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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 16, 2011 17:15:47 GMT -5
Jim's blog might be more enjoyable, if Jim had more intelligent fans responding instead of geeks trying to kiss his ass. I truly hope that Jim reinvents himself and finds prosperous and gainful employment doing anything other than making comics. I mean that.
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 16, 2011 18:29:33 GMT -5
I'm kinda baffled why someone tells me 3 or 4 times how self-important I am and yet they went out of their way to personally respond to me. It seems like they are resentful that anything I say is more relevant than they are.
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Post by Brother J on Jul 17, 2011 11:46:06 GMT -5
well, I have no idea which comments on Jim's blog you are referring to specifically, but this thread did get me to look at some of Jim's recent blog postings, so you did accomplish that!
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 17, 2011 12:26:52 GMT -5
Kintounkal (?).. whom always goes out of his way to tell me how much he doesn't like me. I honestly don't care what he thinks. He rambles on with utter s#!t I couldn't care less to read. I was skipping it over and then he started personally addressing me as if I want to defend or explain myself to someone who has no basic reading comprehension or insight. He's a complete ass kisser which I detest. If you look at his Twitter feed, it looks like he he's going to end up with a kidney in his mouth. I just blocked him and Mark Millar on Twitter. He's a fan of Millar's worthless crap. I blocked Millar for the simple reason Kintounkal (Keith) had a lot of "@" mentions with him on his feed. I think Keith lives in Canada.
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Post by gowaltrip on Jul 17, 2011 19:35:16 GMT -5
Jim's blog might be more enjoyable, if Jim had more intelligent fans responding instead of geeks trying to kiss his ass. I truly hope that Jim reinvents himself and finds prosperous and gainful employment doing anything other than making comics. I mean that. Defiant1 I don't want him to leave comics, I just want him to move on from Valiant and not look back on that anymore. Unfortunately, it seems like he doesn't get his fair shake if he's not fully in charge of things. So yeah, then again, maybe you're right. Maybe it would be better if he got out of comics all together and just moved on completely. He deserves more than he's been getting out of it and the industry isn't getting any better.
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 17, 2011 20:34:45 GMT -5
Jim's blog might be more enjoyable, if Jim had more intelligent fans responding instead of geeks trying to kiss his ass. I truly hope that Jim reinvents himself and finds prosperous and gainful employment doing anything other than making comics. I mean that. Defiant1 I don't want him to leave comics, I just want him to move on from Valiant and not look back on that anymore. Unfortunately, it seems like he doesn't get his fair shake if he's not fully in charge of things. So yeah, then again, maybe you're right. Maybe it would be better if he got out of comics all together and just moved on completely. He deserves more than he's been getting out of it and the industry isn't getting any better. I just think he'd be better off embarking upon a better career rather than answering idiotic questions from fans about whether he's read some other modern writer's work. How the hell does a fan start talking about the "Kick Ass" movie on a Jim Shooter blog? That's a "Rain Man" mentality. "Mark Millar, Mark Millar. I really like Mark Millar. Jim, what do you think of Mark Millar. I liked Kick Ass. Mark Millar is cool. Yeah, Mark Millar is cool. I like comic books." That's what the dipshit sounds like. Defiant1
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Post by gowaltrip on Jul 17, 2011 22:51:27 GMT -5
I don't want him to leave comics, I just want him to move on from Valiant and not look back on that anymore. Unfortunately, it seems like he doesn't get his fair shake if he's not fully in charge of things. So yeah, then again, maybe you're right. Maybe it would be better if he got out of comics all together and just moved on completely. He deserves more than he's been getting out of it and the industry isn't getting any better. I just think he'd be better off embarking upon a better career rather than answering idiotic questions from fans about whether he's read some other modern writer's work. How the hell does a fan start talking about the "Kick Ass" movie on a Jim Shooter blog? That's a "Rain Man" mentality. "Mark Millar, Mark Millar. I really like Mark Millar. Jim, what do you think of Mark Millar. I liked Kick Ass. Mark Millar is cool. Yeah, Mark Millar is cool. I like comic books." That's what the dipshit sounds like. Defiant1 That's another problem with comics. Too many nerds.
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 18, 2011 5:03:14 GMT -5
We've discussed that. It's pretty sad when most of the shops I went to I was always talking to store owners and managers about how dysfunctionally their customers behave. You might see 5 or 6 in a row that appear to be incapable of functioning. One girl said I was her favorite customer because I could shut them up. She says "You probably don't even know you are doing it." I replied "No, I'm doing it on purpose. I WANT them to shut up too."
