Work in Comics? No Brainer!

Yesterday @Wilderowens wrote a response to Jim Mroczkowski of iFanboy fame's post about how he'd respond if the call came in, asking him if he wanted to write comics for a few years. I found his reaction interesting, especially since it's one I can identify with.... to a degree.

I've thought about it. I've come up with a couple of characters and even wrote an X-Men screenplay as part of a high school project (it was several years before the movies came out). It was really awful. Just really laughably terrible. Needless to say, I abandoned the idea of working in comics shortly after that.


Great thing about growing up and joining the workforce is learning there are a lot of different jobs that help create a finished product. I might not be the greatest at writing dialogue and I'm not a great artist, but I'm good with ideas, I'm great with understanding the feel of different characters, and I know the difference between strong, solid storytelling vs. something that feels rushed and incomprehensible.


I'd love to be an editor, but I think where I'd accomplish the most would be in helping the brand expand into other mediums like movies or television as well as merchandising. One of the things I would focus on is getting more females interested in buying collectibles. I'm a collector but I don't like to  purchase some of the female action figures or specialty items because they are so sexualized, it's a little ridiculous. I want to be able to display these items in my home without making anyone, including myself, uncomfortable. 


Better yet, can someone explain to me why Halloween costumes are "sexy" versions of certain characters but that particular character is already very sexy or instead of pulling from the tons of awesome and well known female outfits, we're given sexy versions of the males? I'm not saying all this to come across as a crazy feminist or or a prude or anything like that, but I feel women are still being excluded, and I'm full of ideas on how to change that. Basically, I want to convince more females to spend the amounts of money I've spent, so the brands I love can not only continue for years to come, but also continue to grow in good healthy ways. There's also a part of me that would love to be the person to green light or veto bad movie ideas but that's a completely different story.


So yes, I would definitely work in comics but not necessarily in the front lines. As awesome as it would be to have tons of fans and recognition, I love the industry so much I don't need those things. All that matters to me is helping it be the best it can be.

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My Response (sorta) to Who Wants to Work in Comics?

Jim Mroczkowski over at iFanboy wrote a great post today about who wants to work in the comic industry. Specifically, after tweeting this:

wife got new budgeting software, is reacting like I would if Marvel called and said, "Hey, want to write Spider-Man for a couple years?"

He realized that writing Spider-Man might be horrible. He goes on to discuss how fans are always saying how they want to write/draw a book and be the next big comic breakout star. That the world's constant scrutiny is tremendous pressure for writers and artists. Well Jim (I hope I can call you Jim), I agree with you. It must be hard to be a writer or artist and deal with the crap that we, as fans and media outlets, put out there. Where you lost me is that I do want to work in comics. Just not as a writer or an artist.



I'm sure I'm not the only fan that wants to work in the industry but not on the creative side. Yet, whenever anyone talks about breaking into comics, us normals are ignored. I'm afraid that we are forgetting about all the people that make it possible for comics to come out and reach the public. Don't forget about them because without them, Dan Slott wouldn't be writing for us.

Jim, who knows what careers are available for you in comics. You never know what you could do, so don't discount it. I am an event planner, and I would love the chance to work in comics. Yes, I'm a fan but who cares? The closest I have come is this blog, on the fringes. So close and still so much fun! So next time someone tells you "I want to work in comics," keep an open mind. They might surprise you with their career path.