Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 4

Posted by: Scott    Tags:      Posted date:  October 22, 2024  |  2 Comments


It’s time for another trip back to when teen me strode through the Marvel Bullpen like, well, a big teenager, as I share what I remember (and what I’ve forgotten) about writing the Avengers, what Marvel’s paying Assistant Editors these days vs. what I was paid in 1975, why Steve Gerber called me the most violent man on Earth, the way Conan caused me to write my first short story, the embarrassing cover letter I wrote at age 16 to accompany my first short story submission, how I unwittingly destroyed my comic book collection, what Dennis Etchison wrote in an acceptance letter which made me cry, and more.

I hope you enjoy my meandering!





2 Comments for Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 4


Edo Bosnar

I’m not on BlueSky or Mastodon, so I just decided to leave a message here; anyway, I just want to say that I’m really enjoying the show – I really like your memories and stories about your early fandom, work at Marvel in the 1970s and so forth (that’s probably why my favorite episodes of Eating the Fantastic are the ones featuring comics creators from the ’60s through ’80s), so this show is right up my alley, and I’m happy with any direction you decide to take it.
And by the way, re: binding comics. Don’t think it’s a stupid thing to do at all, and there are some of us who still do it to this day.
Regards

    Scott

    Thanks so much! I hope to continue to please. I did record two comics guests for Eating the Fantastic while at the Baltimore Comic-Con, so you’ll get to hear them once I’ve run through all the Worldcon episodes.