Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
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  • Music: Ookla the Mok, "Super Secret."

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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juglore

May 2 2014, 19:46:53 UTC 3 years ago

Congrats Seanan!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:46:56 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

groblek

May 2 2014, 19:48:51 UTC 3 years ago

That's wonderful news, and has just gained Thrillbent at least one new subscriber. I figure that even though your comic isn't ready, I should do my bit to help keep them in business long enough to get the series out, and if they've got good enough taste to sign you as a writer, I'll probably enjoy some of the other series they have.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:07 UTC 3 years ago

Hee.

Awesome.

pirate_nami

May 2 2014, 19:57:35 UTC 3 years ago

Yay! The concept sounds awesome!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:16 UTC 3 years ago

I am really excited.

naamah_darling

May 2 2014, 20:16:44 UTC 3 years ago

This is so unbelievably exciting! Oh my goodness!

Really, REALLY eager to see this.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:25 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

geekhyena

May 2 2014, 20:25:59 UTC 3 years ago

This is going to be fantastic! I love Velveteen vs (it's given me the impetus to start writing again on my own superhero stories), and I cannot wait to see your take on the magical girl genre.

Also, if you wrote X-Men that would be the most fantastic thing ever. X-Men was the comic series that kept me sane during middle school and high school, and to see your take on the characters would be like Christmas and Halloween rolled into one.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:40 UTC 3 years ago

I want to write the X-Men so bad I can't even.

djbp

May 2 2014, 20:42:36 UTC 3 years ago

Sounds like this is going to be fun.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:49 UTC 3 years ago

I surely hope so.

jenfullmoon

May 2 2014, 21:02:11 UTC 3 years ago

Woo hoo!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:47:57 UTC 3 years ago

Glee.

Arachne Jericho

May 2 2014, 21:24:09 UTC 3 years ago

Hooray and congratulations!

I'm extremely interested to see your take on the Magical Girl genre! Especially with a Velveteen-style twist.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:48:20 UTC 3 years ago

It won't have a Velveteen-style twist, unless you mean my tendency to deconstruct everything I touch.

sdelmonte

May 2 2014, 21:39:31 UTC 3 years ago

Wow! Much congrats!

Can't wait to see who the artist is.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:48:30 UTC 3 years ago

Soon!

klwilliams

May 2 2014, 21:40:51 UTC 3 years ago

That's such good news. Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:48:41 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

batyatoon

May 2 2014, 22:00:42 UTC 3 years ago

EEEEEEEEEE AN AWESOME IS YOU.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:48:51 UTC 3 years ago

I'MMA BE COMICS

lysystratae

May 2 2014, 22:13:34 UTC 3 years ago

That's so cool! And thanks for introducing me to a next new comic place.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:01 UTC 3 years ago

Very welcome!

catlein

May 2 2014, 23:21:50 UTC 3 years ago

This is basically the best news EVER! I can't wait to see where this plan goes!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:11 UTC 3 years ago

Me, neither!

apestyle

May 2 2014, 23:31:05 UTC 3 years ago

I'm pretty pleased for you. :D

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:20 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

willibald

May 2 2014, 23:44:42 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations, if anyone deserves something like this to make them happy it's you.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:30 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you. <3

adafrog

May 3 2014, 00:15:46 UTC 3 years ago

Congrats!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:39 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks!

lyssabard

May 3 2014, 00:32:05 UTC 3 years ago

I am so excited, for you, for this!
*dances in her living room!*

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:49:50 UTC 3 years ago

Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

kittycat22

May 3 2014, 00:41:38 UTC 3 years ago

Awesome!!! Go you!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:00 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

vincentursus

May 3 2014, 00:50:26 UTC 3 years ago

Ooh, nifty.

I am overdue for a visit to my local comic supplier.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:11 UTC 3 years ago

Always a good visit to make.

marooux13

May 3 2014, 01:03:34 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:19 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

dewline

May 3 2014, 01:05:33 UTC 3 years ago

Congratulations and good luck to you on this one!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:29 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

amanda_nye

May 3 2014, 01:26:02 UTC 3 years ago

so awesome! you kill it hard.

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:37 UTC 3 years ago

I hope to.

cgbookcat1

May 3 2014, 02:07:24 UTC 3 years ago

Yay! Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:49 UTC 3 years ago

I am still over the moon.

umadoshi

May 3 2014, 03:27:33 UTC 3 years ago

Oh my gosh, that is AMAZING. Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:50:58 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!

elialshadowpine

May 3 2014, 03:54:00 UTC 3 years ago

Amg. Can't wait! (And having another dream realized is AWESOME. Go you! :D)

seanan_mcguire

July 9 2014, 20:51:08 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you!
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