justinfairfax wrote:
On her Twitter account, Stephanie Buscema--who currently does art for Marvel, and is the grandchild of legendary Marvel artist JOHN BUSCEMA--spoke out about the recent JOHN BUSCEMA: MICHELANGELO OF COMICS book from Hermes Press (apparently the book was done without informing the surviving family):

...nice, right? http://bit.ly/dXelem Im fuming right now. Crooks.

...If at WonderCon, I urge you to go to this panel and ask Hermes Press why they are such blatant crooks.

...Not even having the decency to notify the artists widow about publishing a book about her husband. They should be ashamed.

...I want to thank everyone for the kind, supportive words & retweets, you're all incredible. My family & myself thank you with all our heart.

...I know, some people. Aww thanks, I have a feeling karma will get them
 
 
 
I haven't read the book, so can't comment on this.  If the book is inaccurate, that would be horrible and Stephanie Buscema is correct to object to it.
I have seen just a few examples of her art, she is talented.  As a general rule that families should have veto power over someone covering a biographical subject, I'm not in favor of that, however.  It depends on whether the book is a hatchet job or  whether it accurately reflects the truth.
A tough call, really.  I do agree that any book likely would be more truthful if family members were consulted.  Asking the family for information wouldn't mean giving them veto power over content.

     Allen Smith

  

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