Is there no way for an unknown writer to break into comics at a traditional studio then?

I thought this dude was garbage lol

Immediately came here from the beyond Wednesday's episode ❤

Did Al say Bill Mantlo’s smart Hulk stunk or was he talking about Doc Green?

Why did you write alan scott as a gay guy?

Wow, late to the game but couldn't be happier to be here. Thanks Ross!

So I'm curious about something, I've heard that someone came to Boom and Pitched the idea for Shattered Grid (Power Rangers) it was rejected and then a few years went by and Shattered Grid was released, I'm curious to know that if something like that could happen if you took someone's pitch and then made it into something later

I haven't started writing yet, but my biggest issue is getting a artist cause Image and DarkHorse wont publish the former won't publish your work unless you have pages already made. But Dark Horse won't touch it unless you have a full team.

All I can say is that this dude is already a legend and a living legend. Legendary creator thats sums it up. I wish he did more on Batman and did more with Ghostmaker because the Ghostmaker rogues gallary was starting to look awesome. The Punchline stuff was the best to hear. I am not sure whats going on at DC they seem to pass on a lot of new IP such as Something is Killing the Children, The Boys and Second Coming. Its their loss I guess. They even passed on Gieger from Geoff Johns. I hope they bring Vertigo back. Boom is awesome too :) We need more Ronin Island

It would be cool if he did some Green Lantern stuff. I'm sure it would be amazing.

This - sometimes called “Johnsian Literalism” - is how Johns is able to bring back characters who were broken and abandoned by previous editorial staff and creators who didn’t know how to make them sell. Because once the Modern/Deconstruction Age hit, the characters and their histories became overcomplicated - which was detrimental to characters who weren’t all that popular to begin with. By simplifying the character to one fundamental pillar, he makes the character feel genuine to who they were supposed to be, and it also gives him built-in themes to work the story around. Most people criticize characters being “2-Dimensional”, but Johns totally gets away with it because he’s in an industry that tends to go the opposite way and usually ends up trying too hard and messing everything up

All of you in the comment section including Ross are sick those were people's hearts , sweat and dreams just got recycled I get he has to do that all of you supporting this Shame on you

Girl comes over, show her a comic that says "needle dick butt fucker" on the back 😂 that's a great first date story

No Unsolicited Submissions! The impenetrable wall of death. If the medical community was like the entertainment community we’d still have polio. Now, enjoy Fast & Furious part 17.

Love it!!💯💛♾💛

What an awesome interview thank you for this

I was looking for how to send my comic project and I found this video. thank you

Thank you very much for doing this interview! Great questions! Great insights! Very inspiring :)

So if you send them unsolicited work. You sent them work that they did not ask for. So its throne away/destroyed.

I saw a comment asking.

Unsolicited just means not requested or not asked for. For anyone wandering.

This is a fantastic series, and interview with Kieron...I just finished his Journey Into Mystery and am hooked on his style. Do you mind detailing the writer "China" you're both talking about? I would love to dive in after your response lol...but missed the last name. Thanks, and can't wait to watch more!

Wow amazing interview 👍, thank you very much Richie for this interview for an author that I really love. As a simple 18 years old who lives in a small city of Italy it was really exciting to Read James's stories and also thanks for this interview that was really interesting 👍👍👍👍 bye from Italy 🇮🇹

I read the first trade of Department of Truth the other day. Exciting to learn more about the other stuff he's written because the high concept of department of truth is one of the most imaginative things i've ever read. I'd love to hear him back on hear to dive into the role of conspiracy theories in storytelling and the ethics of using them in stories in such a conspiracy ripe contemporary enviroment

Excellent advice for anyone who dreams of working in a creative field. Lots of work, lots of rejection, lots of improving come before those earliest publishing credentials. Well said.

"How much rope do I have?" I'm sure I'll use that question someday.

Just wanted to say I am immensely enjoying catching up on all of these interviews. As a writer, I find that I learn a great deal from hearing other writers' processes and stories about networking and pitching - so important to this work.

This is a really interesting interview. I love hearing artists speak about their creative process, particularly their peak schedule and getting into flow state. There is a lot to learn from it.

