Hi, folks.Last week's pitch session went well at IDW, though Scott Dunbier has one of the best poker faces. My friend, artist / inker Johnny B., got more feedback in five minutes than I got in my entire ten (which is to say I got none ...). But we had a good time and I put a face to a name for future reference, if nothing else.
But the new news is that tomorrow at 4pm I will be in Wildstorm's offices pitching two I.P.s to Hank Kanalz, Eric Denton, Ben Abernathy, and Scott Peterson (another Scott!!). I'm pitching Obsidian, an idea shared between myself, Ben Hererra, and Roger Robinson, and The Secret Science Society, shared between myself and Ben H. I have artwork for both, not sequential pages, but concepts, etc. The SSS has a title logo designed by Rick Schmitz way, way back in the day ....
And my patented single page pitch doc, complete with logline ...
Anyone with specific info on any of the professionals listed above should post so I can be forewarned. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression ... As always, I'll let you know how it turns out.
Wow... I can't picture that logo in my head... what does it look like?
ReplyDeleteBTW, break a leg!
ReplyDeleteIt's at the office. I'll post it tomorrow! ;-)
ReplyDeleteMe and Ben worked with Hank Kanalz at Malibu. Good guy. Tell him I'm back in town and said hi. Ben Abernathy I worked with in some capacity before but its been awhile. And Scott Peterson is a co-editor on my current graphic novel "Champion" I'm doing with Jordan Gorfinkel. Hell just tell everyone that Scott says hello.
ReplyDeleteI will ... Unlike the IDW pitch session, this time I have a full on laundry list of pros who want to say hello! (and that's awesome because you are judged by the company you keep) ...
ReplyDeleteKnock 'em dead, Tom. Well, not literally, but you know what I mean. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that logo. Super Science !
ReplyDeleteSuggestion.... one of the guys believes in Creationist theories and drives all his team members crazy.
Kidding.
This Blog is great. All these inspiring creative efforts
Hope this gets a greenlight Tom. Would you try and get Ben H back on board if you make a sale?
SECRET science. Sorry. Dyslexia
ReplyDeleteThe pitch session went very well. As well as it could and still not leave with a signed contract ... Ben Abernathy is a great guy, and the others were very receptive, too. I talked with Ben about possibilities writing for some of their books based on commercial I.P.s and said I was okay with that.
ReplyDeleteBut mentioning the Scotty Buncake connection may have been the deciding factor ... or not. ;-)
If SSS lands, Ben has already said he would do concepts and covers at least ... And I shamelessly dropped names as often as I could!
Thanks everyone for your well wishing. Again, it may have been the most positive vibe out of any pitching I've done to date.