February 27, 2006

Comic relief

The Sunday Inquirer yesterday had a big story about how big name scribes -- Stephen King, Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and others -- are now doing the writing for comic books.

For these guys, it's not about making money, it's just about getting to do a comic book. And that makes sense. Aside from the fantastic Y: The Last Man -- the illustration at right -- I haven't read a comic book since about seventh grade, but that doesn't really matter; if someone asked me to write a comic book I would jump at the chance. It probably has something to do with the fact I can't draw, but it'd also be effing cool to have written a freakin' comic book.

Anyway, one of the authors now writing a comic book is from Philly, and he shared his memories with the Inky (emphasis mine):

"Growing up in Philly, I went down to Fat Jack's on Samson Street every week to buy comics," says Mat Johnson, 35, the award-winning novelist (Hunting in Harlem) who is writing the Papa Midnite voodoo series for Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics.

Now, you might think that's an Inquirer copy editing error, but, really, come on: He's from Philly. He totally calls Sansom Street it "Samson Street." It's easier to say, and I think it's pretty clear that we Philadelphians will pronounce anything however the hell we want. In fact, I'd like to take the time now to praise the Inky for its accuracy.

Comiuc turn [Inky]
Y: The Last Man

Posted by D-Mac on February 27, 2006 09:40 AM
Posted to Comics , Philadelphia Dialect , Sansom Street

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