jrod
10-19-2006, 08:39 AM
Anthology round-table at Newsarama
I talk a bit about editing anthologies along with Ivan Brandon (24Seven) and Cheese Hasselberger (House of 12).
"The worst experience I've had so far was when I had to cut someone from a book after he turned in his pages. This was for WToT, they came in on the deadline and they just looked rushed, not at all what we were expecting. But they were fixable, and we sent notes, and never heard back. So we had to replace him. The email I got back - I still feel bad about it. And that's what you should be aware of. That people are going to disappoint you and you are going to disappoint people. I had to cut three people from POSTCARDS who were attached to the project from day one. One of them was even a very good friend of mine and another was someone whom I've worked with in the past and whose work I adore. I also lost a writer (and that loss is what led to some of the shake-ups that caused me to cut people). You need to plan for this kind of stuff, though. Writers will bring their own artists on board and people will leave your book - the more stories you have the more likely that'll happen. You plan ahead; the moment things started to look sketchy with the writer in question I started feeling around for a replacement. The day he left the book I filled his slot. And that's how Antony Johnston and Noel Tuazon got a story in the book. I couldn't ask for a better "fill-in" team."
Go read the rest... (http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/10/18/anthologies-comics-a-discussion-with-ivan-brandon-cheese-hasselberger-and-jason-rodriguez)
I talk a bit about editing anthologies along with Ivan Brandon (24Seven) and Cheese Hasselberger (House of 12).
"The worst experience I've had so far was when I had to cut someone from a book after he turned in his pages. This was for WToT, they came in on the deadline and they just looked rushed, not at all what we were expecting. But they were fixable, and we sent notes, and never heard back. So we had to replace him. The email I got back - I still feel bad about it. And that's what you should be aware of. That people are going to disappoint you and you are going to disappoint people. I had to cut three people from POSTCARDS who were attached to the project from day one. One of them was even a very good friend of mine and another was someone whom I've worked with in the past and whose work I adore. I also lost a writer (and that loss is what led to some of the shake-ups that caused me to cut people). You need to plan for this kind of stuff, though. Writers will bring their own artists on board and people will leave your book - the more stories you have the more likely that'll happen. You plan ahead; the moment things started to look sketchy with the writer in question I started feeling around for a replacement. The day he left the book I filled his slot. And that's how Antony Johnston and Noel Tuazon got a story in the book. I couldn't ask for a better "fill-in" team."
Go read the rest... (http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/10/18/anthologies-comics-a-discussion-with-ivan-brandon-cheese-hasselberger-and-jason-rodriguez)