Epic News
Marvel is running with its EPIC line. For those of you who don’t know, EPIC will be an open submission comic book line. Open submission for pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers – and writers. Pay scale outlined at www.marvel.com/epic
The point is, it’s open. If you can plot an issue, you can send it in. It boils down to the fact that they prefer Marvel Universe (MU) submissions because they make more money, but are also accepting good creator-owned universe and characters.
Now, Marvel will be editing submissions, etc., but they will not be editing books in the typical sense. No deadline pressure, no editing-editing. That’s up to the creative team. What this means in theory is greater artistic freedom and no pressuring deadlines. What it could easily turn into is a series of comic books with one issue every 4 months, if that, shoddy plotlines that Mac trucks would fit through, and all of the attendant problems of lacksidasical(sp) editing.
I can easily see EPIC turning into a horrific parade of lackluster, Claremont-ripoff writings and Jim Lee-ripoff art that rehashes terrible storylines in an even worse way.
But.
But – I can also see visions of grandeur. Can’t you see Kielle spinning No Way Up into comic book form? That’s kosher now.
Or Dex getting his hands on Emma Frost?
Or Darqstar with a Beast mini-series?
Cable in the hands of Alicia McKenzie?
Kaylee and Logan?
Matt Nute writing Captain America?
Or……even me. If I could come up with a workable idea…….a workable script. God, can you even imagine the feeling of opening up that comic……and seeing your name there? Well, maybe you don’t have to imagine it.
The point is, it’s open. If you can plot an issue, you can send it in. It boils down to the fact that they prefer Marvel Universe (MU) submissions because they make more money, but are also accepting good creator-owned universe and characters.
Now, Marvel will be editing submissions, etc., but they will not be editing books in the typical sense. No deadline pressure, no editing-editing. That’s up to the creative team. What this means in theory is greater artistic freedom and no pressuring deadlines. What it could easily turn into is a series of comic books with one issue every 4 months, if that, shoddy plotlines that Mac trucks would fit through, and all of the attendant problems of lacksidasical(sp) editing.
I can easily see EPIC turning into a horrific parade of lackluster, Claremont-ripoff writings and Jim Lee-ripoff art that rehashes terrible storylines in an even worse way.
But.
But – I can also see visions of grandeur. Can’t you see Kielle spinning No Way Up into comic book form? That’s kosher now.
Or Dex getting his hands on Emma Frost?
Or Darqstar with a Beast mini-series?
Cable in the hands of Alicia McKenzie?
Kaylee and Logan?
Matt Nute writing Captain America?
Or……even me. If I could come up with a workable idea…….a workable script. God, can you even imagine the feeling of opening up that comic……and seeing your name there? Well, maybe you don’t have to imagine it.