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October 3, 2005
Jay P. writes: Haven't missed a column, man. Really enjoying the latest JLA series.
I picked up the first She-Hulk TPB yesterday (was embarrassed to buy it, but was surprised at what hilarious, great stuff it was). There's a joke in it about the Comics Code Authority, and how it's been on every Marvel comic up until 2002. Like any good comic fan, I know the origins of the comics code. But I hadn't even noticed its disappearance from Marvel's covers.
Was this a big blow-out that I missed? Did Marvel finally put its foot down over a code revision or something? Or was it just a quiet parting of ways?
Tipton: If memory serves, that was about the time Marvel instituted their own in-house ratings system, with the introduction of their new MAX adult line, which seems to have gone the way of the dodo. There was no big tiff with the Code, just an attempt to further delineate guidelines so they could begin publishing "mature" books.
The She-Hulk series is indeed excellent. Glad to see it’s coming back soon
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Nick S. writes: First off, I'm loving the Justice League columns. I had always wondered who the "stranger" was from GA: Quiver, plus Firestorm is just cool. Oh, and your column on New Gods gave me the inspiration for a new comic story of mine.
Yet, the main reason I'm e-mailing you is because I need help with my writing. I've been writing anime fanfiction for years, and in prompt format I am a pretty good writer. Yet, comic book writing has me at a snag. Do I write my stories in script or prompt form? If script, can you give me a good example on script format?
This leads me to another problem of mine. As you know, I LOVE the Golden Age. Probably the best Elseworlds out there. I have recently been working on a story for a Silver Age story in a similar format, and I really need an artist...Know where I can find one?
P.S. Ever considered making a Preacher column?
Tipton: Comics and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie has an excellent online sample script resource for aspiring writers, located here:
http://homepage.mac.com/dmcduffie/site/Scripts.html
As for getting an artist, try leaving a notice at the bulletin board at the art departments of your local colleges.
I'll get to PREACHER one of these days.
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Ryan writes: I'm a big fan of the column and as such I was figuring if anyone could answer this question I've been pondering for the last few minutes, it'd be you...
Okay, basically my question has to do with Thor and the overall religious beliefs of the Marvel Universe. My thinking is, if you know the Thunder God, who comes from Asgard how exactly could you believe in a monotheistic religion (such as the majority of people do). Because of the fact that he's such a public figure, what with being an Avenger's member you would think that would make most of the people in the Marvel Universe monotheistic. That seems like something that would be rather... unpopular to me and would have been explained away by some story. Keep in mind I'm not a huge Avengers or Thor fan, so I wouldn't know if this has been addressed myself. So, has it been addressed, or not and if it hasn't, don't you think that's slightly odd (not to mention a continuity nightmare for any Marvel character that's met Thor that happens to be Christian or Catholic or what have you)?
Tipton: Most people in the MU don't really think Thor is an actual Norse deity, just a superhero who dresses up like one. Joe Casey did some great character stuff along this vein with Iron Man and Thor in EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES, and Dan Jurgens handled the idea quite well in his THOR run a couple years back.
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Philip R. writes: Hello, I've really been enjoying your column. Anyway, I've recently come into the possession of a few older comics. They include "80 Page Giant Magazine # 8" (1965), which seems to be made up of reprints of origin stories, The Flash #221 (1973), "Showcase #23" (1959), "The Brave and the Bold #29" (1960), and "Brave and the Bold #28" (1960), which is of course the first appearance of the Justice League of America.
I'm not really thinking about selling them, they're in pretty poor shape so I don't expect to get much anyway (The damage is mostly superficial stuff like miniscule tears on a few of the pages, and most appallingly, a small pen scribble over Starro's eye on the cover of The Brave and the Bold #29), but it would be nice to know if it's first print or not. How can I tell?
I'd also like to ask for some advice in writing comics. When dealing with characters who are basically homages of others (such as the way Squadron Supreme's Hyperion, Astro City's Samaritan and Alan Moore's Supreme are clearly inspired by Superman), how similar to their source do you think they can be before they stop being homages and become outright rip-offs?
Tipton: Check the indicia, usually at the bottom of the splash page. If it's a second or third printing, it'll say so.
Almost all superheroes follow in the footsteps of Superman and Batman. As long as your guy wasn't rocketed to Earth as an infant from an exploding world, I think you're fine.
