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Edit Credits
2008-07-01 14:00:00
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I say all the time in the office that one thing I've learned about editors over the last 8 years or so is that we're really good at finding the problems in everyone else's books.
I'm no different and the thing that always brings me back to earth is flipping through the bundle of books we get each week from our dependable bundle distributor, Fenton Eng.
To me, the #1 absolute worst part of this job is flipping through my printed books because that's when i see all the mistakes I missed (like telling the colorist to color a night scene in ASM #562 when it's clearly referred to as "High Noon". Sigh. Sorry, Bob.)
Anyway with help from the Ancient Ones here in the Marvel offices, I was piecing together a list of everyone who has ever edited Amazing Spider-Man and here's what I came up with:
(In order...)
-Stan Lee
-Roy Thomas
-Len Wein (writer/editor)
-Marv Wolfman
-Gerry Conway
-Archie Goodwin
-Marv Wolfman again as writer/editor (Jim Shooter – consulting)
-Denny O’Neil
-Al Milgrom
-Tom DeFalco
-Danny Fingeroth
-Jim Owsley
-Jim Salicrup
-Danny Fingeroth
-Bob Budiansky
-Ralph Macchio
-Axel Alonso
-Stephen Wacker (Tom Brevoort - tells him what to do)
Pretty good list to be a part of. Certainly full of strong personalities if nothing else. I've met several of the names on here and have been around several others (though unfortunately not Archie Goodwin who everyone points to as one of the best ever).
Who's next? Could it be YOU! Why the next editor of Amazing Spider-Man might be reading this right now...though it's more likely he or she's working as an assistant editor in some other office here plotting my downfall. (I'm looking at you Daniel Ketcham!)
-Wacker
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Triple Threat
2008-06-25 17:18:48
Paulo Siqueira! Learn the name, Spider-Fans, for in just ONE (1) week, he, Dapper Dan, Bodacious Bob and Mercurial Marc shalt rock thy world.
Howdy, folks, Brennan here. It appears my penance for leaking some of our plans for next year is to write up a piece as if I were a soulless, company line-towing lackey. But I have a soul.
So I loaned my soul to my friend Christophe for the week. He’s playing racquetball with it at the gym right now. With that in mind, ladies and gents, let’s give you a little preview of next week’s ASM564!
As the Thrice-Weekly Amazing kicks off its second half (18 issues in and we’re not even in August yet?! How? HOW?!), we do so by shaking up our formula. So far, we’ve given you one of our Boisterous Braintrust writers (Gale, Guggenheim, Slott and Wells) and a Household name of an artist, the likes of Steve McNiven, Chris Bachalo, Phil Jimenez and Barry Kitson (not to mention a Larroca, Martin and McKone sprinkled in there as well), but for our extra special July opener, we wanted to do something a bit different.
FIRST! You’re going to see one story from three different perspectives, as a car chase ropes in Spider-Man, Swing-Shift bad guy Overdrive and Officer Vin Gonzales, the Bert to Pete’s Ernie (meaning roommates, not that ridiculous rumor about Bert and Ernie. Although we’d still love them just as much otherwise) Marc’s handling the Spidey Chores, Bob brings us Vin’s take and Dan wraps it up with Overdrive’s interrogation by the monochromatic megalomaniac Mr. Negative.
SECOND! We’re going with a fresh-face to our Spidey game, Mr. Paulo Siqueira. You might have seen him do some stuff for the Distinguished Competition, but now he’s leading the way for a Spectacular Summer of Sensational Spider Stories coming to your Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop. (Web of…?) You’ve already gotten some hints of KRAVEN’S FIRST HUNT and NEW WAYS TO DIE, but Paulo starts us off with a lighter mood before the dark times ahead.
THIRD! What’s Dan Slott think of the issue, you ask? Oh…you didn’t ask? I did? That’s what happens when the Public Relations Parasite takes over your keyboard. In any case, here’s Dan “Dan” Slott on Paulo’s art:
“Paulo Siqueira’s art on ASM is a thing o' beauty. When Paulo's drawing him, Spidey doesn't just leap, flip, or swing from a thread-- he puts on an amazing display of aerial acrobatics that'll just blow you away!”
(Dan asked me not to let you know that originally, he wrote “…that'll blow just you away!” at the end of that quote. Don’t worry, Dan!)
So next week, get set for a take(s?) on Spidey you’ve never seen before in THREE WAY COLLISION!
--Brennan
Taking a Leak
2008-06-12 10:42:51
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Alright, folks, Wacker's out of the office today, so here's something between you and me:
Two days ago, The Spidey Braintrust had a conference call with new writers, Joe Kelly and Mark Waid. I listened in and while I couldn't get much from my vantage point, I picked up the following key words on the discussion of fall plans:
The Punisher
Harry Osborn and Liz Allen
Mysterio
The Spider-Tracer Killer revealed
Mayor
Dexter Bennett
What's it mean?!
Wait -- Wacker's out, but Brevoort just walked in -- he sees me...RUN!
--Brennan
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Friday Art dump
2008-06-06 17:07:47
Here's a bunch of stuff coming across the desk this week...
-Wacker
Gwen Stacy in a bathroom.
2008-05-24 13:40:50
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Spotted in a bathroom by Invincible Iron-Man writer Matt Fraction in Lawrence, Kansas.
What's it all mean?
-Wacker
PS: In case you don't know him, getting Matt to use a bathroom is a victory in itself.
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Spider-Office hires new intern!
2008-05-23 14:07:50
Say Hello to Eric Harburn!
He's Swartz Creek, Michigan and will be doing all of of my work throughout the summer as well keeping Brennan hosed down.
-Wacker
L8trs
2008-05-23 13:26:38
This week we say good bye to two unheralded member of the Spidey team.
First off, Assistant Editor Aubrey Sitterson has left us for the worldwide world of professional wrestling. Aubrey was involved in the early planning of "Brand New Day" before moving to the X-Office last year and was integral to the initial summit with the Braintrust. In his time here in the Spidey-verse, he was just “delightful” and full of well received ideas…including unmarrying Peter and MJ (so if that made you mad you can put completely put all blame solely on him and absolutely no one else).
Also, sadly, Associate Editor Molly Lazer has left us for the educated world of graduate school. Though Molly was officially Tom Brevoort’s assistant, she often helped both Brennan and I with getting this book out the door and generally keeping spirits up in the office by breaking into random songs and overanayzing episodes of "Doctor Who." Additionally, she was also the editor of many readers' favorite Spider-title, our sister book AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL. She always had one foot in Spidey’s world and we’ll definitely miss her. More than we'll miss Aubrey, actually.
Next...Gwen Stacy in a bathroom?
-Wacker
What's this?
2008-05-01 16:01:09
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Pssssssssssst:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #565. Words by Guggenheim. Pencils by Jimenez. Solicits hyped the Brand New CENSORED. Who is the CENSORED? I'm not sure I can find that out just yet but...welll...let's take a look at this one page with...
...A SKRULL?!!!!!
You're welcome.
--Brennan
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Tomorrow!
2008-04-30 08:40:03
Big Spidey news tomorrow on the web.
Set your clocks now and let us know your thoughts.
SW
Sorry Bob Gale...
2008-04-24 14:00:54
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...Zeb Wells has to make money somehow!
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