YOUR 20 Questions for Jim Shooter, Dark Horse interview DONE

[dellamorte]

EXCELLENT interview, JC! Thanks so much for doing this. I was really disappointed at VEI not getting these properties AND Jim Shooter, but after reading the interview I am quite excited about this endeavor.

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

Now I want to know just how that was meant and what the story is behind it!!

...

I think we all do.

I think if you read the rest of the quotes, it basically means he has made a decision to stick with one job at a time.
Not something DH asked of hi, more something he feels better about himself.
Of course the flip side is that he maybe found the guys at VEI very lacking in experience and possibly a bit amateurish

I could be wrong, but I bet it's also related to this quote:

Recently, I opted out of another gig...

That was the feeling I took from it as well. Sad for VEI but I'm pumped to see what Jim does at DH.

[SnotDrip]

EXCELLENT interview, JC! Thanks so much for doing this. I was really disappointed at VEI not getting these properties AND Jim Shooter, but after reading the interview I am quite excited about this endeavor.

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

Now I want to know just how that was meant and what the story is behind it!!

...

I think we all do.

I think if you read the rest of the quotes, it basically means he has made a decision to stick with one job at a time.
Not something DH asked of hi, more something he feels better about himself.
Of course the flip side is that he maybe found the guys at VEI very lacking in experience and possibly a bit amateurish

I could be wrong, but I bet it's also related to this quote:

Recently, I opted out of another gig...

That was the feeling I took from it as well. Sad for VEI but I'm pumped to see what Jim does at DH.

Same here

What should be really interesting is the development of the direction and vision he had for Magnus and the others. It certainly has potential. Kudos to DH and look forward to seeing some good stuff.

As for VEI, with shooter at DH along with the GK properties...I guess it's so long, and thanks for all the fish or better yet, We apologize for the inconvenience.

[sonicdan]

I can't wait to buy the original cover art and hang it on my wall!

Hmmmmmmm.......
DAN

[SolarGod]

I can't wait to buy the original cover art and hang it on my wall!

Hmmmmmmm.......
DAN

lol

[400yrs]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

[xodacia81]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

This could be. Not a good sign. Oh well. We aren't any worse off then we have been the last 10+ years.

[Crow331]

I can't wait to buy the original cover art and hang it on my wall!

Hmmmmmmm.......
DAN

Are you the one that picked up the Anthony Castrillo double page he had up the other day? I inquired and they said it just sold

[Crow331]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

This could be. Not a good sign. Oh well. We aren't any worse off then we have been the last 10+ years.

I think we're better off, because we're going to get on-going stories from 3 of the old Valiant characters, which is better than anything we've received in the past 10+ years

[dave]

Is Shadowman white and a red head in that picture?

[Daniel Jackson]

Is Shadowman white and a red head in that picture?

I noticed that too, hope that wasn't the final version.

[dave]

Maybe it's the new Shadowman that Jim is currently working on. (not really-that totally a joke!)

[Crow331]

Yeah that was the first thing I noticed too. Plus the mask is off. I'm not sure what this was used for. Anyone have any ideas?

[Elveen]

Is Shadowman white and a red head in that picture?

I noticed that too, hope that wasn't the final version.

Has to be a coloring mistake....... right.

[MoonChild]

Nice read, bummer that he does not want to work with VEI anymore as others have stated, that was one of my main questions as well. VEI owns some seriously amazing properties, one can only speculate what is going on over there but I know that if I owned such property I would really take it to the next level without fear or hesitation. Easier said than done though, of course. Really glad we get to see Shooter write for these beloved characters again, in fact it will bring me back to comic shops for new titles for the first time since I was a kid. [Actually since he was working on that DC legions title, but that was short lived and not that interesting so that doesnt count much, I was pretty much scouring quarter bins for valiants at that point]. I guess I am in the minority when I say that if Valiant release new titles it wont be "Competition" with the DH books. Ha, only cause I'd easily buy both. Excited, bummed, what can ya do? Hoping VEI does the right thing with these characters and lets them see the light of day...

[MoonChild]

Here's the link, gents:
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/publi ... 5&ai=85738

Thanks for including us in this Mr. Vaughn.

[leonmallett]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

I doubt it.

I suspect more likely a relative lack of capital and focus being elsewhere (ie trying to get the Holywood dollar instead of producing comic books as a first priority).

[VEI Reborn]

Very very very disheartening to read Shooter will not work with VEI. So I guess we can add another to that list


Almost wants me to pack it up

[MoonChild]

Yea, you'd have to have more of a leg to stand than just a novelty dead universe to really generate alot of interest from big investors. It all starts with the Comics..

