So, comics was such a nice, refreshing change in that respect - to work in a business where people by and large are pretty humble, pretty kind to each other. Who’s the most recognizable comic person? Maybe Neil Gaiman? But if you stop Neil and talk to him on the street, you probably have a lovely conversation with the guy and that's about it.

In comics, there's hardly any rock stars. People that you'd seen come up and work on a film and take it to a festival, then suddenly they wouldn't return your phone calls. You’d see people overnight just turned into real… not very nice people. Everybody had an indie film, everybody was going to Sundance and people were coming back millionaires, but it was just kinda an ugly business. WD: I worked in the film business before this, doing publicity for a lot of indie films in the ‘90s, in New York when it was exciting. KS: In a big-picture sense, can you contrast comics to your previous media career stop? If I had a time machine, I could go back and put it in everyone's face. It was particularly all the stuff that everybody told you your whole life, “Why are you wasting time?” I don't know, but it finally paid off. kind of combines all those elements, so that to me was the perfect combination. I knew just a little bit about a lot of different subjects, at least in terms of being an editor - I have interest in comics, story, literature, design, art, all that sort of stuff. For me, it was the first thing that really felt like it could be a career ‘cause it kind of combined all of the dopey stuff that I was into my whole life that everybody said wouldn't amount to anything. Will Dennis: I was a comic book fan my whole life and sort of through a really oddly roundabout way got the job. Instagram: sites you use: įanbase Press Contributor Kevin Sharp: Why comics? What is the appeal of working in this medium for you personally?

Your specialties (artist/writer/letterer/inker/etc.): Editor From coming in the doors at DC as an assistant editor, to witnessing the transformation of Vertigo, to editing his own books, to controversies, to the freelance life, to starting at ground zero with Scott Snyder’s new publishing venture - if Will hasn’t seen it all, he must be getting close. For a comprehensive tour of comics editorial, one needs look no further than Will Dennis.

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