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Todd and the image gang on image united chat

Posted by Apple On November - 24 - 2009

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Tonight newsarama hosted a live chat with all the image founders and it was great.  many answered questions and gave detail about IMAGE UNITED and DARK SPAWN.  read on for the whole chat-

6:50
Newsarama:

Hello readers, welcome to Newsarama’s special IMAGE UNITED chat. We hope Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Jim Valentino, Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio, and Robert Kirkman will all be here soon.

We’re going to hand the host/moderator duties off to our own Vaneta Rogers in a few moments, but until we get started, feel free to check out all our recent interviews with six of the original Image creators:

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:50 Newsarama
6:58
Jim Valentino:

Hello!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:58 Jim Valentino
6:58
Vaneta Rogers:

Hi Jim – we’re just about to start!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:58 Vaneta Rogers
6:58
Erik Larsen:

Who’s here?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:58 Erik Larsen
6:58
Whilce Portacio:

Hello Pepople

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:58 Whilce Portacio
6:58
Erik Larsen:

Whilce!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:58 Erik Larsen
6:59
Whilce Portacio:

Erik!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Whilce Portacio
6:59
Whilce Portacio:

Jim!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Whilce Portacio
6:59
Robert Kirkman:

I’m here!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Robert Kirkman
6:59
Whilce Portacio:

Robear!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Whilce Portacio
6:59
Jim Valentino:

Whilce! Erik! Vaneta!
Robert!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Jim Valentino
6:59
Erik Larsen:

Aww–it’s just like old times–Todd and Marc are late.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Erik Larsen
6:59
Jim Valentino:

and Rob

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Jim Valentino
6:59
Erik Larsen:

Oh yeah.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 6:59 Erik Larsen
7:00
Jim Valentino:

whadda mean OLD times??

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:00 Jim Valentino
7:00
Erik Larsen:

Sigh. It’s just like times, I guess.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:00 Erik Larsen
7:00
Jim Valentino:

Yeah, don’t worry vaneta–it’ll get worse from here

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:00 Jim Valentino
7:01
Toddy McFarlane:

Hey!!! I’m here.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:01 Toddy McFarlane
7:01
Marc Silvestri:

What’s up guys?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:01 Marc Silvestri
7:01
Vaneta Rogers:

Toddy!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:01 Vaneta Rogers
7:01
Erik Larsen:

Toddy!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:01 Erik Larsen
7:01
Jim Valentino:

woo hoo

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:01 Jim Valentino
7:02
Erik Larsen:

Marc!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Erik Larsen
7:02
Toddy McFarlane:

Just being the quiet shy type

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Toddy McFarlane
7:02
Vaneta Rogers:

The whole gang – and they said it couldn’t be done

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Vaneta Rogers
7:02
Jim Valentino:

where’s Robby?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Jim Valentino
7:02
Erik Larsen:

Where’s Rob?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Erik Larsen
7:02
Joe Keatinge:

He’s on his way.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Joe Keatinge
7:02
Vaneta Rogers:

Uh oh – he’ll never live this down

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Vaneta Rogers
7:02
Jim Valentino:

he never does

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Jim Valentino
7:02
Marc Silvestri:

Is this really Todd? OMG! I a huge fan!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:02 Marc Silvestri
7:03
Erik Larsen:

It’s on the long list of things he” never live down

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Erik Larsen
7:03
[Comment From Darren CloseDarren Close: ]

love your work guys, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this book :)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Darren Close
7:03
Whilce Portacio:

Can’t be Todd…too quiet…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Whilce Portacio
7:03
Erik Larsen:

I can’t wait for you to get a copy!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Erik Larsen
7:03
Jim Valentino:

Thanks Darren, hope you enjoy it

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Jim Valentino
7:03
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks Darren. I’m looking at it right now. Pretty cool!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:03 Marc Silvestri
7:04
Robert Kirkman:

It’s very nice Darren, I’m holding on right now.  Mmmmmm.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:04 Robert Kirkman
7:04
[Comment From descendodescendo: ]

The Image “universe” varies per books, like the Invincible War didn’t really happen in Savage Dragon — how does Image United differ from this?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:04 descendo
7:04
Marc Silvestri:

Todd’s working on his third paragraph right now.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:04 Marc Silvestri
7:05
Robert Kirkman:

Just because you didn’t see the Invincible War in Dragon doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Robert Kirkman
7:05
Erik Larsen:

we can’t shoe every waking moment,  descendo–sometimes we’ve gotta say, “He covered that in his book”

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Erik Larsen
7:05
Erik Larsen:

Show

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Erik Larsen
7:05
Robert Kirkman:

There’s nothing to contradict that it happened.  The world could have been cleaned up during one of the many time gaps in Dragon.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Robert Kirkman
7:05
Erik Larsen:

@#$%

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Erik Larsen
7:05
Marc Silvestri:

What’s an “Invincible”? Is that a comic or something?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 Marc Silvestri
7:05
[Comment From kierankieran: ]

Been waiting for you guys to start do stuff with each other since Image started

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:05 kieran
7:06
Erik Larsen:

You know, Marc–Invincible Iron Man

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Erik Larsen
7:06
Robert Kirkman:

So, Image United counts in the continuity of all the books.  You’ll even SEE some things reflected this time around.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Robert Kirkman
7:06
Jim Valentino:

We have–here and there–this is just the biggest thing we’ve done together

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Jim Valentino
7:06
Whilce Portacio:

Marc-No, that’s my new character Fortress, he’s Invincible…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Whilce Portacio
7:06
Jim Valentino:

That was for Kieran

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Jim Valentino
7:06
Robert Kirkman:

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Robert Kirkman
7:06
Marc Silvestri:

Oh, cool!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Marc Silvestri
7:06
[Comment From JamieJamie: ]

What are the Variants we can look forward to? And what is the rarest?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:06 Jamie
7:07
Marc Silvestri:

Hope it was worth the wait Kieran!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:07 Marc Silvestri
7:07
Erik Larsen:

Thus far–Jamie–Jim Lee’s pencilled one

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:07 Erik Larsen
7:08
Robert Kirkman:

Jamie, there are a few more surprises to look forward to as this series progresses.  Nothing we can reveal just yet.  The black and white Jim Lee cover is the rarest.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:08 Robert Kirkman
7:08
[Comment From Paul ReyszPaul Reysz: ]

I am really happy to see Whilce drawing more regularly again as it means his health is keeping in check for now. I always love his Philipino folklore in his books like Stone (one of my favorites), and i am happy to see him create the first superhero with philipino origins.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:08 Paul Reysz
7:08
Marc Silvestri:

I think its’ the Kirkman variant Jamie

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:08 Marc Silvestri
7:08
Jim Valentino:

Paul, we are ALWAYS happy to see more from Whilce

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:08 Jim Valentino
7:09
Robert Kirkman:

Kirkman variant?  Not a bad idea…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 Robert Kirkman
7:09
robliefeld:

Whilce is the bomb! So is Fortress!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 robliefeld
7:09
Toddy McFarlane:

Paul……….Whilce has really impressed me with his inking so far

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 Toddy McFarlane
7:09
Marc Silvestri:

I think we’re all happy about it Paul! Whilce is blowing us all away!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 Marc Silvestri
7:09
Whilce Portacio:

Reysz-Salamat Po…wait til you see the series and all the Pilipino things well do there…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 Whilce Portacio
7:09
Robert Kirkman:

Not to plug a book from another company, but Whilce’s Hulk issue is SWEET!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 Robert Kirkman
7:09
[Comment From orooro: ]

any new games or cameos in games for spawn?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:09 oro
7:10
Whilce Portacio:

Thanks Robert, that was nice…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:10 Whilce Portacio
7:10
Toddy McFarlane:

ORO…………..working on bringing back the animated TV series and lots of meetings about the movie I’d like to direct

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:10 Toddy McFarlane
7:10
Whilce Portacio:

Its all what Image is about…new bounderies and going forward…looking cool…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:10 Whilce Portacio
7:11
Marc Silvestri:

I think there is some Spawn cereal coming out Oro. Right Todd?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 Marc Silvestri
7:11
Vaneta Rogers:

