Barry Lyga's Blog: The BLog, page 49

Memory Monday: Hi-Tech Diaper

Damn. Even the diapers on Krypton fit like Spandex!

(From World of Krypton, 1982. Written by Paul Kupperberg. Art by Howard Chaykin & Murphy Anderson.)

Today’s Tumblr – March 11, 2014

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BREAKING: Grant Gustin's Full "Flash" Costume Revealed – Comic Book Resources

Memory Monday: All Talk Works, Sometimes

The folks at Punica (publisher of the I Hunt Killers series in…

This Week in Rejection!: AEI

Do you have any recommendations for thrillers/suspense/noir books featuring diverse characters or written by diverse authors?

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Memory Monday: All Talk Works, Sometimes

I know I just used something from Swamp Thing #53 last week, but this sequence is one of my favorites ever.

I think what I love so much is that Batman’s victory in this issue comes not against the fearsome, nigh-indestructible Swamp Thing, but rather against the mayor. And it comes not due to weapons or gadgets or martial prowess, but rather…through simple smarts.

(From Swamp Thing #53, October 1986. Written by Alan Moore. Art by John Totleben.)

Game in Thailand

The folks at Punica (publisher of the I Hunt Killers series in Thailand) are just knocking it out of the park with their covers. The first one was pretty damn dark; if you haven’t seen it, check it out here.

Game continues the graphic novel feel of the covers. I love the use of red against the stark line art! Really cool and so different from the American covers.

This Week in Rejection!: AEI

An attempt by Young Barry to land an agent. Met with form-letter failure.

(P.S. The lighting is lousy in this picture, so you can’t tell that the form letter is printed on paper that is a quite soothing and lovely shade of blue.)

Today’s Tumblr – March 6, 2014

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Why is American internet so slow?

Brian, I saw something recently that bothered me, and didn't know who to complain about it too, but thought you might have an interesting opinion on it. You've mentioned on twitter getting Academy screeners for the nominees. You also have done some animation work (writing at least). So how do you feel about the fact that most of the Oscar judges either abstained from voting or simply neglected to watch the nominees for Best Animated Feature?

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Memory Monday: Batman is All Talk

Read — if you can stay awake for it — this truly horrible story synopsis that was…

One of my favorite bits of superhero-ing ever, as the Flash runs…

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Memory Monday: Batman is All Talk

What I love most about this is that little indulgent, self-confident smile on Swamp Thing’s mossy kisser.

Sure you will, little human, he’s thinking. Sure you will.

(From Swamp Thing #53, October 1986. Written by Alan Moore. Art by John Totleben.)

This Week in Rejection!: DC Comics

Read — if you can stay awake for it — this truly horrible story synopsis that was deservedly rejected by DC Comics back in 1993. Then stick around for today’s lesson, kids…

OK, so now that you’ve lost all respect for me as a writer, let me tell you something: That synopsis was actually for a truly amazing story! Honest. It was powerful and character-driven and loaded with pathos.

The problem, of course, is that I gave precisely zero indication of that in the synopsis, choosing instead to write something so generic and vague that the editor in question (quite rightly) wrote “Nothing unique” on it.

Whose fault is this? Duh. Mine. I was trying to hold something back. Trying to keep the story’s twists a secret so as to… So as to…

I don’t know! I don’t know what the hell I was thinking, to be honest with you. When you’re pitching a story to someone, you have to tell them everything. You can’t be coy and hold back the twists and surprises — they need to know these things to decide if they’re going to buy it or not! I got mixed up. I confused the editor for the reader.

Bad mistake.

Don’t try to impress an editor with your ability to leave him or her hanging off a cliff. Impress him or her with your story.

Today’s Tumblr – February 27, 2014

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On fandom, parasocial relationships, and what we don't know

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