Fan Expo 2008: Breaking Into the House of Ideas

(08/23/2008)

12:52

Agent M:

Hey folks! We'll be with you shortly with coverage of the Breaking into the House of Ideas panel at Fan Expo Canada 2008!

Saturday August 23, 2008 12:52 Agent M

12:59

Twyst:

Previous panel is wrpping up, scored a front row seat :)

Saturday August 23, 2008 12:59 Twyst

1:00

Twyst:

People are filtering in, woo!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:00 Twyst

1:00

Twyst:

Exciting play-by-play, i know :)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:00 Twyst

1:00

Strommy:

Good morning Twyst, Agent M.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:00 Strommy

1:00

Strommy:

Or, y'know, afternoon. Whichever.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:00 Strommy

1:01

Twyst:

Good Afternoon Mr Strommy!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:01 Twyst

1:02

Twyst:

Agent_M: Did you get the pics i sent?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:02 Twyst

1:04

Twyst:

Today we have Dan Slott, CB Cebulski, John Barber, Ivan Brandon and Arune Singh

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:04 Twyst

1:04

Twyst:

CB is explaining that this will be a Q&A. Each person represents a different way to break in.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:04 Twyst

1:05

Strommy:

All right, this should be interesting!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:05 Strommy

1:05

Twyst:

Dan Slott - writer for Spiderman, Ivan Brandon - Writer SI Home invasion, CB - Talent scout and Editor, John Barber - Editor out of LA office (i think) and Arune, bragging he is Canadian. Debunked by CB.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:05 Twyst

1:06

Strommy:

John Barber's actually an editor in New York--works on X-FORCE, WOLVERINE, etc.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:06 Strommy

1:06

Twyst:

Dan started writing ren and stimpy as an intern, CB started in Manga, John in Digital comics

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:06 Twyst

1:06

Twyst:

Sorry about that, thanks for having my back Strommy

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:06 Twyst

1:06

Strommy:

No prob Twyst.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:06 Strommy

1:07

Twyst:

Dan lied to break in, he went in and never left. He applied for College internship, and he had graduated.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:07 Twyst

1:07

Agent M:

I have the photos, Twyst. Thanks!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:07 Agent M

1:08

Twyst:

He was told he had to leave cuz he had graduated. He went to one of his profs. and he wrote a bogus letter. He worked for Fabian, doing little assignments and then he was offered a staff job

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:08 Twyst

1:08

[Comment From p0pisdeadp0pisdead: ]

Huzzah!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:08 p0pisdead

1:08

[Comment From p0pisdeadp0pisdead: ]

BOO ARUNE!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:08 p0pisdead

1:08

Twyst:

He went 2 paydays and didnt get paid

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:08 Twyst

1:09

Twyst:

In order to get paid he had to fess up to the lie. And since he has been paid

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:09 Twyst

1:09

Twyst:

He then started writing stuff for kids, like Mighty Mouse

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:09 Twyst

1:09

Strommy:

Dan's story of how he broke in always cracks me up... :)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:09 Strommy

1:10

Twyst:

One was Ren and Stimpy, and he wrote a bunch of stories. Then they cancelled the line, but they did his book. When he got paid for the 2 ys of work, he quit the staff job, and became freelance. Joe Mad did his pencils, he was a high school intnern

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:10 Twyst

1:10

Twyst:

First published works of Joe Mad!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:10 Twyst

1:10

Twyst:

(Staff used to be able to write stories and such, but they dont do that any more)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:10 Twyst

1:11

Twyst:

and they dont do High School interns anymore

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:11 Twyst

1:11

Twyst:

no one wanted to take a chance on Joe, cuz he was a high school intern

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:11 Twyst

1:11

Twyst:

then Peter David started to work with him, and Dan never got to work with him again :(

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:11 Twyst

1:11

Twyst:

Ivan: says that his story is not as exciting

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:11 Twyst

1:12

Twyst:

He had been writing other stuff, his friends were in comics. They had talked him into playing with format and studying that kind of thing. He had writted a script. His friend asked him to write a book,7-8 ys ago

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:12 Twyst

1:12

Twyst:

He was working on Gene Fusion and Terminator, and they got him his first work

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:12 Twyst

1:13

Twyst:

Work for hire stuff. He has done creator-owned stuff for Image. Then his book came from the Crossprox (?) work

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:13 Twyst

1:13

Twyst:

*Then his marvel work came from the Crossprox book

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:13 Twyst

1:13

Twyst:

Hesays his story makesit soundeasy

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:13 Twyst

1:14

Twyst:

There is a degree of luck that goes in to it, tallent is essential, but right place right time is a big factor

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:14 Twyst

1:14

Strommy:

I actually hear that from a lot of creators...

