Well, the enthusiasm isn’t going to get any better now. I think it’s common sense that if you think a book you’re working on is failing, you either drop out before criticizing it or keep your mouth shut until it’s over and time has passed, as a show of respect to the other creators involved. Saying something like this doesn’t help anyone.
“as a show of respect to the other creators involved.”
It isn’t Rob who’s not showing respect to the creators involved. He and most of the others got their pages in on-time, ready to go. It’s just one creator–by all accounts, McFarlane–who isn’t holding up his end of the bargain, which is preventing the series from continuing and screwing everyone else involved.
I’m curious whether he’s referring to the delays, the quality of the series, the fan reception, sales numbers, the enthusiasm of his fellow creators, or some combination of those. I haven’t seen any of the series, myself.
Maybe the delays are just part of the homage to the time when Image was notoriously late with most of their books.
“We’re going to put all of our original Image characters in one series, drawn by their creators. And just like when their books were first coming out, there are going to be delays with this miniseries so new fans get a taste of and old fans can remember what it was like being an Image fan in the 90′s.”
I don’t mean to speak for Rob, but I’ve followed what he and the other creators have to say about the matter as much as I could, including on their messageboards, and I’m pretty positive he’s referring to the delays here, not to sales figures, fan response, etc. And yeah, it’s McFarlane–I don’t think he’s been specifically named, but most everyone involved has hinted at it very strongly.
Now I see how Rob’s statement doesn’t necessarily refer to fan reaction. I thought he was talking about enthusiasm from the fans, didn’t even cross my mind he could be talking about another creator. I just went with my first reaction that the twitter post seemed a bit disrespectful. And while I still find it a tiny bit rude, it’s not anywhere near as bad as I first thought. But I still think the ‘pointing of fingers’ should wait until after a project is over and time has passed enough to get a clearer view on the matter, or if it really is such a mess, then just drop out of it.
How sad is it when Rob Liefeld turns his art before you do?
I wasn’t especially looking forward to this title because I haven’t followed any of Image’s super-hero titles in years. But I thought it was an awesomely 90s-cheesy-gimmick kind of idea.
On the other hand, if it is McFarlane we’re talking about, are we surprised that he’s a little busy to fulfill his share of the workload–even if he agreed to it? After all, even though he tends to work more in the background now than in years past, he’s undoubtedly in the top ten wealthiest/most successful comic book creators living in the US today.
SHane said: “I don’t mean to speak for Rob, but I’ve followed what he and the other creators have to say about the matter as much as I could, including on their messageboards…”
Sorry to hear that, SHane. Time better send doing anything else.
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Of course McFarlane “tends to work more in the background now”, Wesley. He doesn’t care about comics any more, just that his share of the Image income keeps coming his way every month. He’s raking in the dough just being a part of the management team these days. Lets everyone else do the work, and whistles all the way to the bank.
My only solution to this is to read Savage Dragon. The current storyline is pretty damn epic and we get to see a old school Image character go evil. So far Emperor Kurr > Omega Spawn.
16 Comments
Marko
April 19, 2010 at 11:38 am
Wow. “Embarrassment”? Really?
Alan Coil
April 19, 2010 at 11:46 am
“highly UNanticipated, but delay-plagued, miniseries that features inFerior art”
I added F,U, and N to the above quote. FUN!
Human Bong aka Chris
April 19, 2010 at 11:49 am
Well, the enthusiasm isn’t going to get any better now. I think it’s common sense that if you think a book you’re working on is failing, you either drop out before criticizing it or keep your mouth shut until it’s over and time has passed, as a show of respect to the other creators involved. Saying something like this doesn’t help anyone.
SHane
April 19, 2010 at 12:06 pm
“as a show of respect to the other creators involved.”
It isn’t Rob who’s not showing respect to the creators involved. He and most of the others got their pages in on-time, ready to go. It’s just one creator–by all accounts, McFarlane–who isn’t holding up his end of the bargain, which is preventing the series from continuing and screwing everyone else involved.
Rich
April 19, 2010 at 12:08 pm
I’m curious whether he’s referring to the delays, the quality of the series, the fan reception, sales numbers, the enthusiasm of his fellow creators, or some combination of those. I haven’t seen any of the series, myself.
Matt Spatola
April 19, 2010 at 12:09 pm
@SHane Do we know for sure its Todd? I haven’t seen posted anywhere…
Mysterious Stranger
April 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Maybe the delays are just part of the homage to the time when Image was notoriously late with most of their books.
“We’re going to put all of our original Image characters in one series, drawn by their creators. And just like when their books were first coming out, there are going to be delays with this miniseries so new fans get a taste of and old fans can remember what it was like being an Image fan in the 90′s.”
The Ugly American
April 19, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Hey, at least we can see their feet and count their teeth.
SHane
April 19, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I don’t mean to speak for Rob, but I’ve followed what he and the other creators have to say about the matter as much as I could, including on their messageboards, and I’m pretty positive he’s referring to the delays here, not to sales figures, fan response, etc. And yeah, it’s McFarlane–I don’t think he’s been specifically named, but most everyone involved has hinted at it very strongly.
BrikHed
April 19, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Sad for sure…
Human Bong aka Chris
April 19, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Now I see how Rob’s statement doesn’t necessarily refer to fan reaction. I thought he was talking about enthusiasm from the fans, didn’t even cross my mind he could be talking about another creator. I just went with my first reaction that the twitter post seemed a bit disrespectful. And while I still find it a tiny bit rude, it’s not anywhere near as bad as I first thought. But I still think the ‘pointing of fingers’ should wait until after a project is over and time has passed enough to get a clearer view on the matter, or if it really is such a mess, then just drop out of it.
Wesley Smith
April 19, 2010 at 12:59 pm
How sad is it when Rob Liefeld turns his art before you do?
I wasn’t especially looking forward to this title because I haven’t followed any of Image’s super-hero titles in years. But I thought it was an awesomely 90s-cheesy-gimmick kind of idea.
On the other hand, if it is McFarlane we’re talking about, are we surprised that he’s a little busy to fulfill his share of the workload–even if he agreed to it? After all, even though he tends to work more in the background now than in years past, he’s undoubtedly in the top ten wealthiest/most successful comic book creators living in the US today.
Alan Coil
April 19, 2010 at 2:26 pm
SHane said: “I don’t mean to speak for Rob, but I’ve followed what he and the other creators have to say about the matter as much as I could, including on their messageboards…”
Sorry to hear that, SHane. Time better send doing anything else.
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Of course McFarlane “tends to work more in the background now”, Wesley. He doesn’t care about comics any more, just that his share of the Image income keeps coming his way every month. He’s raking in the dough just being a part of the management team these days. Lets everyone else do the work, and whistles all the way to the bank.
SHane
April 19, 2010 at 3:14 pm
“Sorry to hear that, SHane. Time better send doing anything else.”
You’re here. That’s different how? I try to contribute to a discussion and get mocked. Okay then.
Grant
April 19, 2010 at 3:24 pm
My only solution to this is to read Savage Dragon. The current storyline is pretty damn epic and we get to see a old school Image character go evil. So far Emperor Kurr > Omega Spawn.
Grant
April 19, 2010 at 3:25 pm
@Rich He’s talking about the delays.