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Post by gowaltrip on Jul 18, 2011 20:26:49 GMT -5
Yeah, imagine how awesome comic collecting would be if it was mostly hip, attractive, well adjusted people at the comic shops and comic cons. Ah well, can't run off with that vision.....
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 18, 2011 20:50:05 GMT -5
When I hung out at the Tucker GA store, there were customers that drove across town passing two or three stores on the way. They were disappointed if I wasn't there, One very normal lady would smile very big when she saw me. There was one guy the manager couldn't stand. He would leave if I was there. The manager loved it. The guy drove him crazy talking stupid s#!t if I wasn't there. People were only interested in me if I was there. Well me and my friend Matthew.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 6, 2011 3:53:41 GMT -5
On Twitter, Josh Adams spoke of not having a book to work on. We had an exchange that went as follows: Me: joshadams I'd love to see how you'd tackle a phone book script from Jim Shooter. Other artists seem to take pride in ignoring his script. Josh: @comicmb respect the script unless in your mind you cannot rationalize all details. You're each entitled to your liberties & interpretation. Me: joshadams "rationalize all details"? Does that mean a shallow minded artist doesn't have to include details for a deep and detailed plot? I think Josh's answer sums up the problem with Jim's scripts in regards to modern comics. I believe his answer is shared by most artists. If an artists isn't a deep thinker, they can rationalize discarding elements required for accuracy or later importance. Defiant1
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Post by gowaltrip on Sept 10, 2011 12:17:15 GMT -5
He pretty much summed up the crappy attitude a lot of artists have these days. I tended to respect comics a lot more back in the days when they told artists to do it over and this time do it right rather than being satisfied with whatever an artist turned in whether it was right or not.
In this day and age of declining comic sales it would seem comic companies could demand more from artists and tell them to pack their bags if they didn't like it.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 10, 2011 12:34:37 GMT -5
It seems like a "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" arrangement. There is no inspiration, just going through the motions.
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Post by vikingspawn on Sept 18, 2011 19:07:30 GMT -5
How long will it take for Shooter to blog about the "Dark Horse" year on his blog? (or is it 2 years....Summer '09 San Diego announcement to Spring'11?)
I'm predicting mid-2012 since it's still covering the marvel years...
I picked up Turok #3 and the fill-in artist must have drawn this over a weekend. Alot less word balloons for a Shooter book too. It's a shame because this issue seemed more sci-fi-ish and could tell there were plans for a future crossover especially with that "Hot Ca-Cha" character with the peg leg.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 18, 2011 19:35:09 GMT -5
How long will it take for Shooter to blog about the "Dark Horse" year on his blog? (or is it 2 years....Summer '09 San Diego announcement to Spring'11?) I'm predicting mid-2012 since it's still covering the marvel years... I picked up Turok #3 and the fill-in artist must have drawn this over a weekend. Alot less word balloons for a Shooter book too. It's a shame because this issue seemed more sci-fi-ish and could tell there were plans for a future crossover especially with that "Hot Ca-Cha" character with the peg leg. I don't think I've seen any recent DH books. I walked into a couple of comic shops last week top see if they were even carrying the TPB collections. I never saw any on the shelf. I didn't ask if they'd ordered them. I posted on the blog again because I haven't seen dipshit posting. Two more comic outlets closed in Atlanta this past month. One was a comic shop, the other was a record store that sold comics. I think comics distribution has passed the point of no return. For the sales to return and be healthy, I think the comic shops left would have to be firing on all cylinders and running like a fine tuned machine. There's no precedent for that in recent years, so in my opinion it's just a matter of how slow or fast the retail outlets drop out of existence. Defiant1
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 18, 2011 19:38:28 GMT -5
As far as Shooter posting about Dark Horse.... unlikely it'll happen soon. He's not going to burn his bridges this soon after his stuff came out. I'm a little bored with all the old internal politics from the 70's and 80's.
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Post by vikingspawn on Sept 19, 2011 21:27:50 GMT -5
My shops didn't order the trade paperbacks either. I had to amazon the last Magnus trade. A bunch of leftover Turok #2s were already in the $.99 bins though.
