DavidTai wrote:
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

I think you've pretty much encapsulated my feelings towards Shooter. He was/is an exceptional business man, but he rubbed people the wrong way so often that you have to imagine that his "people skills" were lacking.

I certainly don't mean to bash Shooter, I think that has been done ad nauseum. In the days before the internet, when comics magazines were the only source of info - the Comics Journal would savage Shooter unmercifully, crying that his cold business-like approach was stifling creativity. In contrast, in this interview, Shooter portrays himself as the victim, the target for policies over which he had no control. I suspect that there is some truth in both points of views and as in all things, the real Truth lies somewhere in between the extremes.

I feel like giving up the rat race and just becoming a handsome millionaire.