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2 years ago
So I found out today that when Ken Penders was given the responsibility of writing the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics in the nineties, he was also given the following guidelines... paraphrased:
"So, uh, yeah. This guy's a hedgehog. And he runs fast and stuff. And he's so cool. And there's, um, maybe a couple of other characters. That's it. You figure out the rest. Can you do the first issue by tomorrow?"
Oh my God.
I could not imagine being thrown into that situation without thinking, "You guys are going to see the most amazing Mobius epic ever. You've never seen exocosmic interconnectedness until you've seen hedgehogs and multi-tailed foxes discover it on the edge of time and space."
... for 12 and under, of course.
"So, uh, yeah. This guy's a hedgehog. And he runs fast and stuff. And he's so cool. And there's, um, maybe a couple of other characters. That's it. You figure out the rest. Can you do the first issue by tomorrow?"
Oh my God.
I could not imagine being thrown into that situation without thinking, "You guys are going to see the most amazing Mobius epic ever. You've never seen exocosmic interconnectedness until you've seen hedgehogs and multi-tailed foxes discover it on the edge of time and space."
... for 12 and under, of course.
I'm also reminded of another story in which someone was unexpectedly handed a writing job with little time to prepare. On zero notice, Chicago Tribune writer Mary Schmich was handed the job of writing for Brenda Starr, Reporter. She kept it going for 28 years before retiring the comic strip.