Originally published April 14, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1117
Well, it’s that time. I know that all of you have been waiting with breathless anticipation. There’s been nothing else on your mind. But it is, finally, that time:
I’m ready to announce the results of the Stupid Instructions contest.
Continue Reading “Stupid Instructions contest results, Part 1”
Originally published April 7, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1116
The Young Hero had not visited his grandfather at the retirement home since Christmas 2031—nearly six months ago. He figured it was overdue. But he did so not out of a sense of joy, but rather of obligation. After all, the conversations always seemed to go exactly the same way every time. Still, someone should visit the old man, and it simply wouldn’t be right or proper to expect someone else to attend to it. Nope. It had to be him.
Originally published March 31, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1115
Chik… Chik… Chik… the sound of dominoes starting to fall…
I gotta tell you, it was loads of fun coming back from a two day think-session/retreat with Marvel editors and fellow creators, plotting out ways to put major focus on the launch of the Marvel “Edge” line in July. This will be, after all, our one and only shot at a major PR blitz for the “Edge” titles (of which Incredible Hulk is one.)
So imagine my joy upon coming home and learning that the odds were snowball-in-hëll likelihood that anyone in the industry would think of July as anything other than the month that Marvel embarked on self-distribution. Editorial content? A distant second to the concern over getting the books into the stores in the first place.
But then, what else would one expect from a Marvelution, if not revolting developments?
Originally published March 24, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1114
Another week (last one, I promise) wherein I’m tight on time because of writing projects. So it’s time to dip back into the fill-in file for: Mystery Sandman Theatre 3000.
Continue Reading “Mystery Sandman Theater 3000: The Pact #2”
Originally published March 10, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1112
Some random, assorted thoughts:
Originally published March 3, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1112
Well, my column in issue #1100 caused a bit of a stir.
Originally published February 24, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1110
Went out to the Left Coast again last week. I wasn’t out there long enough to do one of my journals, but there was some interesting and curious stuff that went on, so I’ll tell you about it after the fact.
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