I've literally just walked into my apartment after returning from San Diego, but I just wanted to pop in and say what I wanted to say for several months now: I'm working on a mini-series for Marvel called "Cloak & Dagger" and I'm pretty damn excited.
My thanks to Marvel Comics for making a childhood dream come true, and thanks so much to the people who read this blog every day and support it and me.
More to come in the days to follow, for sure. But now -- there is the resting. And, hot on the heels of the resting -- the writing. Oh yes, there will be writing.
Speak to you soon,
Val
Congrats on the gig, and congrats on getting that gig in particular. Looking forward to seeing what you do with these two.
ReplyDeletewoo-hoo!
ReplyDeleteGrats again, this is exciting :) I look forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteAnd I sympathize about the resting... still...tired....
Big time congrats on this. I am very exicted for you as a fan of your blog and as a person who respects your rather unique voice. I look forward to reading the book. Was anything resembling a release date ever announed and I missed it by the way?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! That's so so cool, can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! First Comment!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlready did this by e-mail, rior to the SDCC, but you can never have too much of a good thing!!!
Congrats, Val!!!
You are trully an inspiration!
Congratulations. :)
ReplyDeleteI was pretty surprised when I read about this on Newsarama. I'll be waiting for it!
Congratulations! As a fan of your writing, I'm really looking forward to seeing the issues hit the shelves.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day.
George Morrow
Cool, I've always thought Cloak & Dagger didn't get enough love. I look forward to seeing what you do with them...and then it inevitably being thrown away as the continuity gets ruined.
ReplyDeleteFirst comment NOT. You guys are fast...:P
ReplyDeleteBut the sentiment remains.
The only BAD thing is that 2009 is still a LOOOONG way to come.
Sooooo...
ReplyDeleteTHAT was the "secret project!"
Anyone who tells you that Val can't keep a secret doesn't know what they're talking about. :)
Congrats, Val! I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park!
SA-WEET! Living the dream!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. I am old enough to have bought the original C&D limited series when it was new...
ReplyDeleteHuzzah!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting a new C&D series for YEARS.
Congratulations^^
ReplyDeleteI think you are a tremebndous writer, from what you have shared here and I definitely look forward to the book.
Congratulations ! I wish you the best. If your writing is as passionate and witty, itis going to be good.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to it !
Rad.
ReplyDeleteAnd quite good to meet you, by the by.
May this lead to a long stretch of you getting that Marvel money!
ReplyDelete*whines* But I don't wanna buy floppies!
ReplyDeleteNot that I'll be able to wait for the trade. *sigh* Looking forward to the story, Val. :)
that's awesome!!!!! i'm excited!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Congratulations! It will be added to my reserve list post-haste.
ReplyDeleteWooHoo! :)
Congratulations on writing a comic! Last I saw of C&D was on the Runaways series and they seemed interesting once again.
ReplyDeleteHey, that's awesome! I'm sure you'll do something wonderful with that particular duo. Cloak and Dagger play a major part in the second half of the New Mutants Classic volume I read last month and it re-ignited my interest in them. So this is pretty timely!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I can't wait to read a comic featuring your distinctive "voice." Congratulations and good luck!
You're going to make me start buying Marvel comics again, aren't you?
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeleteholy socks! congratulations! :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats again! I was never really into Cloak and Dagger but I might check this one out.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeleteAdd my congrats to the list. I definitely plan on picking the series up :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Cloak and Dagger are one of my faves! I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Valerie. I'm sure this will be only the first of many exciting opportunities for you. I'll buy the floppies AND the trade. AND the hardcover!
ReplyDeleteVal, I don't like Marvel these days, what with the Civil War and the deal with the devil Spidey made and all that, plus I tend to overall just like DC better.
ReplyDeleteBut rest assured, I'm buying this as soon as it comes out. ^_~ Admittedly, my only real experience with the characters is from "Maximum Carnage" (I've got the trade) but they seem like a neat pair and I'm sure you'll do great with them!
I'd also love to hear more from your perspective on the "Women in Comics" panel!
I've been a C&D fan since I first came across them in Runaways. You+Them makes me very, very excited.
ReplyDeleteAnd here I was hoping to cut down...
Congrapulations! :D
ReplyDelete*hugs* :D I can't wait for it to come out! :D
That's fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I'm very much looking forward to reading it and the art looks lovely. This is awesome news!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for giving us would-be comic book writing blogger types hope! ;)
Congrats! I'll subscribe as soon as the solits are up!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, that's exciting news!
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you. This is wonderful news. I know you'll make the absolute best of it.
ReplyDeleteNow get to work... ;-D
Way to go, Val!
ReplyDeletePlease tell me that there will be covers by Rick Leonardi or Brett Blevins. That would be even more awesome.
*happy dance*
ReplyDeleteHOORAY!!!!
Late to the party here, but Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about it!
ReplyDeleteCoolness!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say congrats on the gig, Val! I've been reading the buzz all around the net and been all a-twitter! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. Don't care about the characters, so maybe you can change that.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeletep.s. Let's hope your editors don't turn them into skrulls or whatever silly crossover Marvel cooks up next. :D
Ah... might we be seeing other ... customers of the Kingpin's metahuman laboratory?
ReplyDeleteIt might be the art, but the original C&D seemed to be teens who had been altered, and perhaps aged. There was never a sense of them being teens, more like Peter Parker, somewhere in their twenties. That I think was part of the strength of the stories... they had mature bodies, but as homeless teens, they were trying to figure things out.
I like the art, but find Dagger's outfit just a little... wrong. The cutouts of the costume don't seem to serve a purpose (unless they suggest an actual dagger, in which case it could be done better). And Cloak... well, I was thinking Morpheus as Kai'ckul...
So, when's the publication party? Wanna get my copy signed!
Nice.
ReplyDeleteI saw the headline on CBR and I was like "...wait, what? For realz?"
Very, very cool.
Congrats.
-M
Meh...
ReplyDeleteJust kidding ;)
That's frikin awesome!!
Being a recent convert to your blog and catching up on some of your previous writing, I can only say,
WHAT TOOK EM SO LONG!!!
Big ArrOOOooo (reddog howl!)
Was away from the web on Monday, but wanted to lend a belated congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats from a faithful blog reader.
ReplyDeleteYou deserve this, and it's proof that sometimes the good guys really do win.