Interview with the Editor (Scott Allie)

[nerd4hire]

There's a great interview with Dark Horse Editor, Scott Allie - Here

He goes into stuff like what the editor does on a project like Buffy 8, the mechanics of working with Joss and the other writers, how tonal integrity is maintained between the two mediums of TV, and Comics, the importance of Georges Jeanty, what else is coming, the possibility of spin-offs, Fray, Fox, canon, and other stuff.

Here's my favorite question.

J: How is the narrative continuity and tonal continuity maintained in the transition between Joss and Brian's arc? Do they work out continuity themselves? Does the fact Brian's arc is Faith-centric make tonal continuity a moot-point?

SA: The continuity is tight, flawless, closely watched. All Joss, with a little help from me and Katie and of course Georges doing his considerable part. In terms of continuity, this IS an ongoing comic. Keeping the same artist for most of the book is going to give a strong sense of continuity. The characters will be written very consistently. Brian is getting the characters' voices perfect, and of course Drew [Goddard] will, after his stint writing for the TV show. It's a lot like doing the show. On the show, every episode had a different writer and director, but you didn't notice because the cast remained the same and Joss oversaw the whole thing. Well, we have one artist, and we have Joss running the whole thing, so it should be about as continuous as the TV show. That said, Brian will be doing his thing in terms of storytelling, so rhythms and setups will be very BKV. But when you hear Faith talk, you'd think Joss"”or Drew, or Jane [Espenson], or Stephen [DeKnight]"”were writing her. In Issue #6, there are lines so perfect that Joss was compelled to comment on what a great Faith line this or that was. So what was the question ... oh yeah. There'll be variation in tone, but with the voices right, the characters true to themselves, and the same penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer, I don't think the change is gonna be disruptive.

http://www.stakesandsalvation.com/2007/05/interview-with-scott-allie.html

There was one thing I wish they went into more. At one point Allie was talking about working with Fox, and how they dealt with the actors, and I was thinking, "The actors? Huh? What do they have to do with this?"

 

[goldenboy]

This one was conducted by the Buffy-Boards' Jackal, right? Good one.

I know the actors got to sign off on their likenesses for action figures, toys...maybe even comic stuff? Not sure.

 

[Jackal]

Thanks, Goldenboy.

There was one thing I wish they went into more. At one point Allie was talking about working with Fox, and how they dealt with the actors, and I was thinking, "The actors? Huh? What do they have to do with this?"

And hopefully next time. I reserve my right to be optimistic that there will be a next time.