comic book writers original work question

[NEXTLVL]

i know there is a huge OA market but was wondering if there was a market for scripts writters supply for the stories, i know i for one like a story better than the art and was wondering if there is a market for it or any type of pre newstand material ? i would love to get some original sotrylines or scripts from some of my favorite writters.

[He11blazer]

Interesting question. I've seen photocopied scripts a few times - didn't Neil Gaiman put one in one of the Sandman TPBs? - but an original would be cool.

[NEXTLVL]

yeah thats what i was thinking should i post this in the OA forum or leave it here . im just wondering because im a big fan of some writers id love to get some scripts from .

[Mac Man]

Jim Shooter had some for sale (I believe) at the Baltimore Comic Con. They were modern books though so...

[aardvark88]

I have 1 original illustrated Disney -script left in my collection. About 10 magazine-sized drawn pages by Wm Van Horn similar to this:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/UNCLE-SCROOGE-LAYOUT--script-COIN-CONSCIOUS-ORIG-ART_W0QQitemZ230290314303QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

Most of the scripts on eBay are photocopies of type written pages.

 

 

[precodekeith]

Very interesting question. I wouldn't mind having a few from a couple different writers. In general, good writers in this field don't get the recognition that they deserve, IMO.

[NEXTLVL]

yeah not looking for disney stuff . i dont know just putting it out there wish there was more a market

[Ogami]

I'd love to own some original scripts. I wouldn't pay mad OO money for them, but I could see a market for them, especially the big names.

 

Watchmen -script.

[Arrgh!!]

I don't know much about scripts so please don't take this as me being trying to be funny or rude.

 

Wouldn't it just be a word document or do they get stamped or something when they get sent in? I have heard Alan Moore makes notes in the margins but don't most guys probably just type these things up? Couldn't they print out hundreds of copies if they felt like? How would you have any idea you were getting an actual -script?

[NEXTLVL]

true , but sometimes they have the scripts they submit for apoval on arcs . or older scripts on paper before the pc era!!!!!!

[Ogami]

I don't know much about scripts so please don't take this as me being trying to be funny or rude.

 

Wouldn't it just be a word document or do they get stamped or something when they get sent in? I have heard Alan Moore makes notes in the margins but don't most guys probably just type these things up? Couldn't they print out hundreds of copies if they felt like? How would you have any idea you were getting an actual -script?

 

there's a new Watchmen illustrated oversize book put out by Gibbons with help from Chip Kid, and Gibbons has his copies of Moore's scripts with handwritten notes from Moore and marks by himself to take it from printed word to visual medium.

 

It's a nice book, and it shows what scripts might look like on the collecting market.

[heinlein99]

I would love to own some original Alan Moore scripts (any era, any book), as well as some Stan Lee scripts (whatever form they might take) from the Silver Age. I doubt any survive, though.