Rich's Reviews: The Very Bits
Richard Johnston
Rich's Revelations for January
Happy New Year all!
Let's have some news and rumours. Take everything you read below with as
much salt as you deem necessary. Some is from magazines, some from trade
papers, some from chatting to the creators involved, some from the drunken
lips of comic book dealers.
Elfquest cancelled? Aaaargh! Well, okay, cancelled for now...
The licensed Marvel titles will start in October 1996, giving both Windstorm
and Extreme to build up a backlog of work on the titles. Alan Moore was
offered the chance to write Avengers/Hulk but declined, and is also staying
away from the current Wildstorm crossover.
Brendan McCarthy has been approached and asked whether of not he'd like to
work on the X-Men film.
For the last month or so, the Marvel Comics indicia has changed, so that all
the characters are copyright, not Marvel Entertainment, but Marvel
Characters. Easier to sell off, I suppose...
Titan is starting to collect Preacher as trade paperbacks. Vertigo can't be
far behind.
Avengers/Justice League may restart now that Liefeld has Avengers control.
And remember, he bought all of Perez' pencils for the project. Get ready for
Mike Deodato and Stephen Platt on Captain America!=20
Dave Elliot's editorship on Penthouse Comix means that we'll see a lot of
Brit artists commissioned by this ex A1/Tundra guy. One Glasweigan artist,
after being offered work has received offers from female friends offering to
pose. With page rates at 500 pounds to one thousand pounds each, do these
artists really need such perks of the job? But since neither Diamond or
Palan/Capital are bringing them in, no Brit reader will get to read them.
Ditto with Lost Girls from Kitchen Sink. One enterprising Northern comic
shop will be smuggling copies, but they will be few and far between.
Alan Moore has finished his novel and is, as we speak, finishing From Hell.
1963 Annual will happen, but its in Liefeld's hands and he hasn't found an
artist for it. He's probably a bit busy, and may want Warchild finished
first. If you're surprised by Hellstrike's Irish accent in WildCATS, the
character has been stated as Irish, but not enough people knew. Hell, Warren
Ellis was writing a Wildstorm character for 2 months before he found out he
was meant to be Australian.
Deadline is dead? So why is it still being solicited?
Remember Gary Erskine's Usenet posts SNIVEL: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARY?
Well, Snivel: TWAT Gary is now being printed in Tripwire with a rather
fetching caricature.=20
The Knockabout plane jumps raised =A31500 for their legal case, importing My
Troubles With Women, by Crumb.
Alan Moore's Twilight: A Proposal ain't happening folks. Talks with DC have
stalled. Stalled, as in up shit creek without a hardback Watchmen. And
apparently, every DC editor has now heard of me. Well, perhaps I can turn
that around into an opportunity (thank you Quark.)=20
However Gary Erskine has said he'll write and draw a four pager for Twist
and Shout's Twist anthology for this summer. We'll be taking submissions
from others too. Anyone interested?
X-Flies Conspiracy has been spotlighted in Previews. Terry Fitzgerald has
promised a reply to the allegations made by Lance Guek in the comic, but we
have had no response yet. Deadlines approach... which reminds me, Fabian?
How is Life Bytes going? 8-)
This has been Richard Johnston, investigative reporter signing off. This
column may be reprinted as long as my name is attached, and if any magazine
would like to sign me up, I'm available!
Richard Johnston
Advertising copywriter for Buckfield Lord and Co.
Creator and Publisher of Dirtbag and X-Flies as Twist and Shout Comics
Networks Columnist for Comics International, and writer for Indy.
scott andrew cederlund
Richard Johnston <tw...@ketchup.cts-group.co.uk> wrote:
>The licensed Marvel titles will start in October 1996, giving both Windstorm
>and Extreme to build up a backlog of work on the titles. Alan Moore was
>offered the chance to write Avengers/Hulk but declined, and is also staying
>away from the current Wildstorm crossover.
Are you sure about Moore staying away from the Wildstorm crossover? At
least, according to Previews, Moore is supposed to write Fire From Heaven
#1, the first part of the crossover.
Of course, it wouldn't be the first time Previews is wrong...
scott
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Joev Dubach
> Remember Gary Erskine's Usenet posts SNIVEL: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARY?
> Well, Snivel: TWAT Gary is now being printed in Tripwire with a rather
> fetching caricature.=20
I believe you mean Gary Ushaw here.
> However Gary Erskine has said he'll write and draw a four pager for Twist
> and Shout's Twist anthology for this summer. We'll be taking submissions
> from others too. Anyone interested?
Do you mean Gary Ushaw here as well?
Joev <URL:"http://www.math.harvard.edu/~joev/">
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Don Brinker
: Rich's Revelations for January
: Happy New Year all!
: Let's have some news and rumours. Take everything you read below with as
: much salt as you deem necessary. Some is from magazines, some from trade
: papers, some from chatting to the creators involved, some from the drunken
: lips of comic book dealers.
<Snip. Well, actually considering the snippage, more like HACK!>
: Titan is starting to collect Preacher as trade paperbacks. Vertigo can't be
: far behind.
Sure. I mean look at all those Swamp Thing TPBs Vertigo's put out :-)
: Avengers/Justice League may restart now that Liefeld has Avengers control.
: And remember, he bought all of Perez' pencils for the project.
Yes, but would DC be willing to do it? After all, if they use the original
art and story, that's the Pre-Crisis JLoA there.
(At least I *hope* they'd use the original art. Going from Perez to Liefeld
in the same issue would drive any sane person over the edge...)
: Get ready for Mike Deodato and Stephen Platt on Captain America!
Okay, so what's the sound of a book being dropped? I'd say *plonk*, but
nobody's getting killfiled.
Admittedly, if Waid is still on the book *and* satisfied with the level
of stories he's allowed to write, I might grit my teeth and stick around...
: Alan Moore has finished his novel and is, as we speak, finishing From Hell.
Dave Sim mentions in Cerebus this month that Campbell's going to be busy in
early 1996 doing his part to finish it, so...
- Don