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Stephen B. writes: A few years ago I remember reading a book of short stories about original superheroes. By original I mean characters created solely for the book. (I almost said 'fictional superhero'). The one story I remember was some poor schmo who gained Captain Marvel-ish powers. The problem was that his alter ego had a giant swastika across his chest, leading to the obvious ethical problem. Do you happen to know the book I'm talking about? I think it was published in the mid 90's, if that helps.
Tipton: Doesn't ring any bells, I'm afraid. Maybe the Mail Shoot readers will have the answer. Anyone?
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Buck Thighmaster writes: Just a (very) minor note, for if you get a chance to
get around to that What If column you mentioned in the latest Mail Shoot.
Please mention some of the positive outcome What If
books in the column, rather than just the freaky
negative What Ifs, which are the only ones I ever see
anyone mention. I enjoyed both kinds, but the
positives were always my favorites. Not just because a
happy ending is always nice, but because they also had
the greater tragedy of describing in detail what
'could have been' in the Marvel universe.
Personal favorite - What If Wolverine was the head of
SHIELD. Probably already familiar with it but...it
played off Logan's relationship with Col. Fury, and
had Logan take over as his handpicked successor when
Fury is killed. This takes place before the mutant
craziness really starts taking over the Marvel
universe, so Logan ends up diverting that crisis using
his position and stabilizing the entire Marvel
universe. Plus Logan's life doesn't end up being one
long train wreck of (mostly) horrible writing.
An enjoyable outing with a usually frustrating, and
now very tired, character.
Just my two cents for the What If... column.
Tipton: A good point. Everyone remembers the downers, but there was the occasional happy ending.
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Nathan B. writes: Before I get to my question, I have to join the chorus of people praising your column. It's nice to read a bit of comic scholarship that is unabashedly in love with superhero comics, yet still unafraid to be critical.
My question concerns the big "DC Implosion of 1978" that you sometimes
refer to in your columns. From what I've gathered, it was a period in
which several DC titles were cancelled . . . but that's about it. Was
this discussed more in a previous column? Have I missed it? And if not. . .
Could you expand this a bitt? What exactly happened? What caused it?
And what were the consequences? Anyway, thanks for the great read.
Tipton: Basically, in 1975 DC underwent a massive expansion to compete with the then-booming Marvel. They increased the page count in all their books and began publishing new series at a breakneck pace. Between '75 and '78, DC published some 57 new titles. The promotional tagline for this used in house ads was "The DC Explosion!"
Well, in '78 the bubble burst. Due to low sales, page count was dropped back down and an unprecedented 31 titles were cancelled, in 1978 alone. This massive
scaling-back of DC's output was dubbed "The DC Implosion" by fans. Some of the material was even collected in low-print-run books called "Cancelled Comic Cavalcade," which were never distributed or sold, just to secure copyright to the material.
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Cameron B. writes: Just out of curiousity, who do you prefer in the
Justice League? Plastic Man, or Elongated Man? I
prefer Plas myself. His powers go far beyond
stretching, being able to morph into other objects and
such, and with that, he can bring a certain level of
stealth to the JLA. Ralph is a great detective, but on
a team with Batman and Martian Manhunter, I always
thought Ralph could be spared, unless Batman or J'onn
weren't around.
Also, what are your feelings on the current run of
stories in the Superman books? For me, they come off
as a bit disappointing, with Superman seeming less and
less like Clark, and more and more like Kal El. I know
that sounds weird, but when I first started to read
comics, the Clark Kent aspect of Superman's life was
treated as a lot more than a simple facade, like
Superman was the "mask" Clark Kent being the reality,
kind of the flip side of Batman with Millionaire
Playboy Bruce Wayne being the facade, and the guy who
solves crimes and spreads fear into the underworld of
Gotham being the "true" Bruce Wayne.
Tipton: Me, I prefer Ralph. He brings a much-needed humanity and "regular-guy" appeal to the League, as opposed to Plastic Man, who always seems used primarily for comic relief.
The Superman books are all a little blah these days, with the exception of SUPERMAN/BATMAN. Loeb really seems to get the character. Gail Simone is starting to win me over on ACTION. I enjoyed last year's BIRTHRIGHT a great deal as well.
