GamerGeek360

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Comic Blog Ideas?

For those of you who don't know me, and that is all of you, I am currently in college chasing the dream of becoming a comic book editor. Yes, that same job that got Rob Liefeld all up in a huff earlier this year. I have always found that I have a passion for writing although I never really saw myself as a writer or author. Coming up with ideas for long stories isn't really my thing. I'm more interested in possibly short stories or talking about my thoughts on subjects ranging from how awesome Batwoman #0 was to why the Detroit Lions may or may not have a good season based on their first 3 games. Comics are something I naturally got hooked on. Although the stories can drag out, most are fairly short. Story arcs rarely last longer than 4-6 issues and some even wrap up in 2. This intrigued me because I found that maybe somewhere down the line I could actually cut it in that crazy comic book writing gig.

The editing portion came up when I realized that grammar and spelling errors tear me apart when reading comics. I usually notice 2-3 a week in both DC and Marvel. DC, my personal favorite, is less likely to commit these horrible eyesores than Marvel but does it really matter? (A little.) Not only are these errors annoying, sometimes even reading the comic is hard due to the way things are laid out. After doing a bit of research, I realized that the person responsible for that is the editors. The editors are also in charge of continuity. Meaning if someone came along and told me that Batman would kill the Joker I could punch them in the gut and steal their lunch money. I'm about 80% sure that is what they are required to do in that position.

So that's what I want to do. I want to punch dumb writers in their dumb guts for being dumb. I also have grown to really appreciate everything about the comic book industry over the past 2 years I've been reading them. I know, that doesn't seem very long but I dove in and I don't see myself coming up for air. Now, if that comic book editor position doesn't work out, I would like to write for sites such as Comic Vine about my passion for buying a pile of awesome reading material every Wednesday. This is where you come in, I want to start keeping a weekly blog on here. I want to write about my thoughts each week about various topics. I will whether people comment on this or not, but I would love to hear some people's thoughts on this and whether or not you would be willing to read ramblings from a 20 year-old comic nerd. Mainly, I want to see if I'm any good at this writing thing. Any input in any aspect would be very helpful.

Thanks, and you can now get back to reading the "who would win?" posts in the forums.

-GamerGeek360

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