I hope I asked that right...lol

How could one pitch ideas with no experience in any concept of the business. But is willing to learn and mold one's self to create as one learns? As hopefully one progress in the field of comics and As in any position of creating and mastering.

That time is it 6am

Does Boom look at art portfolios?

how can i send you a solicited pitch to boom?

Great industry talk.

I love listening to these interview Ross! Gives me inspiration/motivation/perseverance on possibly creating my own series one day! Thank you for doing these! I also love this series haha !

Ross!!! THANK YOU! Thank you very much for SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN Deluxe Hardcover Edition... No matter what my state is in life, I will get this edition. PLEASE HAVE A LOT OF EXTRAS AND ESPECIALLY ALL THE WONDERFUL COVERS. More than enough people are willing to pay more if something is really worth it. In presentation and extras... Please make it worth it! Take care! :)

Thank you, Extremely Helpful

Hey Ross @rossrichie, thanks for all of the great content. I had mentioned a while back about how my top 5 favorite books are Boom. You are destroying it again this year with more great titles. Buying them all :) I was actually hoping to reach out to you about a cool opportunity to help out a foster community if you have time? I know you are swamped but thought i would give it a shot. Jerryd wallace on IG. Thank you again.

I would really love to write for boom! What’s the best avenue for that ?

Not sure if you saw my last comment, but thanks for these great videos :)

Such a great reality check. Thanks for posting!

Not one interview with an artist in this series. I would recommend artists DON'T go into comics. They only promote writers now. Better off in computer games or animation. Or write and draw your comics. It's not possible to build profile in the comics industry anymore.

Here, at the end of this 3 part interview, the only thing that I don't understand is "how the view count is so small"? Incredible content, thank you very much for this, such an insightful interview about the business and the creative process. And also, very eye-opening for starting creatives: do what you can with the tools that you have. it's not going to be perfect at first, but you will learn with the process, and the resulting art could open some doors and make connections that will help you develop yourself (and the art) even further.

He's a legend, wouldn't expect anything less...😘

I stand with Ray Fisher

Loved the Valiant relaunch, so many compelling stories. Matt Kindt, man what a mind, what a talent... thanks for this interview Ross, great stuff. PS finally picked up my BRZRKR #1 copy from my LCS. 🤯🔥 loved it, looking for to seeing this epic unfold! (On the big screen too, soon enough!)

Definitely like that answer that Brian as a relic gave that all that he writes it's not for everyone and it shouldn't be I definitely agree to that like it's the sub degree it's like the pandering you know you write what you want to write. Everyone's going to like it but as long as you like it and went where The Story Goes you know that's that's all that matters you know there's going to be a fan base that's going to follow you know as long as you know you tell the story that you want to tell and people will follow you giving it the chance Definitely some of his best work I've really enjoyed over the years is definitely Wonder Woman and that was one of the ones I wasn't expecting the like during the New 52 but I fell in love with that Wonder Woman run is Superman stuff I truly enjoy hundred bullets also Loveless was good . I love his moonshine series at image and faithless

Yeah I can definitely see that particular point about you know the series making the suggestion that we should push beyond the boundaries of what we know to discover more Yeah I definitely you see that point that makes the Sears much more intriguing to really go further into the unknown to really understand it better for the unknown to be known and to some degree have a better appreciation of it. It's truly astonishing how Al Ewing mnd works. It's very much a mixture for me at least like he does have some level of inspiration from Alan Moore and a little bit of grant Morrison. And it's really cool that you interviewed him because we definitely get deeper into the mind of a Creator like this because you know from fellow Creator to create yourself you're able to dig a little bit deeper than the average interviewer cuz how to mine's kind of are so creative and yet like it's like you could discover things that really I mean he can talk about the other interviews but you have such a level and death with your interview that you could bring out certain details out of a particular creator that usually most interviewers can't really dig that deep

Dear rosso, thank you for your tips, I'm Paulo here from Brazil! I took your tips and changed my instagram a lot of people were lost if they were artists or scriptwriters! I made it clear in the urge that I am an independent screenwriter! Thanks to your tips I got two of my comics from publishers in Portugal and United States. I received a lot not that is the normal profession! Would you like a tip if you can? How should I set up a portfolio, should I send all pages of the project and translated? Hugs and continue with the exceptional work