The First Church Of Jim Shooter

[StarBrand]

Just my opinion, but the stereotype for artists and/or writers is often one where time and deadlines are a bit ambiguous. While, yes, work must be submitted correctly and/or on-time, it is important to note that the Editor-in-Chief must establish and/or enforce what and when exactly that must be.

For any business (which is what any comic book company is) to be successful, they need to be consistent, meet deadlines, take risks, and move beyond their comfort-zones. They need to be both relevant and fresh; and often you NEED a man like JIM SHOOTER to make this all occurs.

There exists a number of creative geniuses out there, however, we hear time and time again about how a band just couldn’t agree and broke up, or how a great movie idea got stuck in creative limbo, or how a comic is delayed months or its story becomes convoluted and breaks away from the established time-line or continuity.

Men like SHOOTER have the ability to take these geniuses, and keep them on track when they otherwise might not have.

Effective management is typically NOT well liked and/or appreciated by the creative minds that fall under their charge. It is typically unpleasant to be told that you are taking too long, or producing a sub-par product. “How dare he call me out!!!! Who made him the king of creative control!!! I put my heart and soul into this page!!! What a **squee**” etc.

We tend to hate people like SHOOTER; but we sure as hell seem to enjoy the results they produce.

DBS

QFT

I'm no stranger to such hatred.

DBS

Glad I'm not under your command! Lol

Just saying that very few empires were ever built from kindness. Of course a balance must exist or ruthless kings get taken out, which we have also seen many times over.

DBS