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----------------------------------------------------------------- [6] Interviews Paul Dale Roberts Silhouet98@cs.com Interview with Chris Marshall, Host of The Collected Comics Library! Interviewed by: Paul Dale Roberts, Publisher www.jazmaonline.com Question: Tell us something personal about yourself, your family life, schools you went to, etc. I'm 35 and I live in suburban Detroit, Michigan with my wife and two children. I am a graduate of Ferris State University and I currently divide my work between being a Realtor and a Caddy Superintendent at a private Country Club. Question: What was the first comic book you ever read? I started at a a young age but what really hooked me was Frank Miller's run on Daredevil. Question: For computer illiterate people like me, tell us about podcasting? Podcasting is delivering audio content to iPods and other portable media players on demand, so that it can be listened to at the user's convenience. The main benefit of podcasting is that listeners can sync content to their media player and take it with them to listen whenever they want to. Because podcasts are typically saved in MP3 format, they can also be listened to on nearly any computer. My podcast is free to download and subscribe to. Question: What made you get into podcasting? I started my website in 1999 and things were getting a little stagnate in late 2004. I needed to pump life into the site and by chance, in February 2005, I read an article in the Detroit News on Podcasting and how easy it is to do. I dived head first into the technology and later that week I had my first show recorded and up on the internet. It's the best addition to my site I could possibly have. Fifty-three a shows and one year later, I couldn't be more happy. Question: What will we find on your website? You'll find extensive news and information on popular Collected Editions like, DC Archives, Marvel Masterworks and DC's Showcase Presents and Marvel Essentials black and white reprints and other information on current and hard-to-find trades and Hardcovers. I also host a Collected Editions Release Schedule that is constantly being updated. Question: What would you consider yourself to be an expert in? When it comes to comics. All sorts of Collected Edition reprints. But specifically DC Archive Editions and Marvel Masterworks. I own them all. Question: What do you discuss on podcasting? My format is simple, but in-depth. I start off with the Release Schedule of new books coming out that particular week. Then the news and listener feedback and e-mail. Then I have a feature, which is the longest part of the show. Each Podcast typically runs 20-30 minutes and is available on Wednesday night. . Question: How many listeners do you have? Right now, I have an average audience of 500 listeners, the vast majority obtain the podcast through a free subscription using iTunes. I'm proud to say that my audience is consistently increasing with each show. Question: Do you consider podcasting as Internet radio? Yes, but it's much more than that. The cool thing about Podcasting, is that you can take it with you wherever you go. Question: Do you have guests on podcasting? What guests have you had? I've had the founder of the Marvel-Essentials Yahoo! Group, as well as a few of my friends. I do have news and contributions from industry professionals through e-mail submissions. You can also hear me on a comic book podcast dissuasion group at Komics Kast {http://komicskast.libsyn.com/} and I am a member of the Detroit Podcasts Network {http://www.detroitpodcasters.net}. Question: What other comic book websites have podcasting? When I started out I was the second or third Comic Book Podcast on the Internet, now there are several. Some of my Favorites are: Comics Geek Speak {http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/} Golden Age of Comics {http://goldenagecomics.libsyn.com/} Comicology {http://www.comicology.net/} Comic Book Noise {http://www.comicbooknoise.com/} Question: What is the URL address to your website? Web: http://collectedcomicslibrary.blogspot.com/ Question: How can someone contact you? My direct e-mail is collectedcomicslibrary@gmail.com and I have my own Q and A thread off of the Comics Geek Speak Forum at http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2420&P N=1 Question: What conventions will you be attending or have attended? I will be at the Motor-City Comic Con May 19 - 21, 2006 Question: What are your hobbies and recreational activities? I love to golf and I'm a big Detroit Tigers fan. Question: If you can have 6 dinner guests, 3 fictional and 3 real-life from any time period, who would those 6 people be and why? Thomas Jefferson the most brilliant man in American history. Ty Cobb the greatest baseball player ever Henry Ford for his ingenuity Yoda I have to pick his brain Sherlock Holmes the most brilliant man in fiction Q from Star Trek: TNG I would have to have some sarcastic humor in the room. Question: If you could go into any time machine, what year would you stop at and tell us why. Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. I'd like to see the actual founding of our country. Question: What TV shows, movies, cartoons do you like? 24 and The Shield and of course Justice League Unlimited. Question: What books do you enjoy? I'm currently reading "Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book" by Gerard Jones Question: What comic books do you read now? I buy every DC Archive and Marvel Masterworks, but the monthly's I get are Infinite Crisis, Punisher, Nightwing, Robin and all the Star Wars comics from Dark Horse. Question: What gives you your creative energy? My friends and family who support me, my listeners, and my passion for comics. Question: This ends the interview, any encouraging words of wisdom? I knew that my first podcast would be listened to by maybe 1 person that I didn't know. Now I have 500 each show I do. Just don't give up and good things will happen. ***** Interview with: Ian M. Feller, President of 813 Services & Solutions, Inc. Interviewed by Paul Dale Roberts, Publisher - Jazma Online! http://www.jazmaonline.com/ Question: Tell us something personal about yourself. Maybe where you were born, something about your family/work background, schools you attended, etc. I was born in Brooklyn, NY, but grew up on Long Island. After graduating from Towson University in Baltimore I returned home to find no jobs available. During college my love of comics was rekindled so I ventured into the local comics store and started a friendship with the owner that shortly became a working relationship when I took over as store manager. From there I went on to become editor of Comic Book Collector magazine which eventually morphed into Combo magazine. When Combo folded up shop I went over to work for Wizard. After a year and a half I left Wizard to move to Florida to pursue other opportunities, but soon found myself in Tampa working at CrossGen. Upon leaving there I decided that my future was better served in my own hands, so I founded 813 Services & Solutions as a way to use my experiences and knowledge for the good of those that could benefit from them. Question: What was the first comic book you ever read? I can't remember the first comic I actually read, but as a kid comics were a large part of my life. During the years 1977-1979 or so my parents owned and operated a stationary store on Long Island. The store sold magazines and comics and during those years they would bring home for me each week one of every comic they were sent. This included Frank Miller's first run on Daredevil, a nice run of John Byrne X-Men, Avengers, Marvel Team- Up, Thor, Amazing Spider-Man, Dazzler, Fantastic Four and tons more. This sparked my imagination and ignited my passion for comics. Shortly after, one of the first collectible stores in the country opened within walking distance of my house. It was one of the very first stores to sell old sports cards and comics. My friends and I would walk there each week with our allowance and buy back issues of the Avengers, Iron Man, Marvel Team-Up, the Defenders, etc. Question: What were your favorite comic books growing up? I've always been a huge fan of the Avengers. Growing up I was also partial to Frank Miller's Daredevil, Sgt. Fury, The Defenders and then a bit later on I became interested in Batman and the Brave and the Bold. Question: Please brief us about your company 813 Services & Solutions, Inc. 813 Services & Solutions is a multi purpose media consulting firm that specializes in providing business solutions for new and existing publishers. We aim to provide new and existing publishers with a proven valuable resource with the capability of handling any of their business needs. Question: How did this business get started? When I left CrossGen, I weighed my options and realized that the knowledge and contacts I had developed in my almost 15 years in comics were valuable. Too valuable to waste. So I contemplated how to best use them. I realized that it took me almost 15 years to accumulate this knowledge and experience and 15 years is a long time, much longer than many publishers had been in the industry. So I decided to offer this knowledge and experience to those publishers. It takes a lot of hard work and time to become a success in this business and with all the different aspects that publishers need to focus on, a small company or a one man show, will have trouble handling them all while still producing a quality product. Now there is a way to outsource those needs without hiring a full time staff, training them, overseeing them, etc. And without breaking their bank. Question: How does your business serve the comic book industry? We offer business solutions that help publishers handle the aspects they may not have time to focus on or the experience to take care of. These include consulting, editorial and writing, public and media relations, marketing, advertising, promotions, convention preparation and web site creation. We also offer a score of solutions, including creator representation, custom comics packaging, intellectual property acquisition, intellectual property management for film, TV and video games and even some overseas print brokering. All valuable resources for cash strapped, time pressured publishers of comics, magazines or licensors looking to enter the comics market. And all at a price that fits into any budget. Question: Give us some of your comic book related history. I know you worked for Combo as an editor, then you moved around a bit after that and now you are heavily involved with Desperado Publishing. Give us the lowdown. As I mentioned above, I began my career as a retail store manager. I then became editor of Comic Book Collector magazine, managing editor of Combo magazine, promotions manager for Wizard Entertainment and eventually director of corporate communications and director of ancillary publishing at CrossGem. Now through 813 Services & Solutions, I have done work for: Desperado Publishing, Superverse (publisher of Zoom Suit), Across the Pond Studios, MegaCon, Platinum Studios, Beckett Comics, CBG, Gemstone Publishing, and more. If you're interested, you can see my entire resume and client list on my web site: www.813sands.com. Question: Tell us about the comics that are coming out of Desperado Publishing. Desperado is only one of my clients but they do have a great line-up of titles. They publish the Atheist, The Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M, Industry of War, Beyond Avalon, Deadworld, Negative Burn, Flaming Carrot and a few others that I can't remember off the top of my head. Go to their web site to see them all: www.desperadopublishing.com. While you're surfing, check out www.superverse.com and click the link to watch the Zoom Suit animated short film and to read a preview of the comic coming out in