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by Josh Crawley
Josh Crawley
I’d had something much different organized for this week, however I’ve discovered it to be a rather strange week for news so I decided to share a few of that in situation you missed it.
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Rob Granito is not somebody people should look for at a convention any type of time soon. If you requirement to be caught as much as speed, I’ll wait while you go checked out Rob Granito’s MegaCon experience with mark Waid. (Pause… pause) Okay, good. Now, some people believe that we have much more important things to concern about in the market (and the world), as well as I’m not going to suggest that. However, I do want to share a friend’s story from the most recent Chicago Comics & entertainment Expo (C2E2) that this reminded me of.
Batman
A buddy of mine has a quite incredible sketchbook, as well as he often spends numerous dollars getting some quite fantastic commissions as well as sketches at conventions. Not all of them, however, are awesome. As it was told to me, the artist was commissioned to do a Batman sketch (a character most of us might draw, nevertheless poorly, from memory), was paid, as well as then proceeded to pull out a copy of the Icons: DC as well as Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee, as well as proceeded to swipe an picture from the book!!! Sure, it wasn’t Granito-level Legit-o-mite, however for the money spent, that’s quite shady. I might comprehend if somebody requested that to happen, however I understand that wasn’t the situation (otherwise telling as well as retelling this story wouldn’t be worthwhile).
(Sometimes a fantastic artist will utilize recommendation for a awesome present however totally make it her or his own, as Cliff Chiang did for this exact same friend. As Chiang is awesome, he still made it his own.)
Thankfully, you can do a few things to prevent this type of thing from happening to yourself:
If the artist is a credited name you acknowledge (or can quickly discover in the Grand Comics database or the Comic book Database), you’re most likely quite safe.
Look around the table. If there are other swipes you recognize, or as well many different styles of art, you should be on guard. Not that several styles are impossible, however if you feel there are so many it’s making you feel uneasy, go with your gut.
If it’s a name you can’t discover anything out about, as well as the cost seems high, it can’t hurt to politely ask that money not modification hands up until after the compensation is done. If there’s an problem with paying afterward, yes, you should be on guard.
Of course, if you want to pay somebody to swipe something from somebody else, that’s something that should be your own, informed choice. I assumption that’s all I truly have to state (for now), however ideally that’ll assist keep you from getting something not so legit-o-mite! If you have any type of other tips (especially if you’re a professional), please feel free to share in the comments, as well as if I get enough, I may just have to do an all-new, all-updated column!
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As I stated earlier, there are some more pressing problems in the industry: Joanne Siegel (widow of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel) was preparing a letter for the Chairman as well as C.E.O. of Time Warner, Inc. before her passing this past February. As I checked out it, it made me feel ill understanding exactly how legal proceedings can get out of hand, as well as it’s a fantastic example – I believe – of exactly how we still have so far to go when it comes to respecting creators. as well as if you just want to troll, I’d suggest against it.
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X-Force #26
And in the world, there’s even more going on we shouldn’t dismiss, like the devastation triggered by the recent earthquakes as well as tsunamis to Japan. Thankfully, Mike Choi has decided to spite his mother. Don’t believe me? Go checked out his blog entry where he’s decided to auction off his art for X-Force #26 as well as donate 100% of the proceeds for catastrophe relief.
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That’s all for this week, folks!
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