[Maxithecat]

Markus hat hier einiges zum Thema Marvel Civil War gefunden:

> Hallo,
>
> Zum Thema Verspätung von CW habe ich folgenden Kommentar des
> Schreibers und des Zeichners gefunden:
>
> "Update 08.16.06 8:25am - When contacted for comment by Newsarama,
> writer Mark Millar said: "All I can say is that I'm as surprised by
> all this as you are. In fact, I only found out about it when I got up
> this morning and read my email. But you know what? This is a very cool
> thing for Marvel do to because it would have been so much easier to
> just go for a cheap fill-in artist instead of pushing back the books.
> Steve had virtually no lead-time on Civil War and a title with a
> million characters has proven much tougher than he expected. He and I
> both assumed a fill-in would be on the cards at some point, but Marvel
> credit Steve with a huge amount of our book's success and, as a
> creator, I'm genuinely stunned they spread the project out by another
> seven weeks to make it work for him. Marvel really took a bullet here.
> This pushes a lot of cash into the next financial quarter for them and
> they've really put product over profit here. I absolutely never
> expected them to work their entire publishing schedule around an art
> delay, but it's cool that they did and I totally take my hat off to
> them. Sure, it's horrible when a book we want is a little late, but I
> can live with a few weeks if it means getting Steve McNiven every
> issue. Apologies to readers and thanks to many people who were worried
> this meant I'd got sick again (I'm doing absolutely fine, thanks).
> This has been the biggest book of the millennium so far and it's clear
> people are passionate about waiting. But, honestly, it'll be worth it
> for seven issues of pure McNiven."
>
> ---
>
> "Hey folks, just thought I should get a post up here. First up
> apologies to the fans and retailers of civil war. The responsibility
> for the art delays lies with me, period. I've been working harder than
> I ever have, (and this is my third profession), but this is the
> hardest project I've ever done and as Mark said, I had little lead
> time. It was as big a surprise to me as anyone else that Marvel
> changed its publishing schedule to allow Mark and I to finish the
> series together.
>
> When I was sent word of this yesterday, I realized the problems that
> this will cause for readers and retailers immediately. After reading
> Hitchy's post I am beginning to understand why Marvel went this way,
> but it still amazes me. Of course I am proud of the work I have done
> on Civil War and I am chuffed that Marvel feels the same way, but I
> worry for the people that could be negatively affected by this. Please
> realize that the art delays were never meant in a malicious way nor am
> I being a prima donna with my work. What I'm trying is to do service
> to the exceptional story that Mark has written. That's it, and is all
> that I focus on when I'm at the table. I let Marvel know exactly where
> I am on a daily basis, from day one, so that they can make the
> decisions like the one they have made. I'll continue to work hard to
> put out the rest of this series with the best work I can do in the
> time I have been given and I hope that you, the fans and retailers
> will stick with us, 'cause Mark has written a real gem here.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve"
>
>
> Dann noch was von Bryan Hitch:
>
> "It's easy to think that having a late book is terminal and everybody
> flies into a panic because it's been a condition of the industry for
> so long. This is an industry that has, for most of its seventy years,
> made it's living on periodicals and we all know they have a limited
> shelf life. If your book is a month late n the magazine racks your
> space goes to somebody else because the stores and newsagents want it
> filled.
>
> This is not the case now; for a start comics are mostly sold in
> specialty stores and they will keep books on shelves for far longer
> than a single month, secondly there has been an enormous growth in
> revenue from collections and so called graphic novels.
>
> Years back Perez hit his deadlines on Crisis by eventually going to
> breakdowns but had Ordway on finishes so the standard was high. Nobody
> was expecting twenty-five years of continued reformatting and sales of
> the collections, they were just aiming at deadlines. However, as much
> as I love my Absolute collection of Crisis as a mark of my comics
> reading childhood, I don't love the fact they had three different
> styles on the finish from three different inkers. I hate that on
> Infinite Crisis that so many cooks are involved when the fab Phil J
> should have been allowed to complete the project for my own tastes,
> anyway.
>
> Two of my favourite re-reads in collections are Dark Knight and
> Watchmen. Nobody now remembers that each was late at the time of the
> original periodicals but that was a blip, a couple of years in each's
> 25 year publication history and these will STILL be published 25 years
> from now. I love these books but how awful would it have been if the
> otherwise brilliant Jim Aparo had drawn issue 3 of DK, or that DC had
> Alan Davis do an issue of Watcmen. Both brilliant guys but you would
> have hated the blip in the collections for the short term gain.
>
> These days we have the benefit of hindsight and there are precedents.
> You can't set out to create a classic or a series with longevity but
> it's getting easier for publishers to spot them as they unfold because
> the collection market is so large now and one can see what works and
> what doesn't. A fill-in might potentially stave off an unfortunate
> delay but hurt the long term property potential and the only reason a
> company would consider a fill-in necessary would be to avoid a
> financial hit in the short term not to keep you guys happy. If they
> are willing to take what must be a massive hit in the pocket,
> believing in it's long term potential, to allow it's creators to
> finish the book as intended then that isn't really a bad thing.
>
> If we do things the way they have always been done then we don't
> develop. It pays to be flexible, I guess and Marvel obviously believe
> they are doing the best thing in the long game for a product they
> believe in and one that has already proven more successful than they
> believed possible.
>
> Mark isn't exaggerating when he talks of how quickly this thing was
> put together and the small lead time. Nobody had intended the book to
> even exist; other plans were in place but the geniuses of Bendis and
> especially Mighty Mark started the ball rolling that Mark would evolve
> into Civil War (which also means we have to find a new title for our
> big follow up, so thanks MM). It's also been the biggest jobs of both
> Markie and Stevie's careers and required an enormous amount of work
> from both. Watcmen was bi-monthly remember and wasn't a crossover. I
> envy them their massive success but not the even more massive work
> involved. Nobody gets paid more for working harder in comics.
>
> Mark and Steve should be applauded for the efforts as those efforts
> are a clear indicator of why the book is a success. Marvel should also
> be applauded for making sure everybody gets the best possible product.
> It's a delay guys, not a cancellation. Certainly not a crisis!
>
> Hitchy"
>
>
> Ich kann dem nur beipflichten. (Bei mir liegen manche Comics eh
> monatelang rum bevor sie gelesen werden - besonders Daredevil Father.
> Liegen sie halt zwei weiter Monate rum und ich hab Zeit die Essentials
> zu lesen.)
>
> Servus,
> Markus

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