A lot of this feels to me like Jim Shooter is an excellent creative editor, and a pretty good publisher, but that he doesn't really have much patience for idiocy, or excuses, which essentially turns people off.

Looking at how young Shooter was when he started, and that -his- editor was Mort, I really wonder how many bad habits he picked up from Mort that might have seeped into his day-to-day interactions. It's not at all clear here from those two articles, though -

Hey, MightySore, do you recall any other accounts -ABOUT- Jim Shooter that might explain this?

Also, here's something that talks about what he did -after- Marvel:

http://www.craveonline.co...-with-jim-shooter-101943

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