Teh Suk!

[DennisMM]

I just read the S/B Supergirl trade. Pretty silly stuff. I'm giving SG's book a short try-out, but as this point my feeling is negative.

All-Star Batman is an offense to the character. The second issue doesn't make any sense unless you believe the theory that most of what we're seeing is tainted by Dick's trauma. That would explain why Batman is speaking coarsely and has two days of beard just a half-hour after leaving the circus clean-shaven.

Sucks anyway.

[buster00]

I sure hope that's where they're going with A.S. Batman -- The "Grayson's Trauma" Theory. It's the only idea that can even HOPE to crowbar this rubbish from the bottom of the bin.

That would make a great name for some indie band. "Grayson's Trauma Theory."

Nah. I'm sick of seeing the words "Theory" and "Trauma" in indie band names. Forget it.

"All Star Batman Headjob." THERE'S a band name.

[Keepcoolbutcare]

That would make a great name for some indie band. "Grayson's Trauma Theory."
Nah. I'm sick of seeing the words "Theory" and "Trauma" in indie band names. Forget it.

the indie band name word du jour is Wolf.

Wolf Eyes, Wolf Parade, Guitar Wolf, AIDS Wolf, Peanut Butter Wolf.

Why no one has gone with lycanthropy remains a mystery.

[buster00]

Peanut Butter Wolf has been around for years, brotha man gets a pass. His turntable kung fu MAKE YA DIZZY! WATCHIT!!

[bc1970]

I just want to say that the secret of Jason Todd's return is just as unsatisfying as I feared it would be.

It is trluy teh suk.

[Chairman Kaga]

I just want to say that the secret of Jason Todd's return is just as unsatisfying as I feared it would be.

It is trluy teh suk.

What is it since I jumped out shortly after Hush...

[bc1970]

Inviso text:

SuperboyPrime punched the glass dome of his Utopia, which sent out ripples through time, which animated dead DC characters, including Jason Todd. Then Talia dipped him in the Pit.

he coulda been Hush the whole damn time.

[Theta]

My opinion about Mark Millar in general (Ultimate X-Men excepted, he got that one really right, somehow) and "The Ultimates" in particular is well-documented. What really bothers me is that somebody decided that a comic book about heroes who unite to fight for the greater good should be turned into a comic book about a bunch of self-centered jerks in a paramilitary unit that mindlessly follow orders.

[Theta]

Inviso text:

SuperboyPrime punched the glass dome of his Utopia, which sent out ripples through time, which animated dead DC characters, including Jason Todd. Then Talia dipped him in the Pit.

he coulda been Hush the whole damn time.

Wait, WHAT? Seriously? Geez, it's a good thing the storyline itself is worth reading!

[DennisMM]

That is remarkably stupid, isn't it? So they were planning the Infinite Crisis tie-in two years ago?

[MadCapsule]

Rob Liefeld.

IPAMPILASH! I used to be so into his scribbling when I was a pre-pubescant fuck-tard.

[CrazySlasher]

The new Doc Samson is one of the most terrible things I've ever read.

[Shane]

Rob Liefeld.

IPAMPILASH! I used to be so into his scribbling when I was a pre-pubescant fuck-tard.

Rob Liefeld is the most over payed over rated artist in history.

He hasn't improved at all over the years, he has never bothered to stufy Anatomy, and doesn't know what perspective is.

I am against talking shit about artists, but if they have gotten that much credit and are that horrible I can break the rule.

[King Psyz]

I can't get passed how horrible that Cap picture he did is...fuck.

[Chairman Kaga]

Shane you forgot to mention his blatant plagiarism as well.

[Shane]

Shane you forgot to mention his blatant plagiarism as well.

yeah well, with someone sucking that badit's hard to hit all the negative points. He is still not as bad as Spawn boy McFarlane

[Adam Balm]

I agree. That is definitely Teh Suk.

[Chilli]

I love that Cap'n America pic!

[DennisMM]

Liefeld was even funnier when he blatantly stole from Marvel because they fired him. When Marvel realized Heroes Reborn was a major wash-out they fired the chronically late and untalented Liefeld. First he "created" his own patriotic character, slightly altered his unpublished Captain America pages and actually put the result into comics stores. Capt's female Bucky became a robotic female sidekick dressed like Bucky. He then bought the rights to Fighting American and continued to plagiarize Marvel, to the point that he was sued.

Link is dead. Removed 12/13/07.

