We all know that
DC has had problems with deadlines the past few years. Yet they've vowed to fix that for
Flushpoint, and replace anyone who isn't getting their book done in a timely manner.
How can they make this promise?? Because of newly discovered technology that allows an answer to this question:
Let's flashback to a time when there was a new comics sensation on the block:
Now, the creator of
Eighth Wonder Comics was a swell guy. He even visited kids in the hospital!
But then he makes a
Babe Ruth-type promise:
Well, a month later, he's going to make good on that promise!
Except...
The publisher's building was merely some collateral damage in the schemes of some bank robbers. But they destroyed all the comics!!
So,
Johnny Quick breaks out the lightbox picks up the pencil...
...
has several different inkers finish it inks it all himself...
...finds the perfect font
on his computer lettering program...
...
e-mails all the art to a Canadian printing company prepares the printing plates himself...
But where to print??
A run of
two million???? Oh, man, those were the days...
And now to
use the computer coloring program color all two million copies
by hand:
One last step...
And it's all worth it in the end!
But when Johnny goes to pick up a comic for himself...
D'oh!!!So, one man
can do an entire comic book by himself overnight--including printing and binding it himself!!
So,
David Finch and
Jim Lee (amongst others), are you paying attention...?
From Adventure Comics #121 (1947), as reprinted in Flash #232 (1975)
Oh, memories, I remember the Flash issue that was in, such lovely purpleness on the cover! And what an educational story! I'm welling up.
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