lkh_lashouts | Blogflog & GP comic media release flog (Reply)

URL: http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/2006/10/comic-event.html
DATE: Tuesday 17 October 2007
BLOGGED BY: Jon

Blog 'n' stuff in bold - me, not so much.

Laurell isn't going to be doing this, but Stacie M. Ritchie will be doing a signing.
see this press release for more info.

Thanks, Jon, for that useless piece of information. No, really. I can see that you're so very speshul. Laurell, he's such a catch - I SO JELLUS. TOTALLY.

For anyone wondering who the hell Stacie M. Ritchie is, the press release gives a little more detail by saying that she's the one that adapted GP to the comic.

From the press release:

The multi-million selling novels, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter are coming to comic books in October 2006 and Fantasy Books is celebrating the event with a book signing by acclaimed comic book author Stacie M. Ritchie.

I am instantly suspicious when people start using the term "acclaimed" for something. Doesn't matter if it's movies, books or music - the term gets tacked on when someone has had like, one hit and they're milking it for all its worth. Sometimes, it's worth it, most of the time it's really not.

For the curious - I also get a kick out of reading the wanky quotes of wanktastic praise printed all over books, because some of them are hilarious.

"We are very fortunate to have Stacie visiting our store for a book signing of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures comic book." said Tony Favello, co-owner. "Stacie's husband is a regular customer and we immediately thought to contact her for this event"

So...let me get this straight: Y'all are only inviting this woman to sign comics because her husband is a regular in the store?

Just...stop and think about that for a second.

Now, how fucking insulted would you be if you were Stacie M. Ritchie? You've slaved away and ~~dumbed down~~ adapted GP for a comic book, you've probably had to liaise with editors and LKH to get approval on whatever changes you made, and in the end, you're not even considered for the launch/signing but wait - your hubby goes there all the time, so it's totally cool.

WTF?

So you're not getting LKH, or even the Dabel Artist Guy. You're getting Some Chick that was invited as an afterthought because her husband just so happens to shop where the signing will be. YEOUCH. Sucks to be Stacie.

Everyone's going all-out to make sure this launch is a shiny, happy, huge affair. Totally. /sarcasm.

Really, if Team LKH can't put any effort into promoting the comic, why the hell should I A) care, and B) hand over my precious ~~One Ring~~ monies for it?

"This is my first adaptation of a book. I am scripting the comic directly from the novel, and we're sticking to the text as closely as possible" said Stacie. "My editor, Sean J. Jordan, has given me a lot of guidance -- and he insists that we stay true to Ms. Hamilton's vision of the story instead of trying to create our own."

I now live in PH34R should Ms Ritchie get around to adapting NiC onward. Specially if they still insist on the adaption being close to the original text.

On the upside, the Dabel Artist Dude need only draw one panel for the sex scenes, and just use that over and over, with different colouring on the dudes.

Christ on a cracker, the press release for our University Press anthology looks way more professional than this.