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Want to mention that a writer should not think of a comic story drawn by another person as "their baby" alone. According to the Pocket Lawyer for Comic Creators (Thomas Crowell), the Legal Default is 50/50 ownership. An artist has to specifically, in writing, surrender their rights to change that.

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Sly Stone passed away. Man, oh man, I love those records. My favorite song (of many): Que Sera Sera-- how they took a sweet Doris Day song and made it this bittersweet, pained and sorrowful, slow groove is just wonderful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TcF...

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You're describing what I call the 'fence-painting effect'. Money gets a fence painted. Drawing a story requires more than that.

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Both writer and artist have to have enthusiasm, have to feel it. The #1 requirement. That indie series is 800 hours of work.

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They did. It's a terrific, well-received story. Lot of praise and great reviews. I'm just not a superhero guy right now. 30 years of making superhero stories isn't exactly what you'd call a quitter.

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This part is hard for writers. They get strung along on hope. The real communication isn't there. This is why I suggest really involving the artist at the beginning of an indie. Get them Emotionally invested. You have the ability to keep your story intact and include subjects they are eager to draw.

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What's hard to accept is the artist just didn't love the story enough. Now wait-- that may not be your fault at all. You could be a genius, the artist could be dim. But somewhere there's an emotional disconnect (or an immaturity in the artist (that happens) that prevents the completion of the story.

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I remember not being allowed to script the word "shit" in the Moon Knight story. A story with Russian mercenaries slaughtering an African village, a story about imperialistic governments corrupting African nations. And 'shit' is too powerful a word.

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No.

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I eventually felt nothing for the Marvel and DC work. Nothing. That's when it's time to do something else.

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The Bullpen was about 75% fiction. 'Talked up' to create an air of comradery. Stan was a skilled salesman. There were a few staff people but not many. Freelancers seldom knew each other well. (Watch any interview in which Kubert, Kirby, Buscema, Gil Kane & so on are asked about their relationships.)

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The Left: Don't vote for that guy, he's crazy. Other voters: Aw, nobody's that crazy. Left: Now what do you think? Other voters: oh, damn

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Actual repercussions for lying during a confirmation hearing would do the United States a lot of good.

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One step ahead of you, look what just arrived today! 😉 I’d discovered OMQ when backgrounding Graham for an upcoming @goonhammer.com piece and it sounded amazing. And that was BEFORE I noticed @patrickzircher.bsky.social had hand in the content as well. Score! 🤘 #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

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A comic artist created Granny Goodness. Some of them like to draw against type. Ask them what they like to draw.

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Why do indie comic projects between writers and artists often fall apart in the early stages? Differing expectations. Lack of realization of the enormity of the workload that is drawing a comic. The project not feeling like a mutual, shared dream.

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It's all about the smile-to-sneer ratio. May the former outnumber the latter.

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Straight from the Argentina Comic Con show floor, here's an up close and personal look at the Kickstarter-exclusive Zorro bust designed by artist Nico Di Mattia! 🤩

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Latest read (audio), Lord Valentine's Castle (1980) by Robert Silverberg; fantasy was BIG in 1980 and Silverberg, a long-established sf writer entered the market with this sword & planet tale of a planetary ruler whose memory is wiped and body is reformed.

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What I think at my core? The world is a hot mess. It always has been. Each of us can only work to be as good as we can be. We have a journey we should each focus on, from selfishness to unselfishness. If kindness and patience were common, the world would still be a mess but maybe a little less so.

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There are democracies that don't have our problems. Switzerland's direct democracy comes to mind. There, the people decide on policies without passing that responsibility on to an intermediary or representative. An individual is more easy to corrupt than an entire public.

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I blame a lot on this country's anti-intellectualism. On its 'bro-itude'. Life can be fun, yeah. But its not a party 24/7. We're not children all our lives. And governance is a real responsibility.

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Post an animation style that you love. I saw Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind, as Warriors of the Wind, in a 350 seat theater in the 1980s. The edit was unjust and Miyazaki criticized it (which was just). But it was still my first look at his genius of style and composition.

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The fires are so extensive across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Ontario currently that there are not enough air crafts to rescue remote Native Canadians. I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally. Canada needs evacuation assistance.

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Here's your Blue Sky Bubble.

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"a time to be silent and a time to speak" L.A. rocks.

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My wife is working today, putting in extra time on a Sunday, "You better get your story finished." I've worked almost every Sunday for 35 years and she wants to put a fire under my butt. Cute.

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Drawing aided me philosophically in writing. I learned imitating a contemporary made me unhappy as an artist but being influenced by past masters, learning from them, did not. Writing, same thing. I have no desire to imitate a contemporary. But enjoy learning from great writers & books of the past.

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I used to get a little unnerved by utter Originals. Creators like no other. Until I learned there are no originals. The originals are lost in time, in pre-history. You can find everyone's influences. And that's reassuring, confidence building. They're human, you're human. You've got a shot.

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A lot of contention exists between what it is to be a reader and what it is to be a writer.

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