Spanning out of my post from last week, where I looked at how writers fare in the Marvel U, and then narcissistically wondered how I’d fare, I wanted to share a little idea I had for my favourite character, Daredevil. I want Emma Frost to join the cast of Daredevil, preferably forever, but even for [...]
Posted on November 29th, 2009 by ryan
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I have this crazy way of thinking now, where I analyse any title I’m reading and I wonder what I would do if put in charge of it. I look at writers who crack the comic writing business and suddenly are put in front of a blank screen and asked to churn out a Merry [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by ryan
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I have to know my limitations. Everyone should, or else people will herniate in vain attempts to lift cars, or their brains will leak out their nose as they try to define quantum physics in front of a room full of dangerously smart scientists just looking to pick a bone after some time travel shut [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by ryan
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Picked up four comics this week and all of them were pretty darn good, but there was certainly an order of enjoyment out of them. Here goes a bit of a scoop into what I liked. Spider-Woman #3 – Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev This issue was better than the first two in that [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by ryan
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Thinking about these house ads made me remember that I have two others stored in my computer, ‘cos I’m a bower nerd (geddit‽) and that’s how I roll. So for your pleasure, two more ads from deep within the way back machine. First up, for your amusement and delight we have a house ad for [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by ryan
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I’ve discovered an author this year and he’s gone two for two. It’s rare that an author pleases me just as much with two separate works. If he gets a third he’ll officially be in. Sometimes an author will prove rock solid gold, and near all they write is a style you appreciate. Sometimes an [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by ryan
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I would feel remiss if I didn’t bring it up one more time. I mean, how many times will I get to direct people to Marvel comics and have them read my words? I am not sure if I will ever get a script published through them, if some master like David Aja, Alex Maleev, [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by ryan
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Before tackling a project I think it is very important to get to know your character. If you were writing a biography you’d want to have a beer with that person, maybe even shadow them for a while, get to know their inflections, their likes and dislikes. You’d soak up everything you could, if you [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by ryan
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I was recently charged with coming up with my top ten comic book story arcs. Not done-in-one issues, not titles, but individual stories. It was an interesting journey of discovery on the shoulders of ancient and massive winged beasts where I could finally see the horizon, and beyond. And what lived there appeared to be [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2009 by ryan
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I was keen for (for the sake of brevity) SWORD. I had previously come up with the idea that a Brand and Beast romantic story in space would be a wicked addition to a Marvel version of Wednesday Comics. I didn’t think it would actually get its own title, as I found out one week [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2009 by ryan
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