I'm not really sure how Skolnik became involved in the New Warriors, but I do vaguely remember something along the lines of FabNic recommending him, but I wouldn't swear on oath to it. In regards to Doc Spec, I'm grabbing that because the term 'JMS protege' is so off base. JMS and Samm ?? had worked together on a TV series, JMS, due to work commitments suggested that Samm put her Doc Spec ideas down. He advised, but had no real input on the book.

She did an interview at Newsrama I believe and explained it all, she herself was a little put out by the suggestion that she got the book on who she knows, as a published novellists an accredited tv script writer, it is quite understandable why she's slightly peeved.