Beginner's luck
'Scalped's' Jason Aaron wrote his own ticket into comic books
By ETHAN SACKS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Leaping over tall buildings in a single bound is old hat in the comic book industry. A fan off the street with almost no experience getting a gig writing for the publisher of Superman through an unsolicited email? Now, that's an impressive feat.
But that's just what writer Jason Aaron has done, first with his critically acclaimed Vietnam War mini-series, "The Other Side," and now with "Scalped," an ongoing series about a crime-ridden Indian reservation - both published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Read the rest of the interview here.
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3 comments :
writng your own ticket into your comic book. Thats just crazy!!!
Hi Jason, I like your site. I write a comedy blog, I wondered if you wanted to take part in an interview to highlight your site. My blog is http://mrjoeblogs.blogspot.com. The questions are as follows :
Name :
Age :
Location :
Vocation :
Philosophy :
Sum up what your blog is about.
Why are you doing your blog?
What’s the funniest entry on your site?
What is your writing style?
What do people commonly say about your site?
What would you be doing if you weren’t doing your blog?
Why should someone visit your site?
What did you learn from your first love?
Are there any blogs, you enjoy reading?
If you could invite anyone to a dinner party who would it be and why?
Tell us about a good deed you have done recently.
Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.
What advice would you have given yourself 5 years ago?
Any interesting travel stories?
What was the idea and motivation behind your successful comic Scalped?
What is the most controversial comic you have read?
What is the best comic to movie translation?
Do you have any strong opinions you would like to debate with me?
What’s the most incredible thing that ever happened to you?
Now it’s your turn! Ask me one question, anything you like.
Your Site Address :
Kind Regards
Joe Blogs
(please include any picture at all that you want to add to the interview)
yeah, i read that today. Great shit.
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