INDUSTRY
THERMOMETER
BY
RICHARD JOHNSTON 100
comic book creators were e-mailed this question: "DC Comics'
Identity Crisis and Green Arrow have been eating up acres of
column inches in newspapers across the world over their superhero
murder mystery and superheroes who are HIV positive. What newspaper
headline would you like to see for work you're involved with?"
Of that,
35 bounced. I really should fix my e-mail list.
Of those
65 remaining, 12 replied. Including myself.
ULTIMATES
IN ON-TIME SHIPPING SHOCK FOR SIXTH MONTH RUNNING
-- Bryan
Hitch, artist of Ultimates, set-designer for the new Doctor
Who series.
LUCIFER
WRITER STILL NOT MURDERED BY RELIGIOUS RIGHT. PARANOID BRIT
CELEBRATES "FIFTH LUCKY YEAR".
-- Mike
Carey - author of Lucifer and Hellblazer.
GENIUS
FOUND TOILING IN LOWER LEVELS OF COMICS SO-CALLED INDUSTRY
or
FIND
THIS MAN. HE IS LIKE A GOD OF ART
or even
COMICS
GROW UP, GROW T*TS AND WEAR SKIMPY THONGS IN FUTURE CITY OF
SIN. READ THE SIMPING DETECTIVE IN THE JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE
NOW.
See what
I did there? I'm klever, me.
-- Frazer
Irving - artist for 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, Shaun of
The Dead and more.
POLICE
PULL MIKE BARON'S DETONATOR COMIC
Concern
that detailed instructions how to build a bomb from common
household ingredients may resonate with impressionable or
unstable youth.
-- Mike
Baron there, writer/artist for Detonator
21
DOWN, THE MONOLITH and THE RESISTANCE all get new series as
Hawkman sales skyrocket!
-- Jimmy
Palmiotti, writer for. well, you can guess, can't you?
BEN
AFFLECK REFUTES STARRING ROLE RUMOR
or
DOLLAR
RISES TO ALL TIME HIGH
-- Steve
Pugh, artist for Sharkman from A1.
"TERRORISTS
PROMISE TO CEASE ALL HOSTILITIES, GIVE UP BIN LADEN, IF DC
CONTINUES 'FALLEN ANGEL.'"
"Didio
and Levitz reportedly 'considering it.'"
-- Peter
David, author of Fallen Angel and Hulk.
"WYNONNA
EARP CREATOR BEAU SMITH CLEARED OF CHARGES OF BEING A MISOGYNIST."
-- Beau
Smith, author of Wyonna Earp
RIDLEY
SCOTT & GREGOR JORDAN BATTLE IT OUT TO DIRECT FILM OF IDW
COMIC BOOK "SMOKE" - Variety
-- Alex
De Campi, producer of Commecial Suicide
"STRANGEHAVEN
MOVIE RIGHTS SOLD FOR RECORD $100,000,000. TERRY GILLIAM TO
DIRECT."
-- Gary
Millidge of Strangehaven there. Sorry, Gary, Terry's busy.
(Gary Millidge writes and draws Strangehaven. Issue 17 due
February 2005.)
CHO'S
COMICS CURE CANCER!
-- Frank
Cho writes and draws Liberty Meadows. He is rumoured to be
drawing from Mark Millar's script for a Black Cat series.
AOA
ECLIPSES A RECORD FIVE MILLION IN SALES!!!
-- Chris
Bachalo, rumoured to be drawing a new Age Of Apocalypse series.
Well, that's pretty much confirmed right there isn't it?
LIMEY
COMIC BOOK CRITICISES AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE - WAR OUR ONLY
RECOURSE DECLARES RUMSFELD.
Rich
Johnston, author of Holed Up: http://www.avatar.net
and Lying In The Gutters: http://litg.comicbookresources.com
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