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:14 Strommy

1:14

Twyst:

Dan: even when you are in you have to break in to different offices. Marvel Presents used to be the place to be, they would publish anything

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:14 Twyst

1:14

Twyst:

Stuff you had to buy cuz you wanted Wep X

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:14 Twyst

1:15

Twyst:

that office was a goldmine, but everyone wanted in there.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:15 Twyst

1:15

Twyst:

So you needed connections.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:15 Twyst

1:15

[Comment From ZalanthZalanth: ]

I wish Marvel UK was still around. Here in England I have no chance of getting anywhere near a job with Marvel :(

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:15 Zalanth

1:15

Twyst:

There was a Namor Annual where they thought they were short a story. Spitfire from Invaders was in Namor. Scott Lidel (sp) suggested Dan, saying he had a Spitfire story

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:15 Twyst

1:16

Twyst:

so he had to havean 8 pg spitfire story overnight

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:16 Twyst

1:16

Twyst:

he says it's horriple, ever read it ;)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:16 Twyst

1:16

Twyst:

When he gave in that story, he also submitted a stack of stories. They then read his stuff and he had work for months

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:16 Twyst

1:17

Strommy:

Zalanth--there actually is a Marvel office in London, I believe. I don't think they do much in the way of original content--nor do I know if they do internships or the like--but it's something to check in to.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:17 Strommy

1:17

Twyst:

So he was in Marvel, writing FUNNY STUFF, (cuz of Ren and Stimpy) and then he had to break in again to do the other stuff

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:17 Twyst

1:17

Twyst:

Then his Two Gun Kid story was read

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:17 Twyst

1:17

Twyst:

so for years, people were confused why the funny guy wasnt writing funny stuff

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:17 Twyst

1:18

[Comment From ZalanthZalanth: ]

Thanks Strommy I'll look into it. :)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:18 Zalanth

1:18

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

It was like a smith song

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:18 Guest

1:21

Twyst:

Dan: was able to pitch a Phantom Stranger story that turned into an Arkham Asylum story, that broke him out of the funny box

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:21 Twyst

1:21

Twyst:

John: everyone has the moment that they can take advantage of, the moment you can sieze

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:21 Twyst

1:22

Twyst:

Dan: MLK, this is my 'Dont Read this Story' guy, he dissapeared, and he took on too much

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:22 Twyst

1:22

Twyst:

Silver Surfer. he ran away even from his family, he said he had screwed up when he came back, and apologised

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:22 Twyst

1:23

Twyst:

Dan: Defalco says the best way to get rid of someone it to give them too much work

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:23 Twyst

1:23

Twyst:

John: i was doing self publishing. Moved to NY, submitted to Marvel, and something ended up on Bill's desk, and he thought he could do something editorial

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:23 Twyst

1:23

Strommy:

Ah yes, I remember Milx... At least I think that was his name.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:23 Strommy

1:23

Twyst:

Arune: i am in sales communications, which is marketing, it's a lot more fun than it sounds

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:23 Twyst

1:24

Twyst:

Arune: i worked for IGN for 2 ys, and CBR for a few more ys

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:24 Twyst

1:24

Twyst:

Arune: i was in NY in Dec 2006, and i happened to be there, and they happened to need someone. CB: you had built up your rep as a fair reporter

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:24 Twyst

1:24

Twyst:

Arune: it takes a lot of time

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:24 Twyst

1:25

p0pisdead:

i hear this story all the time.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 p0pisdead

1:25

Twyst:

CB: so many times you do an interview, and then you get follow up questions, and then you get asked to read a script. (they laugh)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 Twyst

1:25

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Q: what s Fair reporter?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 Guest

