thedoglippedone wrote:I'm probably linking to stuff most of you already know, but I have been wondering what the new LOEG book is going to be about.....Tonight I finally remembered to check. Sounds badass to me....The Black Dossier Can't wait!
some DC / Vertigo p.r. flack wrote:THE BLACK DOSSIER is an elaborately designed, cutting-edge volume that includes a "Tijuana Bible" insert and a 3-D section complete with custom glasses, as well as additional text pieces, maps, and a stunning cutaway double-page spread of Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine by Kevin O'Neill
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:thedoglippedone wrote:I'm probably linking to stuff most of you already know, but I have been wondering what the new LOEG book is going to be about.....Tonight I finally remembered to check. Sounds badass to me....The Black Dossier Can't wait!
sweet!some DC / Vertigo p.r. flack wrote:THE BLACK DOSSIER is an elaborately designed, cutting-edge volume that includes a "Tijuana Bible" insert and a 3-D section complete with custom glasses, as well as additional text pieces, maps, and a stunning cutaway double-page spread of Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine by Kevin O'Neill
that "Tijuana Bible" is gonna be a hoot, and now I can finally read the Marvelman 3-D special!
thedoglippedone wrote:I'm probably linking to stuff most of you already know, but I have been wondering what the new LOEG book is going to be about.....Tonight I finally remembered to check. Sounds badass to me....The Black Dossier Can't wait!
buster00 wrote:But I HATE the idea of spending 30 odd dollars on the sonofabitch.
Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:I picked up Elephantmen. It was pretty and nice but very very very short.
Grace has a disease that keeps her in bed most of the time. Though her younger sister, Ashley, does her best to care for her, there's only so much she can do, and Grace's problems seem to be a lot more than physical. Her abusive stepfather, who could easily win the award for biggest scumbag in manga this year, refuses to allow her to be observed for any length of time by the doctors who want to cure her, mainly for financial reasons. The journals Grace keeps to try and preserve her sanity no longer seem to be helping her. Finally, there's that pesky ghost that keeps showing up, trying to make her go outside and experience the world she can only see from her window.
A romance novel told in twelve individual vignettes, 12 REASONS WHY I LOVE HER explores the relationship of young couple Gwen and Evan, traversing the ups and downs of their romantic life together. Told out of chronological order, these specific slices of love focus on all the things that make two people care for one another, be it something small like telling a joke or larger aspects of life, like the dreams that drive us or the secrets we keep. When put together, the pieces make a whole in the same way two lovers join as one.
My Dead Girlfriend invites readers to meet Finney Bleak. At any other school, his Johnny Depp good looks and aberzombie style would secure him a place among high school royalty. But within the halls of horror at Mephisto Prep, normal is the new weird, and Finney dangles from the lowest rung of the social evolutionary ladder.
Then along comes Jenny Wraith. Smart. Beautiful. But kind of dead. Jenny is the ethereal object of Finney’s affection, except that their corporal differences keep them apart. As if young romance wasn’t awkward enough, try getting frisky with a ghost.
How far will Finney go to be with his true love, when not even Death can stand in his way? Find out when My Dead Girlfriend comes to life in bookstores everywhere Valentine’s Day 2007.
With Mark Bagley's lengthy run on "Ultimate Spider-Man" ending soon, it's time for a new artist to be named. Who might it be?
I have it confirmed that Stuart Immonen is the new artist on "Ultimate Spider-Man."
To celebrate Stuart's arrival, I have decided to spell his name correctly.
Newsarama: Jim, we were going to start off talking Wildcats and your style, but something came up that we need to touch on first - DC announced recently that Wildcats #2 is delayed until March of next year. What happened there?
Jim Lee: Well, the book is late - blame squarely on my shoulders - and will continue to run late so it had to be resolicited. The way Diamond solicitations are set up, the earliest it could be resolicited for is March. In other words, once you take a book off the shipping schedule, the earliest it can be resolicited for is 4 months later because that is the lead time Diamond requires to put it in Diamond Previews for offer to retailers.
That said, issue #2 will ship before March. Exactly when depends on when Grant Morrison and I get it finished but it would be pretty sad if it took that long. It's comics, not the Great Pyramid. Your average comic should take a month to do, give or take a week. Becoming more efficient and for lack of a better word, more ruthless, with my time and commitments is the only solution.