Count Spawncula?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 Vaneta Rogers
7:11
robliefeld:

I’m wearing Spawn underoos right now during this chat!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 robliefeld
7:11
Erik Larsen:

Mmmmmm–tastes like skulls, chains and spikes…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 Erik Larsen
7:11
[Comment From johnjohn: ]

who will be the main characters in image united?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 john
7:11
Jim Valentino:

john, ALL of them

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:11 Jim Valentino
7:12
Toddy McFarlane:

No cereal, but there is a SILVESTRI vzriant cover for Spawn issue 200. LOok for it!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Toddy McFarlane
7:12
Robert Kirkman:

Well, John… pretty much all of them.  We’ll be seeing most everyone from the early days of Image and y’know, even more on top of that.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Robert Kirkman
7:12
Erik Larsen:

John–all of them–though Fortress gets more play than most because he needs more set up

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Erik Larsen
7:12
Jim Valentino:

and he’s cool

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Jim Valentino
7:12
Marc Silvestri:

Oh crap! Todd just called me out on the cover!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Marc Silvestri
7:12
Erik Larsen:

And he’s cool

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Erik Larsen
7:12
Robert Kirkman:

Everyone get’s to draw a whole mess of their characters, John.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:12 Robert Kirkman
7:13
[Comment From Josh A.Josh A.: ]

which character’s status quo is going to be affected the most ?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:13 Josh A.
7:13
Toddy McFarlane:

Also a cool LIEFELD piece for Spawn issue 200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:13 Toddy McFarlane
7:13
Jim Valentino:

Josh A,
ShadowHawk for one

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:13 Jim Valentino
7:13
Marc Silvestri:

Cyber Cat is most affected Josh!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:13 Marc Silvestri
7:13
Erik Larsen:

Josh–the guys who die.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:13 Erik Larsen
7:14
Vaneta Rogers:

Someone dies???!!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Vaneta Rogers
7:14
Marc Silvestri:

Savage Dragon dies…again.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Marc Silvestri
7:14
Jim Valentino:

we didn’t want to tell anyone, but it’s Erik

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Jim Valentino
7:14
Erik Larsen:

Shhhhh–it’s a secret

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Erik Larsen
7:14
Robert Kirkman:

Josh A: It’s a toss up.  ShadowHawk, I think.  Youngblood get’s affected quite a bit.  Big changes for Cyberforce.  And Spawn, and Dragon… and Fortress really.  This series really has a lot of changes.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Robert Kirkman
7:14
Whilce Portacio:

Not Fortress Vaneta

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Whilce Portacio
7:14
Vaneta Rogers:

Phew

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Vaneta Rogers
7:14
Robert Kirkman:

Dragon dies… again.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Robert Kirkman
7:14
[Comment From Hour42Hour42: ]

So, United will be self-contained, right? Or should we be looking out for crossovers in the regular titles and/or one-shots?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:14 Hour42
7:15
Toddy McFarlane:

And Spawn’s already a dead character so I’m in the clear there

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 Toddy McFarlane
7:15
Erik Larsen:

It’s relatively self-contained,  Hour42

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 Erik Larsen
7:15
Robert Kirkman:

Hour42: There will be some tie ins along the way.  Nothing excessive though, only where it makes sense.  It’s mostly self-contained.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 Robert Kirkman
7:15
robliefeld:

Youngblood #11 in Feb. will reflect what’s going on in Image United…as will subsequent issues.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 robliefeld
7:15
Marc Silvestri:

Unless you guys really like it Hour 42. Then there’s more!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 Marc Silvestri
7:15
Whilce Portacio:

Hour42-What Fortress goes thru in Image United effects massively his own series afterward

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 Whilce Portacio
7:15
[Comment From B-stainB-stain: ]

is there any way there would be a follow up or even a 2nd series if this does well? [jam style of course]

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:15 B-stain
7:16
Vaneta Rogers:

See Todd – they’re already asking for more

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Vaneta Rogers
7:16
Jim Valentino:

B-stain: we’re not THAT crazy!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Jim Valentino
7:16
Marc Silvestri:

See above B-Stain!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Marc Silvestri
7:16
Robert Kirkman:

B-stain, I wouldn’t rule it out… but these artists might… as they’d have to draw it!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Robert Kirkman
7:16
robliefeld:

B-stain, see VALENTINO’S RESPONSE

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 robliefeld
7:16
Erik Larsen:

Hour42–mostly what we’ll see are books that reflect what happened

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Erik Larsen
7:16

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16
7:16
Newsarama:

Hey readers, Image United #1, page 1

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Newsarama
7:16
[Comment From orooro: ]

who is the philipino superhero?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 oro
7:16
Jim Valentino:

ooo, pretty ppicture who did that?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:16 Jim Valentino
7:17
Toddy McFarlane:

B-stain:   A second series is always possible, though it would be interesting to get top flight talent to tackle our characters next time

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Toddy McFarlane
7:17
Marc Silvestri:

Hey that looks like an Image book!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Marc Silvestri
7:17
Whilce Portacio:

Oro-That’s Fortress…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Whilce Portacio
7:17
Toddy McFarlane:

I inked the smoke at the bottom of that page

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Toddy McFarlane
7:17
Vaneta Rogers:

Robert – what is that page? Anything you can tell us about what’s happening there?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Vaneta Rogers
7:17
Robert Kirkman:

I inked a finger or two.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Robert Kirkman
7:17
Erik Larsen:

And what wonderful smoke it is, Todd

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Erik Larsen
7:17
Marc Silvestri:

The bad finger

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:17 Marc Silvestri
7:18
Jim Valentino:

Yeah, Robert, you’re not supposed to give fans the finger

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:18 Jim Valentino
7:18
Robert Kirkman:

Veneta, that’s the hit-the-ground-running first page of the series.  I wanted to start with a bang, and actually start with all the guys drawing on the same page right from the start just to show everyone how cool this project was going to be.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:18 Robert Kirkman
7:18
[Comment From Dan WicklineDan Wickline: ]

How will the influence of Image United affect the story telling of the on-going Image series once the event has concluded.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:18 Dan Wickline
7:18
Toddy McFarlane:

Six different artists on that page

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:18 Toddy McFarlane
7:19
Robert Kirkman:

I knew people were going to expect a lot of action from this series, so I wanted to make sure I gave them what the wanted right from the start.  This book is a crowd pleaser, to be sure.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Robert Kirkman
7:19
Vaneta Rogers:

That page was sent Fed Ex to all of you?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Vaneta Rogers
7:19
Jim Valentino:

Vaneta–YES, it was

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Jim Valentino
7:19
Marc Silvestri:

Absolutely Dan. Kirkman hates all of us and is going to ruin our regular books!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Marc Silvestri
7:19
Erik Larsen:

It impacts every book in a different way,  Dan Wickline

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Erik Larsen
7:19
Toddy McFarlane:

My books will begin to weave some of the consequencesa into a few plotlines

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Toddy McFarlane
7:19
Robert Kirkman:

Yes, FedEx is the highest paid contributor to this book… well… almost.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 Robert Kirkman
7:19
robliefeld:

Vaneta – yes ,mam, went through everyone

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:19 robliefeld
7:20
Marc Silvestri:

Actually Robert you’re the highest paid.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:20 Marc Silvestri
7:20
[Comment From Walter MellanWalter Mellan: ]

I’m a huge Dynamo 5 fan. Any chance of seeing them or any other Faerber-verse characters in Image United?????