1:25

Twyst:

fair and unbiased reported

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 Twyst

1:25

p0pisdead:

arune is aw3s0m3

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 p0pisdead

1:25

Twyst:

Not kissing ass

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:25 Twyst

1:26

Twyst:

They are polling who want to be in which part of the company, art, writing, editorial, etc.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:26 Twyst

1:26

Twyst:

Easy to go up to someone and get them to look at art, but writing is difficult

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:26 Twyst

1:26

Agent M:

Guest: a fair reporter would be someone who works for a third party site (IGN, CBR, Wizard, etc.) and doesn't inject opionion into their coverage of comics when doing news. right, no butt kissing, etc.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:26 Agent M

1:27

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Okay..Wiriting Coverage

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:27 Guest

1:27

Twyst:

Q: aspiring penciler, who is 3_ ys old, has been working on his skil. Is there ageism in the industry.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:27 Twyst

1:27

Twyst:

Does it matter if you are younger or older?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:27 Twyst

1:27

Twyst:

John: we dont know when you send in your info., the art is the art.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:27 Twyst

1:28

Twyst:

It's hard at any point to change your job later in life. it's like learning a language.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:28 Twyst

1:29

Twyst:

CB; a lot of people ask that. How much does degree (college), where yo ucome from... etc.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:29 Twyst

1:29

Twyst:

David Finch came into the game later i life

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:29 Twyst

1:29

Twyst:

Everyone needs to be aware of their skill

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:29 Twyst

1:30

Twyst:

If you work hard, you have the skill, and the wherewithall, you can make it

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:30 Twyst

1:30

Twyst:

John: degree doesnt matter in comics, but if it helps you, and you get a lot of it, it's worth it.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:30 Twyst

1:30

Twyst:

Q: What is the payscale like?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:30 Twyst

1:31

Twyst:

A: Marvel/DC the starting rate for writer is 80$/90$ page
160/180 pg pencil

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:31 Twyst

1:31

Twyst:

Independant - mostly free, you are priting yourself. 50 for pencil and ink page for his books

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:31 Twyst

1:31

Twyst:

Dan: started at 30$ a page, 15 for plot, 15 for script

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:31 Twyst

1:32

Twyst:

he figured he could see a movie every other month!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:32 Twyst

1:32

Twyst:

Q; i am a penciler, i have sent stuff by snail mail, is there a better way to send in?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:32 Twyst

1:32

Twyst:

A: Arune: there is a secion on Marvel.com that has guidelines

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:32 Twyst

1:33

Twyst:

submissions@marvel.com

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:33 Twyst

1:33

Twyst:

you can also send to the attention of an editor via snail

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:33 Twyst

1:33

Twyst:

if sending my email, send a link, and a cover letter

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:33 Twyst

1:33

Strommy:

Writers can also submit stuff via Marvel.com and that email address, but they have to fill out a form first before their stuff can be read.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:33 Strommy

1:33

Twyst:

dont just send jpegs

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:33 Twyst

1:34

Twyst:

John: it's also luck of a day, if inbox is full, big emails get deleted

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:34 Twyst

1:34

Twyst:

John: same with snail, depends how busy, if you have time you look at packages, some may sit around

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:34 Twyst

1:34

Twyst:

there isnt a right or wrong day Dan: oh there are wrong ways (laughs)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:34 Twyst

1:35

Twyst:

Dan: lots of people go to kinkos and gussy things up (hehe gussy) and they dont follow the guidelines

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:35 Twyst

1:35

Twyst:

if it doesnt meet the guidelines, if there is too much extra, you arent helping
that is gravy, they want to see the meat

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:35 Twyst

1:35

Twyst:

CB: it might take 6-8 wks if you follow the guidelines, but it gets looked at. Dont FedEx things in, or priority, just normal submissions

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:35 Twyst

1:36

Twyst:

John: if you send to an editor, it gets to *one* editor

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:36 Twyst

1:36

Twyst:

Which is good and bad. Editors might not get back to you

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:36 Twyst

1:36

Twyst:

He keeps them, but might not have the change to get back to you

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:36 Twyst

1:36

Twyst:

there are only so many hours of the day

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:36 Twyst

1:37

Twyst:

