As much as I can, I’m going to take you through a day at the editors’s desk and list as much as I can get away with in the order it happens. It will be nowhere near complete as there are always side conversations going on in this place, but hopefully it’ll giv you good idea of an average day. See ya on the other side…
-Turned on computer at 9:23. Dealt immediately with a colorist’s missing paycheck with accounting. Handled.
-Read fan e-mail that came in overnight.
-My Treo won’t charge correctly. Weird. The ability to check e-mail anywhere and everywhere is imperative to running an almost weekly book.
-Moved a new Adi Granov cover for ASM to production. All my e-mails to production now include a salute to Bullpen guru Omar Otieku who is leaving this week.
-Listened as new associate editor (and a former workmate of mine at DC) Jeanine Schaefer made a minor mistake. It’s a rare one for her, but for a moment, I am superior!
Having her here has changed this office that I share with her, Brevoort and my assistant Tom Brennan dramatically. About a year ago this place was Tom, Molly Lazer and Aubrey Sitterson, which was great for Tom, but now it’s all my people. Pity poor Brevoort. He’s in my house now.
-Brennan’s in. He was out sick yesterday. Please do not puke on me.
-Anthony Dial from production is back to explain to Jeanine how Marvel handles variant covers. She will be mad I’m typing this.
-Brennan’s in. It is 9:40.
-Talked to Klaus Janson, one of my favorite guys in comics and one of the most quotable. We worked out the schedule for ASM 572 and 573. We talked about Sting, who Klaus called Sting the Barack Obama of rock 'n roll. Whatever that means...
-More later...
-Wacker
The life of an Editor sounds hecktic indeed.
Posted by Aziroth on 2008-07-22 13:16:40
Brennan came twice!
Posted by Fetsur on 2008-07-22 13:38:49
>> Brennan came twice!
Posted by TomBrennan on 2008-07-22 17:07:51
I don't get mad I get even.
Posted by J9 on 2008-07-22 17:14:18
That's what you call "sloppy editing"...
Tom B
Posted by Tom Brevoort on 2008-07-22 17:22:30
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