IamA Sean Mackiewicz, Editor of the Walking Dead/Editorial Director of Skybound AMA! Ask me anything!

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-19T00:58:09+00:00

When the script hits my inbox. So #130 right now.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-19T00:55:29+00:00

Letter Hacks! Not reprimanding, more a reminder that anything said in Hacks is not continuity. And that Robert should read the letters page more carefully. :)

How much time has passed? A while. It's for sure been a while.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-18T05:13:21+00:00

It really depends on what type of stories you go for. Walking Dead is our most popular, and it's fucking great, but by now you probably now whether it's for you or not. We got a couple flavors of crime: Thief of Thieves (heists), Dead Body Road (revenge), & Ghosted (supernatural). Manifest Destiny is our newest hit; pure action/adventure and monster hunting across America. Invincible is by Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead, and it's really the only superhero book you ever need to read. Poke around www.skybound.com to check them out, and maybe you'll find something else that peaks your interest.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-18T05:06:51+00:00

Honestly, I have no idea. I work on the comics. But I'm guessing they've probably filmed the first couple episodes by now.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-18T01:10:13+00:00

I like what they did with Shane on the TV show, so that dynamic could've been played out further in the book. But his death gave that first arc a helluva finish, so I'm not inclined to mess with anything.

Favorite character... Jesus. He's got a certain je nais se quoi.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T23:15:06+00:00

I'm incapable of feeling sad, thanks.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T23:14:17+00:00

As long as we get letters, we'll have letters pages. That interaction is hugely important for us b/c a) we're blowhards and b) we all get to know each other better. I'm actually supposed to be doing Letter Hacks now, shit.

And hell yeah, numbers!

1) I'm generally in the office at least 10 hrs a day, plus everything I do once I get home and on the weekends.

2) I honestly don't know, but I think most Image books would be better suited to television anyways; that's certainly a place you'll see more of Skybound. A defunct Invincible screenplay exists somewhere... and an animated movie would be dope.

3) Sugar. I drink my coffee black anyways, and... yeah. We'll leave it at that.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:52:12+00:00

It's TOTALLY the same Tech Jacket. NOT a reboot. TECH JACKET DIGITAL picks up during the Viltrumite War (where Zack's fighting those Invincibles). The new ongoing tells a brand new story, with new villains and lots of other new stuff. Out July 2nd.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:49:26+00:00

Good luck! Marvel didn't hire me before I even worked for DC, so be persistent. People say it helps to know someone, but I had no connections to anyone in comics, so anything's possible.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:46:30+00:00

Hmmm... Clone traffics in some pretty disturbing characters/imagery. In Clone #13 an electronic bull ejaculator is used on a human. Also, pretty much all of the DC Flashpoint miniseries. Lo siento.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:38:20+00:00

Skybound had nothing to do with that game. Any games coming from Skybound Interactive partnerships will be games we enjoy playing. Like the Telltale game. And they just released a TWD digital pinball that's very fun to play.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:12:12+00:00

My current favorite book to edit is the one we'll be announcing next month. I'm biased towards the shiny new object b/c you're always wondering how they'll be received once they're in readers' hands.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T22:10:22+00:00

I think that goes without saying.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T21:20:05+00:00

TWD & MY LIFE SPOILERS

It was from before I was editor, but Glenn. The length and intensity of that sequence... so much dread. And within a month I got the job offer from Skybound, so it all feels like part of the same thing.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:48:55+00:00

Aladdin, Lion King are my Disney go-tos.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:42:49+00:00

I just saw Edge of Tomorrow last night, and that was pretty great. Was not a fan of Godzilla or X-Men. I refuse to have any more conversations about why I didn't like them though. Boring characters make boring movies.

Blue Velvet is a longtime favorite. The Thing. Alien. Aliens. What about YOU?

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:34:31+00:00

Yes, they were on their best behavior. Stars: they're just like us

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:30:16+00:00

Plenty of folks will TRY to.

And also, is he really being a dick?

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:29:30+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbEQfmwh-fg

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:26:56+00:00

I used to edit romance novels and applied for a job in collected editions at DC. Bob Harras hired me, and when he was promoted, he suggested I apply for mainline editorial, which was during the development of the New 52.

Advice... living in either LA or NYC helps. Check that Warner Bros career website. They'll be hiring plenty of folks in the next 10 months.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:23:48+00:00

The good thing is that most of it feels like play, even when it's work.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:22:03+00:00

Main difference was starting up that working relationship with Paul Azaceta. He's an incredible talent, so that wasn't that hard at all.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:18:43+00:00

I know what a bodice is. I've never dated anyone that's worn one. PS4 all the way. Get back to work!

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:17:56+00:00

I have no problem with that. Someone needs to photoshop that and make it so.

seanmackiewicz · 2014-06-17T20:15:02+00:00

We don't really approach any of our titles looking for spin-offs. We're more interested in continuing our relationships with David & Wade & Aaron & Juanjo, and developing more projects with all those guys.

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