A collection of interesting quotes from the previous week:
“Now, in Zudas tiniest defense, when I orginally pitched the J & Jesus screens for ‘This American Strife,’ I was told to modify certain things to make it kosher enough to have it public. However, I changed these ‘questionables‘ and re-drew every panel in accordance to their requests. But to have weeks go by and then release ‘This American Strife’ with such a crucial, non-disclosed edit is lame. So lame. So lame and disrespectful to one of their selected artists prompted to help premiere and promote their site . . . I cant help but feel a bit offended, agitated, and slighted.”
J. Longo, one of the first Zuda contestants, on a missing page from his submission, This American Strife
“We were a casualty of the change in Editorial at DC that came right at the time we finished the book, really. Elseworlds was on it’s way out to begin with, and I was told our story would confuse fans of the new Titans series, despite the fact that there were two competing versions of the Teen Titans at the time, and nobody seemed too baffled. Honestly, I think the story was simply too weird for them.”
Jay Stephens, on the Teen Titans’ Swingin’ Elseworlds Story that’ll finally see print as the Teen Titans Lost Annual
“Today’s sales: everybody wants the Heroes hardcover. Nobody wants the Dark Tower hardcover.”
Mike Sterling, reporting on Wednesday’s sales in his comic shop
“I mean, I’m exaggerating here (I hope), and I’m sympathetic to the writers, even if I hate most of their work and don’t give a rip if late night talk shows are in reruns, the 2008 pilot season might be fucked, or the next Saw movie might be delayed. I just wince thinking about the possible influx of yet more overvalued and under-talented Hollywood dinks into the already fattened Previews phonebook of horrors.”
Evan Dorkin, on the Hollywood writer’s strike
“We made an assumption that the comic book crowd and the video game crowd are very similar, and they are in a lot of ways. But, it’s not a direct link that if I read a comic book, I’m a gamer.”
Dan Connors of Telltale Games, answering a question on why their Bone video games didn’t do as well as Sam & Max
“Having Power Boy on your team is sort of like painting a big target on your clubhouse.”
Valerie Dorazio,, on the Teen Titans East special
“Unstapled comics spreads are the perfect size to wrap most individual DVDs, and the snappy colors in Suburban Glamour are a perfect, snappy complement to any future under-the-tree gift array.”
Tom Spurgeon, sharing a tip to make the holidays that much more special
