tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post2231549601040991438..comments2024-01-14T11:45:23.991-05:00Comments on Occasional Superheroine: Grant Morrison: Mercenary Or Awesome?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-4027319304517972952008-08-14T22:32:00.000-04:002008-08-14T22:32:00.000-04:00I like your Owen Wilson tie-in. I think it'd also...I like your Owen Wilson tie-in. I think it'd also work with George Clooney. Sure, he's done "Batman and Robin" but he's also directed "Good Night and Good Luck", he cranks out a bunch of "Oceans etc" but then he uses that money to finance personal projects.<BR/><BR/>He'd be the guy that would pitch a Superman book and then a JLA book and then when DC is saying "ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO IS FINE BY US" he goes "Yeah, I'd like to bring back Hitman. Then I'll do Batman and then I'm going to do Phantom Stranger."Matt Worzalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920643575579404067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-19486147455826367062008-08-13T02:13:00.000-04:002008-08-13T02:13:00.000-04:00Ooo, better yet, Red Bee, Red Son -- an alternate ...Ooo, better yet, <I>Red Bee, Red Son</I> -- an alternate history in which the Red Bee was raised in Soviet Russia! Someone needs to pitch that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-72681092438536719242008-08-11T18:59:00.000-04:002008-08-11T18:59:00.000-04:00Red Bee? Fah... give me more "Red Son"! So easy...Red Bee? Fah... give me more "Red Son"! So easy to sell to the generic bookstore customer. "What if...Superman's rocketship landed in Soviet Russia instead of 1950s Kansas?" <BR/><BR/>Oh, and one of the most important rules of employment: "Make your bosses' jobs easier."<BR/><BR/>"Here's how *I* am going to make *YOU* look good."Torsten Adairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01003810809542196460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-45870612638882567062008-08-11T13:04:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:04:00.000-04:00I vote Awesome. The target audience of the pitch ...I vote Awesome. The target audience of the pitch is not the eventual comics reader, it's the folks that want to make money of the comics reader. Morrison knows what he's doing. Just think about where the DCU was prior to his JLA. Yipes. Scary thought.Shanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246982584049706133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-7597968698541259852008-08-11T12:54:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:54:00.000-04:00Hm. Hipster-esque actor wearing -- certainly not "...Hm. Hipster-esque actor wearing -- certainly not "rocking" -- a "vintage" Mullet Rock-era shirt? Now <I>that</I> is mercenary.Arturohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225034948614887038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-68831078100686924082008-08-11T12:16:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:16:00.000-04:00Isn't dropping branding, merchandising, and econom...Isn't dropping branding, merchandising, and economic upside into your presentation just smart pitching? <BR/><BR/>In fact in grad school we were taught to put our pitches in sellable terms that execs would understand. i.e. here's my pitch for a TV series, not only is it a quality story but it's like show X which made a ton of money,and has character Y which could launch a star and create a face for your network. You give the execs something economic they can take to their boss that justifies the gidonkulous check they are asking them to write for you. <BR/><BR/>It let's execs/studios/editors know that you're at least aware and aimiable to the buisness side of things. <BR/><BR/>It's not going to overcome a bad story or concept, but all things being even it can get you the nod over someone who doesn't include the same thing.Josh Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758295720466754777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-83135418893575162882008-08-11T12:02:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:02:00.000-04:00Agreed. When pitching, it's beneficial to include ...Agreed. When pitching, it's beneficial to include some commercial hooks.<BR/><BR/>That's mercenary? Unless this was pro bono, perhaps. (Doubtful.)raphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603930950971861594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-46665877419527922312008-08-11T10:52:00.000-04:002008-08-11T10:52:00.000-04:00Read Alan Moore's original Twilight pitch. The pr...Read Alan Moore's original <I>Twilight</I> pitch. The preamble is full of branding and merchandising ideas. Maybe it's just what smart writers do to get their ideas considered by editorial.The Crooked Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644516716285012518noreply@blogger.com