Wild Cards - finally - yes yes yes yes!!!

[doc7924]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/george-rr-martin-has-another-tv-show-in-the-works/ar-BBvlCu1

Been wondering if they would get to this. One of the best original Super Hero series. I read just about every book.

[Tenzhi]

One day I will have to try and familiarize myself with this Wild Cards thing that I frequently hear about.

[Victoria Victrix]

Personally I am strongly amused by the new covers.  Tiny letters: "edited by".  Letters taking up the top third of the book: "George R.R. Martin".  And no mention anywhere on the cover of the ten or so other writers in each book.

[Tenzhi]

I'm all about the digital books these days.  There seem to be at least 5 volumes available for Kindle.  I may check them out when I'm done with this Long Earth series.

[AmberOfDzu]

Personally I am strongly amused by the new covers.  Tiny letters: "edited by".  Letters taking up the top third of the book: "George R.R. Martin".  And no mention anywhere on the cover of the ten or so other writers in each book.

I remember those stories from way back. I'm curious if, when old anthologies go to the screen, do the original authors get recognition or income from it?

[doc7924]

I remember those stories from way back. I'm curious if, when old anthologies go to the screen, do the original authors get recognition or income from it?

I would hope so. Guess it depends on the deal that is made with the publishing company.

[Victoria Victrix]

I would hope so. Guess it depends on the deal that is made with the publishing company.

Nope.  The publishing company, unless they specifically got movie/TV rights in the anthology contracts (unlikely) have nothing to do with it.

Whatever happens will depend entirely on the agreement the authors and Martin made with each other.  For instance, the contract I worked out with my SWC buddies gave each of us certain shares depending on how early we had come into the anthology and giving me an extra share as editor.  We bought Steve Libbey out when he was unable to continue, so should we sell media rights, we already have a method of dividing whatever we get up that was all pre-agreed to. 

Whether or not Martin and his co-writers have that in place, I do not know, but I hope they were all smart enough to.  Nothing sours a deal faster than an in-fight.

[doc7924]

Nope.  The publishing company, unless they specifically got movie/TV rights in the anthology contracts (unlikely) have nothing to do with it.

Whatever happens will depend entirely on the agreement the authors and Martin made with each other.  For instance, the contract I worked out with my SWC buddies gave each of us certain shares depending on how early we had come into the anthology and giving me an extra share as editor.  We bought Steve Libbey out when he was unable to continue, so should we sell media rights, we already have a method of dividing whatever we get up that was all pre-agreed to. 

Whether or not Martin and his co-writers have that in place, I do not know, but I hope they were all smart enough to.  Nothing sours a deal faster than an in-fight.

I remember reading that the cast of Gilligan's Island signed a deal for royalties on a limited number of repeats. So after a few years of reruns they stopped getting paid even though the show has been in constant reruns for like 40 years.

I hope that the authors of these stories do get something from this TV series as compensation or royalties on characters used.

[AmberOfDzu]

For instance, the contract I worked out with my SWC buddies gave each of us certain shares depending on how early we had come into the anthology and giving me an extra share as editor.  We bought Steve Libbey out when he was unable to continue, so should we sell media rights, we already have a method of dividing whatever we get up that was all pre-agreed to. 

As an aside, I've read your Secret World Chronicle books, and enjoyed them. It did remind me of CoH quite a bit -- I had a character in a soviet themed supergroup for a while.

I did read Wildcards way back, and don't remember a great deal about it, though the Turtle and the Astronomer both stick in my mind.

[doc7924]

As an aside, I've read your Secret World Chronicle books, and enjoyed them. It did remind me of CoH quite a bit -- I had a character in a soviet themed supergroup for a while.

I did read Wildcards way back, and don't remember a great deal about it, though the Turtle and the Astronomer both stick in my mind.

I always felt COH reminded me a bit of Wild Cards as well, had a whole history going back decades with aliens and super heroes and villains.