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:20 Walter Mellan
7:20
Robert Kirkman:

As it should be.  ;-)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:20 Robert Kirkman
7:21
Toddy McFarlane:

Robert Kirkman….where is your HAUNT #6 solicitations…you said I’d have it today (sorry fans, got to do business here)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Toddy McFarlane
7:21
Marc Silvestri:

Anybody got an answer for Walter?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Marc Silvestri
7:21
Marc Silvestri:

Nice plug Todd

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Marc Silvestri
7:21
Erik Larsen:

Not in a big way,  Walter Mellan–we can’t fit in everybody in a major way

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Erik Larsen
7:21
Jim Valentino:

Walter, there will be LOTS of cameos

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Jim Valentino
7:21
Robert Kirkman:

Walter, we’re keeping this series to the characters owned by these creators.  As much as I’d love to see Todd drawing Dynamo 5 it just wouldn’t be right to throw in the hundreds of other Image character who could have shown up.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Robert Kirkman
7:21
Toddy McFarlane:

Sneaky aren’t I?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:21 Toddy McFarlane
7:22
[Comment From GuestGuest: ]

Will any of Kirkman’s characters show up? Invincible, Brit etc.?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:22 Guest
7:22
Marc Silvestri:

There are fun cameos though!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:22 Marc Silvestri
7:22
Robert Kirkman:

You’ll get it when I’m ready, Todd.  No go take some more Spawn movie meetings.  ;-)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:22 Robert Kirkman
7:22
Marc Silvestri:

There’s that Invicible character again.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:22 Marc Silvestri
7:22
Robert Kirkman:

Well, Guest… I’m not ruling that out.  As the writer I certainly could have written my guys in… we’ll just have to wait until issue 5 comes out to see, right?  oh.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:22 Robert Kirkman
7:23
Whilce Portacio:

Marc- Fortress…remember, Fortress

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:23 Whilce Portacio
7:23
[Comment From Raven GregoryRaven Gregory: ]

How far along on the series are you guys? Script and pencils wise. With something this big I can image schedules and meeting deadlines are a big concern.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:23 Raven Gregory
7:23
Toddy McFarlane:

And you take more Walking Dead TV series meetings, then!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:23 Toddy McFarlane
7:23
Marc Silvestri:

Is this THE Raven?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:23 Marc Silvestri
7:24
Erik Larsen:

It’s all over the place,  Raven  –a lot of issues are being working on at once

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Erik Larsen
7:24
Jim Valentino:

Raven, we LOVE deadlines–we love the swooshing sound they make as they fly on by

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Jim Valentino
7:24
Toddy McFarlane:

Raven, not as far as we’d all like, but that’s the history of comic books.   Every book gets out by its chinny chin

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Toddy McFarlane
7:24
[Comment From clayclay: ]

will cyberforce play a major role in image united?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 clay
7:24
Jim Valentino:

Seriously, it’s good so far!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Jim Valentino
7:24
Marc Silvestri:

We’ve already got all the issues in the can Raven!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Marc Silvestri
7:24
robliefeld:

Raven, I sent out 2 pages from issue #2 today and got another page from #3 from Whilce.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 robliefeld
7:24
Erik Larsen:

They’re ALL in the works to some extent.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Erik Larsen
7:24
Whilce Portacio:

Raven-I just finished about tenpages for #3…so it keeps going

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Whilce Portacio
7:24
Robert Kirkman:

Raven, it’s an odd process.  There are a few ods and ends on issue 2 that are wrapping up this week… but we’re also working on issues 3, 4 and beyond.  So many hands are touching these pages it’s hard to peg everything down.  I’ll be finished with the plots for the series in about a week.  Then it’s all in the hands of these fine gentlemen.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:24 Robert Kirkman
7:25
Marc Silvestri:

Cyber Force does indeed Clay. Watch for them!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 Marc Silvestri
7:25
robliefeld:

Raven, Like Erik said they come in and out, different issues, different pace

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 robliefeld
7:25
Jim Valentino:

Pity poor Eric Stevenson who has to keep track of everything

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 Jim Valentino
7:25
Robert Kirkman:

Cyberforce are all up in this thing’s guts, Clay.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 Robert Kirkman
7:25
Marc Silvestri:

Roberts writen in some cool stuff for Cyber dudes!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 Marc Silvestri
7:25
Vaneta Rogers:

And every appearance Cyberforce makes is drawn by you, Marc, right?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:25 Vaneta Rogers
7:26
Marc Silvestri:

Absolutely Vaneta. Just like all the other guys. It’s what makes this so much fun!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:26 Marc Silvestri
7:26
[Comment From Josh A.Josh A.: ]

who takes the most time on a page?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:26 Josh A.
7:26
Robert Kirkman:

No comment, Josh.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:26 Robert Kirkman
7:26
Vaneta Rogers:

Uh oh….

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:26 Vaneta Rogers
7:26
Marc Silvestri:

Everybody but me Josh!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:26 Marc Silvestri
7:27
Jim Valentino:

cough sputter spurt

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Jim Valentino
7:27
Erik Larsen:

Josh– not me

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Erik Larsen
7:27
Robert Kirkman:

it’s a toss up between…. I’m not saying.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Robert Kirkman
7:27
[Comment From LiersonLierson: ]

cool page. How long did it take to get it done?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Lierson
7:27
Toddy McFarlane:

The person that has the most characters, and sometimes it’s just one artist because and entire page is completely their characters!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Toddy McFarlane
7:27
Marc Silvestri:

Its really about how much Robert puts on each page for each artist Josh

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Marc Silvestri
7:27
Robert Kirkman:

Lierson, about 5 months of actual time.  About 8 hours or less of work time.  Shipping and what not drags things along, that’s why we’ve been working on this book for so long.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:27 Robert Kirkman
7:28
Newsarama:

did you say cool page Lierson? How about another?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 Newsarama
7:28
Erik Larsen:

That one took a while,  Lierson but not every page has every character–some pages are by one guy

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 Erik Larsen
7:28

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28
7:28
Marc Silvestri:

Todd just throws lots of cape around so it take him about 10 min.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 Marc Silvestri
7:28
Newsarama:

Issue #1, pages 2-3

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 Newsarama
7:28
Jim Valentino:

wow–that’s a nice page!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 Jim Valentino
7:28
robliefeld:

That page came out great!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:28 robliefeld
7:29
Robert Kirkman:

We need to start having Spawn’s cape cover up most of the other guys on the pages, too… go ahead and get this thing wrapped up.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Robert Kirkman
7:29
Marc Silvestri:

Hey that girl’s not wearing much. Who’s the green guy?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Marc Silvestri
7:29
Jim Valentino:

That’s that Hulk guy, Marc

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Jim Valentino
7:29
Erik Larsen:

Sigh.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Erik Larsen
7:29
robliefeld:

Rodd McSilvestrifeld is teh answer to an earlier question.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 robliefeld
7:29
Toddy McFarlane:

Hey, I was the last guy so I finished up everything!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Toddy McFarlane
7:29
Marc Silvestri:

Damn, Hulk is cooler than I remembered!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Marc Silvestri
7:29
Robert Kirkman:

It’s an absolute dream to be writing script for all these guys and to type out words and get back pages like this.  A real highlight of my career, by far.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:29 Robert Kirkman
7:30
Vaneta Rogers:

So describe for me the process that this page went through… first obviously was the script page, but then who gets it first? And how do you decide what order it goes?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 Vaneta Rogers
7:30
Robert Kirkman:

Rob started with the layout.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 Robert Kirkman
7:30
Erik Larsen:

Wow, Robert– I was going to say it was the rock bottom of mine…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 Erik Larsen
7:30
Toddy McFarlane:

Lierson, collectively maybe 40 hours

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 Toddy McFarlane
7:30
robliefeld:

I drew the layout and sent my figures to Erik

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 robliefeld
7:30
Marc Silvestri:

Erik did you lay this one out?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:30 Marc Silvestri
7:31
Marc Silvestri:

My bad it was Rob!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 Marc Silvestri
7:31
Robert Kirkman:

You’re too jaded, Erik.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 Robert Kirkman
7:31
Toddy McFarlane:

I got a bunch of pages last, so most of the ones I worked on were fun to see almost completed!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 Toddy McFarlane
7:31
robliefeld:

i forget who got this spread after Larsen

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 robliefeld
7:31
Jim Valentino:

I think I may have

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 Jim Valentino
7:31
robliefeld:

Todd inked the hell out of this page!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:31 robliefeld
7:32
Erik Larsen:

Generally,  Vaneta we try to have it drawn in layers. Start with the front character and move back. That way the next guy knows what space he has to work with

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Erik Larsen
7:32
Toddy McFarlane:

….and Rob drew the hell out of it!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Toddy McFarlane
7:32
robliefeld:

He touched up everything a little.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 robliefeld
7:32
Marc Silvestri:

This is the page I remember seeing when I knew it would work.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Marc Silvestri
7:32
Toddy McFarlane:

I mean, the heck out of it…Rob’s more religious than I am.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Toddy McFarlane
7:32
Robert Kirkman:

The order on the spread, as I recall, was Rob, Larsen, Valentino, Whilce, Marc and then Todd.  Todd actually inked ShadowHawk and Badrock, aside from drawing Spawn.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Robert Kirkman
7:32
[Comment From JasonJason: ]

Just curious, but when you guys get the pages to draw, do you get more than 1 page at a time, say 5 pages, finish all 5 pages, and then mail them out to the next guy? Or is it literally get 1 page in the mail, finish the 1 page, mail it out, and wait for the next page? Or, does 1 person get all 22 pages to start, and then that person mails it out to the next? I am really curious on how this process worked itself out, and how it continues to with the forecoming issues still being worked on.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 Jason
7:32
robliefeld:

Religulous!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:32 robliefeld
7:33
Jim Valentino:

Jason, they usually come in batches

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 Jim Valentino
7:33
robliefeld:

We all get a batch

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 robliefeld
7:33
Marc Silvestri:

To keep the train rolling I send pages as I finish them

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 Marc Silvestri
7:33
robliefeld:

Then the round robin mailing begins

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 robliefeld
7:33
Vaneta Rogers:

So you only get an original page IF you need to actually draw on it, right?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 Vaneta Rogers
7:33
Whilce Portacio:

I have about five pages now

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:33 Whilce Portacio
7:34
Robert Kirkman:

Yeah, it varies.  Sometimes it’s 10 pages sometimes it’s 2.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 Robert Kirkman
7:34
Toddy McFarlane:

That is correct, Vaneta.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 Toddy McFarlane
7:34
Erik Larsen:

It’s all over the place,  Jason–it starts off with one guy getting a mess of pages but then he splits it up because the pages he does may need to go to three different guys

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 Erik Larsen
7:34
Marc Silvestri:

Its all being done on the original pages Vanetta

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 Marc Silvestri
7:34
[Comment From AdumbAdumb: ]

Will Rob and Whilce be launching a Fortress mini or ongoing out of this series?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 Adumb
7:34
robliefeld:

right now I have 7 pages of issue #3. and they are freakin great pages from Kirkman and Larsen

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:34 robliefeld
7:35
Whilce Portacio:

Adumb-yes Fortress is in production and going to be launched thereafter

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Whilce Portacio
7:35
robliefeld:

Larsen brought evry page from issue #3 to Baltimore and slpit em up at the con. con season was great to share pages.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 robliefeld
7:35
Erik Larsen:

I just sent out one page to Todd today.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Erik Larsen
7:35
Robert Kirkman:

Adumb, Whilce will be launching a Fortress series out of Image United, but he’s going to be doing the whole thing himself.  I won’t be writing it (neither will Rob Liefeld, if that’s the Rob you were talking about).

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Robert Kirkman
7:35
Toddy McFarlane:

I’m thinking of launching a new mini series with a character called marshmallow, and I’m going to call it mini marshmallow.   I’m going to have five color cover variations.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Toddy McFarlane
7:35
Marc Silvestri:

I’m still working on issue #1 which is cool since its already done. Weird

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Marc Silvestri
7:35
Vaneta Rogers:

Whilce – do you know yet if the Fortress comic will be an ongoing? Or is it starting out as a mini?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:35 Vaneta Rogers
7:36
robliefeld:

Ok, Marc made a serious funny!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:36 robliefeld
7:36
Toddy McFarlane:

For what it’s worth, I’ll be inking the last of my pages for issue #2 during the Thanksgiving break.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:36 Toddy McFarlane
7:36
robliefeld:

Marc will draw his pages into your copy of Image united #1!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:36 robliefeld
7:36
Whilce Portacio:

Vaneta- it will start out as a mini…and Im thinking of keeping it that way..important arcs

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:36 Whilce Portacio
7:36
Marc Silvestri:

Todd, I’m gonna virtually slap you for that one!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:36 Marc Silvestri
7:37
Marc Silvestri:

Rob you just gave away the surprise gimmic!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 Marc Silvestri
7:37
[Comment From FlowersFlowers: ]

With all of the founders having such vast character libraries… Which character [created by another founder] would you most like to have the opportunity to work on.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 Flowers
7:37
Marc Silvestri:

Pitt Flowers!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 Marc Silvestri
7:37
robliefeld:

It’s a great gimmick….we   should do it! Breaking new ground alla time

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 robliefeld
7:37
Jim Valentino:

Flowers, Badrock and Fortress for me

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 Jim Valentino
7:37
Toddy McFarlane:

Flowers, I’d most like to work on Darkness, Badrock, or Dragon.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:37 Toddy McFarlane
7:38
Erik Larsen:

i love ‘em all,  Flowers– but I have a book–I can get that shot having those guys guest star

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Erik Larsen
7:38
robliefeld:

Flowers, I’d go with Cyber Force and then Spawn.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 robliefeld
7:38
[Comment From GrantGrant: ]

Who’s the most obscure character each of you guys have drawn so far in the series?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Grant
7:38
Whilce Portacio:

Flowers-Dragon for me

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Whilce Portacio
7:38
Marc Silvestri:

I loved when I did Spawn. I’d do it again. Badrock is cool too.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Marc Silvestri
7:38
Robert Kirkman:

I’ll be done with all these guys by the end of Image United, Flowers… or maybe not.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Robert Kirkman
7:38
Jim Valentino:

Grant, Blackjak

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:38 Jim Valentino
7:39
Whilce Portacio:

Grant-Fortress…but we can fix that

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Whilce Portacio
7:39
Toddy McFarlane:

Grant….uh, that would be Spawn.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Toddy McFarlane
7:39
Marc Silvestri:

Robert made me draw Warbuck Grant. I will kill him when I see him.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Marc Silvestri
7:39
Erik Larsen:

Grant–Bud Ugly

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Erik Larsen
7:39
robliefeld:

Grant, watching Marc draw Splitzkrieg was the most obscure thing i’ve seen…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 robliefeld
7:39
Robert Kirkman:

Boo hoo, Marc.  Boo hoo.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Robert Kirkman
7:39
robliefeld:

Bloodstrike for me Grant.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 robliefeld
7:39
Whilce Portacio:

Grant-Fortress for me, but we’re fixing that

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Whilce Portacio
7:39
[Comment From OGlocOGloc: ]

Can we expect a more cohesive image superhero universe after IU.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 OGloc
7:39
Erik Larsen:

I @#$%ing love  Splitzkrieg

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:39 Erik Larsen
7:40
Marc Silvestri:

You can have him Erik!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Marc Silvestri
7:40
Robert Kirkman:

One of my favorite things to do in this series is dig through my collection and have these guys draw guys they may not even remember.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Robert Kirkman
7:40
Erik Larsen:

No kidding?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Erik Larsen
7:40
Jim Valentino:

OGloc, that’s the hope…plan…er, we’ll see

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Jim Valentino
7:40
robliefeld:

Ogloc, we hope!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 robliefeld
7:40
Toddy McFarlane:

I think on some levels, OGloc, but Image Comics isn’t set up the same way as Marvel and DC Comics.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Toddy McFarlane
7:40
Marc Silvestri:

Yes OGloc I think that’s what Erik sold us on!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Marc Silvestri
7:40
Erik Larsen:

I thought it was cohesive already,  OGloc

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Erik Larsen
7:40
Robert Kirkman:

Is that binding, Marc?  Larsen on Splitzkrieg would be sweet!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:40 Robert Kirkman
7:41
Erik Larsen:

I’ll put  Splitzkrieg  in Savage dragon tomorrow–I love  Splitzkrieg

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:41 Erik Larsen
7:41
Marc Silvestri:

We can split (zkrieg) him!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:41 Marc Silvestri
7:41
[Comment From AndrennAndrenn: ]

