It just gets worse...

[stefflebug.livejournal.com]

From Marvel's March '08 solicits:

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: LAURELL K. HAMILTON/GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Marvel Best–Selling Authors Laurell K. Hamilton and George R. R. Martin – two titans of modern fiction – get their turn in this month's SPOTLIGHT! Hamilton's ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER series of novels has been going strong since the early nineties, creating legions of fans with a passion for her unique brand of Midwestern vampire mythology. Martin's medieval fantasy THE HEDGE KNIGHT charmed fans of his massively popular epic A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE with the tales of young Dunk and his journey to knighthood. Both New York Times best-selling writers bring the depth and variety of their exciting literature properties to Marvel. Together, they've already achieved great things – but with what's coming in 2008, you haven't seen anything yet!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

Sure, they do spotlights all the time. But to put the two of them together in one spotlight? It's blasphemy I tell you. That and the write up makes it look like they're working together at some point. I can only hope that this is hyperbole and an enthusiastic write up because otherwise I think I'm going to be sick.

Comments

[stefflebug.livejournal.com]

Hopefully this won't convince anyone who has yet to go near the AB:VH comic that it's in the same league as GRRM. That would be a bad, bad thing.

[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

I'm just amazed anyone ever thought the two of them were even vaguely comparable. I mean, sure they're both "authors", but that's like "Spotlight: Chasey Lain/Dame Judi Dench" because they're both "actresses".




(Which is not to denigrate porn stars, they're just at rather different points on the spectrum.)

[shadwing.livejournal.com]

This spotlight is right up there with the Phrase "First Sexy Paranormal Comic" or some other tripe that was being bandied about, the crew at Newsarama were having a field day snarking that one.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

All I'm seeing there is "two titans of modern fiction" and having flashbacks to Clash of the Titans. Martin would unleash a horde of skeletons with Centurion helmets to hack LKH to pieces, and then she'd morph into a cyclops (think about it, people) and try to stomp on them all. Key word here is try.

It'd be a Harryhausen fantasy come true.

[pith]

"Literature properties". Oh, Marvel. You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean. Words on a page do not equal "literature", not by a long shot.

[relmneiko.livejournal.com]

...Now I'm picturing a Dame Judi Dench 3-way. Thanks for the mental image, there. XD

[kethlenda.livejournal.com]

They seem to get tossed together a lot at Archon, too, mostly because they both go to Archon a lot and both write long series, so they get put on the same panels.

[nimnix.livejournal.com]

I feel really, really sorry for GRRM... but really, really want to witness him ripping her apart.

[kethlenda.livejournal.com]

He doesn't, though. He's too easygoing. :)

(It's hilarious, though, watching the two of them expound their respective theories on character death: Laurell's "omg, I must not kill my precious characters," and GRRM's "I'll kill anyone!")

[nimnix.livejournal.com]

GRRM... I like the way he thinks. I should probably finish reading at least one of his books. Maybe actually working my brain would be good...

LKH has no excuse not to kill off characters. I mean, who could possibly still like Anita? She's turned into this horribly unlikeable quivering mass of uselessness. You'd think someone with LKH's ego would despise someone like Anita. Everyone knows you can't have two alphas.

GRRM

[duchym.livejournal.com]

As much as I would love to see a writing god such as GRRM rip Hamilton a new one, I have been lucky enough to meet the man, and he is laid back, friendly, and very classy. I doubt he would do something like that to anyone, unless hugely provoked.

Re: GRRM

[easol.livejournal.com]

Maybe she'll accuse him of hating his characters, his writing, and his fans because he KILLS OFF CHARACTERS, which is so vewy evil and nasty!

[pandorasblog]

I can't believe they're going to write anything together. Okay, maybe she'd do it to try and gain stature in the fantasy community (even she must realise by now that she's pissed off a substantial amount of people, and seen as a joke by plenty more), but it'd be a one-off after the guy found out how hard she'd be to work with.