Interesting bit to list all the contributors who live in the shadows and then compare it to the abuse in comic books. Also, Hate to be one to slander another filmmaker, yet, outside of Andor, it’s all been pretty forgettable post the Prequel Trilogy, mainly, it seems due to the strip mining of work from creators who aren’t involved in the live-action adaptations.
I started researching this piece two months ago, and slowly over time it grew more into a piece about how terrible the entertainment industry is to all its artists and an opportunity to sing the praises of these particular ones.
Hi Cole, I found you on the Notes section, just curious on your thoughts about the additional 6 books about Thrawn that Zahn has written since 2017 (also adapted into comics), and his consulting on Thrawn for the Ashoka episodes. Looking at it from the outside it looked to me like other than Rebels Zahn has been helping to shape this current iteration of Thrawn more than anyone, and has done far more work on the character since 2017 than he did prior. I agree with you that he needs more recognition along with other creators involved with all the different IP that we see so often now. If you were CEO of Disney, how would you do things differently?
I addressed the consultation, which wasn't exactly that, in the article. There's no evidence he did more than have a single phone call, and he's echoed his own ignorance of the whole thing - down to the fact that he wasn't even credited in the series as part of the team. I do this for a living, so all I can tell you is that this is all very telling. As for if I were CEO of Disney, I wouldn't do anything differently, because a CEO's job is to screw as many people as possible to maximize profits. You surrender nothing, hence why it took decades in court for Superman's creators to be remotely compensated for how much wealth their work generated, for example.
I'll always do my best to reply. I should add, I think more recently artists are being compensated more fairly when they create work within "other people's universes" such as Marvel or DC. I reference Ed Brubaker in the article. But it's still far from commonplace outside of creator-owned projects and from everything I've been told over and over, it's unheard of when it comes to STAR WARS.
Interesting bit to list all the contributors who live in the shadows and then compare it to the abuse in comic books. Also, Hate to be one to slander another filmmaker, yet, outside of Andor, it’s all been pretty forgettable post the Prequel Trilogy, mainly, it seems due to the strip mining of work from creators who aren’t involved in the live-action adaptations.
I started researching this piece two months ago, and slowly over time it grew more into a piece about how terrible the entertainment industry is to all its artists and an opportunity to sing the praises of these particular ones.
What an amazing and complete article, Cole. Anyway, this has little to do with the article but I loved Fanboys!
Grazie, Leonardo. And yes, FANBOYS is a lovely and very personal little film!
Hi Cole, I found you on the Notes section, just curious on your thoughts about the additional 6 books about Thrawn that Zahn has written since 2017 (also adapted into comics), and his consulting on Thrawn for the Ashoka episodes. Looking at it from the outside it looked to me like other than Rebels Zahn has been helping to shape this current iteration of Thrawn more than anyone, and has done far more work on the character since 2017 than he did prior. I agree with you that he needs more recognition along with other creators involved with all the different IP that we see so often now. If you were CEO of Disney, how would you do things differently?
I addressed the consultation, which wasn't exactly that, in the article. There's no evidence he did more than have a single phone call, and he's echoed his own ignorance of the whole thing - down to the fact that he wasn't even credited in the series as part of the team. I do this for a living, so all I can tell you is that this is all very telling. As for if I were CEO of Disney, I wouldn't do anything differently, because a CEO's job is to screw as many people as possible to maximize profits. You surrender nothing, hence why it took decades in court for Superman's creators to be remotely compensated for how much wealth their work generated, for example.
Thanks for the feedback Cole, I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
I'll always do my best to reply. I should add, I think more recently artists are being compensated more fairly when they create work within "other people's universes" such as Marvel or DC. I reference Ed Brubaker in the article. But it's still far from commonplace outside of creator-owned projects and from everything I've been told over and over, it's unheard of when it comes to STAR WARS.