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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 4, 2009 21:16:25 GMT
Following discussions about Frank Quitely and deadlines ....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 4, 2009 21:31:40 GMT
I voted look good. Imagine how much better Morrison's X-Men would have been if it had all been drawn by Frank Quitely ? Or how much poorer All Star Superman would be ?
astonishing X-Men is still poor though.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 4, 2009 22:19:52 GMT
On time.
If you have a slow artist solicit when there is enough material so you know there will be no delays or fill ins. There is just no excuse for it.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 5, 2009 18:16:19 GMT
The nature of a periodical is that it has a regular street date so the reader knows when it is out so they can buy it. End of story. Like, you know, comics were when we were kids.
Movies are advertised with a release date they have to meet. TV and radio programmes are advertised with air dates they have to meet. Newspapers and newsstand magazines have 'next issue on sale' dates they must meet for retailers to order them.
Imagine how those creative industries would implode if the product came out whenever they could be arsed. Consumers would not stand for it. I just don't understand the comics mentality of 'we publish in periodical format yet have no set street dates, please buy our product'. No wonder its a minnow industry. How can I buy their product if it comes out whenever? I haven't the time or patience to scour the internet to find out when the next issue is out. And even then, dates can be missed. Don't make the act of me wanting to buy your product difficult, comic book companies. This is why I want digital comics to take off. People are used to getting their TV show, etc on time through iTunes. Putting out comics on a 'who knows when' schedule just will not work in that method of sales. People will get bored. You will not expand your customer base in the long term.
Late shipping periodicals also lead to late shipping trades. Just like a periodical, if I buy a trade and like it but the next volume is out who knows when I lose interest and drop the series.
If an artist/writer is slow, complete the work before solicting it, replace them or publish in an OGN format. The end. I see no convincing arguement otherwise.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 5, 2009 18:59:06 GMT
Turn and Burn stand united on this!
Andy
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Post by legios on Jun 5, 2009 19:31:20 GMT
On time for me. I agree with Ralph and Andy on this one. Comics are a periodical medium and therefore should come out with periodicity - i.e at regular intervals. It is good enough for every other magazine and newspaper on the planet so it should be good enough for comic books. I don't have any patience for artists and writers who complain that it is too hard to produce comics on a monthly basis - that is the business that they have chosen to get into so they should raise their game until they can operate accordingly as far as I am concerned.
It doesn't bother me if they are Warren Ellis, Shirow Masamune or some random bloke from Nowheresville. They should work on their craft until they are capable of meeting periodical deadlines - and editors should make sure that they do. That is after all the function of an editor - to kick the tail-pipe of the creative types and make sure that the production stays on track.
Mind you, I tend to think that the poll is a bit artificial - it shouldn't come down to a choice between on time and good. If creators aren't capable of doing good work on a monthly title then why are they being employed to work on a monthly book?
Karl
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