[Adam Balm]

Liefeld was even funnier when he blatantly stole from Marvel because they fired him. When Marvel realized Heroes Reborn was a major wash-out they fired the chronically late and untalented Liefeld. First he "created" his own patriotic character, slightly altered his unpublished Captain America pages and actually put the result into comics stores. Capt's female Bucky became a robotic female sidekick dressed like Bucky. He then bought the rights to Fighting American and continued to plagiarize Marvel, to the point that he was sued.

http://members.aol.com/chrisv82/america.htm

Yeah, I remember that. To me, that's not too different from Warren Ellis reusing his scripts from that shelved Marvel Millennium project for Ultimate Exctinction. At least the man stole from himself this time. Heh.

[DennisMM]

I was going to argue but my stomach hurts too much to bother. I deleted sentences about violation of copyright versus recycling of ideas.

[Chairman Kaga]

Some pics to enjoy.

[Chilli]

This clown gets paid?

[buster00]

Shut UP!!

Where did that spreadsheet come from, Kaga? God, I'm actually embarrassed for the poor schlemiel! I mean, most artists borrow a LITTLE...but GOD DAY-AMM!!

[Adam Balm]

You know, you can do the same comparison shots with Otomo's Akira and Todd McFarlane. Shot for shot stealing. It's not just Liefeld doing it. You'd be surprised how widespread this kind of swiping is.

[Adam Balm]

I was going to argue but my stomach hurts too much to bother. I deleted sentences about violation of copyright versus recycling of ideas.

Well, comics have always skirted the edge of outright theft and violation of copyright. They've always stolen from eachother. Try and imagine the Fantastic Four if Stan Lee wasn't ripping off the Challengers of the Unknown wholesale ("But..." you say, "Kirby created them!" Yes, but DC owned the rights to them. They still could have sued just as they sued Fawcett over Captain Marvel, another case of skirting the edge.) Honestly, there's thousands of examples, and they are the rule, not the exception.

In that way the comics industry has always been similar to the early computer industry.

[DennisMM]

I agree completely, but look at that pages I referenced. He made minor changes to material rejected by Marvel and published them as his own "character" who looked almost exactly like Captain America. Which he then followed with another character who also looked almost exactly like Captain America and again used the robot-teenager sidekick. And the shield. Lee and Kirby at least had to think up super powers (even if they borrowed two of them from Golden Age characters) and personalities for the FF.

[buster00]

(*ahem*)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shield_%28Archie%29


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[dark wesley]

Rob Leifeld is teh suck, but for some reason he's still massively popular, or so joey Q says. Teh Suk? in my opinion bruce jone's run on the incredible hulk, made me want to eat my own brain, and I know it's not fair to critizice an artist when he was producing two books a month but Igor Kordey's New X men issues were rushed and horrible and looked like they had been drawn by a mental paitient.

[Colin]

Liefeld's art style still has a certain appeal to a very few number of fans. Yeah, it's hard to believe, but it's true. Sales spike about 10,000 copies whenever he's on a book.

What didn't you like about Bruce Jones's run on Hulk?

[Luke Cage]

Yo, brothas, if you are looking for a serious contender to the throne of Rob Liefeld, just check out the horrifying CYBERFORCE # 1.
Pat Lee is definitely TEH SUCK and I pity the foo'!


WORD!

[Chairman Kaga]

You know, you can do the same comparison shots with Otomo's Akira and Todd McFarlane. Shot for shot stealing. It's not just Liefeld doing it. You'd be surprised how widespread this kind of swiping is.

I don't even hold the one on the right against him because it's essentially photo reference. It is ridiculously common unfortunately.

[Adam Balm]

You know, you can do the same comparison shots with Otomo's Akira and Todd McFarlane. Shot for shot stealing. It's not just Liefeld doing it. You'd be surprised how widespread this kind of swiping is.

I don't even hold the one on the right against him because it's essentially photo reference. It is ridiculously common unfortunately.

I don't mind photo reference, if an artist makes good use of it. One thing I can't stand is when they actually trace over the photo as Greg Land's been doing on UFF. It's irritating beyond belief and it pulls me out of the story when I can see the movie screenshots he's tracing over in each panel..

[TheButcher]

I wish I knew the names responsible but two words: Spider-Clone.

Word Balloon Podcast Friday, August 05, 2016:
Danny Fingeroth on Comics Editing Analysis and Re-Hashing The Clone Saga

A great conversation with the former Marvel editor and writer who really puts perspective on his time at marvel during the late 70s through the late 90s. We talk about his time editing Marvel UK and learning at the foot of Larry Lieber.

You'll hear memories of writing Dazzler, working with Stan Lee and Will Eisner, and of course his 2 cents on editing Spider-Man's infamous Clone Saga.