Rorschach is scab work that's perpetuating ongoing IP theft. Would have been tough to accept for anyone but especially so for someone who's so blatantly in thrall to Moore's influence and owes his career to doing Moore-esque storytelling in The Vision and Mister Miracle with his (over)use of the 9-Panel Grid all over the place.
Honestly I think that's to some degree because people in charge don't really know much about comics.
For them it makes total sense to hire a the Black Panther writer who had a #1 that sold >200k copies to write Black Superman, without realizing that his sales numbers dropped way below 20K in the end.
And of course you put the writer with the successfulness Mr. Miracle Mini Series on a new Gods Movie (even if he is mostly writing experimental stuff, and is probably a terrible choice for writing a crowed pleasing blockbuster).
Ist Dave Sim the most hated writer?
I think we should have a category for 'Writers Who Hate the Most". I am pretty sure Alan Moore is disappointed with me for most of what I have read.
As someone who hates that book, this is all true. The worst thing Wally did was the cover up and framing Harley (former abuse victim, herself mentally unstable and being lead to believe she murdered her lover) and Booster.
Wally lost control for a split second and it cost the lives the people reaching out to help him. He did try to get clear. That part was no more his fault than Superman getting punched through a building while trying to get a monster out of his city is Clark's.
The coverup was the heinous issues. That book has enough problems that we don't need to make up more of them.
Mainstream fans don't know about Sim, who is absolutely not a good dude.
Unfortunately, just because you're talented doesn't mean you're a decent human being.
The world is littered with incredibly talented & gifted people who are absolute arseholes.
Why would the comics industry be any different?? (History has shown it ain't!)
Difference is, I can hate an artists work without hating the artist. I notice that line seems to get a little blurred from time to time amongst fandom.
Tom King has written some good stuff. He also wrote the one story that I've hated more than any other in the last 30 years.
I don't hate him for the character assassination of Wally West though.
I'm not a fan of his apparent glee in throwing a fellow artist under the bus without making sure he had his facts straight. It was a dick move that could have had lasting damage on Jae's career and mental health (keyboard warriors are quick to pile on).
His handling of it once the truth did come to light left a shitty taste in my mouth and he isn't someone I'm currently keen to contribute my money to.
"My name is Wally West. I'm the fastest man alive!"
I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.
Gabby got death threats over that book. She has a new one at Boom-that COvid derailed.
Coates OPENLY said he did not care for Black Panther and prove it over the past 5 years.Ta Nehisi Coates has got nothing but vitriol for his Black Panther and Captain America run but the man is now penning a Black Superman movie.
I don't think King nor Bendis have ever gotten someone they did not care for.
That smells like a "we need attention hire." John Ridley is a bigger name than Coates. Redjack has experience writing shows. Kevin grevioux too. Ava has a bunch herself. Why get someone who might show how upset Superman fans can really get.
I would say that is more of looking at Miles Morales more than Bendis.but the minute the man creates a new character for DC, the character gets a solo series on CW directed by Ava Duverny no less.
And then there is this-black female teen series. Moon Girl and Ironheart are a year away. If that pilot gets picked up-you got a head start.