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sonnylarue Senior Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 1474 Location: chicago
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 2:20 am Post subject: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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First , Are you the same Mack that writes the Pocket books trek novels?
Ever since I did a college radio live interview, and embarrased myself asking the 80's singer Paul Young("love of the common people", "come back and stay") if he liked doing albums while in the band Mike & The Mechanics ("living years", "silent running") , and got the nasty answer back "NO! DIFFERENT PAUL YOUNG, NEXT QUESTION!" , I try to make sure I address the right guy.
If yes...
Can you tell us anything about the upcomming VANGUARD books set during the original series.
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justJeffery Veteran

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 2680 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 2:34 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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There's a David Mack that writes Trek books?
Funny..
I'm pretty sure they're not the same cats...
That Mack= not cool because he's not OUR Mack...
Our Mack= Mack-daddy. Mack-a-licious... Big Mack... Mackadocious... the greatest freaking painter in the comic business... and possibly the WORLD!
Jeffery _________________
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Ben Veteran

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 4420 Location: Hollywood, USA
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RangerChic Veteran

Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 3148 Location: FL, USA
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 2:36 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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Yeah, there is a Mack who does Trek stuff. But, that's not our Mack.
RC _________________
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sonnylarue Senior Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 1474 Location: chicago
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 2:48 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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Now here's more Paul Young Music on WZND |
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MACK! Pure Evil
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 666
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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I don't write the Trek.
Bizarre story.
My retailer congratulated me on it and told me he ordered a ton of them cause it had me name. I said I wasn't writing Trek and he showed me the Previews catalogue.
So I was confused, and called wildstorm and told them this.
They said, yeah we're happy to hear you are writing it for us.
I said, I'm not. That's the problem. False advertising.
So he says he'll check on it and call me back.
Says it is a guy named David Allan Mack, but he thought it was me.
So I say, well you need to put David Allan Mack on the cover and solicitation or something so my readers are not buying it blindly based on my reputation and carreer in comics like my retailer did.
He calls back and says he talked to the guy and says he doesn't want to.
But says he will explain it in the issue and try to make a distinction.
I say, I have a friend named James Lee, but if I say I'm doing a book with Jim Lee Wildstorm may have a problem with it. he agrees and says he will fix it.
So I get a package of Star Trek books a month later. I imagine they are showing me how they fixed it. It still says David Mack on the cover.
No distinction about it inside.
So I get the next issue too. Still David Mack on the cover and no distinction.
I'm wondering what the deal is.
Then I get a phone message from David Mack to David Mack.
I call him back and he says he is recieving my Kabuki books from the printer. And that I am getting his Trek books. He then says if he ever does another comic book, he will list it David Allan Mack. Cause he is worried they are going to start sending me his checks.
He sent me my Kabuki books, and seemed like a nice guy. And I appreciate him calling cause I was wondering why the printer was not sending me my books. So I thanked him for that.
But I did feel like a lot of my readers and the retailers were taken advantage of by the whole thing. And DC/Wildstorm told me it was there best selling Trek book ever.
So, I don't know why they didn't fix it from the start. |
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Paul Skowronski Enthusiast

Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 985 Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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heh... mack's pulling a "spike lee"...
j/k!! _________________ http://sinisterstudios.tripod.com I'm quietly judging you.
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Houdinimachine New Kid on the Block

Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 70
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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Paul Skowronski wrote: | heh... mack's pulling a "spike lee"...
j/k!! |
Just wait till they make a Mack TV. _________________ Abusing power is a privelege that only the most responsible members of the world community are able to excess in. |
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Chris Bridges New Kid on the Block

Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 79
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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And DC/Wildstorm told me it was there best selling Trek book ever.
So, I don't know why they didn't fix it from the start.
I think you answered your own question, there... |
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Dan Senior Member

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 1043 Location: NY & NJ
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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I'd buy a Real David Mack Star Trek book, and I don't like Star Trek all that much.
Oh and Quote: | Cause he is worried they are going to start sending me his checks. | ...Aren't you curious how much the other Mack made? If it was more than your Daredevil checks?  _________________ Lame! |
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MACK! Pure Evil
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 666
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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Ha Ha.
No. That's not difficult to figure out. Daredevil was a top ten book when I was doing it then. And my Marvel Knights writing rate is very different from the standard DC/Wildstorm rate based on friends I know who work there.
I had done a few covers and things for Vertigo and Wildstorm before, and the name David mack in their stystem has my address and info.
So I think the concern was valid, that they could as easily send me checks as they did send me books.
In fact Jim Lee's sister does the accounting there and she told me recently that there was some confusion about the entire thing. |
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SteveZ Addict

Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 5369 Location: Otisburg (It's a little bitty place!)
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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So no Kabuki/Captain Kirk crossover? Dammit! She's a good-looking girl, you just know that James T. would like her. _________________
"Yo! Hero! You need a Haircut!" |
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MACK! Pure Evil
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 666
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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This just posted on my Kabuki messageboard:
News: David Mack in David Alan Mack interview
Posted By: David Thornton <david@qktheatre.com>
Date: WED, 7/14/04, 1:42 p.m.
From http://www.treknation.com/interviews/davidmack.shtml --
TT: Haven't you also turned your hand to writing graphic novels?
Not exactly.
In 1995, John and I co-wrote a script for The Batman Chronicles titled "The Art of the Game." The script was paid for but never produced — a fate that befell more of our work than we had anticipated.
To date, my only published work in comic books is a four-issue Star Trek: The Next Generation / Star Trek: Deep Space Nine crossover miniseries titled "Divided We Fall." John and I co-wrote that story in late 2000 and early 2001. It was published by WildStorm Comics in May-August 2001.
However, there is another David Mack working in the world of comic books — a fact that has led to some confusion in recent years. He is the gifted creator, writer, and artist of the award-winning Kabuki series of graphic novels.
The cases of mistaken identity at conventions were annoying at first, but now I'm merely amused by them. Fans sometimes hear my name and ask, "Are you THE David Mack?" To which I respond by paraphrasing Douglas Adams, "No I am A David Mack. We come in six packs now." Lately, I've begun asking Star Trek fans to pester "the other David Mack" at San Diego Comic-Con by telling him how much they love "his" Star Trek novels. [evil grin]
He and I have dealt with everything from our comp issues of comic books being sent to one another to having our tax information crisscrossed by a certain mutual employer — a mix-up that landed me briefly in the hot seat with the I.R.S.
To avoid future confusion, if I do any future work in comic books, I will use my middle name (Alan) in my writing credit to distinguish my work from his. |
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Cth Addict

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 8019 Location: Harrisburg, NC, USA
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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The same thing happens to a guy named Christopher Priest I hear..  _________________
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Bleidd Blackstar Stranger
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: North Kakilaki
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Posted: Jul 14, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Hey MACK! , Trek Books question?? |
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Hahahahaha! That's funny. I swear though, someone having the same name as you, that's like...someone wearing the same outfit as you at a party or something. *shrugs*
Blackstar a.d. _________________ The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. |
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