"Wolverine O face" comic artist steals 3 other artist's tables at Montreal Comic-Con
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Supposedly he may have some sort of agreement with the convention that says he gets 4 tables and they had only given him one. No idea if that's actually true, just something that was mentioned here a couple of times so that may be why they didn't force him to move.
Even if that's true, why not ask the convention organizers about the issue instead of just taking tables that already had names on them?
Palette Swap
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Well, this is the Con's official stance, which sounds a bit soft:
My best guess is that they didn't want to alienate a big name or deprive some attendees from the guy they'd come to see but yeah, this is still puzzling.
Wasn't he a bit of an ass in business dealings when Image fell apart? I might be thinking of McFarlane though, that drama was a shitfest.
Not that this would justify going to see him to insult him anyway. I strongly dislike his work, I'll make fun of that but I'd never go out of my way to directly insult him.
bobawesome
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He's pretty talented when he tries but yes, his more recent body of work has included a lot of lazy stuff like that. He's also responsible for this infamous Wolverine cover:
excelsiorlef
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oh lord the hastag #Suydamized is spreading around twitter.
And Mark Waid is going nuts about this on twitter
And Mark Waid is going nuts about this on twitter
CarpeDeezNutz
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Hahaha wtf? I mean, I have heard of the comic book guy stereotype but have never witnessed it in action. That shit must be real cringy to be around.
So the dude that hijack the other tables say he was owed them or something?
John Rabbit
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this post isn't getting any love. it needs to.
PhoncipleBone
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Perfect.
adamsappel
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Blargonaut
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FTFY
Maximus.
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Same, that is unacceptable behavior no matter who it is.
SillyEskimo
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Why didn't Dan Parent, Rachel Richey, and Francis Manapul just take their tables back?
The Lamonster
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He's pretty talented when he tries but yes, his more recent body of work has included a lot of lazy stuff like that. He's also responsible for this infamous Wolverine cover:
wow!
That thread was amazing.
Physically moving his stuff coulda ended up in all sorts of liabilities (damaged artwork, pushing/shoving, who the hell knows).
What a dick.
Zeus Molecules
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Early nerd gets the table I assume
For a fun read, look up "Rob Granito."
CadetMahoney
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must be one of those unwritten gentlemens agreement sort of thing.
User 479360
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That Ted Dibiase guy came to my high school once, and got removed from the stage. For some reason, they thought it'd be good to have an idiot from the WWE do public speaking, and he kept saying that gay people were responsible for all of the bad things in this world.
Not really. Just kind of a jerk thing to do.
Mark Waid went all-in on Twitter about this:
Bobby Roberts
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Waid gets RILED.
Oh wow, this is terrible. Somewhat amazing how someone could be so bold, but in a terrible way.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
I go to cons fairly often (not to sell)and Arthur Suydam is a name that tends to come up in "this guy was being a dick" stories.
Im pretty pissed for a bunch of reasons. One, that this gets traction only when it happens to successful artists. Two, that it happened to Dan Parent, who was my teacher for a whole year at the Kubert School (nicest guy on the planet) and three, that it didnt happen to me so that I could shove that assholes table right in its face.
Im pretty pissed for a bunch of reasons. One, that this gets traction only when it happens to successful artists. Two, that it happened to Dan Parent, who was my teacher for a whole year at the Kubert School (nicest guy on the planet) and three, that it didnt happen to me so that I could shove that assholes table right in its face.
Future Foundation
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Not really. Just kind of a jerk thing to do.
Mark Waid went all-in on Twitter about this:
This is the dude who (allegedly) went into a rage blackout during a Man of Steel screening, then said he couldn't remember. A fucking fugue state, man.
Bobby Roberts
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Oh, I know. And it wasn't so much that he couldn't remember, it's that he didn't realize until after he was doing it that the guy in the theater standing and screaming at the screen...
(music rises)
...WAS HIM!
(DUN DUN DUN)
He gets a pass for catching the vapors, though, because Birthright is the best origin story Superman ever had.
(plus, he overall liked the movie outside of Zod dying, and he REALLY liked how Jonathan died)
Future Foundation
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Shit, man. He went full depersonalization?
He's pretty talented when he tries but yes, his more recent body of work has included a lot of lazy stuff like that. He's also responsible for this infamous Wolverine cover:
styl3s
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That's it i am order this guys daredevil run off IST right now.Not really. Just kind of a jerk thing to do.
Mark Waid went all-in on Twitter about this:
this is just another excuse to pull the trigger
please don't shame me for having read his DD run.
KidGalactus
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Guy is a notorious, king sized shit to fans and other artists.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Seems like the average GAF member, whats the problem?
Palette Swap
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I love Waid but I'm laughing right now. Thanks for the anecdote.
Edit: oh yeah, he's hulking out alright;
Bobby Roberts
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Here's the actual quote from the review on his site:
"Superman wins by killing Zod. By snapping his neck. And as this moment was building, as Zod was out of control and Superman was (for the first time since the fishing boat 90 minutes ago) struggling to actually save innocent victims instead of casually catching them in mid-plummet, some crazy guy in front of us was muttering “Don’t do it…don’t do it…DON’T DO IT…” and then Superman snapped Zod’s neck and that guy stood up and said in a very loud voice, “THAT’S IT, YOU LOST ME, I’M OUT,” and his girlfriend had to literally pull him back into his seat and keep him from walking out and that crazy guy was me. That crazy guy was me, and I barely even remember doing that, I had to be told afterward that I’d done that, that’s how caught up in betrayal I felt. "
I wouldn't say they allowed it to happen. They just didn't want to be assholes about it. They spoke to the organizers about it and Francis spoke to Arthur about it directly.
I guess Arthur sent his agent over to speak to Dan and Francis about it but they completely ignored Rachel.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If ever there's a time for being assholes, then surely this is it.
Messypandas
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jediyoshi
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'They', 'all people involved'. To clarify, you're saying it's embarrassing the affected people didn't simply forcefully, take the space back?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If he did this at a swap meet he'd get stabbed.
It's a world where just about everyone is afraid of confrontation, so Twitter is how you go about it.
Bobby Roberts
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The comics industry is also not very well known for its members being all that upfront with each other.
The industry is really incestuous, so people get worried that making a stink will lead to that burnt bridge preventing them from a job they need later on, because everyone knows everyone else and jobs aren't necessarily assigned based on merit. So basically, a lot of writers and artists spend large amounts of time just eating shit.
Personally I think it would be just deserts if a few people dressed up as zombie types and then went and pelted the guy and his stuff with rotten fruits/vegetables and maybe a bucket of good ol red stuff before scattering to the winds.
Might send a message.
And yes it can be considered excessive.
It might also be damn effective against a well known prick.
Might send a message.
And yes it can be considered excessive.
It might also be damn effective against a well known prick.
XANDER CAGE
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It's absolutely shameful how tepid the con's response is.
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