"Lie"s....Hmmmmm

BIGROD · 08-04-2006, 11:20 AM

From Erik Larsen's One Fan's Opinion column over at CBR.com

I haven't the slightest idea who he could be talking about...

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I had a friend years back that was a habitual liar. He lied about everything - even things nobody cared about, even things that didn't affect anybody. He was an artist that later got in a position where he could give people work. He lied about his birthday because he wanted to still be one of the young guys in comics - he lied about jobs that were never mailed and checks that were never mailed and he left a path of destruction in his wake. He'd tell fans that he'd hire them in order to get them to leave him alone during a convention and then he'd conveniently lose their phone numbers and never take their calls. He'd promise huge page rates and not come through with the money. He'd hire folks to output film and stiff them. He'd go from one printer to the next leaving unpaid bills behind him. His sunny smile and boyish charm got him more second chances than any thirty men deserve. And what could these guys do? Living in Canada, it was a hassle to sue, so they'd take pennies on the dollar when it was eventually offered.

This buddy swears, to this day, that he left our company of his own free will even though the rest of us know otherwise. He left, like Richard Nixon left, when the writing was on the wall and there were no other options. He claims otherwise, but some folks at this outfit are notorious pack rats and it might surprise him to find a phone bill from a party call and a faxed resignation with a date attached in our possession that clearly indicate that he is being less than truthful.

What's the point? What was gained?

This fellow used to solicit books and he'd decide whether he should draw them based on the orders they received. The 90-day return policy comics had at the time was used and abused by this individual.

Like I said, I had a friend. And when this friend started spreading lies about me, I made an effort to distance myself from him. He's still a fun guy to talk to, but he's not a person that I'd trust to do anything that he promised to do.

**L Jamal** · 08-04-2006, 11:26 AM

Methinks, many will not see the forest because of the tree.

Mr.Musgrave · 08-04-2006, 11:36 AM

This is all about Greg Land, isn't it...?

dano · 08-04-2006, 11:46 AM

WHo is it?

Mike225 · 08-04-2006, 11:48 AM

A Canadian artist

dano · 08-04-2006, 11:56 AM

No clue. I guess i should read more books

kdmelrose · 08-04-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jobberstable

A Canadian artist

Mike225 · 08-04-2006, 12:17 PM

I'm just as confused as you are.

aidirisuto · 08-04-2006, 12:41 PM

Erik just told a little story about said artist at the Image forum last week, referencing all the same things but with a name attached.

It wasn't Kaare Andrews.

TonyLee · 08-04-2006, 12:44 PM

Yeah - it's not Kaare. It's a little more 'oldschool'...

Deadfish07 · 08-04-2006, 01:10 PM

Yeah, it's pretty obviously. Guy who left Image before he became widely unpopular.

It's Jim Lee.

Mike225 · 08-04-2006, 01:14 PM

Oooooh....

I knew it!

**Mwynn** · 08-04-2006, 01:16 PM

Is it he who walks behind the rose?

imajica studio · 08-04-2006, 01:30 PM

Is it someone who can also play bass and has never been to the PITTsburgh Comicon?

D.J. Coffman · 08-04-2006, 01:37 PM

WHy are people beating around the bush? It's Dale Keown, right?

The forgotten Image guy... heh

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08-04-2006, 11:46 AM	#4
dano . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Penna Posts: 922	WHo is it?

08-04-2006, 11:48 AM	#5
Mike225 low brow B1Tch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right in the brainpan squish! Posts: 5,727	A Canadian artist

08-04-2006, 11:56 AM	#6
dano . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Penna Posts: 922	No clue. I guess i should read more books

08-04-2006, 12:17 PM	#8
Mike225 low brow B1Tch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right in the brainpan squish! Posts: 5,727	I'm just as confused as you are.

08-04-2006, 12:41 PM	#9
aidirisuto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 533	Erik just told a little story about said artist at the Image forum last week, referencing all the same things but with a name attached. It wasn't Kaare Andrews.

08-04-2006, 01:10 PM	#11
Deadfish07 Mall Security Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 1,763	Yeah, it's pretty obviously. Guy who left Image before he became widely unpopular. It's Jim Lee.

08-04-2006, 01:14 PM	#12
Mike225 low brow B1Tch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right in the brainpan squish! Posts: 5,727	Oooooh.... I knew it!

08-04-2006, 01:30 PM	#14
imajica studio Artist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Columbiana, Ohio Posts: 154	Is it someone who can also play bass and has never been to the PITTsburgh Comicon?

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D.J. Coffman Is a Juggernaut Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 1,672	WHy are people beating around the bush? It's Dale Keown, right? The forgotten Image guy... heh