Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
This is the first I've heard of this one, and it comes from the most random of sources:
Hey Harry
Great site, Gossip and rumour is so much fun, isn't it?
Anyway, quick bit of news you might be interested in that I haven't seen any where else. Former Marvel Comics editor and freelance writer (notably on Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira as published by Marvel late 80s) was interviewed on Newsarama. Interestingly, she dropped a hint about Ottomo's new project Steam Boy. Heard anything else about it?
NEWSARAMA: Jo, first of all, can you catch readers up with what you've been up to professionally the last few years? What was your last comics project and/or regular series, and what have you been keeping busy with since?
Jo Duffy: "Lessee...My last regular series for Glory, for Rob Liefeld. Plus just abut any crossover, special, one-shot, or mini-series people could think of putting Glory in. I was also doing a fun little book for Rob called Bloodpool, much less high-profile, but really delightful to work on, that wrapped up at about the same time... Lately, I've been doing all kinds of odd and interesting things and having a great time. I've done a number of stories for Claypool's delightfully wacky Elvira: Mistress of the Dark monthly, with a whole bunch of interesting and wonderful artists. There has been some movie-related work it would be premature to talk about, some prose fiction, ditto. I did the final English language rewrite - the same kind of work I did on Akira - for Katsuhiro Otomo's next animated film, Steam Boy, at the storyboard stage. Some choose-your-own adventures for an internet company. And just last month, helped put together an in-house original super-hero comic that turned an insurance company's top sales force members into superheroes for one double-sized issue.
A new project by the legend that created Akira has got to be something to shout about!
Till the next time...
Sweet Dick Willie
Okay. You know what to do. Scour for info, report back. Anyone. Everyone. Go.
"Moriarty" out.
