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See that cishetwhitemale get what’s coming to him!

Web registration doesn’t shed any light…

Tell Jerry Ordway about this!

Apparently they plan on running the site as a subscription based thing:
http://www.ucreatecomicsevents.com/tickets/

Who the heck is going to play $179 for a chance to pitch something once a month? Sounds like a scam.

File under “mounting evidence of a crowdsourcing bubble.” Things are going to get very ugly in this space sooner or later.

James Frey’s Full Fathom Five did something similair but with young adult novels and much more scammy due to the aforementioned Frey(a possible connection to Walder Frey?). They produced Lorien Legacies(I am number four) but this seems more like the Pepsi Refresh Project and American Idol for comics. i gotta see what they drum up before i can say anymore.

You might want to break into a bank first:
http://www.ucreatecomicsevents.com/tickets/

Standard Ticket Balcony Level – $179
Standard Ticket Mezzanine Level – $199
Standard Ticket Orchestra Level – $219
VIP Ticket – $259 (Only 40 VIP Packages Available)

All tickets include “a FREE 12 month membership to ucreatecomics.com as a UcreateComics Freelancer Member ($120 value)” Pay to play?

Hmmm… the New York City event? It’s on Free Comic Book Day.

God help you if you’re the next Kevin Smith.

The key question is, who owns the copyright? The creators? These guys? And how much of a cut does each get?

You gotta ask yourself, any time big money comes to comics they’re looking for something. And it’s not comic books.

I’d bet a shiny penny that Ucreate would have a stake if not 100% ownership of any accepted pitches – then those comic pitches can get turned into movie or tv or online content pitches were the real money is…

I’d bet a shiny penny that Ucreate would have a stake if not 100% ownership of any accepted pitches – then those comic pitches can get turned into movie or tv or online content pitches were the real money is…..I mean…really…why else would anyone put big money behind unknown comics…to find the next Walking Dead because we all know that even with a ressurgence in the popularity of actual hand held paper comics there is very little money in in continual large scale publication.

Wow…thats weird…it printed it twice but only part of it….lol

Get it in writing and don’t give away your work.

I would feel if they truly wanted to help and inspire this would be offered free.

One could send out a lot of pitch packages for $179 bucks, and if one is any good, I think one might even have better odds at being “discovered” doing it the old-fashioned way.

But I’m old school, so what do I know?

I’m going to make sure that all my pitches to Neal Adams include references to the crystals inside the earth that are making our planet expand. This will win him over and guarantee me great success.

Odissey is worth a look for just having Adams drawing Batman again, but a little editorial input in the story would´ve been nice.

That one Batman cover looks like Bats is about to chow down on whoever he’s holding.

Adams at 71 still has a work ethic that puts the young guys to shame. Here’s hoping he gets to do more books!

Young Xavier in a blond wig? I know editorial gets blamed every time something goes wrong, but in this case…. good call, Nick Lowe!

“Jesus! It’s a comic book, guys! Relax!”

I never like hearing this from ANY comic writer or illustrator — especially from a seasoned pro like Adams. They’re willing to takethe accolades, but dismiss critcism with “it’s just a comic” speaks volumes about the quality of the story. Of course, some of the criticism is mean-spirited trolling, but Adams is better than this.

There’s no denying Adams his due as the single most important American adventure cartoonist of the 1970s. I was struck by this, though:

“his legendary role in providing greater creator rights for all within the comics industry”

Let’s see, he helped renegotiate Siegel & Shuster’s settlement with DC in the mid-1970s, which got them a decent pension. But that didn’t benefit anyone else in the field. Also, Jim Shooter consulted with him and Jim Starlin about the royalty arrangements in Marvel’s graphic-novel contracts, which helped pave the way for creators receiving royalties for single-issue sales with DC and Marvel’s traditional comics lines. However, Starlin was by far the more important player of the two in those discussions, and it was Shooter who made the sale to Marvel’s executives and its parent company’s board of directors. That was no small feat, given Marvel’s overwhelming market dominance and ascending profit margins; the suits’ attitude was all but certainly why fix what ain’t broke?

So I’m sure there must be something else. What am I leaving out?

The internet is too rude and there should be standards but to people who don’t get his Batman book, “Fuck you!”.

Robert Stanley Martin – the other linked article goes into that some more, discussing his role in getting original artwork returned to the artists, and his position as advice giver for those in need.

Rich Harvey – I think given his work in actually helping people in the industry (and perhaps combined with many fans ambivalence to such people still being snubbed), “it’s just a comic book” definitely applies to the uproar such comparatively small things cause.

Also, in case it wasn’t clear – Neal swears a lot and says a great deal in jest!

The internet is too rude and there should be standards but to people who don’t get his Batman book, “Fuck you!”.

Then how about you explain it us, Chuckles?

Laura — Adams may be a stand-up guy. I don’t recall anything in my comment saying that he wasn’t. But “hey it’s just a comic” is not a good approach. Adams is getting paid to produce the work, but the fans are paying to read it (unless they’re flipping through it in the store). “It’s just a comic” could become a slippery slope.

Rich, there is nothing wrong with him saying “it’s just a comic”. Comics are what? Entertainment. Just like movies and video games. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. Comics are the creators vision in most cases and they hope to be able to touch a group of people with that vision. Look at what his response is to. People using inflammatory and derogatory responses because they don’t agree with that vision. Saying “you’re retarded” is not criticism. There are far better ways to convey one’s disappointment. In many cases, the creators have very good reasons for them, as to why they did what they did. Sometimes it’s very enlightening and makes the reader/viewer see things in their light. Some people simply will hate and whine no matter what the reason.

My point is there’s nothing wrong in what Adams said. People need to take a chill pill.

“Also, in case it wasn’t clear – Neal swears a lot and says a great deal in jest!”. He sounds a lot like the internet.

The same internet however that thinks it is fine and dandy to call someone ablist slurs or worse (and believe me, I’ve had much worse myself). Sadly, the internet just isn’t that civil a place sometimes, once you’ve broken through the porn and cat videos all the same.

I do find it a tad worrying how many people conflate “internet troll” with “internet commenter” though :S

Hard-hitting stuff! I guess someone had to expose that Adams was turning into Byrne.

Can’t help but wonder why Adam’s and DC released the book in serialised individual chapters, which didn’t contain a note saying “this won’t make sense unless you get all 13 chapters, across two separate series”, if it was designed to be read all as one? Why does no one bitch to a book author after only reading the first chapter – because it was packaged and sold with all the other chapters as well! I know, I know, “Fuck you Ben”.
I left after the first chapter, not because I didn’t think any of it didn’t make sense (except for Man-Bat), it just wasn’t very good. Or if that’s too much, I just plain didn’t like it. Didn’t fit with what I like in a Batman story, or in a Neal Adams one. And that seems to be the general consensus throughout the issues, not just from fans but from critics, even now they have been read as a whole.* The guy who made Superman Vs Muhammed Ali just ain’t what he used to be.
(I did find it funny that after pointing out how dumb fans are for not understanding his book, he has to come up with an explanation for Marvel making him work with a co-writer… Is that the fans fault too?)

Also, did he really suggest that it would be for the best if someone was monitoring every part of the Internet? I’m with him it’s pretty shitty to call someone a retard, but I don’t think Big Brother is the right solution.
(Or was that one of the jokes? It’s hard to tell).

*Although now we’ve learned Batman almost says Fuck, I’m expecting the critics to revise their opinions any day now.

Ben: much as it’s just a comic book if it doesn’t work, it’s just a joke if someone gets offended. These are the Adams Rules.