QUOTE: I think what Chad is saying is that there is a disconnect  from saying he likes JB's stories then killing off his creations.

Only if you assume some malicious intent. When Roy Thomas killed off Prof. X it wasnt a statement on his feelings about Stan Lee's work, personality or opinons.

You had to go back to the, what, late 1960s to find an example of one creator killing another's without "malicious intent," and then mind read on top of that?

I never read these stories, but from a brief google seach, it looks like Prof X was never dead to begin with. So how is this example even relevant?

The point is: in the case of Giffin, I believe Giffin would like comics to be as John Byrne would like them, but he doesn't want to end up on the "outside" like John Byrne because his views are contrary to those in charge. The only way to keep in good with Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison is to continue to do exactly what they want Giffin to do. I'm sure money and professional opportunity has everything to do with it.

And it's Giffen.

QUOTE: I think what Chad is saying is that there is a disconnect  from saying he likes JB's stories then killing off his creations.

Only if you assume some malicious intent. When Roy Thomas killed off Prof. X it wasnt a statement on his feelings about Stan Lee's work, personality or opinons.

Chad Carter wrote: You had to go back to the, what, late 1960s to find an example of one creator killing another's without "malicious intent," and then mind read on top of that? I never read these stories, but from a brief google seach, it looks like Prof X was never dead to begin with. So how is this example even relevant?

I re-read the story recently, so it was fresh in my mind. Why does it matter when the story was published?  Yeah, Prof X was brought back a few years later. In between, while another writer handled the book, he was dead as dead can be. And as far as we know it was meant to last. till Roy ( or maybe Neal) wanted to use Prof X again, A writer can bring back Nudge or Grunt with just as much ease,  if the mood strikes them as well.  So its as relevent as any comic book death is.

Yeah, I don't know for sure why Roy killed off the Prof, but from what I recall it was an attempt to change up the book and boost sales. And thats what I based my statement on. So not really mindreading. ( Well if you discount my own.)

My LCS sold out of Justice League #1

By the way, at what point did comic book creators become evil overlords? Sure Johns and Morrison are important creators to DC (especially given Johns official position at DC) but I'm sure that Giffen can find work with Dark Horse, Image, or IDW if he doesn't like the direction of comics. Johns and Morrison sell comics in today's market. People make their comics top sellers (even though top sellers don't mean as much these days). I CAN'T STAND what Bendis and Fraction have done to the Marvel Universe but people buy their comics so the publisher will give their ideas a chance more than they will a creator that doesn't sell as much. But I'm pretty sure that Johns and Morrison aren't sitting in a dark room plotting how to make comics worse for those of us that appreciate a simpler time.