Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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The most egocentric title ever!

I love comics.

I have loved comics since I was very small, paging through the issues that belonged to older friends of the family (IE, the teenage and pre-teen children of my mother's friends). I was always brutally careful, and fully aware that failure to take care would result in losing my comic privileges. I essentially grew up at Flying Colors, my local comic book store. The owner, Joe, has seen me go from skinny little girl to adult woman in one-week increments, framed by trips to the quarter box and the graphic novel shelves. The idea that comics weren't for girls never occurred to me, and he's part of the reason why. I wish everyone had a local comic guy like Joe Field.

I want to write for comics. That, too, has been true since I was very small. When I first started working with my agent, Diana Fox, she asked me what I wanted out of my career. She was probably expecting "a million dollars" or something else improbable. What she got was "I want to write the X-Men." So yeah, I've been trying to find a way to start writing for comics for a while now.

I found it.

I am proud, thrilled, and terrified to announce that I have signed on with Thrillbent.com to script a new ongoing series titled The Best Thing. We don't have an artist or a release date yet, but I am so, so excited about this concept and this world, and I am going to smash things so hard. The Best Thing is to magical girl titles as Velveteen vs. is to superhero teams, and I am really hoping it lives up to its name.

I'm gonna write a comic book.

It's gonna be the best thing.
Tags: cheese and cake, comic books, dino dance party, good things, john rogers, the best thing, thrillbent
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This is so awesome! I can't wait!
I am. SO EXCITED.
OMG YAY :D
GLEE.
Huzzah! ^_^
<3
I am so excited for you!!!
Thank you!
Yay you :) *lets loose the conga-rats*
HI CONGA-RATS WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!!
That is thoroughly fantastic! I am so happy for you. And also for all of us, because once you write it and someone else draws it, we get to read it. \o/
Everybody wins!

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Glee. :)
Excellent news! :D
Thank you!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Since I love the Velveteen stories even more than InCryptid or Toby, I will be sure to look for this then.

In fact, I'd be very surprised if there wasn't an artist fan of yours out there who'd love to do a comics adaptation of the Velveteen stories with you, too...
I'd love to do it with David Willis, when we both have a little more time.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
OMG! Congratulations!
Thank you.
Wicked awesome cool!
Thanks!
Comics! Also magical girls!
I am excite.
fanTAStic news! Congratulations!
Thank you!

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Excellent. This is best.
Congratulations! I sincerely wish you the best in editors, artists, and storyboarding teams!
Thank you!
That is, indeed, the best thing. OMG!

*bat noises*
Glee.
Awesome! I am totally looking forward to this! I need details that you probably can't tell me yet! Like when is it coming out? I see Thrillbent.com does digital distrubtion. Is that the only way it's coming out? Oh this is exciting!! I might be more excited about this than I am about next parasitology book.
It's only going to be digital, at least at first; I don't know yet when we'll be getting started.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
*happyfeet happyfeet*






(ow, I shouldn't do that twice)
Glee.
Well since my last comment was auto-marked as spam, I supposed because I used too many exclamation marks to expression happiness? Anyway yay [exclamation mark x 2]. I'm very much going to look forward to this. I know I can trust you to keep us updated for its release and I'll make a point of keeping an eye on Thrillbent too, even if an initial look over their catalog doesn't immediately draw my attention.
Absolutely!
SQUEE! Thrillbent publishes some pretty excellent stuff, so you'll fit right in. :D I can't wait to read!
I can't either!
Hurrah!

Also, congrats!
Thank you!
Yeeeee!!! I'm so proud of you and so, so excited!
Glee. <3
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