Comments on: Wednesday Comics

By: Bob Haney

Bob Haney — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:26:15 +0000

I think I’m the last person mentioned in this post who hasn’t turned up to make you feel bad, so here I am. Don’t compare Gaiman to me. I read one of those Sandman books and can you believe he had characters behaving consistenly from panel to panel? The kids seem to like it, but that dog don’t hunt for Ol’ Pop Haney.

I know I’m dead, but I came back because of some sorta science. Some interaction bewteen moonbeams and saltwater and atoms. I’m a busy man, I can’t go in to details.

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:21:21 +0000

Yeah, I didn’t get the whole Rarebit Fiend thing you were doing, or the long-form story you were telling.
And you’re right, those are definitely worse endings. You must have a knack for them…

By: ben caldwell

ben caldwell — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:17:53 +0000

thanks!

but anyway, if you’ve read the story since then, the dream/wake cycle isn’t a one-time gimmick, it’s a central part of the story, and becomes more so.

and i still object to the term “worst possible ending”. for example, she could have woken up in an ocean of gouda cheese. or she could have been magically turned into a vegetable-based robot. or the last panel could have shown her reading her own comic. any one of those would be much worse, and i haven’t even touched the possible endings that involve musical guest appearances.

By: Neutron99

Neutron99 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:13:41 +0000

I just thought I’d drop in and say how much I’ve enjoyed the first two issues, and Vinton Heuck’s work in particular. I was totally unfamiliar with his name (although I’ve been a fan of all the DC animated projects he’s been involved with). When I first saw Heuck’s work, I thought “My God, he draws like Darwyn Cooke firing on all cylinders!”

I hope you do all of us comic art fans a favor Mr. Heuck, and continue to work in the print medium when this series concludes. Your stuff is a true treat for the ol’ eyeballs.

Frank Robbins and Milt Caniff, eh? I can see that…you’ve got great taste, sir! My hat is off to you.

Andrew, all these creators responding to your blog reminds me of a story. William Gaines, publisher of MAD, used to take all his cartoonists on a group vacation every year. MAD had one subscriber in Hawaii, and the subscriber cancelled his subscription, right before the MAD crew was about to vacation there. So Gaines took the entire “gang of idiots” to this ex-subscribers’ house, and asked why he didn’t renew his subscription!

Sort of a long story, but all these famous creators responding to your blog brought that to mind.

Rock on DC! WEDNESDAY COMICS is great stuff!

By: Zom

Zom — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:33:49 +0000

Well if you ever needed validation, Andrew…

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:34:07 +0000

I’ve just realised you might have been trying for a Little Nemo/Rarebit Fiend kind of thing, given the page size. I didn’t pick up on the reference because stylistically it’s so far from McCay…

By: Andrew Hickey

Andrew Hickey — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:13:26 +0000

This is getting silly now…
Anyway, I loved the first 48 panels of your story – just not keen on the 49th. That’s still a pretty good hit-rate ;)

By: ben caldwell

ben caldwell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:20:19 +0000

i object to the term “worst possible ending”. there are at least two worse endings i can think of. maybe three.

By: Kurt Busiek

Kurt Busiek — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:10:31 +0000

There’s lots more ASTRO CITY planned, at many lengths, including one-offs.

By: Oliver Townshend

Oliver Townshend — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:58:45 +0000

I thought the whole thing was fun and I’m sure its going to appeal to my nephews and nieces. I feel like I’m getting to read the DC comics I wanted to read as a kid, but couldn’t get (as they barely came to Australia), with stories as entertaining as the best then (or as I imagined they might be). Might get me back to reading DC again… Might also be fun if this appeared in Sunday newspapers.