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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
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kirbyfanatic wrote: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.
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Medieval Guy wrote: kirbyfanatic wrote: 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. I don't think it's a tough call at all. If you're writing a book about somebody, you interview, or at least try to interview, the people who knew him. And nobody is saying the Buscemas should have had veto power; just that they should have at the very least been told that such a book was in the works.I think it's bad journalism to write a book without trying to find out about the subject. But worse, it's just plain idiotic. What could they possibly have lost? Worst-case scenario, the family would refuse to cooperate, and they lose nothing; best-case scenario, the family does cooperate, and they get a treasure trove of information and material they otherwise wouldn't have had.I have no clue what their thinking was. Maybe there is a logical reason to freeze out their subject's family. But I can't imagine what that reason would be.
kirbyfanatic wrote: 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.
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kirbyfanatic wrote: Medieval Guy wrote: kirbyfanatic wrote: 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. I don't think it's a tough call at all. If you're writing a book about somebody, you interview, or at least try to interview, the people who knew him. And nobody is saying the Buscemas should have had veto power; just that they should have at the very least been told that such a book was in the works.I think it's bad journalism to write a book without trying to find out about the subject. But worse, it's just plain idiotic. What could they possibly have lost? Worst-case scenario, the family would refuse to cooperate, and they lose nothing; best-case scenario, the family does cooperate, and they get a treasure trove of information and material they otherwise wouldn't have had.I have no clue what their thinking was. Maybe there is a logical reason to freeze out their subject's family. But I can't imagine what that reason would be.I agree, the publishers do need to clarify some things. I mean, I have the TwoMorrows Buscema book, so I'm interested, so an explanation as to why the family wasn't at least consulted should be forthcoming. Allen Smith
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sbuscema wrote: The bottom line is: John's wife should have been contacted immediately in regards to a book being published about her husband. I find it not only disgusting but disrespectful that she had to find out this information second hand.
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Donovan wrote: Don't books get published on a daily basis where the surviving families are not notified?
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