A lot is going on, and so much of it could be good, but almost none of it is settled yet.
And our history in the writing business suggests that at this stage, when things look likely to happen but aren't yet set, the bottom is most likely to fall out.
We have a lot of options swirling around us.
Our feature script, PARADISE SPRINGS, was just read by the director who was attached to it when it was a TV series pitch. He really liked it, and has some notes. We'll be doing a conference call with him, and the producer who's attached, at the start of next month. Financing for this as an independent film seemed likely a year or so ago, so his involvement could be really good news, and his notes seem totally workable so far (without hearing the full extent of them).
That could be a huge deal... if the bottom doesn't fall out.
At DC, our work on Batman Confidential has at least one editor ready to try to work with us. We have a proposal in for a project that would be a lot of fun, but there's no way to know if that's likely or a complete shot in the dark. In addition, we have a short fill-in stint on one of DC's books all but lined up. But the key words in that sentence are 'all but.' It's bottom-falling-out time, and I'm watching every step carefully. Which is one reason I'm not talking too much about this fill in stint. Because if I do start telling people details about it before it hits 100% certain, it's pretty likely to then fall apart.
There's another option at DC, a job that would be a dream job, and could open the doors there way wider. It's a great opportunity, and the signs are favorable. But it's too good a job, and thus, we are almost certain it won't happen. Because of the bottom-falling thing, you know?
And then there's Oni. ALL SAINTS DAY is written, and we're incredibly proud of it. But the artist is a little behind, and we're worried about it making it out by the actual November 1st date (All Saints Day). That, however, is not the bottom falling out. This book will happen, and hopefully soon.
We just got art samples from artists for a new OGN, and that means that book is rapidly approaching being on the schedule. But 'approaching' isn't actually 'on' the schedule. Bottom-falling, right?
And an artist has been signed for another ongoing, which means it is about to be official. The bottom's real unlikely to fall out on this, and we're very excited about it (and the fact that it may have just passed the bottom-falling threshold). We may be able to safely say this one is happening. And once we can say that, we can check with Oni about what we can say about this book, and when we can say it. But it would be a miniseries, the first miniseries in what would be a series of miniseries. It would be co-written with a very talented woman, and has a great concept and a fun title.
Lastly at Oni, BAD MEDICINE's artist is hard at work on his graphic novel. When he's closer to done with it, we'll get the scripts ready for him, and it'll be off to the races. This has been in the works for years now, so it'll be great to get this officially out of the bottom-can-still-fall-out territory and into the 'published' territory.
Then there's the window that opened on a possible videogame. No idea if that's even got a shot in hell of happening. And our two tie-in manga series... one is happening, we just don't know when we can talk about it. The other is just a pitch, that's being shopped around publishing houses. If it happens, it'd be great. But it hasn't happened yet.
And... Christina's about halfway through the first draft of our novel. We plotted it together, but she's running with the first draft before I take a look and do a pass at it. It's a great idea she's wanted to write for a very long time. I personally think it'd be a great launching book for a young adult series that a lot of people would enjoy, not just young adults. But, hey... I'm biased.
So many wonderful opportunities...
So why am I 100% certain the bottom's about to fall out?
posted by Nunzio DeFilippis #
5:37 PM 
