People have said that bot realising they are talking absolute rubbish. Yes, I have beenwriting everything from comics, technical and general intertest articles since the 1970s. I have been involved in editorial work, publishing comics and magazines as well as books since the 1980s. I heavily promoted MU Press, Blue Comet Press and other companies in the 1980s-1990s and before they became "cool" for a short period I promoted and pushed Archie Comics before they decided to just stop for no reason.
I did scripts for Marvel UK, Fleetway and others over the years and I get more ideas for comic strips and series in my head daily.
However, none of that means that I can just "walk into" comic work with a company because experience is not valued as much as ticking the right trendy boxes.
It is that simple. I was asked the other day whether I had ever submitted project ideas to Archie since I have never made a secret of the fact that I am a big fan of the companies action characters? Yes, I have. Last time was December 2025 and as usual not even the "professional courtesy" of a response.
Comics have always been a back-stabbing industry as Louise H. Diamond and others have found out over the decades. A contact with Fantagraphic Books in the U.S. showed that even written contracts are worth nothing if a publisher wants to screw you over with illegal sales of rights to foreign publishers against the contract. Money is the only interest people have so I learnt early on.
I have to put all the ideas have into Black Tower comics because, putting aside bigger companies, I have tried smaller Independent companies/publishers. No deal.
So please get the idea out of your head, if you ever think it, that I can make a living through other companies as a writer, etc. I cannot.
