Shooter - 1985 job hunt

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:43 pm

So This was in Captain America #50 and I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.

To bad they dont look for talent like that anymore,

I wonder if Shooter actually came up with the idea or if marketing did.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:26 pm

I've got that try-out book. It's pretty cool.

If I recall correctly, JayJay Jackson did some of the interior illustrations of little things like typewriters, pens, pencils, markers and stuff like that throughout the book.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:02 pm

Isn't that how Mark Bagley got discovered?

-slym

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:05 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:I've got that try-out book. It's pretty cool.

If I recall correctly, JayJay Jackson did some of the interior illustrations of little things like typewriters, pens, pencils, markers and stuff like that throughout the book.

You should have her on the show again and ask her about it.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:27 pm

slym2none wrote:Isn't that how Mark Bagley got discovered?

-slym

Yup.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:34 pm

wow thats a great find

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:08 am

Cool piece of comic history!

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:38 am

geocarr wrote:Cool piece of comic history!

x2

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:12 pm

I have to wonder if Marvel got some of their New Universe artists from this talent search. After Marvel pulled Shooter's New Universe funding he went with mostly talented, but inexperienced artists, and it wasn't long after this search the New Universe was launched.
It's even entirely possible Shooter had the New Universe in mind if and when he thought up this talent search.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:17 pm

StarBrand wrote:I have to wonder if Marvel got some of their New Universe artists from this talent search. After Marvel pulled Shooter's New Universe funding he went with mostly talented, but inexperienced artists, and it wasn't long after this search the New Universe was launched.

Reading through this thread again, Bagley did some early New Universe work. He drew Star Brand 10, Nightmask 9 and 10, and Psi-Force 24. This has a pretty cool New Universe angle!

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:34 pm

I remember seeing the ad in the comics back in the day. Man, 1985 is almost a quarter of a century ago . . . I feel old.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:09 am

Thanks for posting this, eternalwarrior68.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:31 am

StarBrand wrote:Thanks for posting this, eternalwarrior68.

No problem star

I thought it was cool, so I had to share it.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:01 pm

I think if the publishing companies did more of this kind of thing, it would be GREAT for the future of the industry. Time to bring in some new blood and get the audience INVOLVED. Enough with trips down memory lane to the late 60's and reboots every 5 minutes. New blood, new perspectives.

VHMMV · Post by **VHMMV** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:23 pm

Too bad they never did put out a finished Spider-Man comic featuring the finished Try-Out Book.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:27 pm

xodacia81 wrote:I think if the publishing companies did more of this kind of thing, it would be GREAT for the future of the industry. Time to bring in some new blood and get the audience INVOLVED. Enough with trips down memory lane to the late 60's and reboots every 5 minutes. New blood, new perspectives.

-slym