sfcityduck wrote:
I speculate that the Buscema family feels wronged that someone elected to write what is being billed as "a complete picture of one of the comics most outstanding artists" without ever contacting them. IMHO that's not unreasonable. This is in stark contrast to how the Krigstein and Kirby books were done.

I further speculate that the ire over this discourtesy is compounded by a perception that the author is acting parasitically in profiting off of Buscema's reputation and reproduction of his work without any compensation to the family.

Whether such conduct is legal or ethical is a debate I'm not interested in, but I believe that Ms. Buscema's statement of her opinion of the situation is not actionable.

It's not like this book has to be the final word on John Buscema. If he's really the Michelangelo of Comics, then there will be plenty more books on him. There's been lots of "art" books that were produced without the input of the artists or the artist's estates. The Buscema Estate can probably produce a better one anyway.

I wouldn't get too upset about it, Stephanie. I think it was an oversight that the family was not contacted; not an intended slight.