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Mike Carlin Retires From DC Comics After 37 Years
Mike Carlin has changed his status on his Facebook page to "Former Creative Director/Animation at DC Entertainment" His Facebook page is full of people congratulating him on his retirement after 37 years in DC His retirement message is as follows: After nearly 37 years I literally have seen hundreds come and go Alas, dear Reader, I[...]
Rob Liefeld Vs Mike Carlin Over Hawk & Dove
I was 21, rounding the bases on this story, the assistant Editor was left in charge for the entire duration of this issue as the idiot Editor spent months on set of the syndicated Superboy show in Florida." The editor on the book was Mike Carlin Rob isn't mentioning their names, but they are right there[...]
DC Release Video Interviews for Death Of Superman 30th Anniversary
So they have released this video with new PR interviews with Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, and original editor Mike Carlin, talking about the origins and impact of the original crossover event as well as its revival thirty years on. DC has reunited the original creative teams of Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding;[...]
The DC Comics Editorial Phone List Of 2002
We'll reveal who below, but can you work out who they are before we do? The DC Comics Staff Phone Listing Of 2002 from Scott Dunbier There was commentary from many of those, past and present, when identifying who was still in the DC Comics virtual building. Scott Dunbier: this is starting to sound like an Agatha Christie[...]
John Byrne's Plot Proposals For The Thing and Super-Boxers At Auction
There are also two more for future issues written by Mike Carlin, currently going for a buck each. Mike Carlin The Thing #28 Script Synopsis (Marvel, 1985). The Thing ends his stint with the Thunderiders (previously known as Team America) to join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation for the story "In This Corner" The story is laid out in[...]
DC Comics Publishing Numbers Will Be Cut From 20-25%
He also states that he was only even promoted to associate editor after Levitz was replaced by Diane Nelson as President. Williams shared examples of what he saw as "assistant editors of color set up to fail" by being placed by editor Mike Carlin on low selling books, but when his own series, Impulse took off,[...]
That Time David Letterman Was In An Avengers Comic
Letterman had only been on his NBC show for about a year when it happened and the assistant editor in question was Mike Carlin Now over thirty years later, Letterman is saying farewell and Carlin has posted a letter he received from Letterman as well as a brief comment on his facebook page. Been tenuously connected[...]
Superman 75th Celebration Panel And The Homage Video From The Man Of Steel BluRay
Nikolai Fomich writes for Bleeding Cool: Bruce Timm, Paul Levitz, Dan DiDio, Mike Carlin, and Superman Unbound's Molly Quinn were panel guests at the Superman 75th celebration at NYCC, hosted by DC Entertainment head Gary Miereanu. The panel discussed what makes Superman iconic and their feelings about Man of Steel Timm didn't have a problem with the killing of Zod[...]
BC Mag #2: Comic Book Feuds
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston People understand Hollywood feuds exist, but find it strange similar behaviour might be exhibited in a
Wednesday Comics Review: Uncanny X-Men #539 And Flashpoint: Canterbury Cricket
But it does give us a redemptive tale and a wish to know more. The Britain that Mike Carlin writers here is very much filtered through American eyes, it's gleaming spires of knowledge, it's postcard England with some kind of magical underpinning but then that suits the Canterbury Tales image relatively well, even if the cadence[...]
Numbercrunching DC June 2011 Solicitations
What you actually have to do is be fired or encouraged to move on and, as part of your separation aggreement, arrange a writing gig with one of your friends. And that is how we have Mike Carlin writing Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket (yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the Martian Manhunter isn't it…) Pornsak Pichetshote writing Flashpoint:[...]
Saturday FearPoint ItselFlash
And look, Canterbury Cricket and Reverse Flash as Bleeding Cooled previously… no Britannia though, I wonder what that would have been? Also note ex-editors Mike Carlin and Pornsak Pichetshote get writing gigs Is that what you call  payment in lieu? Africa belongs to him! FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR #1 Cover: Francis Manapul Writer: Sean Ryan Art: Ig Guara He's more powerful than[...]