5-Minute Time Out: Tiny Titans
The Tiny Titans scribe on rewriting Batman - as a six-year-old.
by Vivian Manning-Schaffel
November 7, 2008
So the Titans are a little older than your kids, who are four and two.
There's also another group of Titans that are too young to go to school: the toddler Titans. The Tiny Titans have to babysit for their little brothers and sisters now and then. My kids still say some stuff that ends up in some of the scripts. My boy asked me yesterday, "Why do people call other people 'dude'?" And I said, "I don't know, dude." That kind of thing.
You work from home. How do you pull that off with two little kids running around?
Oh, I don't know, I manage. I have an art studio in my house with art tables and computers, and I put a headset on and work like this everyday. The kids are here now and the babysitter's upstairs with them.
Do you like working at home?
I love it because I can do all this artwork and still take the kids to school. I love the freedom. The hardest thing is coming up with the discipline. What really helps me get motivated is, after the morning news, there's a court show that comes on. And this guy says, "All rise," and I usually get off the couch, grab some coffee and get downstairs to work. It's like my cue.
Ever sit on the couch until The View's on?
That's when you know you're bad. I'm guilty sometimes. I've seen that show through every woman, from Star Jones, to Rosie, and now Whoopi . . .
Who's your favorite?
I really liked Rosie. Even though she was tough to listen to, I like when people stir up trouble.
What happens when you get to work? How long does it take to make a comic book?
I draw everything on paper with a light blue pencil, then I ink it all in, scan it and email it to DC. I'm supposed to do one a month, but I do one every two weeks.
©2008 Vivian Manning-Schaffel and Nerve Media
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Vivian Manning-Schaffel has written for Parents, Parenting, The Advocate, The New York Post, Business Week and a variety of other publications. She lives and works in the heart of breeder Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She's on the web at vivianmanningschaffel.com. |
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