NRAMA: Likewise, All-Star Batman and Robin #5 has been delayed until the end of January, making #4 the only issue of the series that came out this year. What happened there?
JL: Obviously I got overextended. I think DC wanted to be extra cautious on release dates and pushed everything back to give me some breathing room and retailers and fans a guaranteed release date more or less. Again, the aim is to come out before. I've been in this spot before and I know how to get out. It can't be done overnight. Drawing comics is like running a marathon; you take it one step at a time. 2006 has been really grueling for me, partly because of adjusting to new work responsibilities, partly for personal, family reasons.
2007 will be markedly different. It has to. No one wants to work with a creator who doesn't deliver. Wildcats with Grant Morrison and All-Star Batman and Robin with Frank Miller are my dream projects...I want to give my all to make them as good as they deserve to be.
NRAMA: Prior to this, you did two virtually on-time runs on Batman and Superman...what made those runs so different from these? What makes that Jim Lee different from Jim Lee, circa the waning months of 2006?
JL: I think getting Batman: Hush and Superman: For Tomorrow out on time made me a bit overconfident in what I could handle workwise and taking on the DC MMO project is what broke the camel's back. Too much work, too little time and way too many covers for other projects. Saying 'no' isn't as easy as it sounds, especially when you have a lot of good people who are your friends asking you for a favor here, a favor there. I guess I would ask the fans a favor and ask for a bit more patience. I know it sucks waiting for comics you love and want to read. It pains no one more than me not being able to deliver. But again, it's going to take time. Two pages a day is my max speed and that's really burning the candle on both ends. And that's when I have the opportunity to sit down and draw. I just want the retailers and fans to know it's not because I don't care or that I'm lazy.
NRAMA: Taking ASB&R as an example, you've said on the record that Frank is moving along fine, and that the delays aren't his fault. So why not bow out? Why not, say, but a Shane (Mystery in Space) Davis inked by Scott (to match your style), or another team altogether on there, and have the book pull back to a regular schedule? Is there a "pride of ownership" type issue involved?
JL: Definitely pride of ownership. I would have not worked on Batman for a good while but getting the chance to work with Frank is what brought me back. Frank and I have talked about working together for a good while now and so I know he's onboard to work with me as well. I can't let him or the fans down so it's not a situation where I can just take a hiatus. That cure would be worse than the problem. But yes, for the record, Frank has been amazing in his professionalism. I just need to buckle down and really find that extra reserve of energy to get this all sorted out. I will be working through the holidays for sure.
NRAMA: As a creator, what effects do theses types of delays have on your output? Does the progressive lateness spur you along when you can get to the pages, or does it induce almost more or a paralysis, that is, the mountain just got that much higher with each delay?
JL: No, I've been pretty good about not being paralyzed when it gets like that. Pressure has always made me work harder, faster. And honestly, hearing how the fan community is upset with the lateness is good too. It gets you motivated each and every morning.
NRAMA: At the same time, you're in a relatively unique position in that, while being an extremely popular creator, you're also an employee (officer of the company?) - is there a point where your responsibility to the company will outweigh the desire to be the sole artist on these two books?
JL: No, I think if I had to choose, I would be a freelance artist. I just enjoy telling stories and drawing comics too much. It's what makes the whole business of comics fun. If it was all about editorial, or all about marketing or all about business, it would feel too much like a 'real job.' I'm doing what I love and there's nothing better like that in the world. Nothing…
Leckomaniac wrote:Check out the previews here.
Check out the preview for Batman Confidential...it looks kick ass.
"She said: 'Why don't you give him a ring, he's very approachable,'" Alan Moore explained. "I was happy to do it. I'm a big fan of 'The Simpsons.'"
The Ginger Man wrote:And Brave/Bold...wasn't Kevin Smith set to relaunch that like...oh, 6-7 years ago?
Adam Balm wrote:I'd much rather see them get rid of all magic in the Marvel Universe.
Adam Balm wrote:Fuck, I thought they got rid of magic in the DCU.
(Though I admit it does work with some DC characters like Fate who you can't do without the hocus pocus. I'd much rather see them get rid of all magic in the Marvel Universe.)
The Garbage Man wrote:*Waits patiently for a staff-as-penis double entendre*
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