal to all ages. "It's not necessarily only for adults or only for kids," he said. "I wanted to make it an all-ages book -- something that anybody could pick up at any point and get a self-contained story." -------  Chris Moreno, whose Super Frat comic was just collected in printed form after its initial run on silentdevil.com, said he's finishing the art for the last issue of the Sidekicks miniseries he's doing with writer Paul Jenkins for Image Comics. "Paul and I are talking about maybe doing some more. The interest is there on both ends," he said.Working with Jenkins has been a great experience, Moreno said, "because he's kind of a kindred spirit. We're both a little bizarre when it comes to our sense of humor. Some would say we're a little mentally imbalanced. But above all that, he's a really great collaborator. He's really open to the ideas that I have, so it's a great mixture of our strange sensibilities." The artist wanted to follow-up with Newsarama readers about the money that was raised at Wizard World Chicago for his young friend Isaac Lee Jones. He said readers' generous donations have really helped out the boy and his mother, who donated her liver for a transplant to save him from the effects of a rare liver disease. "Isaac is actually doing really, really well. He's gone back to school. He's taking his anti-rejection medication. He had a little bit of a tricky thing with a fever, but they found out that was just a regular infection, so they put him on antibiotics," the artist said. "His mom is back to work now after recuperating. So a big thanks to everyone that helped out and contributed. It really did help him out." And on top of all that, young Isaac has been converted into quite the comics reader. "Some really great fans donated comics for Isaac to read, so he's super-psyched," Moreno said. --------  Dan Mishkin was talking to fans about the new children's book he did with Tom Mandrake called The Forrest King, which was published by Actionopolis as part of their new line of comic book novels for kids."It's the story of a boy who lives in the big city where there is something evil lurking in the woods, but he seems to be the only one who notices it's out there," he said. "It's kind of a cool, scary story. I think it will be a lot of fun for kids to read." Mishkin said he's still enjoying what's being done with two of the characters he created who are seeing a bit of a revival: Blue Devil and Kid Devil. "I'm still liking Shadowpact a lot, although I wish Bill Willingham was still drawing it as well as writing it, but I guess he's a busy guy, so I'm not going to complain too much." And the Teen Titans comics featuring Kid Devil? "I'm just still eager to see what's going on with this character," he said. "It's really kind of fun. I think that's he's still Eddie Bloomberg, with all of his insecurities and hero-worshipping traits still there. So it's pleasing to me to see that my character is still there in this new form. And I'm really enjoying it. And like any fan, I'm eager to see what comes next." -------- Thom Zahler is used to getting attention at Mid-Ohio Con every year because he's usually the creative force behind the event's official program book, but this year, much of the attention from fans was being given instead to his new comic series, Love and Capes. The second issue of the series, billed as a "superhero twist on romantic comedy," came out just in time for the con. "It's a Christmas issue," the independent creator said of the issue. "What do you get your girlfriend for Christmas when she knows you can crush coal into diamonds?" Zahler said the comic, which features Mark, better known as the Superman-type hero The Crusader, and his girlfriend, Abby, a detail-oriented bookstore owner, should appeal to everyone but is particularly female-friendly. "It's kind of a Lois and Clark story. Anyone who liked that series and likes romantic comedies would love this," he said. |
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11-27-2006, 10:07 AM
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I'll admit to being less than floored with the first issue of Midnighter, but I do appreciate that they're taking the WWI angle with Hitler rather than the more conventional "Hitler in WWII" or "Hitler in the cradle" approaches. Still, killing Hitler is remains the giant cliché of time travel stories (with dinosaurs following close behind) so I'm hoping for something really special to justify this arc.
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11-27-2006, 10:14 AM
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[b]ROGER STERN & JOHN BYRNE... TOGETHER AGAIN?![/B]
....doing a JLA: CLASSIFIED arc? Holy Sheep Dip! Anyone who has read their CAPTAIN AMERICA run (aided with great help from inker Joe Rubinstein) knows that a good time will be had. |
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11-27-2006, 10:31 AM
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I was at Bob Schreck's "Breaking Into Comics" panel at Mid-Ohio-Con over the weekend. One interesting bit of advice he offered was that anyone who wants to break in as a writer or artist that has a regular 8-9 hour a day job and happens to be married should pretty much forget about breaking into comics. Apparently, only single, unemployed, aspiring comics creators have the necessary free time to devote to pursuing their dream.