April. And if you're not doing anything February 24-26, take a trip to Orlando, Florida and come to MegaCon, the biggest convention in the Southeast. Question: What is your URL website address? You can learn more about me and 813 Services & Solutions by going to www.813sands.com. There you can see more about what we offer and how we can help. Question: How can someone contact you? I can be reached at ian@813sands.com. If you're considering getting started as a publisher in the comics industry, whether that means publishing one book from home or starting an entire line, or even a comics related magazine, you owe it to yourself to get some help. I want to be the one to offer you the help. There's so much to know about publishing a comic or magazine that most people don't realize. And when they do learn enough on their own, it's usually too late. They've either run out of money and can't continue to publish or they've released their book with high expectations only to be left unfulfilled. Drop us a line so we can help. Question: If you were stranded on a desert island, what 3 things would you bring with you and why? Sunscreen, my dog Nefertiti and my laptop so I could try to stay connected. Question: Your thoughts on the comic industry? I think the industry is producing some of the best material that it has ever produced. Unfortunately, the potential audience is decreasing and not enough is being done to attract new readers. Those that do have some success in attracting new readers have their efforts stymied by the distribution system. If these new readers can't find a place to buy the books they're interested in, they're going to forget about them and comics in general. With only slightly more than 2000 stores in the entire US and Canada, finding one is like finding a needle in a haystack. If there were the same amount of food stores, we'd all be dying of starvation. Publishers need to find ways to bring comics to the people instead of hoping that the people will come for the comics. Question: Your 3 favorite fictional heroes and why? James Bond. He's the epitome of cool. Jack Bauer. He's the toughest guy on TV these days and he gets to say the coolest things. My favorite line is: "You're going to tell me what I want to know, it's just a matter of how much you want it to hurt." That's great stuff. Han Solo. Question: Your 3 real life heroes and why? My dad. He's an honest, dedicated guy that taught me everything I need to know about life and working hard. Franklin Roosevelt. A great President that overcame his handicap to lead our country during its most difficult days. Hugh Hefner. Isn't it obvious? Question: What cons are you going to? I'll be at MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on February 24-26 and then in Los Angeles for the next Wizard World con and then San Diego. If anyone would like to meet up at any of these cons to discuss how I can help them, please feel free to drop me a line to set up a time and place. Question: What movies, cartoons and TV shows are your favorites? I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I am a TV junkie. My DVR goes almost non-stop recording just about everything. My favorites are Lost and 24 and I can usually be found watching some sitcom that will surely be cancelled before it completes its run. Question: What books do you read? I try to read as much as I can these days. I find the older I get, the more voracious a reader I become. Currently I'm reading Pure Cop by Connie Fletcher. It features real stories by real Chicago police officers and offers an interesting look into what it really takes to be one of that city's finest. I just finished Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner which is an interesting look into the economics of how some basic things we see every day work and Fitzgerald Did It by Meg Wolitzer, a good guide to understanding and writing screenplays. Right before those I read the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a heartfelt story that shows what life is like in a country ravaged by war. Question: What are your hobbies and recreational activities? I love to play sports. Now that I'm fully recovered from my accident last year, I'm getting back into playing flag football and softball. I'm also a huge poker player and play at least one day a week. Question: What comic books do you read now? Aside from trying to keep up with the material my clients produce, I enjoy New Avengers, Young Avengers, Helios, Ultimates, Conan and Superman/Batman. Question: That ends the interview, any last words of wisdom? Enjoy your life, because you never know when it may be cut short. And if you hope to succeed in this business or any other, be sure to do your research and surround yourself with people that can help you and that you can trust. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] THE MAN FROM MARS IS EATING CARS In 1997, CBS commissioned the making of a JUSTICE LEAGUE live action movie, which was never broadcast. This film is also called the "SUPER FRIENDS' movie, as the heroes live in an apartment together and talk about mundane problems while saving New Metro City. The JLA members, (GREEN LANTERN, FLASH, ATOM, FIRE and ICE) are joined by none other than MASH's Major Charles Emerson Winchester as J'ONN J'ONZZ, the MARTIAN MANHUNTER in his only live action appearance to date. Although the film took liberties with the costumes and of the GREEN LANTERN and FLASH (Guy Gardner and Barry Allen) the Martian Manhunter's makeup and costume were comic perfect, if a tad bigger than in print. _________________________________________________________________ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. The E-mail to the E-mag MAY be used in future issues at the Editor's discretion UNLESS you specifically request that they not be. It is our policy to withhold names and/or Addresses, by request only, from letters of comment. 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