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Jared I. writes: I'm sorry, I'm into the third paragraph of your latest column and I just had to stop and send this email.
How does the theft of a cicada come to the attention of the Justice League? I mean, what ultra-secure environment did he have to break the cicada out of? And why, oh why oh why, would you need superpowers to do it?
I'm never going to look at Batman the same way again.
Tipton: Let this be a lesson to guys like Green Arrow who claim the League never looks out for the little guy. Someone steals a cockroach, and they're on the case.
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Marc S. writes: I was a big comic reader as a kid (X-Men, mostly), but
I stopped buying them in college because, well, I
needed to save the cash. Recently though, I've been
reading some collections and take a lot of
recommendations from your columns. Anyway, I know in
your Dark Knight Returns column, you said not to ask
about DK2, but I'm going to do it anyway.
Plastic Man? Seriously? "He could kill us all."?
Did I miss something about this dude? I mean, the
former star of "The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show"
is among the heroes Miller has Batman spring from
prison alongside the Flash and the Atom? What the
fuck?
Tipton: Yeah, that seemed a bit of an overstatement. Just one of many missteps in DK2.
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Luis R. writes: Hey man, love the column as always. I was going over through your JLA part and was surprised to see the name of my home country listed there. Yup, Peru. Prof
Ivo kidnapped a 'poor old peruvian dude' as you put it. My questions are the
following:
1st: why is it that every time someone wants to choose some old, lost and
archaic place, they choose Peru or some other remote country? I'm not offended
or anything but come on, it's not like we live in huts and walk around naked
like some people think (believe me, real persons have asked me that).
2nd: Do you know of any other Peruvian references in the world of comic books?
I know that Adam Strange was in Peru when transported to Rann (I guess) but
that's about it. There's also a comic by Jodorowsky (I think), called the
Incal (I haven't read it but it may have something to do with the Incas or
something)
Well, that's about it. Any kind of answer will be more than welcome. Keep on
the good work! Thanks!
Tipton: I think mostly it was far enough away that it sounded exotic.
I remember Adam Strange heading to Peru every now and then, but not much else. Sorry.
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Joseph writes: I shudder to think of the time it must be taking you to research this incredibly in-depth look at the JLA. As always, it's a great read and extremely informative. Your time and effort is very much appreciated.
Anyway, I recently re-read Morrison's JLA run and don't remember seeing Dr. Light. Where was he in that run? Did he have his own issue(s) I somehow missed or was he part of one of the Injustice Gangs?
And while I agree having the JLA as fingers is creepy, for my money the creepiest image is that weenie Snapper Carr constantly snapping his fingers for no reason. For reasons I can't quite grasp, I find the panels of Snapper Carr standing there talking and making the finger snapping gestures (with the *Snap* *Snap* words) extremely disturbing. What the @*%# is that about? Who the hell snaps their fingers all the time, while they're talking?
Tipton: Yeah, Dr. Light was in Luthor's first Injustice Gang.
I don't get the snapping either. Maybe it was a beatnik thing...
Gino E. writes: I caught My Name Is Earl off of your earnest
recommendation (Something that I usually wouldn't do,
but you did turn me on to Arrested Development) and it
was hilarious. I expected so many corny things to
happen that (Thankfully) never did, and it was
awesome. I'm totally tuning in next week.
Also, recently on my local radio station, NBC has ads
for the night's Season Premieres (including one on
wednesday for My Name Is Earl). The way they do these
ads is I guess you're supposed to be sitting in on the
ad meeting or at like a water cooler where people
would be discussing these shows. Here's a transcript
(not verbatim, but pretty accurate)
Guy 1: Hey, the season premiere Joey is on tonight.
Girl: Yeah! Doesn't he get discovered and cast in a
movie?
Guy 2: Yeah, and maybe more people will discover his
show.
Guy 1: Matt LeBlanc is so funny as Joey.
Guy 2: Well he's one of the funniest guys on TV!
They go on to praise a new season of ER, blah blah
blah... but I liked how they took a shot at themselves
with the "Yeah, and maybe more people will discover
this show." but to come back with Matt LeBlanc being
one of the funniest guys on TV is just beyond wrong...
It's like saying that American Dad is a family show
full of heart.
Keep up the good work, you always keep me entertained
when I should be working.
Ryall: No, really, Matt LeBlanc and his show really are hilarious. I know that whenever anyone tells me they think it's a good show that I can't stop laughing...
