One of THE best selling, most downloaded graphic novels of comics history is a little piece of filth written by me and drawn by the late Art Wetherell titled Two Hot Girls On A Hot Summer's Night -originally a much reprinted 4 issue black and white comic series.
It was pirated and published in a number of languages including Spanish and French.
This was followed by another straight-to-graphic novel book (illustrated this time by Scotsman David Gordon) titled Maeve: One Girl Four Women.
Last time the illegal downloads were checked the first book had reach 934,675 while Maeve had reached 138,908 downloads. Not a penny from any of these sites.
But do I bleat? No.
Am I embarassed that in (I think) 1995 I got a "Golden Willy Award" from some German "Adult entertainment event? Uh, yes. I would really have preferred an Eisner or Harvey but they don't take filth seriously.
There is even, I am told, a "Two Hot Girls" porno film. Was I consulted? No. Was I paid? No. Was I allowed on set as a technical advisor? No. Which am I most upset at....you decide!
And do you know what? I had a written contract with the publisher which I ammended and signed -and I still got ripped off because BOTH parties have to have integrity when a contract is involved.
But unlike the worldly Alan Moore who was an 'innocent' when he was 'robbed' by DC over Watchmen -it was all his own fault and he knows it and it was HE who stipulated when rights to the book reverted to him- I had no doubt that a publisher could never be trusted.
So, let's draw a line under Moore and his statements. When he writes a new comic then CBO will consider him again.
In comics we all get ripped off which is why you should always publish your own books if you can!
"Lost Girls"....amateur.
It was pirated and published in a number of languages including Spanish and French.
Last time the illegal downloads were checked the first book had reach 934,675 while Maeve had reached 138,908 downloads. Not a penny from any of these sites.
But do I bleat? No.
Am I embarassed that in (I think) 1995 I got a "Golden Willy Award" from some German "Adult entertainment event? Uh, yes. I would really have preferred an Eisner or Harvey but they don't take filth seriously.
There is even, I am told, a "Two Hot Girls" porno film. Was I consulted? No. Was I paid? No. Was I allowed on set as a technical advisor? No. Which am I most upset at....you decide!
And do you know what? I had a written contract with the publisher which I ammended and signed -and I still got ripped off because BOTH parties have to have integrity when a contract is involved.
But unlike the worldly Alan Moore who was an 'innocent' when he was 'robbed' by DC over Watchmen -it was all his own fault and he knows it and it was HE who stipulated when rights to the book reverted to him- I had no doubt that a publisher could never be trusted.
So, let's draw a line under Moore and his statements. When he writes a new comic then CBO will consider him again.
In comics we all get ripped off which is why you should always publish your own books if you can!
"Lost Girls"....amateur.
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