If you could create a comic what would it be?
What is the premise?
Who would you get as a writer?
… artist?
… cover art?
… inker?
… letterer?
… label?
Holy moley. That’s like being given a million dollars and asking what you’d do with it.
If I had enough imagination to come up with “my” comic book, I’d probably be able to do it myself. It’s the idea that’s the difficult thing.
There are so many fabulous writers out there, it would be a bitch to decide. Brian Bendis. Neil Gaiman. Joe Straczynski. Joss Whedon. Garth Ennis, Judd Winick. Peter David. Greg Rucka. Robert Kirkman. Bill Willingham. Kurt Busiek. James Robinson. Depending on the story I wanted to tell, any of those might work. I’m not even going to count some other greats (Miller, Ellis, Moore) who’d make it (rightfully) their story.
The only story that comes to mind (and by “create a comic” I’m assuming this is something new, creator owned, not using any existing properties …) would be to do a EULA-scrubbed variant of my City of Heroes main, Psi-clone, and the Consortium of Justice, examining what it means to actually be a hero — heck, what it means to be a person. (A theme I usually go back to, you’ll note.) I’d pull in and examine PC’s backstory, and the contrast to the others around him (various characters you and I have done, maybe some other folks) to poke at the theme, all intertwined (for contrast and to get away from being all-talking-heads, all-the-time) with some Big Plot that needed defeating — which might or might not be related, but the resolution of which would tie in.
I’ve actually considered that in terms of writing it as a novel, and mapped out some dialog between some of my alts (which sounds vaguely disturbing), but as a comic it would have added possiblities.
Given the sort of story I’m thinking, the writers would probably be between Bendis, Straczynski, David, Robinson, or Whedon most likely. Each would bring some serious strengths of their own, while keeping to the basic theme.
For art — hard to say. Old faves, like Byrne or Perez, or Hitch, or Kitson, or Paul Smith, or Cassaday? Those would be appropriately super-heroic — but would I want a more gritty, conversational, realistic style? Quite possibly. Maybe Gaydos (Alias) or Maleev (Daredevil), or Michael Lark (Gotham Central)? I could see either approach.
Alex Ross on covers. Of course.
As for the label, prolly Image or Dark Horse, just because they welcome more indy types of things, but I don’t have any particular need or affiliation that needs to be me.
Not much more to say than that right now. But an interesting thought.
(listening to: Beck, Christopher & Tobias & Whedon, “Something to Sing About” from Buffy: Once More, With Feeling)
(listening to: Copeland, Stewart, “Brazzaville” from Rhythmatist)
(listening to: Bega, Lou, “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of …)” from Grammy Nominees 2000)
(listening to: Heart, “Stranded” from Brigade)