EARL, I loved the pilot, and just thought the second episode was okay, but it's still one of the better shows this season. There seems to be lots of decent shows this season, at least compared to the past few seasons.
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Bill M. writes: Just wanted to write you a little letter about what
might be some Easter Eggs in “Arrested Development,”
seeing as you’re the guy who turned me and my wife on
to the show in the first place.
Anyway, my wife likes to have the closed captioning on
when she watches TV to help her with her English.
Occasionally, on most shows there are some amusing
spelling errors and so forth (especially with live
shows), but AD has lines that are not spoken are have
been changed. My guess is that most shows have at
least one occurrence. I haven’t kept a list, but
since I have this season’s premiere on tape, I wrote
these two down:
At the beginning, when Michael falls into the
sinkhole, the closed captioning has him saying “That
didn’t hurt too bad this time,” while on the
soundtrack there is soundtrack. Later, when Gob
brings out the sleeping bag for the cabin he says that
there was only one bag. On the soundtrack he says
“Pigs in a blanket” while the closed captioning has
him saying “Get ready for some sword fighting.”
Most of the changed lines are of the second variety-
slightly risque, but I’m curious as to how they
managed to stay on the CC track- is it standard
practice to change the lines that late in production.
I don’t have the DVDs, so I don’t know if the CC has
been changed to match the dialog.
I realize that this is nothing earth-shattering, and
it’s pretty geeky to keep track of this stuff, but I
figured if you want to get an extra little grin every
so often, try turning on the CC track while you watch.
This is the only show where I’ve noticed this kind of
thing happening.
Ryall: This is a great bit of trivia--I haven't seen any of these with the CC on, but I'm definitely gonna try. Nice catch.
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Doug D. writes: This is cool, and I haven't had a chance to talk about
it in a while. Here goes.
This came to mind, this evening, as I was reading an
article about Larry David and his upcoming season of
'Curb Your Enthusiasm'. The article noted a number of
special guests including Bob Einstein. Now, I've been
a fan of Super Dave Osborn for a long time, and know
him to be, in his alter-ego, Bob Einstein. I've, also,
known for years that Bob is the brother of comedian
Albert Brooks (another old fave of mine, remind me to
tell you about the bit he did on the old Carson show).
In looking further, this evening, I found that Bob had
won an emmy for writing on the Smothers Brothers'
Comedy Hour, which, for you young'ins was
get-up-in-the-establishment's-face FUNNy. Pretty
impressive. Also, that the boys were the sons of
old-time comic Harry Parkes - who also billed himself
as Harold Einstein or Harry Einstein. Okay, I do know
the fellows to be Jewish, they have acknowledged it,
so, I'm thinking that the family name is, in fact,
Einstein. Thus, Robert Einstein, and, yes, Albert
Einstein.
I so feel for the guy. Oh, it's funny now, but when he
was a kid...
Unless he was a smart kid, and he probably was. You
know what kids say to the smart kids, "What, are you
some kinda freakin' Einstein?"
And he could say, 'Yes! Albert freakin' Einstein!
Right here, buddy. You know what? I'm going to make
better grades than you, forever!"
That would be okay.
Ryall: Man, no wonder he changed his name... Albert Einstein is a tough name to live up to. Then again, so is "Super Dave."
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Matt L. writes: So I haven't dropped a line in a few months, but
thought I'd check back in. As usual, I'm watching The
OC regularly-which should really come as no surprise.
This season has started off with drama but it still
manages to remain funny. I don't like Jeri Ryan's
presence on the show because I don't know her motives.
My friend tells me it is ripping off 90210, but since
I never saw that, it's new to me. Arrested Development
started strong last week(and I'm looking forward to
tonight's episode as well. My only complaint is that
Fox is'nt releasing season two for a few more
weeks,and I missed most of season two, so I'm starting
off kind of lost. But it doesn't take long for me to
figure it out. And I'm super bummed that I don't have
HBO because I'm gonna be missing Curb Your Enthusiasm.
I got the season 4 DVD and it is hilarious. The hooker
to the baseball game episode is hilarious. So that's
it for now-hope all is well. Bye.
Ryall: It's now clear that Seven-of-Nine is up to no good on the show, and it's also clear that she's a bit of a waste on the show. The season seems a bit too 90210-inspired.
