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Subject: Re: Smith to pen AMS; JMS to launch new Spidey comic
Date: 09 May 2002 05:38:57 GMT
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe

>The chirping will stop if quality Spider-books start coming out on time from
>you.  Establishing a reliable track record is important.

My "track record" covers 30 years, it didn't start with ASM.  On B5 alone I
wrote 91 out of 110 scripts and we never missed one shooting day.  The scripts
for the next batch are already in and stacking up.  But I ain't looking to
establish something in my career that I've long ago established.  That's simply
how I've always worked.

>If you are confident that you will be able to meet your deadlines, then
>there's
>no reason for worry or defensive posts.
>

Nothing defensive about it, just laying out the facts.  Funny how some folks
don't think there's anything *antagonistic* in being critical, but there's
something *defensive* in correcting those facts.  

 jms

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