Steven D. Forbes

It’s been a little while since I updated here.

Comics first, as always.

Well, I still haven’t heard back from my editor about the book I want to do. Hopefully, that’ll be soon. Soon is always good, but I’m learning that the process is slow, so I’m just taking it a day at a time.

I also want to hear back about a second book I want to do. He gave the script I wrote to his partners, and I’ll hopefully hear back about that pretty soon, as well. That one, I’m actually expecting to hear back about this week. That’ll be good.

I stepped down from doing Bolts & Nuts as well as The Proving Grounds. Some personal issues, outside of comics, forced me to stop doing those two. I’ll be furthering my brand in other ways, but I’m both loving the newfound freedom from the columns, as well as missing them terribly at the same time.

How am I furthering my brand? Well, there’s the webcomic I’ve been tapped to write. I’ve finally gotten a handle on the story for it, hashed out a plot with the creator, and have been thinking up my visuals and how I want to tell the story ever since. That story’s stayed in the back of my mind, and it will be good to get it down on paper.

And then there’s Lionman.

I just got a contract from Grand Master O’Neal, and I didn’t sign it. I sent it back with a lot of notes, as well as a sample contract for him to work from. I couldn’t sign the contract in good conscience. I could have raped him for all he was worth, and there wouldn’t have been anything he could have done to avoid it, because it wasn’t spelled out in the contract. I could have ended up owning a large chunk of Lionman. So, I’m helping him to protect himself. Yes, he’s very appreciative of it.

For all of you reading this: a poorly written contract is NOT your friend. Spell out everyone’s duties and what they are owed and when they are owed it, so there are no misunderstandings or confusion later. The more important the project is to you, the tighter the contract should be. Remember that.

Anyway, that’s comic stuff. Real life stuff?

Let’s just say it was a doozie, and we’ll leave it at that. I don’t mean to be cryptic, but it’s a family affair. Things are getting back on track, and that’s always a good thing.

I’m on vacation from my job this week, which is good. Halloween has passed, as has my wedding anniversary. Good stuff. Good times. Not the way I wanted it to be, but we can’t have everything that we want.

Still waiting for real life and comics to intersect. It’s coming.

That’s really about it for now. Not in the mood to write a lot today. Just thought a quick update would be nice.