Last week Paul Jenkins, in an open letter announced his intentions to quit working for Marvel & DC for the foreseeable future and work with BOOM!
Jenkins cites DCs atrocious treatment towards it's creators as his primary reason for staying away from them in addition to DC being very editorially driven. He also talks about how they engage in threats, editorial interference, mismanagement, miscommunication and outright threatening them.
Jenkins reasons for leaving Marvel are not as harsh but similar to DC, they are very editorially driven with one mega event after another all the while maintaining the status quo. They do not take the creative risks that they used to. Additionally when the inevitable mega event occurs, the tie-INS cannibalize a good issue by making it rubbish by sheer force of tying it in.
Good for Jenkins for quitting both houses. One is emotionally abusive and the other is creatively abusive.
Thoughts? Feelings? Emotions?
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=45745
Paul Jenkins quits Marvel & DC; signs with BOOM!
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- Mr Wallstreet
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This was news today?
I was talking with Jenkins in Calgary at the end of April and he talked about this for like 20 minutes just with me.
I thought it had already been done.
He made excellent points, and they are the reason so many avoid working for the big two now. Maybe with more big names douing it we may see some actual change,
I was talking with Jenkins in Calgary at the end of April and he talked about this for like 20 minutes just with me.
I thought it had already been done.
He made excellent points, and they are the reason so many avoid working for the big two now. Maybe with more big names douing it we may see some actual change,
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Oh my God, just read this :
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/07/ ... sits-down/
DC's editorial really needs to shut the fuck up.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/07/ ... sits-down/
DC's editorial really needs to shut the fuck up.