Comments on: 70 Facts You Didn’t Know About Marvel http://markcnewton.com/2009/11/05/70-facts-you-didnt-know-about-marvel/ Wed, 23 May 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neil http://markcnewton.com/2009/11/05/70-facts-you-didnt-know-about-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 Neil Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:55:10 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1558#comment-1510 It's definitely more of a collaborative medium in that the artist can elevate or degrade your story. Marvel tends to test new writers out on relatively unknown or c-list characters where you can be a bit more creative so your cop out answer is actually a good one. There's a lot more editorial involvement in the big characters which i guess is fair enough as you don't want a multi-million dollar franchise like Batman or Spiderman being screwed over by one writer. Vertigo always looks like the dream imprint to me where it's all creator owned. Some other publishers dabble with it such as image but my general impression is that it's a tough medium to get into. It’s definitely more of a collaborative medium in that the artist can elevate or degrade your story.
Marvel tends to test new writers out on relatively unknown or c-list characters where you can be a bit more creative so your cop out answer is actually a good one. There’s a lot more editorial involvement in the big characters which i guess is fair enough as you don’t want a multi-million dollar franchise like Batman or Spiderman being screwed over by one writer.

Vertigo always looks like the dream imprint to me where it’s all creator owned. Some other publishers dabble with it such as image but my general impression is that it’s a tough medium to get into.

]]> By: Mark C Newton http://markcnewton.com/2009/11/05/70-facts-you-didnt-know-about-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Mark C Newton Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1558#comment-1509 It's certainly an interesting question. I'm not sure - initially I'd say yes, I'd love to, but it's a different art entirely. I'm not all that well-read in comics – my collection of graphic novels stretches to about one shelf – so I couldn't confidently declare what would be fun to do. Batman would be great, but what's left to do? I'd maybe like to do something like Jonathan Letham, and dig-up a property that hasn't been looked at in a long, long while. Bit of a cop out answer really...! It’s certainly an interesting question. I’m not sure – initially I’d say yes, I’d love to, but it’s a different art entirely. I’m not all that well-read in comics – my collection of graphic novels stretches to about one shelf – so I couldn’t confidently declare what would be fun to do. Batman would be great, but what’s left to do? I’d maybe like to do something like Jonathan Letham, and dig-up a property that hasn’t been looked at in a long, long while.

Bit of a cop out answer really…!

]]> By: Neil http://markcnewton.com/2009/11/05/70-facts-you-didnt-know-about-marvel/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Neil Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:09:51 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1558#comment-1508 If you keep mentioning Marvel, they might notice and offer you a gig. They are really big on gathering up authors/screenwiters over the last few years. Have you ever been interested in writing a comic and if so who would you want to write? I've strangely found with comics that my favorite characters are ones I wouldn't necessarily want to write. The exception being the X-men but that's because there are 100s of them to pick from. If you keep mentioning Marvel, they might notice and offer you a gig. They are really big on gathering up authors/screenwiters over the last few years.
Have you ever been interested in writing a comic and if so who would you want to write? I’ve strangely found with comics that my favorite characters are ones I wouldn’t necessarily want to write. The exception being the X-men but that’s because there are 100s of them to pick from.

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