Jul
21
2010
Alan Moore: “I don’t want Watchmen back.”
B. Mac: “I’ll take it!”
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Apparently the hangup was that DC Comics would only give him the rights back if he agreed to some (inevitably awful) prequels and sequels. I was expecting an author vs. publisher bloodbath, but this is only a bit more rancorous than “You paid me too much” and “Do I really need that many assistants?”
Jul
21
2010
- Should I mention fan-fiction in my query letter? No. Nor would I recommend mentioning self-published works unless you’ve sold at least a few thousand copies or blogs unless you have hundreds of thousands of readers.
- cool superhero names. the superhero has all powers. I think your story has more pressing issues than character names.
- how long should a novel be. Adult novel manuscripts are usually 80-100,000 words but there is some variation by genre. YA novel manuscripts are usually around 40-60,000 words.
- how do i represent foreign text in comic books? If the character is speaking another language but you want to translate it into English for readers, I would recommend something like this.
If the text is in the art rather than the lettering (such as a store sign in Shanghai or a Babylonian tablet), then I would recommend sending the artist a copy of the text in a large font, as well as a screenshot of the text in a large font (in case the artist’s word-processor can’t read the language).