CB: people dont get how much work thy do, and submissions is extra. Dont make a bad impressions

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:37 Twyst

1:37

Twyst:

Dan: never call

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:37 Twyst

1:37

Twyst:

All agree, dont call, dont show up on the radar in a bad way

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:37 Twyst

1:37

Twyst:

there is a fine line, being on the radar but you dont want to be annoying

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:37 Twyst

1:37

Twyst:

Use discression

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:37 Twyst

1:38

Twyst:

descression

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:38 Twyst

1:39

Twyst:

Arune: if you have the most brilliant marketing idea, (which he is hesitant about), he got a really evasive guy on the phone. Guy then asked who he should be directred to, but couldnt tell him what the idea was, for fear Arune was gonna take it... *headslap*

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:39 Twyst

1:39

Agent M:

Man, I'm kinda bummed I'm not there for this panel. It's a good one!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:39 Agent M

1:39

Twyst:

Mark Wade: breaking into comics is like breaking out, they are going to seal the way they got in so others cant ;)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:39 Twyst

1:40

Strommy:

It's a great bunch of people to put up there and tell stories.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:40 Strommy

1:40

Twyst:

*like breaking out of prison

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:40 Twyst

1:40

Twyst:

Ian; people ask for critiques, but they dont really want them, they just want to know who to meet. Be prepared to be critiqued. You can always learn more

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:40 Twyst

1:41

Twyst:

Dan: When you do get criticism, take it, and fix it. Do not resubmit the same thing. That is magic, if an editor told you to change something,a nd you do.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:41 Twyst

1:41

Twyst:

CB: people try and explain why they did whatever it was, but think of the critiques as education. Ppl that impress the most, the ppl that take nots on what they say

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:41 Twyst

1:42

Twyst:

When i know people are listening and taking advice, i will remember that, going the extra mile and learning

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:42 Twyst

1:42

Twyst:

John: whomever you are showing yoru stuff to, is an individual, they have their own likes and dislikes, there is no objectivity, there is no GOOD PAGE

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:42 Twyst

1:42

Twyst:

Some peole will think the oposite

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:42 Twyst

1:42

Twyst:

Style-wise (anatomy is either write or wrong)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:42 Twyst

1:42

Twyst:

Get more than one review

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:42 Twyst

1:43

Twyst:

if everyone says a panel is bad, you should fix it

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:43 Twyst

1:43

Twyst:

If you do whateer people say without thinking about it, you should work in a bank ;)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:43 Twyst

1:43

Twyst:

John: do good anatomy, do good storytelling

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:43 Twyst

1:43

Twyst:

Understand why you got the notes that you did, wether you agree or not

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:43 Twyst

1:44

Twyst:

Understanding why the editor made the notes they did. Dont look at it like a job interivew. It is __ amnt of time with that editor, it is a little class

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:44 Twyst

1:44

Twyst:

CB: same with writers, when you send in scripts you get notes back, and you can get crushed. But you have to take the time to understand their POV

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:44 Twyst

1:45

Twyst:

Dan; every editor it like a company you have to break in to

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:45 Twyst

1:45

Twyst:

you get used to working with different people. Different editors work in different offices, know who you are pitching to.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:45 Twyst

1:46

Twyst:

Dont pitch creator owned to marvel, dont pitch superhero to say, Dark Horse

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:46 Twyst

1:46

Twyst:

Do your research

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:46 Twyst

1:46

Twyst:

If you want to pitch spiderman, dont pitch to xmen editor

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:46 Twyst

1:46

Twyst:

read the inside of the books

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:46 Twyst

1:46

Twyst:

Q: Can non-writers pitch ideas? A: You're not going to get paid -- Dan

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:46 Twyst

1:47

Twyst:

laughs

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:47 Twyst

1:47

Strommy:

Also, look at the books an editor works on and you might get a feel for their individual taste, and who might be most receptive to the idea you have.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:47 Strommy

1:47

Twyst:

no one wants to write your story, cuz it's YOURS not theirs.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:47 Twyst

1:48

Twyst:

Ivan: there have been artists i wanted to work with before, and i have asked them waht they wanted to work on, and then springboard off their idea

