artist Dustin Nguyen ((decline,,,,, Batman: Li’l Gotham) Heading to Instagram this week to issue a strong criticism of Marvel Comics paying creators’ rates, continuing to announce that he is now refusing to work with the company because they have paid enough money.
Here is the post that started the discussion:
Nguyen has strong support from other creatives, as well as some former Marvel editors, such as Heather Antosspeak out loud.
Zoe Thorogood ((It’s lonely in the center of the earth) Commented: “The only time I worked with Marvel [on 2022’s Edge of Spider-Verse] It’s for character design (they paid me $100 for iMao, but I think it’s cool to do it [for issue #2] With zero compensation, I feel very annoyed about it because it’s not overlay art, it’s a $100 sketch. ”
Yanick Paquette ((Wonder Woman: One on Earth) added: “Marvel has been using its nearly mainstream comic monopoly for years. Everyone paid a better cover for me. DC, boom, image, dark horse, oni, some Joe started Kickstarter. Miracle finally died. Their argument is that the original art would be better (and of course right), but the original sales revenue was mine, and we fought for it, and paying under the market was the way they grabbed it with that extra income.”
As someone familiar with life stories Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko Knowing that exploiting freelancers to Marvel and the licensed comics industry is nothing new, but we shouldn’t be indifferent to it. The story also provides a striking answer to why the artist you like may not have worked with House of Thoughts lately, especially in the case of Thorogood.
It’s not just artists affected by low wages: Dustin Nguyen Peter Daviddue to Medicaid’s disability coverage, its ongoing health struggle has intensified. David relies more on DC than Marvel or most importantly to keep his financial situation in place, but obviously not enough. At the time of writing, the current $75,000 target (formerly $50,000) raises $35,751.
