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Phone interview

I had a phone interview today, which went well enough, I suppose. I was only really unhappy with my responses to one specific question, concerning freelance clients. My non-writing freelance client relationships have tended to be so very informal that I had a hard time recalling the names of the specific companies involved – I could remember the individual people involved and identify them by name but the corporate identities they employ were only muzzily summoned.

So I sat down and made a little list. Next time I have that question I should be well-prepared.

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Danelope Week Part III

danelope_site_avatar_head.jpgOn March 17, 2003, Mr. Lope informed us that he is of Polish extraction via a tasteful web banner, and thoughtfully provided a link to the Gaelic Insult Generator. Despite his proclamation of Polski pride, it does not appear that his ethnicity features prominently in his site conception.

Despite this, one hopes that Mr. Lope might find the illuminating thoughts of one Maciej Ceglowski on his ethnicity and native land of interest. Mr. Ceglowski, a native-born Pole largely reared in the United States, recently posted a long and affectionate essay about Warsaw.

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NYT on Chabon comics

Mild-Mannered Literary Guys Transform Into Comics Writers [NYT]. The article highlights the appearance of literary writers as comics writers, framing it as a trend. Mmmm. I’d say it more reflects a broader openness to brand-based experimentation in the Houses of the Supes, which is not to say that the work produced isn’t valid artistic experimentation. The brands that open the door in this instance are the writers’ names. Think of Chabon as Kiss for the oughts. You know, for the kids. It’s aimed at the same audience that bought the Kiss comics in the seventies now that you all have English degrees and mortgages.

My take sells this whole thing a bit short, though. Marvel has shown a willingness to open their characters to respected creators that are far from as well known as Chabon such as James Sturm and Pete Bagge. Unfortunately, I haven’t ever seen any of these guys’ material for the bigs because I rarely hit a comics shop and when I do I’m usually flat broke or there chasing a specific indie title.