April 16th, 2004
NOTE FROM DAVE:
If you’ve ever been to a comic convention Q&A, you
know the same questions show up, such as “How do I
break into the business?” As a public service, let
us help the budding writers out there.
Of course, Dave is not a comic writer, either, so
we’ve asked an expert to guest moderate this
topic. Bill Mumy has been collecting comic books
since he was five years old. In 1986 he began
writing them. Among his innumerable writing
credits are issues of “She Hulk,” “Iron Man,” “Hulk,”
“Spectre,” “Star Trek” and of course, “Aquaman.”
Bill also worked as creative consultant and then writer
on Innovation’s “Lost in Space” comic for the entire
series run. (1991-1993) He wrote the second year
alone in one large multi-chapter story titled
“Voyage to the Bottom of the Soul.”
In addition to his writing credits, Bill has
numerous TV and movie credits, several albums of
music both as a solo artist and as parts of
diverse groups such as Barnes & Barnes. You can
visit his Web site at billmumy.com or his fan club
at billmumyfanclub.com
know the same questions show up, such as “How do I
break into the business?” As a public service, let
us help the budding writers out there.
Of course, Dave is not a comic writer, either, so
we’ve asked an expert to guest moderate this
topic. Bill Mumy has been collecting comic books
since he was five years old. In 1986 he began
writing them. Among his innumerable writing
credits are issues of “She Hulk,” “Iron Man,” “Hulk,”
“Spectre,” “Star Trek” and of course, “Aquaman.”
Bill also worked as creative consultant and then writer
on Innovation’s “Lost in Space” comic for the entire
series run. (1991-1993) He wrote the second year
alone in one large multi-chapter story titled
“Voyage to the Bottom of the Soul.”
In addition to his writing credits, Bill has
numerous TV and movie credits, several albums of
music both as a solo artist and as parts of
diverse groups such as Barnes & Barnes. You can
visit his Web site at billmumy.com or his fan club
at billmumyfanclub.com
The Top 9 Signs You’re Never
Going to Be a Comic Book Writer
Going to Be a Comic Book Writer
9> Your entire body of writing consists of the notes you took at comic conventions asking writers how to break into the business.
8> You have the same talent as Ron Zimmerman, but none of the incriminating Quesada pictures.
7> “I know I’m only the writer, but shouldn’t the heroine’s breasts be a bit more realistic in size?”
6> The closest you’ve come to writing for comics is some Internet humor list.
5> Even with the glut of Batman books on the market, nobody seems willing to talk to you about your 38-part “Batman has a tea party” series.
4> You actually moved out of Mom’s basement.
3> You just can’t quite capture the angst and complex subtext of “HULK SMASH PUNY HUMANS!”
2> You find yourself wanting to use punctuation other than question marks and exclamation points.
and the Number 1 Sign You’re Never Going to Be a Comic Book
Writer…
Writer…
1> When you kill a character, he stays dead.
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Credits:
Selected from 49 submissions from 29 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 1, 6 (11th #1)
Craig Israel, Cleveland, OH — 2
Erik Deckers, Syracuse, IN — 3
Scott Elmer, Wheaton, IL — 4
Steve Theberge, Plaistow, NH — 4
Matt Hurlburt, Stow, OH — 5
Alvaro Ib=E1=F1ez, Mexico City, Mexico — 6, 8
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 7
Eric Severstad, Appleton, WI — 7
Douglas Ward, Harrisburg, PA — 9
Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — 9
Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL — Liberty Lad Wannabe
Bill Mumy, Los Angeles, CA — Guest Moderator