The sad thing is, he's probably right. I wonder what the divorce rate statistic is for comics creators these days? |
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I always heard it was 3 to 4 pages of your best work. But whatever it takes to get the job. Yes, I'm single and barely employed. |
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Hmm...what if you spend six of those eight hours writing?  |
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Then you'll probably end up getting fired, so you can presumably concentrate full-time on breaking into comics. Actually BUYING comics (and eating, for that matter) may prove difficult without said job, however. |
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I'm glad we get to see the black costume again, but am pretty bummed now to learn that its only for 3 issues.. |
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11-27-2006, 12:15 PM
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More Top Ten !!!
With Gene Ha art!!! (and he looks like Daniel Dae Kim short a few pounds) |
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11-27-2006, 01:09 PM
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I was at Mid-Ohio Con and must comment that I was very glad to see there was at least a panel for folks on "How To Break Into Comics". That's a topic that doesn't get covered enough at panels or in the press.
I admire Bob for getting up there and addressing the topic because a lot of editors and management in charge of editors at Marvel and DC seem to reallty shy away from this topic. Bob said in his panel that "You have a better chance at playing in the NFL or NBA than you do getting into comics right now". I've gotta say that is very true and it really took guts for himm to say it. Right now is the hardest time for a new writer or artist to bust into comics. It's the hardest I've seen in my 20 years of being in comics. Bob has been in comics longer than I have so know that he is speaking the truth. If you're a really good artist you have the best chance. If you are a really good writer....the chances are still slight...and I mean slight. Everyone thinks they can write and the line to get in is much longer. I hope more editors and for that matter, more folks in the press will address "How The Break Into Comics" in the future. I'd love to see more interviews with editors asking them this question. Anyway...it was really good seeing folks at Mid-Ohio Con. Too bad they had to look at me. Beau |
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11-27-2006, 02:19 PM
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Sean,
I'm sorry I missed running into you as well. I didn't get the chance to get away from my table as well. I was clear over facing a wall. Not the easiest place to find. We'll catch up soon and trade tall tales. Your amigo, Beau |
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I think I've heard the "perfect portfolio" speech 10 times. DC editors are harder to track down at cons, but they're not shy about it. I think it's that Wizard and so many other magazines publish the "how to's" all the time so asking is pretty much redundant unless you're brand spanking new. |
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11-27-2006, 03:17 PM
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I never heard about the Messner-Loebs situation. Good to hear he is getting back on his feet. He looks like he is missing an arm in that picture. Is he?
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11-27-2006, 04:00 PM
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Mid-Ohio was great. Nice meeting all of you that stopped by and said hello! Great con, fun times.
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I can just see the inevitable newspaper headline now... Writer Kills Wife to Break Into Comics Claims DC Comics Editor Advised Him to Become Single Last edited by SpyGuy : 11-27-2006 at 05:08 PM. |
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11-27-2006, 06:06 PM
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I have disagree with Bob Schreck's opinion that its harder to break in the comic business than NFL or NBA. I suppose he's implying that its harder to get employed by DC or Marvel. Well somebody might wanna remind Mr.Schreck that there are other publishers out there besides the "big" two. Image comics is always open for new talent, and Dark Horse isn't shy about aquiring publishing rights to hot creator-own propeties (Rex Mundi). Oni Press, IDW, Top Shelf publishing, Moonstone are just as good of chance than any other publisher.Then there's always self-publishing and Webcomics. So it isn't like there's no chance in hell you can't become a profesional in this industry.
I realize its hard to break in but I think the NFL,NBA draft is a bad analogy to breaking in the Comic biz. |
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11-27-2006, 07:14 PM
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Beau Smith RULES!!!!!!!!
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11-27-2006, 07:15 PM
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Is Chris Moreno Borat's younger brother?
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It just takes dedication. You have to want it. I also feel he's way off on his page estimate. Anything over 12 is overkill. Editors DO want to see pin ups and covers, just not an entire portfolio of them. |
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11-27-2006, 09:18 PM
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Thanks for the descriptive post Chris.  |
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11-27-2006, 09:24 PM
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I've gotta get a shirt that says that! Haha...thanks, Beau |
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