Still More Comics

Back to the ol’ word processor (in this case, Final Draft, don’t ask why I’m using a screen writing program for comic scripts, it’s just easier for me) to take another stab at the comic that’s been done for the Cities-themed anthology. I’m gonna’ try and hack a few pages outta’ it to bring the page count down.

In addition, I’m once again riding off the coat-tails of the Wife. She’s been invited to contribute to another anthology of comics and art, this one being co-published by an indie outfit known as Top Shelf Productions. Their most recent notable release is the super-gorgeous, extremely expensive, hardcover re-release of Alan Moore’s Lost Girls. The collection itself is a boldly mad, post-modernist, pornographic revisiting of beloved children’s literature characters, Dorothy (of The Wizard of Oz), Alice of Wonderland fame and Wendy the girl who stole Peter Pan’s heart. They get together one day and reminisce as well as share some graphically sexual stories about their lives. Alan Moore has gone on record as calling it porn, but this is the kind of porn that has enough substance that critics refuse to call it so.

Anyway, the Wife is going to be making a contribution to the anthology and she’s already warned the folks involved that she’ll be illustrating and I’ll be doing the writing chore, which they seem okay with. It’s not exactly being able to walk into a bookstore and see my novel on the shelf, but these two anthologies are still going to be appearing in stores, so it’s a step closer. And I really wouldn’t mind doing more writing for comics. It’s proving to be an incredible amount of fun. Fortunately I already had an idea kicking around for another short comic story and this will fit the bill quite nicely, so away we go…