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A Short Interview With Zack Soto



Phyllis Reed Passes Away

According to an e-mail received from comics historian Mike Catron, retired DC production editor Jack Adler stated in conversation that his friend, Silver Age DC Comics romance editor Phyllis Reed, recently passed away. Reed was editor of DC Comics' romance books from 1958 to 1963, at which point Larry Nadle took over. Those books were reasonably successful the first time around and material from them was used extensively in reprints. One artist who worked for her in this period is John Romita Sr., who has praised her highly in his interviews. It is believed she was in her mid-80s. Hopefully, DC and some of the better historians out there will release more information about Reed, which will be reflected in a formal entry here during the week.

Does This Comic Look 107 Years Old to You?



Me, neither. This could be from an issue of MOME. And is that second to the last panel dead-on hilarious or what?

Sorting Out That Stephen King Thing

1. The Stephen King book at Marvel Comics will likely be a sizeable success, but there are doubts stemming from past examples (DHC's successful but not industry-changing run with Star Wars) and current concerns (resistance to the art form; if King will be involved in a way that says "necessary purchase" to King fans) that the comics will reward investment in publicity in the exponential way a runaway hit rewards such investment.

2. Dan Shahin reminds us in his recent letter to this site that we don't really know exactly what King's contribution will be through the whole process. Newsarama should be the place to find out, because they have Marvel's ear.

3. If King is doing treatments and not working on the writing further down the line, it's hard to compare it to Stan Lee's outline writing of the early Marvel era. Besides, the success of 1960s Marvel was about execution. If Stephen King were to spend an extended period writing synopses and outlines for Jack Kirby in his juggernaut carry-comics-on-his-back prime, and then providing and re-working dialogue at the end, now that could be interesting.

4. The key to the story is if the King deal re-orients Marvel and other comics companies into seeking out creative partnerships that are less junky and rigid than they were in the past, the way that Disney has benefited from pursuing the extension of projects onto Broadway in the last decade.

People That Entertain Me



"Man, this is one phallic thumb on Doc D.!" -- The accomplished writer and up-and-coming comics scribe Paul Di Filippo meets Marvel Adventures #9.

All Hail Wimbledon Green, Part 23

One of my weaknesses as a comics critic is that I lack a certain amount of visual sophistication -- it's hard for me to differentiate between, say, a good scan and a bad scan with a glance the way the best art directors and comics readers might. When Seth told me that the Wimbledon Green preview book didn't do justice to the final version, I liked the book enough that what he said didn't register. Now that the actual book is out, I should add that it's really lovely, both the interior pages and way the book is presented.

I may have this wrong, but I think a lot of what's done with presenting comics in book form right now can be linked back to D&Q, particularly their treatment of the Chester Brown short-story collection The Little Man.

Go, Read: David B. News


Fantagraphics Books has changed what David B. they'll be presenting in which issue of their young-cartoonists anthology MOME.
 
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