DEEP DIVE: Editor's Autopsy #002
"Upon reading Stray Bullets #1 in 1995, I dropped to my knees and declared myself a Comics Lifer." --Anonymous comic book editor last seen wearing a striped turtleneck and black go-go boots
"Upon reading Stray Bullets #1 in 1995, I dropped to my knees and declared myself a Comics Lifer." --Anonymous comic book editor last seen wearing a striped turtleneck and black go-go boots
We seemed to have a lot in common (see a shared love for similar music and badass British films & directors), but who knows? Maybe she was sneaky and just did her research. I'm pretty easy to find on social media, and almost as easy to fool.
I've read my share of pitches (hundreds) in my time (decades) as a comic book editor for companies behemoth and miniscule. Here are 9 common omissions that force my hand to scrawl red ink onto your pitch.
WHERE WE'VE BEEN/WHERE WE'RE GOING