Matt replies: Thanks for the response. So last night, I watched the
new Arrested Development and it was great. That show
is getting dirtier and dirtier as it goes on. I don't
know how they get away with having Buster smell his
rubber hand, but it was hilarious. And the Saddam
Hussein photo things were great too. I'm surprised Fox
let that one go through. Overall, this season is
starting off stronger than season two did. It's a good
sign for the future of the show. Hopefully more people
start watching it. That's it for me. Bye.
Ryall: I think less people are watching the show now than even the past two seasons, but it's getting even more risque and ridiculous, which tells me that Mitch Hurwitz and his team are now resigned to the fact that the show's not going to be a big hit and decided to just make the best of it while they can.
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Jeff M. writes: Oooo... Ooooo... Ooooo...
Boondock's is coming to T.V.! Yeah! I haven't been this excited about a comic strip that isn't drawn by the guy who signs it getting a t.v. show since Garfield and friends! And at least Jim Davis waited till after the animated series started to quit drawing the strips.
Ryall: I've noticed that with more and more strips--that one guy slaps his name on it, and others do the work and get no credit. In fact, this past Saturday, I hung with the guy who's been writing "Blondie" for the past few years. He's an old Shriner-type who used to write for Milton Berle, but he doesn't get one bit of credit for the comic strip. And somehow Hank Ketchum is still getting full credit for new Dennis the Menace strips, even though he's kinda dead.
ROCK STAR: INXS
Theron N. writes: when you watch the finale and let me know what you think.
Ryall: I've still yet to watch it, actually, but I caught the last five minutes, and saw that J.D. won. (It's telling that not one paper or magazine reported this the days or week after the finale.) I think he's the best choice, and the one I'd be even slightly interested in hearing.
The Sound of White Noise
Chris G. writes: are you gonna check out the anthrax reuinion cd? I
caught em this year and it kicked ass. However, I
didn't see 1 copy of it at Tower at all, only
"anthrology". Later!
Ryall: I dunno... I liked Joey when he was the singer years ago, but since then, I've been more of a Bush man (John Bush, you perverts). Hate to see him cast aside for a nostalgia thing, although that seems to be what's going on now.
Charles L. III writes: I was searching through the archives of your column (which I read religiously) and found your new one for this Friday. (Speaking of your previous columns, what about this news about The Fountain being pushed back to 2006 ? WTF ?) Nevertheless, it was great.
You obviously don't need me to talk down the "merits" of Brett Ratner (Hollywood's D-student [s]hit-maker). I've been reading that Bryan Singer really wanted to do X-3 just as soon as he finished Superman, but Tom Rothman, the head honcho at 20th Century Fox got his panties in a twist and called him a "traitor" and shit like that--nevermind that this was the same guy that who thought X-1 would flop and knowingly slashed the budget/shooting/post-time in order to consciously stack the odds against it. Recently AICN detailed that very thing here: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20443
The "Encore" channels recently dedicated an episode of their "The Directors" series to him for some god-forsaken reason, and one thing that is indisputably apparent from the words coming out of his mouth AND the clips of the movies AND the interviews with the actors is this: his whole career is the result of dumb luck and zero talent ! The guy is the Dixie cup of directors. He'll do what the execs tell him and make everything flashy... and that is NOT what the next X-Men needs. Hell, did Avi Arad SEE Fantastic Four or The Punisher ? (Remember when the straight-to-vid B-movie versions of those were supposed to be the worst it could get ?)
Now, about your review of the Get Rich or Die Tryin' trailer: kudos. Just so you know: yes, I am Black; I'm 24; I love Hip-Hop (not just rap, there IS a difference) and everything about 50 Cent bewilders me. His stuff is mediocre at best and I'm still convinced it's just his association with Mr. "E" that is responsible for his sucess. Now he's got a videogame (yes, a videogame), an autobiography and this damn movie coming out (in which, from the trailer shown, his acting ability rest somewhere between a garden gnome and a man trapped in a block of ice). Obviously his talent for self-promotion outweighs that of his lackluster skills on the mic.
