tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869845175439776411.post6886488983727205689..comments2023-06-09T07:10:52.237-05:00Comments on Freelancer's Lament: All Things Must Pass...LegalSnowman Experthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127825717978645729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869845175439776411.post-67796933094643395102007-05-04T07:59:00.000-05:002007-05-04T07:59:00.000-05:00That's exactly right. The expenses are mine to pay...That's exactly right. The expenses are mine to pay for, which have amounted to about $8,000 if you include photo rights. My publisher has a legal department that's even hard to reach by phone nevermind addressing some of the problems I faced (for a newcomer, no less)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sending me your link to Will Eisner. Of course your blog I visit regularly as I continue to learn how to be a gag cartoonist (a new development in my life and career this past month. Your post http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2007/04/nyc-ncs-get-together-42507.htmlwas especially interesting because I recognized some of the faces from the New Yorker cartoonist lunches and I was finally able to place the faces with the names (eg. Anne Gibbons). <BR/><BR/>I have been working on another book in secret on the side, a graphic novel called the Sea Below Us, a comedy about the horrors of Arctic exploration in the 18th century which at the same time tells the story of global warming today. When I started that project 6 years ago I referred to the books by Will Eisner as a standard and tried to digest his ways and learn from it.Snowman Experthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127825717978645729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869845175439776411.post-58665244866886075192007-05-04T05:54:00.000-05:002007-05-04T05:54:00.000-05:00What's wretched about all this is that the onus to...What's wretched about all this is that the onus to get legal clearance is on the author, not on the rights clearance pros at the publishing house. That seems wrong, unless I misunderstand the situation.<BR/><BR/>Changing topics:<BR/><BR/>Scroll down for a Will Eisner snowman here:<BR/><BR/>http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2007/05/will-eisner-preventive-service-monthly.htmlMike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.com