At Spindle, Guy LeCharles Gonzalez talks with NYC Mech writer and 24Seven editor Ivan Brandon about his influences, New York City and the collaboration process:
SPINDLE: Writing is typically considered a solitary endeavor, but comic books are often a collaborative effort between the writer(s), artist(s) and editor(s). How much does your sense of control vary from project to project, collaborator to collaborator?
Brandon: I’ve been lucky enough that for whatever reason, I’m able to keep my control (for lack of a better word) in most situations… when I have ideas that are not script-specific they tend not to be superfluous, I guess… and my collaborators have almost always embraced them. I get absurdly passionate about certain elements that other writers would never think about… design, color, etc…
The great thing is that so far even the people who employ me to write for their existing properties have allowed and encouraged me to bring more to the table than just the writing… I guess the luxury (or curse) of being offered the job when you’re clearly the odd duck, so to speak… is that your editors know your process is different… it’s why they called you in the first place.
(Link via Dirk Deppey.)
