Thinking about things like Adventure Time, Jeffrey Brown’s Star Wars books and the career of James Kochalka, I wonder whether or not the mainstream success of “alternative” cartoonists says more about the weirding of the mainstream over the last decade or so, or the conservative nature of comic culture.
Or both, of course.
Why NBC’s Right to Revive Heroes
Why NBC’s Right to Revive Heroes
NBC is bringing back its 2006 superhero series ‘Heroes’ as a miniseries next year. Forget how much you hated seasons 2-4; this is actually a good idea.Spoilers: I’m of the opinion that if you strip Heroes back to its original concept — which is literally “a bunch of folk get superpowers and have to learn how to use them,” AKA the most generic superhero story ever — then you have the basis for a good TV show.
Not spoilers: I am, of course, in favor of this idea because I suggested it three years ago.
In related news: Hey, Show Business: I am for hire.
In more related news: Talking about Heroes in the WIRED meeting this morning, I made a comment about how it felt like a relic from the distant past despite not being that old a TV show. dynamofire then responded by saying that she was in high school when it premiered.
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I am taking that as a “I am so young and will outlive you, old man” emoticon. See? That’s how old I am. I still call them emoticons.
Why NBC’s Right to Revive Heroes
Why NBC’s Right to Revive Heroes
NBC is bringing back its 2006 superhero series ‘Heroes’ as a miniseries next year. Forget how much you hated seasons 2-4; this is actually a good idea.
Spoilers: I’m of the opinion that if you strip Heroes back to its original concept – which is literally “a bunch of folk get superpowers and have to learn how to use them,” AKA the most generic superhero story ever – then you have the basis for a good TV show.
Not spoilers: I am, of course, in favor of this idea because I suggested it three years ago.
In related news: Hey, Show Business: I am for hire.
In more related news: Talking about Heroes in the WIRED meeting this morning, I made a comment about how it felt like a relic from the distant past despite not being that old a TV show. dynamofire then responded by saying that she was in high school when it premiered.
I think you’ve posted links before for others about how to write comic book scripts and such, yet I can’t find them in your archive (so many questions, and have a feeling I passed the one I was looking for). But, is it ok to ask of you of the websites and such that you recommended for people to shimmy on in to?
My process tumbler is http://bendiswordsforpictures.tumblr.com
and that is in direct support of my upcoming book words for pictures which you can pre-order right now on Amazon.com. It is available in both print and Kindle editions
http://www.amazon.com/Words-Pictures-Business-Writing-Graphic/dp/0770434355
that is not the final cover. the final cover will be Debuting very soon
And after me being a dick to Bendis with that last reblog, let me almost make it up by saying that I am genuinely, no-snark-at-all, looking forward to his process book. I love process books in general, and I’m very very curious to see how Bendis deals with the format, as well as explains the way he approaches the medium.