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Mar
14

Tesla vs. Edison Debate Ignites at SxSW

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by Matthew Van Dusen

Paleofuture blogger Matt Novak’s South by Southwest March 11 talk on the Edison versus Tesla debate and myth of the lone inventor went electric when web comic artist Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal, whose Tesla comic spurred the debate, showed up to defend his work.

“The goal with my comic wasn’t to write nonfiction, it was more to paint a portrait of Tesla’s character and why I admire that and why I admire geeks in general,”* Inman said when he emerged from the audience to ask a question at the end of the session. 

Novak had taken issue with Inman’s viral comic “Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived” comic, saying that it fed the “Great Man Theory of History” and the myth of the lone inventor.

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The only thing more insidious that “the myth of the lone inventor” is the myth of the lone artist/writer/creator.  We’re all only as good as our collaborators and our influences, and to believe otherwise is hubris.

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Feb
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Feb
14

iamdavidbrothers: twiststreet: cinephilearchive: This is an original production-issued script for the very first 1988 Bruce Willis action-adventure movie, Die Hard. With thanks to Russell Buckley Seriously had no idea until this moment that Die Hard was based on a novel.  Now, everything is different.    Even more amazing, from wikipedia: Nothing Lasts Forever was originally written as a sequel to The Detective so it could be made into a follow-up film starring Frank Sinatra as Joe Leland. But when Frank Sinatra declined the role, it was then changed into a sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando, but when Schwarzenegger turned down the role, the script was retooled in 1988 for the standalone story, Die Hard, which would later become one of the most famous and beloved action films of all time. And the book was inspired by Towering Inferno!

iamdavidbrothers:

twiststreet:

cinephilearchive:

This is an original production-issued script for the very first 1988 Bruce Willis action-adventure movie, Die Hard.

With thanks to Russell Buckley

Seriously had no idea until this moment that Die Hard was based on a novel.  Now, everything is different.   

Even more amazing, from wikipedia:

Nothing Lasts Forever was originally written as a sequel to The Detective so it could be made into a follow-up film starring Frank Sinatra as Joe Leland. But when Frank Sinatra declined the role, it was then changed into a sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando, but when Schwarzenegger turned down the role, the script was retooled in 1988 for the standalone story, Die Hard, which would later become one of the most famous and beloved action films of all time.
And the book was inspired by Towering Inferno!

(via twiststreet)

Source cinephilearchive

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Feb
07

Jan
22

@robertliefeld wrote a screenplay about the founding of Image Comics. It’s amazing. #fb Excerpt #1: “And you gotta ditch that writer as well.  The kids don’t buy the books for the writing, they buy em for the pictures.  OUR pictures.  Get some of that writer’s money.” - Todd McFarlane (according to Rob) Also, dig Todd’s description, from earlier in the script.: “Picture Christian Bale in THE FIGHTER and you have Todd.  EXACTLY….When Todd speaks it’s with that Canadian cadence, that of the “Eh?” Strange Brew variety, blended with a heavy Boston accent.  He is “INTENSE” at all times, there are no “light” moments with Todd.  He is enigmatic and compelling.” (Note: This appears to be real and posted with Rob Liefeld’s permission…if that turns out to not be the case let me know and I’ll pull it.)  More to come… via Dream Movie Cast

@robertliefeld wrote a screenplay about the founding of Image Comics. It’s amazing. #fb

Excerpt #1:

“And you gotta ditch that writer as well.  The kids don’t buy the books for the writing, they buy em for the pictures.  OUR pictures.  Get some of that writer’s money.” - Todd McFarlane (according to Rob)

Also, dig Todd’s description, from earlier in the script.:

“Picture Christian Bale in THE FIGHTER and you have Todd.  EXACTLY….When Todd speaks it’s with that Canadian cadence, that of the “Eh?” Strange Brew variety, blended with a heavy Boston accent.  He is “INTENSE” at all times, there are no “light” moments with Todd.  He is enigmatic and compelling.”

(Note: This appears to be real and posted with Rob Liefeld’s permission…if that turns out to not be the case let me know and I’ll pull it.)  More to come…

via Dream Movie Cast

@PaulAzaceta and I are doing a workshop tonight for @comicsexperience.  You can sign up here.

Although I love teaching, and Paul and I have done interviews together, this is the first time we’ve done anything like this.  I’m hoping all of you will badger Paul about why the GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES trade isn’t out yet.

Seriously, there will be some announcements about the trade and other stuff soon.  It’s hard to believe but Paul and I have been collaborating for over 7 years now.  This should be fun.

Here’s the press release:

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 9pm Eastern Time, we’ll be joined on the Creators Workshopby writer Mark Sable and artist Paul Azaceta! 

Mark and Paul will be discussing their many collaborations together, including Graveyard of Empires from Image. In that book, set in Afghanistan, Marines face a never-ending onslaught of Taliban. But even hell can get worse. The dead come back to life, and only together can both sides of today’s conflict survive tomorrow’s undead assault.

In addition to Graveyard, Mark and Paul have also collaborated on What If? Spider-Man from Marvel and Grounded from Image. Join us for a discussion on collaboration and more!

