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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2380 on: October 15, 2013, 08:13:34 PM »

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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2381 on: October 16, 2013, 04:48:10 PM »

And like all successful, well-known comics creators he doesn't have the money for insurance so he needs help. Honestly, how many creators need to be ruined before we end this system?

Obviously I agree, but Niles's case isn't really the equivalent of the typical freelancer's -- he's done some Batman minis here and there, sure, but his most successful work is creator-owned.  If every freelancer in the industry were given a full-time employment contract tomorrow, that still wouldn't have an impact on guys like Niles.  I'm not sure even a union would help given that he's working for himself.

So what's the answer in his case?  I know that if he were a successful novelist, every book would come with a contract and an advance that would cover his living expenses until the deadline.

I don't know.  It's a compelling question.  We spend a lot of time -- justifiably -- considering how much freelancers get fucked over by the major publishers, not getting a fair piece of the revenue their work has generated -- but it can be pretty rotten for even a successful creator-owner who DOES get to profit from his work.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2382 on: October 17, 2013, 06:14:49 PM »

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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2383 on: October 18, 2013, 04:11:58 PM »

Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short

Well, that was an absolutely delightful two minutes.

Hey, you know what popular DC superhero has a 75th anniversary next year?  Bruce Timm should totally try doing some kind of animated project related to Batman.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2384 on: October 22, 2013, 06:11:39 AM »

Yet another classic panel-taken-out-of-context.

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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2385 on: October 22, 2013, 12:11:33 PM »

Yeah, but this isn't Joker's Boner.  The context is pretty much what you think it is.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2386 on: October 22, 2013, 01:40:52 PM »

True! In this case it's more taken-in-isolation, I suppose.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2387 on: October 25, 2013, 01:36:53 PM »

I've been kind of wanting to do a comics podcast for a while. Mostly weekly recaps and story summaries before going off tangent and whathaveyou. This is basically what I do Wednesday nights at the bar anyway.

My problem is I stick to Marvel and indie and don't touch anything DC. I asked around trying to find someone who does and found absolutely no one (other then the  occasional "I only read a Superman twice a year to feel sad.")

That's a pretty bad sign.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2388 on: October 25, 2013, 03:29:21 PM »

Everyone I know who read DC, myself included, had been periodically and steadily removing more and more titles from their pull list until they just didn't have anything left.

It's sad because DC has some amazing potential content (see: just about everything they put out that's not a comic) but their comics-division leadership and editorial just keeps fucking it up.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2389 on: October 25, 2013, 05:27:51 PM »

Yeah, you've all seen my slow burn here.

DC's still putting out a few good titles (I like The Movement and...another one might come to me); Vertigo has turned out to be much less doomed than I thought when Berger left.  I'm really enjoying Trillium and, of course, Astro City; I'm hoping Unwritten finds its footing again but I'm kinda irritated that even Vertigo is now getting caught up in crossovers and relaunched #1's.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2390 on: October 28, 2013, 07:25:51 AM »

Here's an interesting one: Artist Al Plastino finds the artwork for his Superman/JFK story about to be auctioned

What makes the story interesting, though, is that Plastino was under the impression that the pages had been donated to the JFK museum at Harvard for the last 50 years. Apparently the art wound up in a Sotheby's auction in 1993 and that's why they've been sitting around. As a result, people are wondering about the current status of the work. Interesting to see where this goes.

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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2391 on: October 30, 2013, 04:45:00 AM »

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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2392 on: November 05, 2013, 08:32:27 AM »

Marvel introducing teenage Muslim girl as the next Ms. Marvel, giving her a solo book

While I applaud the effort, those Spider-Man sales numbers just seem to confirm my feeling that diversity in comics is a band-aid on a sucking chest wound.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2393 on: November 05, 2013, 08:42:34 AM »

Quote from: Marvel, six months from now
Well, we had to cancel the book because its numbers were low. But hey, at least we tried! Now get ready for five more titles starring Wolverine.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2394 on: November 05, 2013, 11:54:45 AM »

I also find it amusing that they've chosen to go the "all the minorities rolled into a single character" route.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2395 on: November 05, 2013, 12:25:43 PM »

She needs a disability as well. Physical, of course. Mental disabilities aren't real
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2396 on: November 05, 2013, 02:58:46 PM »

I also find it amusing that they've chosen to go the "all the minorities rolled into a single character" route.

Eh.  I understand the "filling out checkboxes" view, but most people aren't just one thing.

She needs a disability as well. Physical, of course. Mental disabilities aren't real

Or are only used for villains.  Thankfully there appear to be some efforts to break that trend recently.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2397 on: November 05, 2013, 04:00:08 PM »

I also find it amusing that they've chosen to go the "all the minorities rolled into a single character" route.

Eh.  I understand the "filling out checkboxes" view, but most people aren't just one thing.

She needs a disability as well. Physical, of course. Mental disabilities aren't real

Or are only used for villains.  Thankfully there appear to be some efforts to break that trend recently.

I know I'm just making fun of the "collective token" concept where you can minmax more slots for heroic white guys but putting all your token obligations on one character.
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2398 on: November 05, 2013, 04:34:11 PM »

Remember Dust?  I remember Dust.  She was kinda neat until they started drawing her abaya clinging skintight to her breasts.  She still around?
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Re: Funnybooks
« Reply #2399 on: November 06, 2013, 12:03:54 AM »

There's always Faiza Hussain... but then, nobody reads Captain Britain.
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