Jim Valentino, in a forum you mentioned there would be a new Shadowhawk ongoing starring a new Shadowhawk. Do you have a team to write and draw this yet? And if so, could you at least hint at who they are?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:41 Andrenn
7:41
Robert Kirkman:

I know who it is, Andrenn!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:41 Robert Kirkman
7:42
Jim Valentino:

Andrenn, Yes I do…and not yet. I can say I just read the plot for issue #2 and it’s pretty cool

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 Jim Valentino
7:42
Erik Larsen:

Seriously, Marc–I thought all those Cyberforce villains kicked ass

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 Erik Larsen
7:42
Marc Silvestri:

Come on Jim. Tell us!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 Marc Silvestri
7:42
Newsarama:

How about some more art? Issue #1, pages 4-5

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 Newsarama
7:42
Jim Valentino:

I’ve also asked the other guys if they’d do a cover for the new series

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 Jim Valentino
7:42

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42
7:42
[Comment From secret squirrelsecret squirrel: ]

@@ Why didn’t you guys work all digital?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:42 secret squirrel
7:43
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks Erik. Let’s have`em guest star in Dragon!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 Marc Silvestri
7:43
Toddy McFarlane:

Yeha, why not, guys?!?!?!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 Toddy McFarlane
7:43
Erik Larsen:

That would be more difficult,  secret squirrel]

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 Erik Larsen
7:43
Jim Valentino:

secret, I’m an old fuddy-duddy, I like the board

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 Jim Valentino
7:43
robliefeld:

1/3 of that spread which is pages 4-5 was drawn at Phoenix Comic Con last January.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 robliefeld
7:43
Toddy McFarlane:

I’m doing traditional inking on these pages and I don’t like it when my hands get dirty.   I’m a bit of a diva.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:43 Toddy McFarlane
7:44
Jim Valentino:

a BIT????

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Jim Valentino
7:44
Marc Silvestri:

Its kind of important to us with this to be traditional Secret. Plus its fun to see all these characters on one real page of art!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Marc Silvestri
7:44
Whilce Portacio:

Secret Squirrel-being a digital advocate, Eriks right, digital in some ways is slower

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Whilce Portacio
7:44
Robert Kirkman:

Working all digital, Secret Squirrel, could have led to all the pages looking pasted together and not organic.  Todd, god love him, is still doing inking digitally here and there.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Robert Kirkman
7:44
robliefeld:

Yeah, I had it with the inky hands, trying more marker

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 robliefeld
7:44
Erik Larsen:

Not all of us work digital–most of us still put pens to paper and piecing it together would be the mother of all nightmares

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Erik Larsen
7:44
[Comment From Joe RJoe R: ]

Will this be released as a trade eventually for fans who cant get there hands on the single issues?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:44 Joe R
7:45
Jim Valentino:

Joe, don’t wait for the trade!!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 Jim Valentino
7:45
Jim Valentino:

Every issue will be available!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 Jim Valentino
7:45
Marc Silvestri:

It will be available in both formats Joe. Get`em both!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 Marc Silvestri
7:45
robliefeld:

The trade will be awesome, but you will not resist the single issues! They’re amazing!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 robliefeld
7:45
Robert Kirkman:

Absolutely, Joe R… although you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding the issues.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 Robert Kirkman
7:45
robliefeld:

Buy it before the sell out tomorrow

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 robliefeld
7:45
[Comment From JamesPJamesP: ]

How new-reader accessible is this project?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:45 JamesP
7:46
Erik Larsen:

There will be an eventual trade–but the single issues have all kinds of cool stuff you can’t get elsewhere–so buy them too.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:46 Erik Larsen
7:46
Marc Silvestri:

Not if Robert is writing it James…Was that out loud?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:46 Marc Silvestri
7:46
Erik Larsen:

Very,  JamesP –you get all you need

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:46 Erik Larsen
7:46
Jim Valentino:

Joe R, our books are sold in the UK, too!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:46 Jim Valentino
7:46
Toddy McFarlane:

the trade will be a heckuva read

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:46 Toddy McFarlane
7:47
Robert Kirkman:

JamesP: It’s as accessible as it needs to be.  There will be bits here and there that would be much cooler if you knew the characters, but anyone could pick this up and read it start to finish and follow along.  I’m making sure everyone will be able to enjoy this thing.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:47 Robert Kirkman
7:47
Marc Silvestri:

Btw, don’t forget to check out the Kirkman/Silvestri created Pilot season books! Take that Todd!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:47 Marc Silvestri
7:47
[Comment From Adam MessingerAdam Messinger: ]

Who colored Image United?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:47 Adam Messinger
7:48
Erik Larsen:

Nikous Koutsis colored it,  Adam

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 Erik Larsen
7:48
Robert Kirkman:

And he’s doing a great job.  Pages look amazing.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 Robert Kirkman
7:48
[Comment From descendodescendo: ]

Robert, any instances where the artists had you modify or change the dialogue of their characters?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 descendo
7:48
robliefeld:

It looks beautiful.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 robliefeld
7:48
Robert Kirkman:

Was the lag to check the correct spelling of his name, Erik?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 Robert Kirkman
7:48
Marc Silvestri:

It really does look great. Thanks Nikous!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:48 Marc Silvestri
7:49
Erik Larsen:

I don’t type as fast as you, Robert

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Erik Larsen
7:49
robliefeld:

I call him cous-cous

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 robliefeld
7:49
Erik Larsen:

It’s Nikos, actually. @#$%

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Erik Larsen
7:49
Robert Kirkman:

So far, not so much, actually.  I expected it from Erik but I guess I got it reasonably close to what Erik likes.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Robert Kirkman
7:49
Marc Silvestri:

Erik you draw faster than anyone could ever write!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Marc Silvestri
7:49
[Comment From Paul ReyszPaul Reysz: ]

Does each artist also ink his character(s)? And what about the colors, what’s the process on that point?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Paul Reysz
7:49
Robert Kirkman:

Erik, hah!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:49 Robert Kirkman
7:50
Toddy McFarlane:

I’d like to take a seriuos moment and say that all the guys here on this chat have done a bang up job. Rob has poured himself into this project, Whilce has really impressed me with his new character, Eric is lightning quick, Kirkman is such an enthusiastic writer and Marc is just incredibly Marc.

They are the reason I am ienjoying this so much.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:50 Toddy McFarlane
7:50
Marc Silvestri:

I’ve inked some of my own and also have Joe Weems inking Paul.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:50 Marc Silvestri
7:50
Erik Larsen:

The colorist does his job when the pages are complete,  Paul

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:50 Erik Larsen
7:50
Jim Valentino:

Paul, I for one, don’t ink–so Toddy, Rob, Erik and Chance Wolf have been doing the honors–and they all do a great job

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:50 Jim Valentino
7:50
robliefeld:

I ink all my stuff as well. Unless Todd is available…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:50 robliefeld
7:51
Whilce Portacio:

Im having fun being my own inker

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Whilce Portacio
7:51
Marc Silvestri:

Back at you Toddy. You always were and always will be the man!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Marc Silvestri
7:51
[Comment From MarcMarc: ]

Do you wish Jim Lee could’ve been along for the ride?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Marc
7:51
Robert Kirkman:

Yeah, once the pages are inked, they get scanned in and colored.  Once the pages are drawn the process if exactly like that of all modern comics.  Computer colors, computer lettering from Tom Orzechowski (who is AWESOME) and then off to the printer.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Robert Kirkman
7:51
Erik Larsen:

I’m on my own and do a lot of backgrounds–which Toddy sweetens

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Erik Larsen
7:51
Robert Kirkman:

Thanks, Todd.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Robert Kirkman
7:51
Toddy McFarlane:

It’s been fun inking over ROB again…remember those cool covers from X-Factor we did long ago?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Toddy McFarlane
7:51
Marc Silvestri:

We blackmailed Jim into doing a cover.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Marc Silvestri
7:51
Jim Valentino:

Marc, well he did a cover, but, yes, of course–we all love the little guy

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Jim Valentino
7:51
Newsarama:

Speaking of Jim Lee Marc

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 Newsarama
7:51
robliefeld:

