jlroberson (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jlroberson) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} scans_daily,@ 2009-08-16 03:16:00 |
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| Current location: | Seattle |
| Current mood: |  angry |
| Current music: | The Fixx |
| Entry tags: | char: rog-2000, creator: joe staton, creator: john byrne, creator: nick cuti, genre: parody |
Two Parodic Views of John Byrne
Both from E-MAN, but two different periods of the book.
First, from Charlton's E-MAN #6, Rog-2000 confronts his creator.(written, however, by Nick Cuti)
Second, from First's E-MAN 2 & 3, written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Joe Staton, "Companyman," henchman of "Stanley Presents." (That's Shooter, of course, in the middle) Not only was this in the midst of an X-Men parody, but also controversy over work-for-hire contracts (though predating the Kirby art fight). In fact, that was the true target of the parody--Marvel's treatment of creators. The reference, which certainly no one remembers now, is to an opinion piece Byrne wrote in COMICS SCENE where he declared himself proud to be a "company man," and proposed a rather absurd concept: "If there are creator's rights, there should be creator's wrongs." Meaning that if a comic takes a loss, so should the creator. Some thought this a somewhat...servile thing to write. Gold star to someone who can hunt up the article.
Second, from First's E-MAN 2 & 3, written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Joe Staton, "Companyman," henchman of "Stanley Presents." (That's Shooter, of course, in the middle) Not only was this in the midst of an X-Men parody, but also controversy over work-for-hire contracts (though predating the Kirby art fight). In fact, that was the true target of the parody--Marvel's treatment of creators. The reference, which certainly no one remembers now, is to an opinion piece Byrne wrote in COMICS SCENE where he declared himself proud to be a "company man," and proposed a rather absurd concept: "If there are creator's rights, there should be creator's wrongs." Meaning that if a comic takes a loss, so should the creator. Some thought this a somewhat...servile thing to write. Gold star to someone who can hunt up the article.