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:48 Twyst

1:48

Twyst:

Dan: spoke with Sam Keith before, and i asked him waht he wanted to do, he said "I have always wanted to draw a fish with wooden teeth" (laughs)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:48 Twyst

1:48

Twyst:

You can collaborate with people, to get things done :)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:48 Twyst

1:49

Twyst:

Dan: or be an editor

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Twyst

1:49

Agent M:

I would read a story by Dan Slott and Sam Keith about a fish with wooden teeth. Any time.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Agent M

1:49

Twyst:

Q: how about pitching backstories or inventory issues?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Twyst

1:49

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Schuller Donner once told me writers write

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Guest

1:49

Twyst:

D: dan, that is what we need

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Twyst

1:49

Twyst:

*A: Dan; that is what we need

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Twyst

1:49

Twyst:

Q How do i get it to you guys?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:49 Twyst

1:50

Twyst:

A: John: If you send a pitch i cant tell if you are a good writer or not. There are great writers who pitch terribly

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:50 Twyst

1:50

Strommy:

I am now going to have nightmares where the Maxx is fighting a fish with wooden teeth who is trying to eat me.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:50 Strommy

1:50

Twyst:

I would therefore like to see a comic from you, to know what you are doing, to know you have the ability and passion to get things done

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:50 Twyst

1:51

Twyst:

if you self publish, you are in comics.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:51 Twyst

1:51

Agent M:

Self publish!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:51 Agent M

1:51

Twyst:

Marvel and DC will then come to you
which is much more comfortable

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:51 Twyst

1:51

Agent M:

There is no better way to prove you are a good writer or artist than to have PROOF you are a good writer or artist!

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:51 Agent M

1:52

Twyst:

John: Ivan didnt send me a bunch of ideas, i saw what he was doing and thought he could contribute

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:52 Twyst

1:52

Agent M:

Ivan Brandon writes SECRET INVASION: HOME INVASION for us based on what he did independently.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:52 Agent M

1:52

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Hello.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:52 Guest

1:52

Twyst:

it comes to track record and pedigree

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:52 Twyst

1:53

Twyst:

Bendis was writing comics 9 ys before he broke into Marvel

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 Twyst

1:53

Twyst:

There is a huge difference btwn thinking and doing.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 Twyst

1:53

Agent M:

Hello

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 Agent M

1:53

Twyst:

Have a comic in your hand, do it. There are many who cant finish the work. Sit and do the 22 pages a month or hwoever long

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 Twyst

1:53

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

I wonder if Marvel ever considered working directly with university departments and programs to get interns. Video game companies are doing it more and more

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 captain primate

1:53

Agent M:

Captain Primate: we work directly with MANY schools.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:53 Agent M

1:54

Twyst:

Captain: they said as well that universities dont make a comic person, as well. They said if it helps you, that is great, but is not dependant like other industries

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:54 Twyst

1:54

Agent M:

We're working with NYU film school right now to get interns to work with our video department at Marvel.com.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:54 Agent M

1:54

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

which ones?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:54 captain primate

1:54

Twyst:

-1x as well

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:54 Twyst

1:54

Agent M:

We have good relationships with many schools.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:54 Agent M

1:55

Strommy:

Captain Primate: Marvel also had a program with NYU for a while in the mid- to late-nineties where James Felder, an editor at the time, did a class on how to write comics, and if they saw talent they'd bring them into Marvel. That's actually how Brian Vaughan and Joe Kelly got their starts.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:55 Strommy

1:55

Twyst:

Q; what kind of background do editors need to have?
A: Alcoholism? (laughs)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:55 Twyst

1:55

Twyst:

John: a lot of diferent backgrounds at marvel

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:55 Twyst

1:56

Twyst:

When i came in, there was a policy where they werent hiring interns as editors, but that was broken

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

who would you approach to form such a relationship if you happened to be a professor (hey....thats me!)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 captain primate

1:56

Twyst:

a lot of formal interns were hired, that has been broken lately

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

Twyst:

some had backgrounds in Drama/theatre

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

Twyst:

John's background is graphic design

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

Twyst:

tendency is englsih majors

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

Agent M:

Captain Primate: which school are you with?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Agent M