In response to Todd, I’d like to add that you can see from page 1 of issue 1 that everyone brought their A game to image United. I’m proud to be   a part of a milestone.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:51 robliefeld
7:52

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:52
7:52
Jim Valentino:

just WOW!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:52 Jim Valentino
7:52
Erik Larsen:

I think we all would have liked Lee to be more involved

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:52 Erik Larsen
7:52
Toddy McFarlane:

Holy heck…who did that cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:52 Toddy McFarlane
7:52
robliefeld:

Todd, you are and remain my favorite inker in the biz!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:52 robliefeld
7:53
Vaneta Rogers:

How did you guys get Jim Lee to do the variant cover? (Who had pictures and how bad were they?)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Vaneta Rogers
7:53
Jim Valentino:

LOL

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Jim Valentino
7:53
Marc Silvestri:

Very bad pics Vaneta. Very bad.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Marc Silvestri
7:53
Robert Kirkman:

Jim can keep slaving away on Batman, we’ll be having all the fun over here!  In all seriousness, with would have been nice to see Grifter running around in the series, but it just wasn’t possible, and I don’t feel the series suffers for it.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Robert Kirkman
7:53
Toddy McFarlane:

That Jim Lee kid is pretty good. But I think he could have added two more teeth to the ANTI-SPAWN bad guy

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Toddy McFarlane
7:53
Erik Larsen:

Sigh. I guess Jim Lee really is better than the rest of us put together

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Erik Larsen
7:53
Jim Valentino:

Him and Todd in Cabo…need we say more?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 Jim Valentino
7:53
robliefeld:

True story, it’s why I ran and got a camera to shoot my kids, they saw Jim’s cover and feaked…first over Dark Spawn….then they said, who drew this Dad and I said Jim Lee and my son said….Wow…he’s awesome”

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:53 robliefeld
7:54
Robert Kirkman:

He is awesome.  Smart kids.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:54 Robert Kirkman
7:54
Marc Silvestri:

What Jim lacks in height he makes up for in pencil skills!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:54 Marc Silvestri
7:54
Toddy McFarlane:

And then Rob’s kids said “Jim draws Spawn better than uncle Todd.”

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:54 Toddy McFarlane
7:54
Robert Kirkman:

And he is very small.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:54 Robert Kirkman
7:54
robliefeld:

I wish I would have caught their shock and awe over that cover. But i got them blowin’ the rest of us…:     )

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:54 robliefeld
7:55
Erik Larsen:

It’s a great cover. Jim really kicks ass when he gets competitive –he wanted to bring his a-game

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Erik Larsen
7:55
[Comment From JamesPJamesP: ]

Thank you for not going all digital!!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 JamesP
7:55
robliefeld:

Todd, you can see how they focus on your splash. Favorite page of the book. The little kid in everyone is going to explode tomorrow

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 robliefeld
7:55
Jim Valentino:

James, would have known the difference?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Jim Valentino
7:55
Marc Silvestri:

Never crossed our minds James thanks!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Marc Silvestri
7:55
Toddy McFarlane:

Every time I look at that cover all I can say is……NEWMAN!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Toddy McFarlane
7:55
[Comment From BizznatchBizznatch: ]

Does Violator have a cameo appearance in this series?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Bizznatch
7:55
Erik Larsen:

You’re welcome,  JamesP

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:55 Erik Larsen
7:56
Robert Kirkman:

I showed my 3 year old the book… I’m glad I didn’t record it… he just stared at Witchblade.  I’m not even joking.  He got to her lying on her back on page 5 and wouldn’t let me turn the page.  He said “I’m going to look at this page all night.”  Little pervert.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:56 Robert Kirkman
7:56
Marc Silvestri:

I do it for the kids Robert

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:56 Marc Silvestri
7:56
Jim Valentino:

Smart kid

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:56 Jim Valentino
7:56
Erik Larsen:

Nice

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:56 Erik Larsen
7:57
robliefeld:

Bobby K….get my mind outta the gutter….your awful…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:57 robliefeld
7:57
Robert Kirkman:

Well, heh… Bizznatch… maybe it’s not just a cameo?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:57 Robert Kirkman
7:57
Marc Silvestri:

I can almost hear the sales spike!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:57 Marc Silvestri
7:57
Toddy McFarlane:

I’m spinning off new characters into my book called MAN-IRON, MAN-SPIDER and MAN-Bat (oops, that’s taken already)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:57 Toddy McFarlane
7:58
Marc Silvestri:

Nice Toddy

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Marc Silvestri
7:58
[Comment From Joe GarlicJoe Garlic: ]

I was wondering who draws the cars, buildings, crowds of bystanders, and wreckage in Image United. Does everyone share those duties or did one of you volunteer to tackle it all?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Joe Garlic
7:58
Toddy McFarlane:

We all take a poke at the backgrounds , Mr. Garlic.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Toddy McFarlane
7:58
Erik Larsen:

All of us do, Joe–to some extent. I’ve done a lot–but others tweak that, too

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Erik Larsen
7:58
Robert Kirkman:

It goes to the guy who draws the shortest straw, Joe Garlic.  So far, it’s a toss up who did what background.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Robert Kirkman
7:58
Marc Silvestri:

I think I have a page right now where I’m supposed to draw a car. Is that right Erik you lazy bastard?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 Marc Silvestri
7:58
robliefeld:

That varies…..and thanks to Joe Casey, I have to draw the statue of liberty which is Youngblood’s HQ all over the place in issue #2

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:58 robliefeld
7:59
Toddy McFarlane:

I just put a cape in front of everything

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 Toddy McFarlane
7:59
Robert Kirkman:

Marc?  Erik’s lazy for not drawing your car?  Brass balls, man… brass balls.  ;-)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 Robert Kirkman
7:59
Whilce Portacio:

I draw benches

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 Whilce Portacio
7:59
Erik Larsen:

Pawn that off on Valentino, Rob

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 Erik Larsen
7:59
robliefeld:

Why didnt i choose capes instead of shoulder pads?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 robliefeld
7:59
Marc Silvestri:

He just draws them so well.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:59 Marc Silvestri
8:00
Vaneta Rogers:

Does a certain person do the finishing work?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Vaneta Rogers
8:00
Erik Larsen:

we all do,  Vaneta

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Erik Larsen
8:00
Vaneta Rogers:

Or is it just whoever happens to be last?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Vaneta Rogers
8:00
Marc Silvestri:

Erik kind of ties it up Vaneta

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Marc Silvestri
8:00
Toddy McFarlane:

we all do what needs to been done to get the books finished

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Toddy McFarlane
8:00
Marc Silvestri:

Todd handles all the smoke though

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Marc Silvestri
8:00
Jim Valentino:

And the capes

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Jim Valentino
8:00
Toddy McFarlane:

I’m the smokin’ dude

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:00 Toddy McFarlane
8:01
Erik Larsen:

When the final pages come in the office I’ll give it a last pass in case there are missing pieces

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:01 Erik Larsen
8:01
Marc Silvestri:

I do the boobies

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:01 Marc Silvestri
8:01
[Comment From SteevensSteevens: ]

Love the look of the pages I’ve seen. How difficult was it to make a consistent look with such varied styles of characters, and your own personal styles as artists?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:01 Steevens
8:01
robliefeld:

whoever has that page last. my wife had a brilliant suggestion to award a prize to the person who picks out all the backgrounds matching them to the artist. Love Joy!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:01 robliefeld
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8:08
Toddy McFarlane:

ALSO!!!! Look for the 6 page HAUNT preview in the back of IMAGE UNITED 1

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:08 Toddy McFarlane
8:09
Marc Silvestri:

Whats haunt? Is that like invincible?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Marc Silvestri
8:09
Jim Valentino:

The plugmeister strikes again!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Jim Valentino
8:09
Toddy McFarlane:

So that would be 30 pages of artwork

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Toddy McFarlane
8:09
Erik Larsen:

Haunt was in #1–in the back up,  Andrenn

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Erik Larsen
8:09
[Comment From terron childressterron childress: ]

will we see supreme in this series

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 terron childress
8:09
Whilce Portacio:

Yes MArc…Fortress, Fortress

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Whilce Portacio
8:09
Robert Kirkman:

