SDCC: Scott Snyder Interview
Today I spoke with Scott Snyder by the DC Booth at San Diego Comic-Con. I got to talk with him about his work with Batman and how he's going to bring us the another big event with Greg Capullo and Death of the Family.
SDCC12: EXTRA! MTV To Live Stream Comic-Con Outside of the US!
MTV is streaming live video interviews from Comic-Con!
Kirkman, Millar, and Niles gab about the creator-owned world
CBR has a nice roundtable on creator-owned comics that rounds up Robert Kirkman, Mark Millar, and Steve Niles. Since they are all "strongly for" the piece doesn't really ignite any banter, but it does allow many long, entertaining manifestos. For instance, how Millar terrorized Alan Moore when he was a teen.
Book Con!: Librarians Interview Creators in Artists Alley in Anaheim!
An amazing assortment of artists and creators attended the American Library Association annual conference in Anaheim last month, and ALA interviewed twenty-five creators, posting the video to YouTube!
Creators rights activists take note: The Great Thanos War is brewing
Marvel is going all cosmic in the movie world, and Thanos, a character created by Jim Starlin, is at the heart of it.
The evidence is unavoidable. First it was the Thanos cameo at the end of the Avengers—supposedly thrown in because director Joss Whedon was a fan of the character and a cosmic storyline is integral to keeping him on board for Avengers 2.
DC spotlights talent in new ad campaign
Creators, talent, architects, makers...maybe we should just call them the Bullpen.
The Big Two: Not the biggest opportunities in town any more as creators move...
I'll make it short and sweet: creators have to create. Marvel and DC no longer allow them to do that, except within rigidly proscribed guidelines. And the Paolo Riveras of the world are going to have to move on. It might not be too long before the Big Two are just steppingstones to get your name out there for even bigger things.
Robert Washington's words from the grave: "Have a backup plan."
Just before his death a few days ago, former comics writer Robert L. Washington III gave an interview to CBR that makes for very sobering reading.
"Once creator ownership was on the table, the moviable properties were largely works that...
Nat Gertler has made a chart, and even though his name is not Clarissa, it might just explain it all for you.
Haspiel asks "Where Have All The New Ideas Gone?"
Continuing the thread of inquiry that has been going on here at The Beat of late, Dean Haspiel has a nifty little slideshow for you.
INTERVIEW: Becky Cloonan on THE MIRE, CONAN, and The Self-Published Life
Becky Cloonan's self-published work The Mire has just come out, and is already receiving much critical acclaim. I stood up with her to talk about the story, as well as her general approach to writing and self-publishing.
Breaking news: Cartoonist finds way to make money!
Ruben Bolling, aka Ken Fisher, is much loved in most quarters for Tom the Dancing Bug, his long running, surgical strike weekly political comic. Of course, the field for weekly political comics is not exactly busting at the seams with dough. So recently Bolling came up with a new idea, called The Inner Hive which would offer a subscription model for goodies to readers:
