CrossGen Interview series at MediaSharx

CrossGen is finally seeking to do some press again to promote their ongoing line of books. I wish it had been sooner. With people unpaid, books canceled, creators leaving, creators “let go”, and even some of the creators on the remaining books leaving the company, the gossip mills have been churning and it’s been very hard for even the ardent fans to remain upbeat. The question on everyone’s lips: Will CrossGen die out or continue?

I am, of course, a fan. I’d love to see it continue. And I’m very certain that, barring some hidden disaster on the horizon, CGE will make it okay if it can weather the next few months.

Bill Rosemann’s interview sounds like it’s coming from a press spinmeister, which, of course, it is. That isn’t to say that it isn’t informative in places. I just think Bill’s a very nice guy who has to toe the company line in some of his answers.

What is more reassuring than simple press-manager spin is action. Action in the form of CrossGen continuing to put out more books on schedule, as in the upcoming release of “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” by Tony Bedard.

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Awwww, why’d you have to grab Saddam now?

Reality invades Phantom Jack. “Phantom Jack” was going to have the lead character kill Saddam Hussein, but now that ending has to be changed.

I don’t see why they can’t do the DC thing of having it be “Qurac” and “Sudmann Innsanne” or something like that. That way we all know what he’s really doing but it’s not “reality”.

Anyway, the writer has posted the original scripted ending for all to see.

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Norm Breyfogle interview

I’ve always liked Norm Breyfogle‘s run on Detective comics, which had a number of memorable story arcs. (Cornelius Stirk’s intro was one of the best ones.)

Money quote:

But these days getting work from [Marvel and DC] is clearly more about who you know than about how good you are (although that counts, too, of course).

When truly talented pros can’t get work from the big companies, you have to wonder what’s going on in the industry today.

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Dark Horse comics for February

Dark Horse releases for February

I like the sound of this Star Wars TPB about Biggs, Luke Skywalker’s friend. May have to pick that one up.

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Spidey 2 Trailer debuts online!

Spider-Man 2 Trailer!
It’s awesome…but it doesn’t download very well. You may have to try after it isn’t so clogged with traffic!

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First manga in Wal-Mart!

Okay, I don’t care about manga, but whenever I see news about comics trying to reach the mass market again, I spotlight it: Tokyopop Invades the Mass Market

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Josh Elder on “Writing for the Trade

Scott McCullar and I had a discussion at Wizard World Texas about how almost all of the companies around today are looking at their monthly titles as nothing but Trade Paperback fodder, which has both pros and cons. Our buddy Josh Elder tackles that in Writing for the Trade

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Roz and Melinda rate the Paycheck trailers

Rosaline Terrill, her husband William, my wife Melinda and I were all shopping at a rather derelict mall down in Dallas during Wizard World Texas. We were stopped by a couple of those annoying people who beg busy shoppers to interrupt their shopping time to take product surveys…in this case, view a movie clip and give your opinions. I suggested we do it for a rather silly reason:

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If you missed the news Sunday

“We Got Him”
Melinda and I didn’t find out about the capture of Saddam Hussein until Sunday afternoon, so I was probably later to the party than most of you. But if any of you were away from TV and the Internet until Monday, here is the essential footage
online at WashingtonPost.com

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Movie titles made for bad reviews

Actually, the trailer for The Big Empty makes it look like a could-be-exciting movie. But if it happens to be a bad film, the critics have their opening sentences already written. (Dana Carvey used to discuss this phenomenon in regards to his own movies, which often had unfortunate titles. “Opportunity does not knock for Dana Carvey!”

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One of the few, the proud…

…the Independence Day fans.

Yeah, I liked ID4. I still like ID4. Even with all the stuff that was improbable and didn’t make any sense. (It’s still better than most of the ID4-wannabes like “The Core”, where lightning makes stone architecture blow up…apparently the Romans had a fuel tank under the Colliseum.)

The new movie from ID4′s director, The Day After Tomorrow, looks just as overblown and excellent.

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