[E&P] A comic creator is playing bingo with his syndicate submissions.
DailyCartoonist.com reported that Aaron Johnson sent his "What the Duck" strip last Thursday to Creators Syndicate, King Features Syndicate, Tribune Media Services, United Media, Universal Press Syndicate, and the Washington Post Writers Group.
Then Johnson created a bingo board -- which can be seen here -- listing the six syndicates and six possible responses: "Love it," "Form letter," "Try again," "It's no 'Garfield,'" "Hate it," and "Kill yourself." (Obviously, Johnson took at least one humorous liberty.)
Cartoonists can wait anywhere from days to weeks to months to get a syndicate response, so the bingo board might not be filled for a while.
[Premiere.com] "Director Sam Raimi on why Spidey will finally face off against Venom: "[Avi Arad, the former chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios] said the fans want to see Venom. I come from a different generation. I read the comic books in the '70s, where it was Green Goblin, Sandman, Electro, Mysterio, the Vulture. It was not until the late '80s that Venom came about. But Avi said, 'I'm telling you, they're waiting for him. Don't be selfish. Spider-Man is everyone's myth, not just yours.' "
