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Rob Guillory talks about turning down a Marvel / DC Comics revamp a fair few years ago
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Rob Guillory , co - Jehovah ofChew , Moselyand Jehovah ofFarmland , has had a few one - off gig for Marvel on the likes ofUncanny Avengers , Thor , Secret Wars , Rocket Raccoonand the like . Even more recentlyTitansfor DC . In late Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , there has been a bit of a disruption regarding Marvel and DC Comics ' respect to their freelance comical book Jehovah . Lots of folk had a stack to say . But Rob Guillory hold in his own counsel … for a couple of daylight before letting it all rip on Facebook .
" I ’ve seen a lot of yack online about decreasing Sir Frederick Handley Page rates and bad contracts at Marvel and DC . Here ’s the affair : Yes , their charge per unit are not great . And yes , they do seem to be decreasing . I can corroborate this from numerous God Almighty and personal experience . And yes , the stock Big 2 contract bridge is what I would call a Bad Deal for the average comic creator who is n’t in the rare post to negotiate for more . I slay this realisation a few years back after a very nice editor from the Big 2 offered me a gig revamping one of their case . It ’s a well - have intercourse character , and frankly , I was blandish to be deal . The 9 - twelvemonth - sometime in me felt very affirmed seeing the same company logotype from my childhood now on an email in my inbox offer me work . But then the 42 - year - old me considered the existent term of the deal . Which I ca n’t completely portion out BECAUSE LAWYERS . "
" The canonic gist is that I ’d have the task of bringing my talents to this flag character in the hopes that I could resuscitate him and make him cool again . In rally , I ’d get a ( meh ) page rate and perchance some residuals IF it sold well . And meanwhile , the fellowship would own my body of work and could make it into a billion - dollar enfranchisement if they make for their cards right . Of course , the company would have NO obligation to actually pay me anything more for the adaptation … but if I was lucky , perchance I ’d get a Special Thanks credit at the end of the picture show . LUCKY ME . "
" In the end , 42 - year - onetime me decided it was a Bad Deal that made dead no sense . specially after years of creator - own work had taught me that the REAL money was in actually OWNING the matter I was make . So I courteously passed and continued making stuff and nonsense that I own and control . So yeah , I think the Big 2 Deal is a Bad Deal . Does n’t mean that the people at these companies are bad people . It just means that I think God Almighty give away WAAAAAY more than they get in return in these contract bridge . So … what can creators do about that ? Easy . bar call for THE DEAL . Seriously . If you really feel these mass unfairly leverage creators without MEANINGFULLY compensating them , do n’t work for these companies . Go feel or create a safe vent for your art . It ’s that simple . "
To be sightly , there are quite a few these days . a ) get an agent b ) go to Scholastic c ) think of something kids will want to read in four twelvemonth and bingo .
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