I can understand copying out of spite, that is a malicious thing to do. Heck, he said it was malicious! That sucks. Very low rent. I don't think it is illegal, but I do think it is unethical and immoral.

That said, I can understand refusing a commission. I think it is fair to certain expectations for certain characters.  I would expect either bands or else the Kree uniform rather than something a bit outside of the norm. If I requested a Spider-Man and I got the version from right after the Clone Saga where the web shooters were on the outside, I would be a bit put off. If it couldn't/wouldn't be fixed, I might even be upset about it only due to the excitement and anticipation I had built up. I would have to think long and hard on if I wanted it.

Now, if I was a popular artist, at least i could probably turn around and sell the commission elsewhere for probably the same amount of money and I probably wouldn't worry about it.

Brad, the thread at IMWAN is in the WANderground section, which you can only see if you're registered.

I have to hold my nose every time I go in there, so I generally stay out, but I just had to see what Pat had to say about this, and he's coming off like a big tool (which is no surprise).

In defense of the site, there is a lot of fun stuff and fun people over there. Don't let Pat (or whoever) ruin it for you. After all, he didn't ruin it here.

Okay, I don't even know who Pat is.

Brad, the thread at IMWAN is in the WANderground section, which you can only see if you're registered.

I have to hold my nose every time I go in there, so I generally stay out......

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All right, all right! I'll hang more air freshners and light some candles. Shit...give the maid a couple of days off, and people start to bitch.

Its not IMWAN that stinks, just the inevitable Byrne-bashing threads that pop-up. I tend to back out as soon as I see that's what a thread is about, because I couldn't believe the reaching\grasping at straws that was going on when I read part of one shortly after I first joined.

Incidentally, I rarely post at IMWAN because I'm a member of at least 8 different forums, and I have 3 in particular I spend the most time at - this is one of them, though I spend a lot more time just reading here than I do posting while I tend to post a lot more at the other two.

Now, The Comics Journal forums, on the other hand, seemed to be filled with nothing BUT idiots and such the few times I dared go there when the whole situation that I guess must not be named was going on, so I avoid that entire forum like the plague.