Aside from the back-up story in isue 1, Andrenn… no.  Not in the actual story.  He’s way too busy getting established in his wildly successful new series that everyone should be reading.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Robert Kirkman
8:09
Jim Valentino:

I saw him, childress!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:09 Jim Valentino
8:10
Marc Silvestri:

I like Supreme Terron. Well Rob?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Marc Silvestri
8:10
robliefeld:

Terron, Yes, Supreme starts appearing in issue #2 and his role expands according to Kirkman

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 robliefeld
8:10
[Comment From EbonPinionEbonPinion: ]

Sorry if this has been asked, I just got here. Where did the idea of everyone contributing their own art to the project come from? How did this project develop?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 EbonPinion
8:10
Robert Kirkman:

I wouldn’t have written this thing if I couldn’t have Supreme show up!  I love Supreme.  So… yes.  Absolutely, Terron.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Robert Kirkman
8:10
Jim Valentino:

Ebon, we blame Erik

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Jim Valentino
8:10
Erik Larsen:

Blame me,  EbonPinion

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Erik Larsen
8:10
Whilce Portacio:

It’s Eriks fault

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Whilce Portacio
8:10
Toddy McFarlane:

Not plugging, just telling the readers that there will be additional 6 page back up stories in each issue , I believe

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Toddy McFarlane
8:10
Jim Valentino:

see?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Jim Valentino
8:10
Marc Silvestri:

It was Eriks fault Ebon

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:10 Marc Silvestri
8:11
Marc Silvestri:

Unless its awesome. Then it was MY idea!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:11 Marc Silvestri
8:11
robliefeld:

Haunt PLUS Image United in issue #1…..did we really print enough of these?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:11 robliefeld
8:11
Erik Larsen:

We were doing a jam and it dawned on me how cool it would be to do a whole comic like that

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:11 Erik Larsen
8:11
Robert Kirkman:

i’m betting we didn’t, Rob.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:11 Robert Kirkman
8:12
[Comment From SCSSCS: ]

How many of you are planning to be at the San Diego Comic Con 2010? I know Marc and Rob probably are as they seem to be there every year… ;) Would love to get my issues signed by the Masters!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 SCS
8:12
Whilce Portacio:

Erik- you said what we were all thinking

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 Whilce Portacio
8:12
robliefeld:

Ebon, Erik conceived and rallied this project into existence.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 robliefeld
8:12
Erik Larsen:

I’ll be there,  SCS

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 Erik Larsen
8:12
Toddy McFarlane:

The six page HAUNT back up story in IMAGE UNITED has artwork by the regular team of Ryan OTTLEY, GREG CAPULLO and myself inking

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 Toddy McFarlane
8:12
robliefeld:

I will be in SD in 2010, SCS

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 robliefeld
8:12
Whilce Portacio:

San DiegoCON always

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 Whilce Portacio
8:12
Marc Silvestri:

Ack! SCS, are you tired of seeing me at San Diego? Maybe I should take a year off!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:12 Marc Silvestri
8:13

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13
8:13
[Comment From Johnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode: ]

Does the Darkness have a cameo in this series?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13 Johnny B. Goode
8:13
Marc Silvestri:

Hey Todd, What’s the name of that book again?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13 Marc Silvestri
8:13
Erik Larsen:

Yeah,  Johnny

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13 Erik Larsen
8:13
Toddy McFarlane:

HAUNT

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13 Toddy McFarlane
8:13
Robert Kirkman:

I’m not 100% sure… but I probably will be at SDCC this year.  I had a blast last year.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:13 Robert Kirkman
8:14
Robert Kirkman:

Darkness?  YES!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Robert Kirkman
8:14
[Comment From Jeremy BrownJeremy Brown: ]

will Haunt be the back up story for each issue or will there be YoungBlood backups, spawn backups, Cyberforce backups…etc?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Jeremy Brown
8:14
Erik Larsen:

Darkness is in #2, I think.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Erik Larsen
8:14
Marc Silvestri:

Darkness does indeed have a cameo Johnny. And a killer video game! And a movie in development! back to you Todd!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Marc Silvestri
8:14
Toddy McFarlane:

No each will be different characters by different artists

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Toddy McFarlane
8:14
robliefeld:

Jeremey, different back ups, i think mine is in #2. It;s Bloodstriike.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 robliefeld
8:14
[Comment From Josh-a-TronJosh-a-Tron: ]

Is pitt in the series?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:14 Josh-a-Tron
8:15
Erik Larsen:

I thought mine was in #2

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:15 Erik Larsen
8:15
[Comment From Justin CarmonaJustin Carmona: ]

That ad ,”His evil knows no limit”, gave me chills. Bloody brilliant, gents.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:15 Justin Carmona
8:15
Toddy McFarlane:

And it was easy to ink, Justin

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:15 Toddy McFarlane
8:15
Marc Silvestri:

I can never get enough of Pitt Josh!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:15 Marc Silvestri
8:15
robliefeld:

Great add!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:15 robliefeld
8:16
robliefeld:

Ad!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:16 robliefeld
8:16
Jim Valentino:

The infinity symbols are what does it, Justin

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:16 Jim Valentino
8:16
Marc Silvestri:

Have you seen Pitt/ Darkness Josh?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:16 Marc Silvestri
8:16
[Comment From Adam MessingerAdam Messinger: ]

Will any of this effect have long term effects on what Ron Marz is doing Witchblade or what Phil Hester is doing in Darkness?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:16 Adam Messinger
8:16
Toddy McFarlane:

Oh, here we go with Marc pimping his books

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:16 Toddy McFarlane
8:17
Whilce Portacio:

Plant

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:17 Whilce Portacio
8:17
Erik Larsen:

Sell ‘em, Marc

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:17 Erik Larsen
8:17
Marc Silvestri:

Robert has thrown in some good stuff for those characters Adam so yes!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:17 Marc Silvestri
8:17
Robert Kirkman:

Adamn, Phil and Ron have big plans in those series and I didn’t want to interfere with what they’re doing because it’s awesome.  So no.  Those runs will not be interrupted.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:17 Robert Kirkman
8:17
Marc Silvestri:

I learned from the master (Todd)!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:17 Marc Silvestri
8:18
Robert Kirkman:

Good stuff… but nothing that’s going to derail those runs.  Honest.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:18 Robert Kirkman
8:18
Marc Silvestri:

Ok, so no to effects Adam. Thanks Robert. Jeez.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:18 Marc Silvestri
8:18
[Comment From zachs b-dayzachs b-day: ]

what are some of ur favorite one liners that appear in this first issue?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:18 zachs b-day
8:18
Toddy McFarlane:

IMAGE UNITED will be a chance for us to say out loud again to the creative community that there are still options available outside of just MARVEL and DC

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:18 Toddy McFarlane
8:18
Marc Silvestri:

“I’ll be back” Its one of roberts best.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:18 Marc Silvestri
8:19
Robert Kirkman:

I cut Witchblade’s head off… but we put it back on by the end of Image United, so it doesn’t interfere with Ron’s plans.  That’s what Marc was talking about.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:19 Robert Kirkman
8:19
Erik Larsen:

I don’t recall it being packed with one-liners,  b-day

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:19 Erik Larsen
8:19
robliefeld:

Dragon has some great one liners to Shaft. Just imagine Erik popping off to me…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:19 robliefeld
8:19
Jim Valentino:

I can’t imagine that, Rob

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:19 Jim Valentino
8:19
[Comment From BonesBones: ]

What are everyone’s favorite image books of the last couple years (non-founders)?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:19 Bones
8:20
robliefeld:

I’m with Todd that Image United is dawning, breaking through while the industry is in it’s Blackest Night!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:20 robliefeld
8:20
Jim Valentino:

So many good ones to choose from–Cowboy Ninja Viking is pretty good

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:20 Jim Valentino
8:20
Marc Silvestri:

I love Walking dead Bones (Robert is a new founder so it doesn’t count)

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:20 Marc Silvestri
8:20
Toddy McFarlane:

