Comments on: Marvel Promotes Writers by Calling Them Architects

By: Hsifeng

Hsifeng — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:47:02 +0000

Sorry! I forgot to close the cite tag after “AIA Architect”! :/

By: Hsifeng

Hsifeng — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:13:01 +0000

Johanna Says: "...So why am I bothering to mention it? Because I found it highly amusing that they'd use the term 'Architects' when it immediately reminded me of the super-villains in Doctor 13: Architecture and Morality..." This also reminds me of how it bugs actual architects when computer programmers call themselves architects. AIA Architect Said in the thread "When can you call yourself an architect?," Coding the Architecture, on 24 March 2007 02:11:21 GMT: "You should call yourself an architect when you are licensed by a government agency to design buildings and spaces in order to protect and benefit the health, safety, and welfare of people who use them. Just like you wouldn't call yourself an 'M.D.' or a 'lawyer' or a 'professional engineer' or a 'CPA' if you weren't appropriately trained and licensed, so it should go with the title 'architect'. "Architects (real ones that is) appreciate the title-envy, but we're finding that everyone wants to be the architect of something these days be it public policy, war, criminal actions - or software! "Software designers (creators, developers, coordinators, team leaders, gurus - whatever) should find another title to limit confusion and dilution and differentiate themselves from the art and science of creating safe and aesthetically beneficial buildings and spaces."

By: William George

William George — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:37:42 +0000

I guess “Copyright Maintainers” seemed too blunt.

By: Cole Moore Odell

Cole Moore Odell — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:25:02 +0000

Ah yes, I remember, going after Grant Animal Man/Doom Patrol/Seven Soldiers/Club of Heroes Morrison and Mark walking-silver-age-DC-encyclopedia Waid for not paying enough attention to wacky, third-string characters. Azzarello had a great point there.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:34:44 +0000

Even before I read the story here, people were e-mailing me asking “Architects? Wasn’t that what Azzarello called Morrison et al in the Dr Thirteen mini?”

So there is plenty of love for our Narrative-tossed misfits, among a self-select demographic…

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:13:22 +0000

“Architect” reminds me of the guy in the white suit from “The Matrix”.

I wish that Bendis, instead of writing a hundred different, virtually unreadable Avengers titles, he’d do just one that’s actually good. He had me for a brief moment with “Avengers Prime” but lost me with naked Tony Stark riding bareback on a white horse with Cap, then sitting around the camp fire with Thor and Steve talking about which one “hooked up” with Patsy Walker. Yeesh!

By: SKleefeld

SKleefeld — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:15:25 +0000

FWIW, I couldn’t get past the title of Marvel’s press release without mentally going to Doctor 13.

By: Drew Thomas

Drew Thomas — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:14:00 +0000

Love Doctor 13 too!

By: James Schee

James Schee — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:42:08 +0000

No I love the story as well Johanna, especially Traci Thirteen! So its funny to see Marvel refer to these creators as such.

I find it odd that they describe these particular creator as “the writers and artists telling the most exciting and impactful stories” though. Since doesn’t that sort of mean that those creators stories not mentioned are not exciting or impactful? Way to diss on your employees….

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:36:47 +0000

Oh, the most likely explanation is just an oversight, no one remembered the story or some such. Maybe I’m the only one who liked and recalls it so much.

By: Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:06:52 +0000

Having fun, perhaps, though whether any malice is involved…? Not so sure of that.

By: Mike McLarty

Mike McLarty — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:25:22 +0000

C’mon…this is C.B. Frickin Cebulski. No WAY is this an intentional prod.