Comments on: Bravo for Byrne; Golden’s Pettiness http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:09:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Golden Sketch Fiasco Followup » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71781 Golden Sketch Fiasco Followup » Comics Worth Reading Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:43:53 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71781 [...] news on the story about Michael Golden scamming those who commissioned sketches from him and wanted them in the promised timeframe. He’s [...]

[...] news on the story about Michael Golden scamming those who commissioned sketches from him and wanted them in the promised timeframe. He’s [...]

]]> By: Daniel Best http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71777 Daniel Best Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:42:38 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71777 Well bugger me, you're right. Ok, I'll stand corrected, I am an idiot. Well bugger me, you’re right. Ok, I’ll stand corrected, I am an idiot.

]]> By: Troy Nunis http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71775 Troy Nunis Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:52:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71775 Daniel -- actually, Renee was Byrne's editor for his second stint -- Bobbie Chase was the editor for the first run which ended with the editorial dispute -- so there goes that theory Daniel — actually, Renee was Byrne’s editor for his second stint — Bobbie Chase was the editor for the first run which ended with the editorial dispute — so there goes that theory

]]> By: Daniel Best http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71749 Daniel Best Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:33:36 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71749 Byrne may not necessarily have made this offer without some form of an agenda. You might recall that back in the day Byrne left THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK title after a few because he had creative differences with his editor/ Guess who that was? You got it: Renee Witterstaeter. Byrne only returned to SHE HULK after Witterstaeter left the book and Bobbie Chase became the new editor. I'm not aware of any major conflicts between Byrne and Golden in the past, but if he's already not fond of Witterstaeter, and this also happens to be an outrageous action that's now been publicly exposed, both aspects may have motivated John to make his generous offer. Food for thought. I still applaud him for making the offer as public as he has, but while it makes one artist look bad, another comes out of it looking good... As for 'at least three other people', well I think you could easily ramp that number up considerably. Byrne may not necessarily have made this offer without some form of an agenda. You might recall that back in the day Byrne left THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK title after a few because he had creative differences with his editor/ Guess who that was? You got it: Renee Witterstaeter. Byrne only returned to SHE HULK after Witterstaeter left the book and Bobbie Chase became the new editor. I’m not aware of any major conflicts between Byrne and Golden in the past, but if he’s already not fond of Witterstaeter, and this also happens to be an outrageous action that’s now been publicly exposed, both aspects may have motivated John to make his generous offer. Food for thought. I still applaud him for making the offer as public as he has, but while it makes one artist look bad, another comes out of it looking good…

As for ‘at least three other people’, well I think you could easily ramp that number up considerably.

]]> By: Fascination Place » This Week’s Haul http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71661 Fascination Place » This Week’s Haul Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:25:50 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71661 [...] Coincidentally, this story about Golden doing an art commission for a fan showed up the same week on John Byrne’s message board. If it’s legit (and since the poster is claiming it happened to him and not a “friend of a friend”, I see no reason to assume that it’s not), then it’s pretty pathetic that someone would actually do this. (Comics Worth Reading has more on this.) [...]

[...] Coincidentally, this story about Golden doing an art commission for a fan showed up the same week on John Byrne’s message board. If it’s legit (and since the poster is claiming it happened to him and not a “friend of a friend”, I see no reason to assume that it’s not), then it’s pretty pathetic that someone would actually do this. (Comics Worth Reading has more on this.) [...]

]]> By: Michael Denton http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71657 Michael Denton Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:01:05 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71657 Kudos to JB nonetheless! Kudos to JB nonetheless!

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71655 Johanna Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:33:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71655 Well, you can't really blame them... there are a number of folks who love to point and laugh at Byrne and his devotees, sometimes justifiably. Well, you can’t really blame them… there are a number of folks who love to point and laugh at Byrne and his devotees, sometimes justifiably.

]]> By: Michael Denton http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71654 Michael Denton Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:11:11 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/07/28/bravo-for-byrne-goldens-pettiness/#comment-71654 Wow - really amazing! Even if the guy bugged the crap out of Golden to get his piece, you just don't do that - instead you send back the money and refuse the commission - not purposely vandalize the artwork he paid good money for. I am also somewhat amazed by the level of paranoia on the Byrne board as to how JB's truly selfless act will be twisted. That's a bit scary! Wow - really amazing! Even if the guy bugged the crap out of Golden to get his piece, you just don’t do that - instead you send back the money and refuse the commission - not purposely vandalize the artwork he paid good money for.

I am also somewhat amazed by the level of paranoia on the Byrne board as to how JB’s truly selfless act will be twisted. That’s a bit scary!

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