Comments on: The Perils of Colleen Part VII: Bring Me the Head of Frank Miller and Neil Gaiman! Or, I Drew Porn for Roast Beef Au Jus http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/ The Official Website of A Distant Soil, the legendary graphic novel series from Image Comics. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quick Links: Fallen Angels, Gone to Amerikay, Orbiter | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/#comment-7115 Quick Links: Fallen Angels, Gone to Amerikay, Orbiter | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:19:12 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=1104#comment-7115 [...] Heck, no. It wasn’t even on the schedule, and I waited nearly six months for script approval on issue 3 before I could start drawing. I drew one page of that issue, and the book was killed. And for crying out loud, that book was my bread and butter. There was no way I would delay turning in pages on that thing to kick back, lounge on the beach, and eat bon bons. I know some folks in fandom think we pros are just rolling in dough and crank this stuff out on weekends for kicks, but get some context, people. [...] [...] Heck, no. It wasn’t even on the schedule, and I waited nearly six months for script approval on issue 3 before I could start drawing. I drew one page of that issue, and the book was killed. And for crying out loud, that book was my bread and butter. There was no way I would delay turning in pages on that thing to kick back, lounge on the beach, and eat bon bons. I know some folks in fandom think we pros are just rolling in dough and crank this stuff out on weekends for kicks, but get some context, people. [...]

]]> By: The Perils of Colleen Part VI: Harry Potter and the Mystery of the Telepathic Bugs | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/#comment-6701 The Perils of Colleen Part VI: Harry Potter and the Mystery of the Telepathic Bugs | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:34:18 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=1104#comment-6701 [...] CLICK HERE FOR PART VII. [...] [...] CLICK HERE FOR PART VII. [...]

]]> By: Marvel and Disney Living Together: The End Times! | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/#comment-1974 Marvel and Disney Living Together: The End Times! | A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:30:41 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=1104#comment-1974 [...] just bought Disney. I am still on deadline so I don’t have much to add, but after this experience, I am laughing my fool head off. Lots of news at The Beat. And more here. Arlene Harris shared her [...] [...] just bought Disney. I am still on deadline so I don’t have much to add, but after this experience, I am laughing my fool head off. Lots of news at The Beat. And more here. Arlene Harris shared her [...]

]]> By: Colleen http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/#comment-1630 Colleen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:25:03 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=1104#comment-1630 BTW, one of these days I am going to have to go over the dangers of the different interpretations of the term "in print", and the irony of my bringing this up now will not be lost on my good friends at Black Mermaid, who know that "in print" has certain meanings for books and other meanings for periodicals. BTW, one of these days I am going to have to go over the dangers of the different interpretations of the term “in print”, and the irony of my bringing this up now will not be lost on my good friends at Black Mermaid, who know that “in print” has certain meanings for books and other meanings for periodicals.

]]> By: Colleen http://adistantsoil.com/2009/07/05/the-perils-of-colleen-part-vii-bring-me-the-head-of-frank-miller-and-neil-gaiman-or-i-drew-porn-for-roast-beef-au-jus/#comment-1629 Colleen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:00:28 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=1104#comment-1629 I wouldn't know what specific rights a specific author assigned to this publisher, especially 25 years after the fact (and don't you think a lot of my memory,) but allow me to explain some basics. And if you already know this, I apologize, but others may not. Publishing contracts cover different types of copyrights. The publisher has those rights until the contract expires, whether after a specific time period, or after the work goes out of what is known as "in print". Which may not mean what you think it means. Basically, as long as JK Rowling books sell and the publisher honors the agreement, her publisher gets to keep publishing Harry Potter. You can reserve rights, or even request the return of rights your publisher isn't using, or you can buy them back. Copyright isn't one right, it's a bundle of rights. You dole them out as you please. Ideally, you sell them. If color rights were assigned to your publisher, and the term was to cover "in print", then yes, that can be forever (or as long as your book sells, assuming the end of the universe doesn't come first). That is actually pretty standard in publishing. If that is the agreement you signed, you're stuck with it. It's not against the law. I believe your "I heard" may concern a reprint rights dispute, but I do not know. EDIT: I looked it up and what you may be referring to is a dispute between the publisher and author concerning whether or not the publisher had all color rights, or only some of them. Also whether or not the creation of a new color edition by the author to be published elsewhere was directly competitive with the primary edition from the current publisher and whether or not it constituted a reprint edition, with assignment of same reserved for the publisher. And I can only answer: How the heck should I know? Dude, I don't have any way of knowing the contract details on that. I don't know those people. I don't even remember what my OWN contract said on that point. You don't have a clue who Tom is. He was not the only person in company management, and was gone shortly after I signed on. Exactly when, I don't recall. I don't know how to make it more clear when I write over and over "I had no memory of Tom." I really freaking truly awfully DON'T remember what this guy did there. I wouldn’t know what specific rights a specific author assigned to this publisher, especially 25 years after the fact (and don’t you think a lot of my memory,) but allow me to explain some basics. And if you already know this, I apologize, but others may not.

Publishing contracts cover different types of copyrights. The publisher has those rights until the contract expires, whether after a specific time period, or after the work goes out of what is known as “in print”. Which may not mean what you think it means.

Basically, as long as JK Rowling books sell and the publisher honors the agreement, her publisher gets to keep publishing Harry Potter.

You can reserve rights, or even request the return of rights your publisher isn’t using, or you can buy them back. Copyright isn’t one right, it’s a bundle of rights. You dole them out as you please. Ideally, you sell them.

If color rights were assigned to your publisher, and the term was to cover “in print”, then yes, that can be forever (or as long as your book sells, assuming the end of the universe doesn’t come first). That is actually pretty standard in publishing. If that is the agreement you signed, you’re stuck with it. It’s not against the law.

I believe your “I heard” may concern a reprint rights dispute, but I do not know. EDIT: I looked it up and what you may be referring to is a dispute between the publisher and author concerning whether or not the publisher had all color rights, or only some of them. Also whether or not the creation of a new color edition by the author to be published elsewhere was directly competitive with the primary edition from the current publisher and whether or not it constituted a reprint edition, with assignment of same reserved for the publisher.

And I can only answer: How the heck should I know? Dude, I don’t have any way of knowing the contract details on that. I don’t know those people. I don’t even remember what my OWN contract said on that point.

You don’t have a clue who Tom is. He was not the only person in company management, and was gone shortly after I signed on. Exactly when, I don’t recall.

I don’t know how to make it more clear when I write over and over “I had no memory of Tom.” I really freaking truly awfully DON’T remember what this guy did there.

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