1:56

Twyst:

but some really surprise you.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:56

Twyst:

Fabian came up thru marketing

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:56 Twyst

1:57

Twyst:

Tom was an artist

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

Twyst:

Some have hardcore comic knowledge, doesnt necessarily make you good

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

Twyst:

it's about understanding what tells a story

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

Michigan State University

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 captain primate

1:57

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

Dept of Telecom, Information Studies, and Media as well as the Dept of History

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 captain primate

1:57

Twyst:

passion for telling a good story

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

Twyst:

the love of storytelling

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

Twyst:

there are also waves of people leaving, and they need 6 ppl

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Twyst

1:57

Agent M:

Captain Primate, give me your email address (you can send to me via Twitter as well twitter.com/agent_m) and i'll pass it along

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:57 Agent M

1:58

Twyst:

Arune: no matter where you are in the industry, we ove comics and we geek out over comics

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:58 Twyst

1:58

Twyst:

We all talk about geeky things

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:58 Twyst

1:58

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

actually, we had a conversation via Twitter a couple of days ago (Force Unleashed)

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:58 captain primate

1:59

Twyst:

woot force unleashed

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:59 Twyst

1:59

Agent M:

Ahhh, gotcha. well, let's sort it out soon and see if we can get something going.

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:59 Agent M

1:59

Twyst:

Q: with all the publicity lately, are we reaching a new golden age?

Saturday August 23, 2008 1:59 Twyst

2:00

Agent M:

Shouldn't this panel be wraping up, Twyst? Cup o' CB should be starting...now!

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:00 Agent M

2:00

Twyst:

A: Ivan: equal but different. another point: dont try to be a previous person, be the best you. dont reccreate, create

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:00 Twyst

2:00

[Comment From captain primatecaptain primate: ]

Agent M....I'll send email via twitter

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:00 captain primate

2:00

Agent M:

Excellent.

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:00 Agent M

2:00

Twyst:

Agent: we have a few more Qs lined up i think, CB said you, you and you to some audience

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:00 Twyst

2:01

Twyst:

Bendis succeded cuz he was nothing like the people before him

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:01 Twyst

2:01

Twyst:

internet is allowing access to higher level of diveristy, unmatched. people all over the world

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:01 Twyst

2:02

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

so why not show diversity

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:02 Guest

2:02

Agent M:

Guest: Huh?

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:02 Agent M

2:02

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

some one who goes to college follows the same path as everyone else...dull.

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:02 Guest

2:02

Twyst:

Q: Online freelancer that would like to marry the love of comics with the journalism
A: Honestly, i moved to the US after i graduated High School. I couldnt get a visa for a while, so i asked if i could intern at IGN for free

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:02 Twyst

2:03

Agent M:

Guest: I don't think that everyone follows the same path. One person's college experience will be vastly different from another's.

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:03 Agent M

2:03

Twyst:

CB; we read what people write online, we know who the intelligent people are, who write good reviews

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:03 Twyst

2:03

Twyst:

Arune: do not start a blog where you trash marvel on a regular basis

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:03 Twyst

2:03

Twyst:

DC is even more conscious of those that are critical of them

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:03 Twyst

2:04

Twyst:

just write well-reasonsed, polite and respectful.

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:04 Twyst

2:04

Twyst:

Ivan: dont do the exact same thing as the other 10 guys. not everyoneneeds a voice on the internet

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:04 Twyst

2:04

Agent M:

Criticism is great. Mean-spirited bashing will get you nowhere.

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:04 Agent M

2:05

Twyst:

one more Q

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:05 Twyst

2:05

Twyst:

Q: i handed in a submission, are you critiquing today/this weekend?
A: drop off portolio, and tomorrow there will be a list of 8-10 people that we will see tomorrow

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:05 Twyst

2:06

Twyst:

CB: because the time is limited, we can only look at 8-10, but we probably will review those we dont get to, we can follow up next week

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:06 Twyst

2:06

Twyst:

Arune: i sit next to CB, he really does go through everything he sees. And GIVE CONTACT INFORMATION

Saturday August 23, 2008 2:06 Twyst

2:06

Twyst:

CB: i had this guy i wanted to talk to, but couldnt get info