You know, it wouldn’t hurt to actually post the link to this job posting. :)

I think anyone interested in the job should have to make an effort to track it down. ;-)

This is my chance to ruin save DC Comics!

Honestly, it sounds like it’s probably one of the more miserable jobs imaginable. Everything I’ve heard about DC’s editorial offices makes it seem like the kind of place that quickly sucks the joy of life from all but the most masochistic.

Wonder if it’s a new position or just filling an empty one, though, and what the minimum 5 titles are?

Yeah I saw this on the Warner site a few weeks ago. Once upon a time I would have jumped at this then I remember you don’t actually get to meet Bruce Wayne or Lois Lane.

That and anything you do will be criticized in blogs and forums. Not that I don’t have thick skin but that sh*t is not a perk.

Remember, Pete Tomasi recently left DC to become a DC exclusive writer.

Ah, that’s right, Rich. Thanks!

“s dot s”: Berganza and Breevort aside, I don’t think editors get criticized nearly as much as the creators, and I’m not sure how I feel about that, honestly. I suspect it depends on the profile of the creator, as Bendis, Johns and Millar certainly have more leeway and pull than, say, Andreyko or Beatty. But yeah, thick-skin is an absolute must in comics.

Too bad I don’t live in New York, and too bad I already enjoy what I’m doing — I’d be able to crack this nut in a heartbeat!

As far as the job being miserable, that’s just one opinion. In order to handle any deadline-driven editorial position, one has to have the right attitude, aptitude and personality. Such a job is NOT for those who wilt under pressure, but if one can handle it, there are few better feelings in life than holding a finished product in hand and saying, “I made this!”

It’s not the deadlines that make it a potentially miserable job, it’s the work environment and the reality of working with licensed characters that have little room to play with. The whole “Seeks ways to keep ongoing series fresh and exciting.” is a can of worms that I’m sure has left many an editor pulling their hair out in frustration.

Your attitude towards it is admirable, though, and surely something they’d be looking to hear from potential candidates.

It’s a trap…

I read it and said to myself, “Jeez – that has GOT to be a horrible place to work right now. ”

Then I said, “Jeez – I bet I can clean that place up a bit.”

So I started signing up for an account.

And then I, thankfully, stopped myself because I realized the only reason why I’d apply is because it represents some monumental challenge. Plus, I’m already making good books.

I probably said “Jeez” again, too.

I’m also willing to bet good money that you currently make at least twice as much as they’re paying. Much as I’d love to see you in there, it’d be a lose-lose situation for you.

Absolutely. And living in a cheaper city, too.

I was a DC editor for approximately six months in 1976 and the scars still haven’t healed.

Tony, you and Marv Wolfman are on my short list for replacing Didio and Levitz, though I suspect I’ll be in a position to start my own company and hire you both sooner than that will ever happen!

That’s high praise, Guy. Maybe then I would be allowed to write Black Lightning again.

Anyway, in case anyone is thinking of applying for this position, let me just offer some advice:

Companies are never as loyal to you as they expect you to be to them. Before uprooting your present situation, think long and hard about the expense of living in the New York area…about your prospects for holding on to the job for enough years to make a move worthwhile…and, of course, the cost to your immortal soul when DC requires you to do repugnant things with their classic characters.