George Perez has some complaints about his time on Superman
Sounds like things are a bit confused up top.
George Perez has some complaints about his time on Superman
Sounds like things are a bit confused up top.
“I had no idea Grant Morrison was going to be working on another Superman title,” he said. “I had no idea I was doing it five years ahead, which means … my story, I couldn’t do certain things without knowing what he did, and Grant wasn’t telling everybody. So I was kind of stuck. ‘Oh, my gosh, are the Kents alive? What’s his relationship with all of these characters? Who exists?’ And DC couldn’t give me answers. I said, ‘Oh, my gosh, you’re deciding all these things and you mean even you don’t know what’s going on in your own books?’ So I became very frustrated …”
LOL
The same could be said of the DC execs (more so, in fact)...why couldn't they just call and ask? The fact that they were in the dark too suggests quite a disconnect in power and communications within the DC brass. I wouldn't blame Perez in that situation.
But that just made me laugh more than anything, since it seemed so backward from an efficient business. The bigger issues are the rewrites and decision-changes. I'm a writer/editor, and though I'm not in comics, I know the insanity caused by too many cooks in the soup, and also from having numerous changes in the middle of a publication cycle.
Originally posted by Galan007
Very cool.Spoiler:is one of my favorite reads to this day.
The Books of Magic
Looks like JLDark and crew will be going into
Spoiler:
House of Mystery
And
Spoiler:will be crossing over with JLD.
Amethyst
http://www.dccomics.com/galleries/justice-league-dark-10-preview
Originally posted by -Pr-
He couldn't just phone up Grant Morrison and ask for some basic details? Really?
Note the bit where he wasn't informed Grant was on Action Comics or that it took place 5 years before his book when he started!
His bosses/editors apparently couldn't pass notes along, and it's their actual job.
Originally posted by Q99
Note the bit where he wasn't informed Grant was on Action Comics or that it took place 5 years before his book when he started!His bosses/editors apparently couldn't pass notes along, and it's their actual job.
I'd read that. Even if they hadn't surrendered the information, it's Superman. There's always multiple books. TBH, it's common sense imo.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I'd read that. Even if they hadn't surrendered the information, it's Superman. There's always multiple books. TBH, it's common sense imo.
Of course he knew there were multiple books, he just wasn't told who was on it or, more importantly, that it was a prequel to his story.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I'd read that. Even if they hadn't surrendered the information, it's Superman. There's always multiple books. TBH, it's common sense imo.
Another book might be common sense. That it's set in the past and directly affects his book is not. Again, the execs seemed to set him up for failure. Perez likely could have done more, but it ultimately doesn't fall to him.
Originally posted by Digi
Another book might be common sense. That it's set in the past and directly affects his book is not. Again, the execs seemed to set him up for failure. Perez likely could have done more, but it ultimately doesn't fall to him.
And apparently the execs had him change things from issue to issue- like he said, he doesn't mind being told to do something (this is, after all, Perez, who's worked in the industry forever. He's been there, done that, got the t-shirt), but once there, he expects it to stay that way and not move back and forth.
I think there's a knot up top- Perez did comment that it's no longer just Didio making decisions, but multiple people, and they're apparently bad at making up their collective minds.
Originally posted by Q99
Of course he knew there were multiple books, he just wasn't told who was on it or, more importantly, that it was a prequel to his story.
I just wonder why it didn't occur to him to ask, tbh.
Originally posted by Digi
Another book might be common sense. That it's set in the past and directly affects his book is not. Again, the execs seemed to set him up for failure. Perez likely could have done more, but it ultimately doesn't fall to him.
Again, I just don't know why he didn't ask. Now, if he did, and they intentionally kept shit from him, that would be different.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I just wonder why it didn't occur to him to ask, tbh.Again, I just don't know why he didn't ask. Now, if he did, and they intentionally kept shit from him, that would be different.
Well, one, there is a procedure for this stuff (i.e. go through the bosses/editors so they know you're on the same page), and two, he wasn't informed Grant was even on it at first. Heck, he might not have Grant's phone number.
The buck stops with the editors in any case. It's not the talent's job to do the editor's job for them.
Originally posted by Q99
Well, one, there is a procedure for this stuff (i.e. go through the bosses/editors so they know you're on the same page), and two, he wasn't informed Grant was even on it at first. Heck, he might not have Grant's phone number.The buck stops with the editors in any case. It's not the talent's job to do the editor's job for them.
I'm not saying it's solely Perez's fault, just that he's not without blame.
Originally posted by -Pr-
He couldn't just phone up Grant Morrison and ask for some basic details? Really?
His quote says "Grant wasn't telling everyone," which to me would indicate that he inquired and Morrison refused to tell him or the cogs in the DC editorial that Perez had contact with. Morrison is one of the few writers that could get away with prima donna bullshit like that... but that seems out of character. Seems weird.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I'm not saying it's solely Perez's fault, just that he's not without blame.
Eh, the problems were other people's jobs. If he has a problem, it is literally their responsibility to help.
And that wasn't the only issue he had, the 'getting calls reversed between months' and such causing re-writes is arguably the more significant.
I, Vampire was excellent. The Van Hellsings are well-equipped bonafide badasses. They dealt out some serious carnage to Andrew's Vamp army (and converted many of them to Zombies in the process, apparently.)
Anyway, the final page already has me EAGERLY salivating at what the next issue will bring:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/12379207/IVampire_10_TheGroup_018.jpg.html
"Next issue: Vampires vs. Zombies! (it's about freakin' time.)" droolio
---
Here's next months solicit:
I, Vampire #11• Vampires. Versus. Zombies. Exclamation point!!
• What happens when a zombie bites a vampire? What happens when a vampire turns a zombie? Find out all the gory details here!Written by: Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art by: Andrea Sorrentino
Cover by: Clayton Crain
Color/B&W: Color
Page Count: 32
U.S. Price: 2.99
On Sale Date: Jul 25 2012
drooliox2
Originally posted by Galan007
I, Vampire was excellent. The Van Hellsings are well-equipped bonafide badasses. They dealt out some serious carnage to Andrew's Vamp army (and converted many of them to Zombies in the process, apparently.)Anyway, the final page already has me EAGERLY salivating at what the next issue will bring:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/12379207/IVampire_10_TheGroup_018.jpg.html
"Next issue: Vampires vs. Zombies! (it's about freakin' time.)" droolio---
Here's next months solicit:
drooliox2
INDEED! It was an awesome read. Did you read Justice League Dark? I liked that one even more. Supposedly
Spoiler:
Constantine might get a hold of all the books of magic (Xanadue's vision), which is knowledge to EVERYTHING. He is powerful enough to reshape the world in his image. He then states there is only one who can wield them and that is probably Tim Hunter.
Originally posted by Q99
Eh, the problems were other people's jobs. If he has a problem, it is literally their responsibility to help.And that wasn't the only issue he had, the 'getting calls reversed between months' and such causing re-writes is arguably the more significant.
I just don't think he did enough on his end, tbh.