Speaking of Em, I hated 8 mile. Everyone said it had this great performance by the "rapper-turned-actor", but the guy had the dramatic range of a hocked loogie. Plus, I kept thinking that the "semi-autobiographical" flick was written by E's PR men: he's publicly berated his mom, so in the movie he loves his mom; he's publicly blasted gays, so in the movie he defends a gay guy from chastisement; etc. How could the guy behind L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys pull up this piece of shit ? (I guess this answers the Jim Sheridan question. I'd hate to think it's a case of two old--talented--white directors trying to seem "cool" and "relevant" to today's generation ?)
But that's just me. Love the column and the new interviews. Keep up the great work.
Christopher Stipp replies: First of all, thanks for taking the time to write a letter. I appreciate to know that you're out there and that you are reading the column.
Since there are some great observations nestled within this missive I want to respond to some of them.
A) THE FOUNTAIN. Yikes, I know. Darren hammered home that this was going to be the year of the JackMan and Weisz together in this oft oft oft delayed production. I don't know for sure what's really happening behind the scenes but this really is one of the ONLY films left this year which I consciously have put on my radar of things I desperately want to see. I don't use adverbs lightly and this is one case where it really is the truth. Will it affect the graphic novel's release as well? Probably, yes, and that just adds one more thump on my head of disappointment.
B) Bryan Singer's interest in getting X-3 made after SUPERMAN was one of the more interesting stories regarding this bloated production's development. And by bloated I mean that more and more mutants are being added on a near daily basis. Of course that's not true but I'm not really inspired by talks of which of the mutant roll call list will make the final cut when there isn't an equally discussion about how good the STORY is going to be. Adding just to add doesn't seem like a great idea to me but if Brett has something up his sleeve I am real eager to see what is to come. Hopefully a good teaser trailer will confirm/debunk everything I've thought about this.
C) Ratner's rise to prominence as a director in Hollywood can be ascribed to dumb luck and zero talent but I like to think that his place in moviedom has been solidified in much the same way we all revile our middle managers and suck-wads who like to tow the company line: they do what's asked of them, perform at a level which keeps them off their backs because they do what's asked of their demonic overlords because they're suckers of Satan's teat and toil in mediocrity because that keeps them employed. We all know this and are powerless to do anything about it but moan.
D) Em and 50 need to go back to what they do best: do what's asked of them by their corporate label overlords, keep sucking Satan's teat and let them try to convince us that what they're doing is because they feel the need to be "real" and that it has nothing to do with their multi-million dollar contracts. I'm holding out for a Surreal Life starring the two of them years from now when the only gigs they can get is to open for Earth, Wind and Fire at the Padooka Fairgrounds in Backwater, Kentucky, during Oktoberfest.
Ahh, now I feel better.
David D. writes: I'm the General Manager the Americas for Corgi. We are always happy to
receive positive articles on all our products. Due to my schedule, I
seldom read all of the many articles that get sent or indeed all of any
particular article. I generally scan a paragraph or two, get the general
drift and carry on with other duties. I want to say however that the Sept
27 Toy Box article is likely the best Corgi Batman article I've ever read.
Bill Stoller, our crack PR guy emailed me with a note to pay special
attention to this article.... so I did. He's cc'd here. The article was
excellent! You wrote better copy than I ever could and I'm a super Corgi
fan.
We work very, very hard in getting things "just right" .....all the time.
On very rare occasions we might fall a tad short but it's never without
the best of intentions as we seek to exceed the consumer's expectations.
I'd like to think that our attention to detail is second to none and that
we deliver great value for the dollar invested. It's great that you picked
up on this as well.
I also believe in catching people in the office "doing something right".
To that end, I have also cc'd Tracy Pearson who's more responsible for the
Batman success at Corgi than anyone else.
You've made my start to this day really positive. I really mean it. I'm
pretty certain that this is the first letter of appreciation I've sent to
an author of an article on Corgi products.
Next year we celebrate 50 years in business. We will have even more Batman
products, several special 50th Anniversary products and we have already
announced our entry into the figures market. We will be
producing connoisseur quality, exquisitely detailed METAL figures for
Marvel and also Tales of Midnight, a new property we signed up a few
months back. Watch for these too.
Thanks again for a great article. It's nice when someone really knows what
to look for and can appreciate our attention to detail and quality.
Photos of the Week
Ryall: The cover to the latest SCOTT PILGRIM graphic novel, one of the most fun graphic novel series I've read in a while, coming in December from Oni Press:
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