Droid Spotlight

[paulvonscott]

Hmmn, just been thinking recently that maybe, just maybe, Tharg should allow a page/half a page/third of a page of his megazine to plug what his droids or even ex-droids have been doing  or elsewhere (if it exisits)

It may seem counter-intuitive to plug other companies comics, but I'm not so sure.  I think talking to Jared at OK Comics at the recent Leeds comic festival and how genuinely concerned he was that he didn't feel he had any relationship with other comic sellers in his area made me see the light.

Basically that anything that is good for you, is good for others.  And that must apply to anyone who wants a healthy comic industry.  

We've recently had PJ and Rufus plugging their comics, great they look too, but why not just pimp their wares in the Megazine?

Why not just current droids, but past droids too.  We all have a shared interest.  I hate X and Y, but you suckers like them, so celebrate it all I say.  Ex droids, current droids, litigninous wank-magic droids, the lot.  We all like to see British success.

Anyway there you go, just a thought.

Cheers :)

[Dudley]

A hearty hear hear from me for this suggestion.

I'm not so interested in creators' mainstream work, though I'd be happy to read about it if the Meg ran an article, certainly more than I'd want to read another Takeshi Miike article.  But I'd really love to know about creators' more personal projects, like Siku's Bible for example.

This could work the same way that the "2000AD creators" category works on Wikipedia: a very good way to make people aware of the awesome influence and reach of the Galaxy's Greatest.

[paulvonscott]

I of course meant litigious.

My forays into American comics have been for ex-2000AD people really.  

And it seems that droids are always doing self published stuff, exhibitions, signings etc.

[Dog Deever]

I wrote into the Megazine complaining about the movie reviews section a couple of months ago, having a go at the guy who said he didn't want to shell out for Empire magazine, and suggesting exactly what you're proposing with past/ current creators non-2K projects. There was also a cottage cheese comment.
Of course, as usual, I wasted my time- it seems that greenbonce doesn't want my illiterate drivel soiling his magazine.
Mind you, IMO it was a better read than Bloody Satanus.
But then, what do I know? I'm only a reader, and wouldn't know a good thing if it popped up in my Cullen Skink.

[pauljholden]

Does the 2 page interview I did count?

- pj

[paulvonscott]

I posted that before I saw the Megazine. Just as I had posted about fearless.  

I felt both threads were a bit redundant once the meg arrived.

Yes, the interview does count.  But would you or anyone else get another interview for your following project?

It was just a thought.

(shrugs)

[pauljholden]

Och, Paul, it was a good thought - I just thought it was a happy coincidence that my interview appeared just as this topic was raised. TBH, I'm quiet sure Matt would be happy to do spotlight features on droids and their projects outside of 2000AD, but I we'd have to tell him about them and we're rubbish at communication. (Matt very kindly suggested the interview, because I'd kept him informed of my schedule and he knew fearless was coming up).

- pj

[Floyd-the-k]

Hear hear from me too...it'd be good to know what the droids are up to

[P-BOT/1138]

OR EVEN A BIT MORE DETAILED BIBLOGRAPHY DURING THE INTERVIEW PAGES WOULD BE(I THINK)WELCOME. AS FLOYD-THE-K SAYS, ITS GOOD TO BE A BIT MORE IN THE LOOP. :-P

[Buddy]

Will you turn your caps off.

My ears are starting to bleed.