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ComicMix Quick Picks - February 3, 2009
added by newsBot* Quote of the day from novelist David Mack, talking about Sandman:
One story from that series, “Calliope,” continues to haunt me; a writer who tried to justify his crimes as a desperate search for ideas is cursed by Dream to be deluged with story ideas faster than he can write them down. In a handful of panels, the character rambles off nearly a dozen snippets of story concepts as he succumbs to a delusional fugue. What really haunts me about that scene is that Neil Gaiman tossed off a dozen story ideas as throwaway lines of dialogue that are all better than anything I’ve ever written. As a writer, I’ve never slept well since reading those panels.
This is all part of agent Lucienne Diver's weeklong discusion about comic books. Monday was Keith DeCandido's turn. I look forward to seeing who's next-- and slightly insulted she hasn't asked me yet.
Glenn Hauman
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