November
12 It's Worley's World, Almost

The Comics2film Web site has recently undergone some major changes, as has the site's founder, Rob Worley.

The site: Definitely one of the best resources for anyone looking for film- and television-related comic book info (the coming soon index is daunting but exhaustive), Comics2film has been transformed to a portal through which fans and industryites can quickly scan news compiled from many varied sources.

The founder: One of the reasons the hub has became more community-built was the sudden workload taken on by Rob Worley. A computer programmer who "just started rounding up stories" about comics-related film and TV news he found by scouring the web and calling up Hollywood producers from his Michigan locale, Worley's exposure to the creative side of the industry led to his metamorphoses into a journalist. And that experience pushed him towards becoming a comic book writer and screenwriter.

"I was writing for the website almost every day, getting to know screenwriters and other industry people, and one of them in particular would pick my brain on ideas and stuff. So I just said 'Maybe I ought to try it.' "

Try it he has. Worley, through Marvel, is bowing a comic book in February as part of the comic company's Epic banner, an imprint created for unknown talent to pitch ideas and get them published (submissions aren't currently accepted due to oversupply). The book, titled Young Ancient One, is a Doctor Strange prequel that mixes Kung Fu and sorcery. Worley is also working on a spec screenplay with a writing partner. With so many things on the burner, something had to give -- and so he took the plunge.

"Working a full-time job and running the website didn't leave me a lot of time, so I quit my day job. It's a kind of risky move," said Worley. "Now I sort of just let the fans be the catalysts."