Andy Diggle updates his blog for the first time in awhile with comments on his upcoming Batman Confidential run and hints of new projects now that he’s no longer exclusive with DC:
Believe it or not, I’ve currently got four new projects on the go that I’m waiting to announce. Being a notorious blabbermouth, it almost killed me keeping BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL to myself for almost two years – but finally it’s been solicited for sale on December 13th, with a scorching cover by Whilce Portacio and Richard Friend.
And to those of you who are worried that Whilce won’t be able to draw both this and WETWORKS, fret ye not – Whilce finished pencilling WETWORKS aaaages ago.
All in all it’s been an interesting week. Coming to the end of my exclusive contract with DC Comics, I started putting out feelers to other publishers – and immediately got what can only be described as an Offer I Can’t Refuse, literally doubling what I had been paid at Vertigo under the DC exclusive.
Combine that with a pay rise for my next Vertigo project, and I’m suddenly learning that I have a lot more bargaining power outside of an exclusive contract than in one.
It’s nice to be in demand. Now I just need to figure out how to fit all the work in…
Hmmmm … could Diggle be headed across town? I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:30 am
I’ve always noticed that once DC finds a talented writer, Marvel gets greedy and wants them for all their own. Brubaker, Carey, Gaiman, now maybe Diggle, the list goes on. I’d like Marvel to once find a writer on their own.
September 20th, 2006 at 8:13 am
Meh. I didn’t like his Punisher:XMas Special, and Losers comes off as a low-rent version of 100 Bullets. He’s not a bad writer, but there’s nothing at Marvel, I’d yank the current writer off, and stick Diggle on
September 20th, 2006 at 9:01 am
if they won’t put Bedard on a GotG reimagining (or Valentino for that matter), then Diggle’s a good choice.
September 20th, 2006 at 9:32 am
I’d like Marvel to once find a writer on their own
Yeah! Why can’t they find a Bendis, or a JMS, or a Whedon, or a Slott?
They did? So the previous post was nothing more than the narrow-minded rantings of a one-company fanboy? Okay. Never mind.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Diggle’s work is usually good stuff. He’s got the big budget action movie stuff down pat, and Adam Strange was golden. He’s kind of like Millar, but he can actually write a relatable, likeable character. In fact, I’d much rather he do Ultimates than Loeb.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Yeah! Why can’t they find a Bendis, or a JMS, or a Whedon, or a Slott?
Bendis: McFarlane
JMS and Whedon had some little shows prior to working at Marvel. Plus, both had books at other publishers first.
September 20th, 2006 at 11:29 am
Bendis had been writing for years before beginning to work for Marvel (JINX, GOLDFISH, POWERS, SAM & TWITCH). JMS and Whedon are well known tv writers. Plus JMS had already published comic series RISING STARS and MIDNIGHT NATION through Top Cow. Whedon had FRAY published through Dark Horse. And the first time I saw Dan Slott’s name on a book it was the Arkham Asylum mini-series from DC.
September 20th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Yes, and Andy Diggle had been doing stuff over on 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine before his stuff on DC.
September 20th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Dan Slott used to write Ren & Stimpy for Marvel back in the day, along with the odd What If.
Who cares who found a writer first, anyway?
September 20th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Who cares who found a writer first, anyway?
My point exactly. The only people who care are those who are so invested in one company or another that they are blind to anything else anyone else puts out. You never see this in any other entertainment field: “I only watch shows on ABC” or “Paramount Rules, Fox Sucks”
September 20th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Personally, I only read comics who use Green #44 in their colors instead of all those other stupid shades of green.
September 20th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Personally, I only read comics who use Green #44 in their colors instead of all those other stupid shades of green.
Well, yeah. Anyone who reads comics with other shades of green is obviously a fool.