I hated his Tom Strong stuff too.

Rick Veitch did a "9/11 was a conspiracy" comic recently. Dumbass.

I like Veitch. His Rare Bit Fiend stuff was great.....and I loved his Grey Shirt mini and Supreme segments.

Veitch is one of the few comics creators I've met in real life.

I don't think Veitch did any Tom Strong. Do you mean Greyshirt?

I feel dirty just owning this book, but it has summed up the attitude of many these writers about the sexual practices of DC's big guns.

I didn't feel dirty at all but I was underwhelmed.

While I kind of feel bad that everyone is down on Veitch, I must admit that I also find his work slightly repellent -- it's got this slimy, gross quality to it that makes it unappealing for superhero work.

Answer your PMs, asshole.

Now Grant Morrison Tackles DC, Siegel And Shuster In Action Comics?

It’s all going a bit meta.

The other week, Joe Michael Straczynski spoke to Aint It Cool News and said, talking about Before Watchmen.


Considering there’s a legal case right now between DC and the Siegel/Schuster estates, this was a remarkable statement by such a high profile DC comics creator. It basically admits that the pair got screwed.

Now JMS was defending DC, but it’s not too far removed from Chris Roberson’s statement about DC being an immoral company that got him fired off of Fairest.

And now, in today’s Action Comics, set in three or four parallel universes, we get this scene, featuring Clark, Lois and Jimmy who have, between them, summoned up, created, a very real Superman.

And we get words that feel ripped straight out of Rick Veitch’s Maximortal, that seem highly critical of a corporate approach to comic books and creators, and understand the compromises creators make along the way. What’s going on?