tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post2824873218574931102..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: This is why we can't have nice things: The week in comics controversiesCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-10279942823807817892011-08-11T12:07:36.448-07:002011-08-11T12:07:36.448-07:00I think Perry White should be played by a native a...I think Perry White should be played by a native american, thus putting Jimmys use of the word 'chief' in a whole new light.Paragon Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828936490143416926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-9254446925480431862011-08-10T14:23:12.710-07:002011-08-10T14:23:12.710-07:00..."A lot of comic nudity in this post. Weir......"A lot of comic nudity in this post. Weird."<br /><br />You say that like it is a BAD thing!SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-25786615165513387312011-08-10T09:23:47.117-07:002011-08-10T09:23:47.117-07:00Those who do the most, get the least. Those who do...Those who do the most, get the least. Those who do the most little bit, get the most.<br />I don`t know if that`s all that true, but that`s how I see it.<br /><br />There was alot of comic nudity in this post. Weird.Aki Alaraatikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432612143247843259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-21249491830920160182011-08-09T23:05:00.212-07:002011-08-09T23:05:00.212-07:00If you absolutely can't stop yourself blogging...If you absolutely can't stop yourself blogging about Marvel, maybe you could just blog about Kirby's old Marvel comics instead of the new work that you seem so ambivalent about?BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262262627667900995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-37431933409850149482011-08-09T16:21:55.788-07:002011-08-09T16:21:55.788-07:00"readers' desires to not have anything as..."readers' desires to not have anything as nebulous as law, ethics or morality threaten their supply of fourth generation riffs on Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko creations"<br /><br />A most eloquent knee to the groin, Caleb!John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616687118768582972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-52026550361010628842011-08-09T13:12:00.133-07:002011-08-09T13:12:00.133-07:00Well said, Caleb. It WOULD be nice for Marvel to ...Well said, Caleb. It WOULD be nice for Marvel to actually do the right thing...but I'm not going to hold my breath. <br /><br />That Mike Allred picture of Hal, by the way, is fabulous.<br /><br />I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that Scott Lobdell is taking pot shots at fellow comic creators. Way back when, he started a feud with Mark Waid for some reason or another...Waid had NO idea what was going on.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-74057118829456758892011-08-09T10:48:08.582-07:002011-08-09T10:48:08.582-07:00Ditto to Collected Editions. Thanks for a great re...Ditto to Collected Editions. Thanks for a great read, and for the plethora of links, especially in regard to the current Kirby controversy.<br /><br />I would also take your suggestion that Bendis and company do something to intervene to the next level. Why not threaten not just to jump ship, but to go totally independent? It worked for the Image creators, and while they were artists first and foremost, I think it would work for writers like Bendis, Brubaker, Fraction, etc. today. (Besides, it's not as if those guys are completely without artistic talent, and I can imagine many flocking to their work, even if it's not tied to a corporate-owned character.) Either way, it would be nice for them to, at the very least, speak out about an issue that's so important to the industry they make their living in.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558378521891430225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-84680915024799025032011-08-09T10:36:46.295-07:002011-08-09T10:36:46.295-07:00I think you hit it out of the park with your take ...I think you hit it out of the park with your take on Bendis and Ultimate Spider-Man, re: opportunities lost. Something tells me that Miles Morales is going to be an answer to a very obscure trivia question a few years from now, which is going to make the whole decision seem even more cynical and desperate.Mark Ginocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09307360763233652541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80815270595927081512011-08-09T06:43:41.834-07:002011-08-09T06:43:41.834-07:00Long(er) form blog writing is not dead. Enjoyed t...Long(er) form blog writing is not dead. Enjoyed the post. That is all.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-40795682630937463462011-08-09T06:36:16.082-07:002011-08-09T06:36:16.082-07:00Wait, Steven Seagal NEEDS a fat suit? (Cheap shot,...Wait, Steven Seagal NEEDS a fat suit? (Cheap shot, I know :P_Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773416732192167277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-65434928397819543522011-08-09T05:18:59.050-07:002011-08-09T05:18:59.050-07:00Isn't Amy Reeder the artist on Batwoman?
Also...Isn't Amy Reeder the artist on Batwoman?<br /><br />Also, though it hasn't been announced, I think it's pretty widely known that Amanda Connor and Nicola Scott are both doing <b>something</b> for DC.<br /><br />After reading Henderson's abysmal Teen Titans run recently, I can do without her work.KentLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955640155710628251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-24528908604027800672011-08-09T01:57:25.566-07:002011-08-09T01:57:25.566-07:00As a lawyer (and oh, boy do I hate starting commen...As a lawyer (and oh, boy do I hate starting comments with those words...) the idea of intellecual property is a confounding one. The idea of moral duty rather than legal duty is an important one.<br /><br />To start with, I should mention that I'm a big fan of public domain. I believe very strongly that intellectual property should pass into the public domain shortly after the creator's death. This would mean that all of these properties wouldn't be the subject of argument, because anyone who wanted could make a movie / book about them.<br /><br />Having said that, one thing that is often overlooked in the work-for-hire argument is the consequences if a creation goes belly-up. If I make a $100 million dollar movie, and it absolutely bombs worldwide, the actors, directors, crew etc. all still have to be paid. That is the risk I take by bankrolling such an endeavour. The flipside is, that if the material 'takes off', I am only on the hook to 'creative' for a fixed sum.<br /><br />How often do actors and creators say "Well, that piece of art that I worked on was terrible, and didn't make its budget back, so I'm going to give back a substantial portion of my salary."<br /><br />Moving back to the issues concerning Jack Kirby, its difficult because at different times his creations have been successful, not successful etc. Is it far to say that he is "X%" responsible for a movie made in 2009-10, using a character he created, but by a process that he was completely uninvolved with? Who's to know?<br /><br />What is the moral right of people who did nothing to contribute to this artistic creation apart from be related to the person who created it? Is that a greater moral right than the company that paid Jack Kirby to create it? I don't know, but I just wanted to talk past the compelling narrative of "little artistic genius" versus "evil corporate empire".<br /><br />Cheers.Aussiesmurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503529901076228210noreply@blogger.com