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

I doubt it.

I suspect more likely a relative lack of capital and focus being elsewhere (ie trying to get the Holywood dollar instead of producing comic books as a first priority).

[Brother J]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

You might be right:

Bob Layton quote:

I bear the new Valiant owners no ill will -- but, whatever they do in the future, it'll be without my endorsement.

Jim Shooter:

Heath Fitts, Pineville, LA: I really enjoyed the new stories you did for the Harbinger and Archer & Armstrong hardcovers. Does this deal with Dark Horse prevent any future collaboration with Valiant Entertainment, Inc.?
Jim Shooter: I wish them well, but I won’t work for them anymore. Mike never asked me to be exclusive. He didn’t have to. This is what I want to do.

No Shooter and no Layton, will VEI actually have anything to offer to Valiant fans other than the characters themselves? and not even all the characters since the GK3 are elsewhere.

[VEI Reborn]

No Shooter and no Layton, will VEI actually have anything to offer to Valiant fans other than the characters themselves? and not even all the characters since the GK3 are elsewhere.

Thats what Im afraid of.

I say its pretty much in the toilet. I just have a fear that if VEI actually puts out books [which I doubt], they will be like the later Valiant....very little universe related with hard to look at coloring with horrid story telling

[MoonChild]

Wh put em out at all if thats the intent? I highly doubt that they would not learn from the mistakes of post-unity Valiant but what do I know

No Shooter and no Layton, will VEI actually have anything to offer to Valiant fans other than the characters themselves? and not even all the characters since the GK3 are elsewhere.

Thats what Im afraid of.

I say its pretty much in the toilet. I just have a fear that if VEI actually puts out books [which I doubt], they will be like the later Valiant....very little universe related with hard to look at coloring with horrid story telling

[400yrs]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

You might be right:

Bob Layton quote:

I bear the new Valiant owners no ill will -- but, whatever they do in the future, it'll be without my endorsement.

Jim Shooter:

Heath Fitts, Pineville, LA: I really enjoyed the new stories you did for the Harbinger and Archer & Armstrong hardcovers. Does this deal with Dark Horse prevent any future collaboration with Valiant Entertainment, Inc.?
Jim Shooter: I wish them well, but I won’t work for them anymore. Mike never asked me to be exclusive. He didn’t have to. This is what I want to do.

No Shooter and no Layton, will VEI actually have anything to offer to Valiant fans other than the characters themselves? and not even all the characters since the GK3 are elsewhere.

Yeah, I've got no insight at all and what little I've heard could be rubbish, but it doesn't sound like people like working with VEI at all. Dino has always seemed shysterous to me anyway.

[turborip]

I wish [VEI] well, but I won’t work for them anymore.

I wonder if there hasn't been new hardcovers because no one wants to do work for them any more?

You might be right:

Bob Layton quote:

I bear the new Valiant owners no ill will -- but, whatever they do in the future, it'll be without my endorsement.

Jim Shooter:

Heath Fitts, Pineville, LA: I really enjoyed the new stories you did for the Harbinger and Archer & Armstrong hardcovers. Does this deal with Dark Horse prevent any future collaboration with Valiant Entertainment, Inc.?
Jim Shooter: I wish them well, but I won’t work for them anymore. Mike never asked me to be exclusive. He didn’t have to. This is what I want to do.

No Shooter and no Layton, will VEI actually have anything to offer to Valiant fans other than the characters themselves? and not even all the characters since the GK3 are elsewhere.

Yeah, I've got no insight at all and what little I've heard could be rubbish, but it doesn't sound like people like working with VEI at all. Dino has always seemed shysterous to me anyway.

Yeah, I have to back up the Layton and Shooter quotes here and ask the obvious question: What is VEI doing to actually drive these people away?

[leonmallett]

Yeah, I've got no insight at all and what little I've heard could be rubbish, but it doesn't sound like people like working with VEI at all. Dino has always seemed shysterous to me anyway.

That seems unfair.

I have been upfront about my doubts about VEI (specifically their motivations and their focus), and I have consistently stated the reasons for those doubts, but to label them or board members associated with them as 'shysterous' seems in bad form, unless there is something to support the accusation.

[sonicdan]

I can't wait to buy the original cover art and hang it on my wall!

Hmmmmmmm.......
DAN

Are you the one that picked up the Anthony Castrillo double page he had up the other day? I inquired and they said it just sold

Naw, wasn't me. I've been on a bit of a hiatus in regard to buying art lately. That could change tho'!
DAN