Looks like Shooter is about to cover his Disney work. Was always curious to know what he did at Disney in that late '80s period.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 19, 2011 21:45:14 GMT -5
My dad used to get some checks from Disney. They owned some radio stations he worked on. I might buy one of the trades if I saw them somewhere, but I'm not making any special effort. The art is too horrid for me to take pride in owning any of the Dark Horse books. I'll check back on Jim's blog maybe later in the week. My girlfriend is out of town starting tomorrow. I plan on working some overtime to try and get caught up at work. By Friday I'll be exhausted and too tired to do anything but surf. I have to be really tired and bored to read some of the forums where my critics post.
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Post by vikingspawn on Sept 20, 2011 20:29:33 GMT -5
Interesting to see him posting the pay rates from his last DC "Legion" run on the blog. The Magnus trade is thin. The white outline looks around the book looks nice. No extras or intros inside it though. Just that story arc. And a number "1" on the spine.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 20, 2011 20:55:44 GMT -5
They'll hire someone else to continue. Probably a cheaper writer.
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Post by vikingspawn on Sept 29, 2011 12:58:10 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like much was published during his "Disney" year according to his recent blog. I remember getting the 3 Dick Tracy 1990 graphic novels he was talking about proposing to them early on. I thought he might have had a hand in the launching of the "Disney/Hollywood" comics line from early 1991 that they had running. Where it had Rocketeer, Roger Rabbit comics and the Young Indiana Jones tv show books. And didn't Neal Adams draw that Rocketeer 3D cover? Wonder if Shooter had a hand in that and rang him up for that one. Still want to see that one collected without the 3d effects.
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Post by Defiant1 on Sept 29, 2011 22:51:28 GMT -5
Nothing came out with his credits at Continuity either.
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Post by vikingspawn on Oct 9, 2011 20:21:03 GMT -5
Checking out some of his recent comments on the blog and VEI must have been an incredible misery to work with. They made him hide in the bathroom so people wouldn't know he worked there. What the hell is that $hit?? I'm surprised he lasted 7 months there in those conditions. Way to treat the guy. That's pretty humiliating. I have zero interest in buying anything vei related.
Sounds like he's still cool with Dark Horse and Mike Richardson with the Dark Horse mentions. I'd like to see him take a bigger role in the company if it's possible. I prefer to see him do his own creator owned stuff over GK. Preferably Plasm/Fatale/Daring Comics related.
I bought this Dark Horse Presents #3 and there was a vague mention for the CGW characters in the letter columns. Seems like they're heading back to those characters.
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Post by Defiant1 on Oct 9, 2011 21:35:08 GMT -5
Actually, I was trying to read between the lines with what Jim was saying about Dark Horse. He said nothing bad about Mike Richardson or his editor. He seemed to criticize the financial guy. My guess is that Dark Horse is playing off all their inadequacies on the financial guy. When you let a spreadsheet monkey control a creative enterprise, it's like locking up potential into a steel box and burying it 10 feet underground. I believe that that Jim's trust in Dark Horse is misplaced. If time doesn't tell, it'll be because Jim's just never given any more work from them again.
I think Jim's comment that VEI are scum... that's enough in my opinion to put to rest any chance he'll work for VEI again. I already knew his opinion though. It wasn't my place to speak for him, but I'd already heard through the grapevine.
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Post by Brother J on Oct 10, 2011 14:28:41 GMT -5
Has there been comments in Jim's blog about VEI? If so, a link would be appreciated. I went back and scanned through about 4 or 5 pages worth of the blog and didn't see any mention.
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Post by Defiant1 on Oct 10, 2011 18:29:52 GMT -5
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Post by vikingspawn on Oct 10, 2011 18:32:23 GMT -5
Another thing from the line is that JCVaughn isn't credited on Mighty Samson #4 as co-writer like the previous issues had. Maybe the "financial/budget guy" was cutting corners on the line. Maybe there's some truth the financial issues with the layoffs reported on the sites earlier in the year too that bled into this line.
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Post by Defiant1 on Oct 10, 2011 18:45:17 GMT -5
I'm sure the financial guy was a scape goat. They hire him to manage assets. He was doing his job. Hiring Jim and doing the line properly should have been deemed an investment in the future. The owners should have the ability to override what the financial guy says. Surely Mike is the owner.
There is a lapse in logic here. If the company wasn't going to do it right, it was stupid to hire Jim at all.
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Post by VaultKeeper on Oct 12, 2011 9:42:53 GMT -5
I totally agree.
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Post by Defiant1 on Oct 15, 2011 10:46:59 GMT -5
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