"(It) was an exciting and intriguing experience, because I had no idea if I could still draw. He then asked if anyone had "any questions that I can ramble on for 15 minutes with? Or are you all just going to be chicken shit about this?" prompting laughter from the audience.Īfter sharing his feelings about the prominence of "fraudulent" personalities pervading the comic book industry, Chaykin described his experience of "leaving behind obscene amounts of cash" while working in television in the '90s to return to a career comic books in the early 2000s. RELATED: Chaykin Shares a "Black Kiss" Under the Misteltoe It's what they bring to the material that interests me." There's a level of expectation built into those names - I don't really care what those men produce, what characters they're working on. People like Bernie Wrightson, like Jack Kirby, like Walter Simonson, like Neal Adams. "It's important to note that the men who are long-lived in the context of comic book careers are brands. "You're reducing the material, in my opinion," said Chaykin. The writer/artist told the audience he's not a fan of being asked who his favorite characters or companies are. Chaykin went on to explain that comic book enthusiasts are living in an interesting time, in which what was once a "small club that nobody knew about" is now being "shoved to the side by a bunch of douche bags that make a great deal of money off of our tastes.
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