tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post116631651401698053..comments2023-05-06T09:29:44.450+01:00Comments on Dance of the Puppets: When is a monthly comic not a monthly comic?Marionettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-209429781504567972007-01-26T15:34:00.000+00:002007-01-26T15:34:00.000+00:00I remember a the days when Sal Buscema drew 22 COM...I remember a the days when Sal Buscema drew 22 COMICS every month. Plus 12 annuals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1167709993179142192007-01-02T03:53:00.000+00:002007-01-02T03:53:00.000+00:00Seriously on the money rebuttal there. Alonso's s...Seriously on the money rebuttal there. Alonso's statement is like selling someone a talking dog and then, when asked why it doesn't talk, responding that it's a simple fact that dogs don't talk.<BR/><BR/>why are so many people whose business is writing or editing or communicating so very stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166706578681909012006-12-21T13:09:00.000+00:002006-12-21T13:09:00.000+00:00"Can you regularly produce 22 pages a month?"Surel..."Can you regularly produce 22 pages a month?"<BR/><BR/>Surely, when looking for an artist on a regular monthly book, that should be one of the first questions an editor (or whoever hires these people) asks. If the answer is no, then don't use that artist in the book. Let them do covers or special projects but not regular monthly books.<BR/><BR/>Only use artists who can do the job they're hired to do. That's just facts.S Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356657498264383431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166388016891848372006-12-17T20:40:00.000+00:002006-12-17T20:40:00.000+00:00"Editors are supposed to ensure a quality product ..."Editors are supposed to ensure a quality product comes out on time and I, an editor-in-chief, cannot handle even this basic task!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166382858155967342006-12-17T19:14:00.000+00:002006-12-17T19:14:00.000+00:00But see he doesn't want to dilute the quality of t...But see he doesn't want to dilute the <I>quality</I> of the <I>good</I> (=popular) artists by having fill-in issues. He'd rather deliver a comic late and by the same team than fulfil his commitment to deliver a product on time.<BR/><BR/>Translation: he'd rather screw over the printers, distributors, and comic shop owners than risk alienating the prima donna talent by expecting them to deliver on time.Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166378335540086792006-12-17T17:58:00.000+00:002006-12-17T17:58:00.000+00:00Alonso is talking through his hat."The problem is ...Alonso is talking through his hat.<BR/><BR/>"The problem is simple: Comics ship monthly and very few artists can draw 22 pages in a month, or 12 issues a year. That’s just facts."<BR/><BR/>That's what guest artists and fill-in issues are for, genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166375727783586842006-12-17T17:15:00.000+00:002006-12-17T17:15:00.000+00:00Gosh, what a concept. Having a writer and artist ...Gosh, what a concept. Having a writer and artist do what they've been doing for the past 50 or 60 years...which is get a monthly comic out on time. Heck, newspapers have to do it DAILY. Some magazines are WEEKLY. <BR/><BR/>I can understand occasional slip-ups, nobody is perfect and sometimes circumstances are beyond our control. But when a monthly comic is consistently late, something is wrong. If the creators can't do the job, get somebody who can. And if the editors and publishers can't do it either, then something is seriously wrong.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-1166325197285660552006-12-17T03:13:00.000+00:002006-12-17T03:13:00.000+00:00...the hell? Um, no. That's stupid. x,x...the hell? Um, no. That's stupid. x,xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com