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John Byrne
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LINKHe has some nice things to say about me. Bastard’s trying to ruin my reputation!! (Thanks, Keith!)
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Paul Wills
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I've always loved Keith Williams inks on your work. I thought it meshed really well. Turns out you were kind of a pioneer on giving credit where credit was due as well. You're not such a bad guy after all!
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William Roberge
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I just met him a couple of weeks ago. Very nice guy.
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Ben Herman
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Mr. Byrne, thanks for posting a link to the interview I conducted. Keith Williams is definitely a good person. And, yes, it also speaks very highly of you that you were so generous in helping an up-and-coming artist.
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Rebecca Jansen
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Keith Williams is a name I've so far always been glad to see in the credits. Quality and quantity!
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Marc Baptiste
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Always did like Keith Williams's inks on your work, JB!
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Matt Hawes
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Keith's inks meshed well with your work, JB. Thanks for sharing the interview.
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Great interview. I know him most from inking your Superman, and really appreciate his work. Sounds like a genuinely nice guy too.
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Ben Herman
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Oh, yes, one of the books I asked Keith Williams to sign for me when I met him was Avengers West Coast #53...
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Peter Martin
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The art in AWC 53 was great, which is, of course, down to both JB and Keith Williams. A nice combination.
Edited by Peter Martin on 10 May 2021 at 7:30am
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Daniel Gillotte
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It's a great interview- I love and appreciate this quote: John put my name on the cover of the books and my name was right beside his in the credits. I would also get pages from the books we did. No other inker had ever done that for a background artist or would expect that to be done for them. I will always be grateful to him for doing it. He helped my career because of it. It highlights, I think, JB's concern for fellow creators and getting proper attribution for the people who make our comics
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John Byrne
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"Credit where credit is due" has been a campaign of mine since my earliest days in The Biz. And that applied to people I worked with, as much as to myself. I raised some hackles among fellow writers when I started listing the penciler's name above my own. But I did (and do) think the art is more important than the writing.* As I've often said, no one ever walked into a comic shop, saw a new title on the rack, and thought to themselves "Gee, that looks well written!" ________ * As often used to be said, good art can save a bad story, while good writing cannot save bad art.
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