My favorite line: “Is that a thermal nucular atomizer-turbo gun in your pants..or are you just happy to see me?”       That Kirkman, he’s a poet!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:20 Toddy McFarlane
8:20
Robert Kirkman:

Firebreather, Proof, Chew, Dynamo 5… there are a lot of good Image books out there.  Jack Staff is the bees knees.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:20 Robert Kirkman
8:21
Marc Silvestri:

Yes, Chew is another one.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 Marc Silvestri
8:21
robliefeld:

I am LOVING Haunt! I love Dragon, Walking Dead, Invincible and looking forward to Fortress and Cyber Force

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 robliefeld
8:21
Erik Larsen:

walking Dead Invincible, Jack Staff, Gødland, Viking

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 Erik Larsen
8:21
Jim Valentino:

There are a bunch–Image really has one of the most diverse lines in the field

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 Jim Valentino
8:21
[Comment From Wizardoz Wizardoz: ]

Why not an Image United ongoing series with a regular team, like Avengers or JLA ?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 Wizardoz
8:21
robliefeld:

Jack Staff and Chew….how did I forget!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 robliefeld
8:21
Jim Valentino:

Mice Templar, Existence 2.0, the list is LONG, indeed

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:21 Jim Valentino
8:22
Marc Silvestri:

I believe Image is still the best place for a wide selection of cool comics!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Marc Silvestri
8:22
Whilce Portacio:

The Sword…great pathos

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Whilce Portacio
8:22
Toddy McFarlane:

I’m doing a new book called ‘ON THIS’   Later next year will be a crossover with Chew called…”CHEW ON THIS”   Llook for it

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Toddy McFarlane
8:22
robliefeld:

Wizardoz, great idea….need the right team or teams to pull it off.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 robliefeld
8:22
Erik Larsen:

Oh–the Sword!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Erik Larsen
8:22
Robert Kirkman:

I’d have an easier time listing Image books I HATE.  Like… Hector Plasm…  (joking).

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Robert Kirkman
8:22
Whilce Portacio:

Love all of Roberts stuff

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Whilce Portacio
8:22
Robert Kirkman:

Ack–forgot The Sword–that book is sweet!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:22 Robert Kirkman
8:23
[Comment From Flowers Flowers: ]

Does any one character take on a leadership role when fighting Dark Spawn? Who’s “leading the charge” so to speak? Shaft seems like a natural.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Flowers
8:23

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23
8:23
Marc Silvestri:

I love what Robert is doing with Pilot season!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Marc Silvestri
8:23
Erik Larsen:

I gotta say–the Darkness has really gotten quite awesome

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Erik Larsen
8:23
Vaneta Rogers:

Holy bejeezus….

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Vaneta Rogers
8:23
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks Erik. The boys are kicking arse!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Marc Silvestri
8:23
Toddy McFarlane:

It’s no Jim Lee drawing, but it’ll do

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:23 Toddy McFarlane
8:24
robliefeld:

Dark Spawn is freaking awesome! Money baby!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:24 robliefeld
8:24
Marc Silvestri:

Don’t worry Todd. I’ve got pictures of you too.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:24 Marc Silvestri
8:24
Marc Silvestri:

More drawing from you buddy

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:24 Marc Silvestri
8:25
Robert Kirkman:

Flowers, Shaft definitely takes a leadership role at times… but it rotates during the story.  Sometimes Fortress, sometimes Dragon… sometimes Batman.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 Robert Kirkman
8:25
[Comment From JamesP JamesP: ]

Hey guys – thank you for taking some questions from a new reader like me – and I am just that. You guys sold me on this. Thank you, Vaneta for hosting this and I guess my only question left is when this hits the stands?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 JamesP
8:25
robliefeld:

I’m available for the Dark Spawn mini-series btw

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 robliefeld
8:25
Erik Larsen:

Tomorrow,  JamesP

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 Erik Larsen
8:25
Jim Valentino:

James, is tomorrow soon enough for ya?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 Jim Valentino
8:25
Toddy McFarlane:

Hey folks, before we go, you can follow KIRKMAN< LARSEN

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:25 Toddy McFarlane
8:26
Erik Larsen:

?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 Erik Larsen
8:26
robliefeld:

Get IMAGE UNITED tomorrow at fine comic shops everywhere!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 robliefeld
8:26
Robert Kirkman:

Todd, I weigh almost twice what Larsen does.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 Robert Kirkman
8:26
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks to all you comic readers that have stuck with us by the way! You guys are why we can do this!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 Marc Silvestri
8:26
[Comment From Adam Messinger Adam Messinger: ]

Thanks a ton guys! I can’t wait to check this out tomorrow!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 Adam Messinger
8:26
Toddy McFarlane:

I meant to say Kirkman, Larsen, Liefeld and myself can be followed on Twitter each day

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:26 Toddy McFarlane
8:27
[Comment From tony tony: ]

hope you guys have fun with this project

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 tony
8:27
Erik Larsen:

Oh–that!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Erik Larsen
8:27
Robert Kirkman:

Yeah, plug it Todd–follow us all on Twitter!!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Robert Kirkman
8:27
Jim Valentino:

We are, Tony

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Jim Valentino
8:27
[Comment From Apple (thespawnarmy.com) Apple (thespawnarmy.com): ]

thank you guys

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Apple (thespawnarmy.com)
8:27
[Comment From Alex Alex: ]

Thanks for helping me waste the rest of the work day, gang!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Alex
8:27
Robert Kirkman:

Whilce, too.  He’s on twitter.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Robert Kirkman
8:27
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks Tony! We are!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Marc Silvestri
8:27
robliefeld:

help us continue to make history and scoop up all the Image United comics tomorrow!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 robliefeld
8:27
[Comment From SCS SCS: ]

Thank you all for doing the chat! Tomorrow is going to be a very fun day, I think. :) Now get back to penciling!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 SCS
8:27
Toddy McFarlane:

And Whilce too on Twitter

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Toddy McFarlane
8:27
Whilce Portacio:

It was and is a blast

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Whilce Portacio
8:27
Jim Valentino:

Anything we can do to help, Alex!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Jim Valentino
8:27
Erik Larsen:

thanks, everybody–hope you enjoy the book

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:27 Erik Larsen
8:28
Toddy McFarlane:

Take care everyone

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Toddy McFarlane
8:28
Marc Silvestri:

Thanks everyone! Enjoy the books!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Marc Silvestri
8:28
robliefeld:

Thank you!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 robliefeld
8:28
Whilce Portacio:

The new beginning

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Whilce Portacio
8:28
Robert Kirkman:

This has been a load of fun.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all enjoy the first issue tomorrow.  Woo!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Robert Kirkman
8:28
Jim Valentino:

Buy an extra copy…or 12…and thanks!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Jim Valentino
8:28
Toddy McFarlane:

One last thing…did I mention HAUNT?

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Toddy McFarlane
8:28
Erik Larsen:

Sigh

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:28 Erik Larsen
8:29
Erik Larsen:

Always has to get in the last word

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:29 Erik Larsen
8:29
Toddy McFarlane:

Oh Eric you’re just jealous because your character doesn’t barf his costume out of his mouth lke HAUNT

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:29 Toddy McFarlane
8:29
Vaneta Rogers:

Hey guys – thanks so much for doing this

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:29 Vaneta Rogers
8:30
robliefeld:

Thanks VANETA!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 robliefeld
8:30
Whilce Portacio:

Thanx Vaneta it was fun

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Whilce Portacio
8:30
Jim Valentino:

Thanks for having us Vaneta–and thank you to everyone who showed up.

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Jim Valentino
8:30
Toddy McFarlane:

nanew nanew

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Toddy McFarlane
8:30
Marc Silvestri:

It was fun Vaneta. Thanks!

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Marc Silvestri
8:30
Erik Larsen:

My characters barf looks like Haunt’s costume though…

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Erik Larsen
8:30
Vaneta Rogers:

And thanks to all the fans who participated – the response was overwhelming – and people from all over the world in so many different languages! We really appreciate the readers making this such a huge success

Tuesday November 24, 2009 8:30 Vaneta Rogers
8:31
Newsarama:

Good night all, cand thank you. Closing up the chat in 3 … 2 … 1 ….

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