There’s a lot that could be said about how the “outsiders coming into comic books” looks from the point of view of the readers (wariness being the leading sentiment, as in “Do they really understand comic book storytelling?”). But I think the big thing about the screenwriters-wanting-into-comics that too many of them disregard is the fact that … well, as I say, “Comics is like Hollywood, only smaller.” It is just as much work to get the attention of an editor who can greenlight a writing gig as it is to get the attention of a producer who can make your film. The biggest difference is that in comics, the writer his or herself actually has to make much more social contact – very few agents to broker things, for instance. Most Hollywood writers are not ready for the amount of work they have to do themselves in putting together a project: they can’t just write the thing and give it over into the hands of someone else to get to the audience.

Heh. Okay, I’ll stop bubbling. Obviously, I’ve got a lot more to say about the nature of crossing over between fields. But I guess filling up comments on your blog isn’t the place for it.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/31/is-writing-for-comics-now-mainstream/

Heh.