I continue to be disappointed in Marvel....
Several months ago I wrote about the comic industry in general, and mentioned why I wasn't buying into comic events like Civil War.
Oh it feels so good to be right. Marvel has pushed back issue #4 of Civil War, citing that it's artist, Steve McNiven, needs time to catch up on his art for the series. They don't want to compromise the story by putting in a new artist. Or, in other words, he's probably under contract and they don't want to eat his salary by hiring another artist to do the work. Meeting deadlines apparently is not a big deal in the comic book industry. If you think you're a great artist you just take your time. You can issue statements saying how "sorry" you are for the delay and how you're not a prima donna. How about this? You buckle down and work 12 hour days. Stop goofing off and wasting time apologizing. In other words, work hard and stop making excuses.
My husband's an artist. I know artists. If you've decided to be a commercial artist you need to meet deadlines and I think that should be more enforced in the comic industry. Personally, I think McNiven is a turd. I'm glad I never supported him or his not-so-great art by buying Civil War. And yea, I said it. His art isn't that great. He's not hand painting his stuff like Alex Ross, nor is his technique as refined. He's drawing characters with a pencil. Doesn't take as long as fanboys think. Considering all the starving artists out there who draw fast and work consistently I'm disappointed McNiven even has the gall to say how hard he's working.
I will continue my boycott Civil War. And yea, I'm still supporting 52. It's on week fifteen, the art and story are superb, and it's meeting all it's deadlines.
Oh it feels so good to be right. Marvel has pushed back issue #4 of Civil War, citing that it's artist, Steve McNiven, needs time to catch up on his art for the series. They don't want to compromise the story by putting in a new artist. Or, in other words, he's probably under contract and they don't want to eat his salary by hiring another artist to do the work. Meeting deadlines apparently is not a big deal in the comic book industry. If you think you're a great artist you just take your time. You can issue statements saying how "sorry" you are for the delay and how you're not a prima donna. How about this? You buckle down and work 12 hour days. Stop goofing off and wasting time apologizing. In other words, work hard and stop making excuses.
My husband's an artist. I know artists. If you've decided to be a commercial artist you need to meet deadlines and I think that should be more enforced in the comic industry. Personally, I think McNiven is a turd. I'm glad I never supported him or his not-so-great art by buying Civil War. And yea, I said it. His art isn't that great. He's not hand painting his stuff like Alex Ross, nor is his technique as refined. He's drawing characters with a pencil. Doesn't take as long as fanboys think. Considering all the starving artists out there who draw fast and work consistently I'm disappointed McNiven even has the gall to say how hard he's working.
I will continue my boycott Civil War. And yea, I'm still supporting 52. It's on week fifteen, the art and story are superb, and it's meeting all it's deadlines.
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