Mark Sable is also the writer of Batman: Two-Face: Year One, Supergirl and Teen Titans Spotlight: Cyborg for DC, and the creator-ownedUnthinkable for BOOM! Studios. He is a writer for both stage and screen (big and small).

Paul Azaceta is an artist who has also worked on numerous other popular properties including theAmazing Spider-Man, B.P.R.D., Daredevil, andPotter’s Field with writer Mark Waid. 
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We’re looking forward to a great discussion with our guests!

There’s still time to join us at the Creators Workshop before these live sessions. We hope to see you there.


Jan
04

Comics I liked and I’m looking forward to in 2013

Robot 6 took over Comic Book Resources on New Year’s Day, and asked a number of comic creators what our favorite comics were, what we’re most looking forward to in 2013 from others and what we’re most excited about ourselves.  Below are my answers, but read here for the whole piece (which has other creators answers as well as art).

I cheated and gave more than one answer for each book (and I STILL feel like I’m shortchanging a number of good 2013 books), and the projects I listed were the ones I can talk about - some really huge news I can’t right now.

What was your favorite comic of 2012?

I’m going to cop out with a three-way tie. I love Fatale–Brubaker and Phillips are an amazing team and they know how to make buying single issues essential. I’m thrilled BKV is back to comics with Saga, although the real thrill might be watching a brilliant new talent emerge in Fiona Staples. Finally, I’m loving Fury Max: My War Gone By from Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov. It’s like a comic book version of James’ Ellroy’sAmerican Tabloid, and it’s restored my faith you can still do an adult comic for the big two.

Comic-wise, what are you most excited about for 2013?

I’m stoked for two creator-owned ventures: Bad Karma, a graphic novel from the comics collective of Alex Grecian, Jeremy Haun, B. Clay Moore and Seth Peck. It’s a hardcover of independent but interlocking creator-owned comics stories. They’ve already exceeded their Kickstarter goals, but it’s still worth getting in on the ground floor.

I’m also excited for Ivan Brandon’s Offset Comics label. He’s got a bunch of boundary pushing projects that all look great, but the standout to me is Deathface with Chuck BB and Ryan Browne. They had me at the tagline, which is “In 1987 you trapped him and LEFT HIM FOR DEAD. 30 years later the world has changed, but VENGEANCE HASN’T. Today DEATHFACE has escaped… and he’s coming… FOR YOU.”

What’s one project you’re personally working on for 2013 that you’re especially pumped about?

I’m going to cheat again and pick two things. I’m co-writing and editing a book tentatively titled War Toyscoming from Image, which is drawn by the great Leandro Fernandez (Queen & Country, Punisher) and created by Jonathan Betuel, who created one of my all-time favorite movies, The Last Starfighter. It’s modern in that it’s got a ripped from the headlines story about vigilantes using drones, but it will have an 80s Robocop kind of sensibility that I think will be really fun.

For years my dream project has been something called Dracula: Son of the Dragon with artist Salgood Sam, that tells the story of how the historical Vlad The Impaler became Bram Stoker’s vampire. It looks like we’ll finally be crowdfunding it in early 2013 and have it out by mid year. I wish there was a Kickstarter link ready, but you can look for updates on marksable.tumblr.com or follow me on Twitter at@marksable.

twiststreet: Twist Street Issue Four— Chapter Two (of Eleven): I decided to release these weekly on Thursday, rather than Friday— Friday is just too busy a day.  So, here is the second chapter of a webcomic what I made.  (The tedious first chapter was released during the holiday break, in case you missed that, and can be found here).  The “story” (in sarcastic quotation marks) starts this week; also, the “jokes” are going to start to get a little dirty.  CBZ files remain forthcoming.  Do you really enjoy picking out visual inconsistencies and glaring visual-continuity errors?  Well then, oh boy, this chapter is certain to delight, you lucky cuss, you!  “The tedious first chapter was released during holiday break” - Abhay Khosla, master of self-promotion. Seriously, if you only know Abhay because he’s viciously criticized something you’ve written or he’s sued you, you’re missing out on one of the most interesting comic creators working right now.  His Dracula is the funniest thing I’ve ever read in comics; I’m really looking forward to reading this.

twiststreet:

Twist Street Issue Four— Chapter Two (of Eleven): I decided to release these weekly on Thursday, rather than Friday— Friday is just too busy a day.  So, here is the second chapter of a webcomic what I made.  (The tedious first chapter was released during the holiday break, in case you missed that, and can be found here).  The “story” (in sarcastic quotation marks) starts this week; also, the “jokes” are going to start to get a little dirty.  CBZ files remain forthcoming.  Do you really enjoy picking out visual inconsistencies and glaring visual-continuity errors?  Well then, oh boy, this chapter is certain to delight, you lucky cuss, you! 

“The tedious first chapter was released during holiday break” - Abhay Khosla, master of self-promotion.

Seriously, if you only know Abhay because he’s viciously criticized something you’ve written or he’s sued you, you’re missing out on one of the most interesting comic creators working right now.  His Dracula is the funniest thing I’ve ever read in comics; I’m really looking forward to reading this.

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