Tony Bedard commented on the Beat yesterday about the Supergirl creative team change, and some of the reaction to the Guedes art.
Yeah, I was only ever on for 3 issues. Did an interview or two, which might’ve made it seem like a bigger deal than that, but it was always just 3 issues to keep the seat warm for the new team.That sounds a little worse than intended, though. Frankly 3 issues of Supergirl was a welcome opportunity and I’m having great fun with it. And Renato Guedes has been a revelation to me. I’m dying to work with this guy again, and when I read some people complaining that he makes Supergirl look “fat” (i.e. human) it’s really cracks me up.
August 15th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I was looking forward to a longer run, but it stands to reason that when they get a creative team that can actually handle the character in a way that makes you care (i.e. actually buy the book) they aren’t staying on the book.
LOVE the way guedes makes her real and grounded, while making her fantastic and sexy at the same time.
-mellon
August 15th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Why the hell was everyone shocked at this? From when it was announced it said Bedard/Guedes was a temporary gig.
August 16th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Dan — Y’know, I’ve gone through it twice and I can’t find it. Where in the article that was most linked throughout the blogosphere did they say this was a temporary direction?
They say “stint” but give no indication of how long or short that is that I can see. (A stint can be two issues, but it could also be something like a year-long run.) Someone asked about length of their run during the comment thread, but it degraded into a discussion of the belly shirt and I don’t believe they ever got an answer. Now, since this article was the one most linked back when the new creative team was announced, it stands to reason this is where most of the reacting posters got their information.
So, the knowledge that it was temporary was not as widespread as you seem to believe. I think its unfair to imply that they shouldn’t be surprised to see an excellent team that garnered a lot of attention be moved from the book after a mere three issues.
August 16th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Between this and the “fooled ya!’ schananigans surrounding Waid’s stint on the Flash (initially framed as a substantial run, then later revealed to be only a handful of issues), it’s getting old.
Who’s to say the next Supergirl team won’t last beyond three or four issues? Is ANYone being up-front about this stuff?
August 16th, 2007 at 8:59 am
I think the Waid issue has been more or less put aside as a rumor. He’s done a lot of interviews since the announcement saying he can stay on his DC books until DC takes him off and making it seem like he’s very excited to be writing Wally at this point.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Lisa: well, the Bedard/Guedes team I read SOMEWHERE that it was to be six issues, not just three. But you’re right, given the favorable response, perhaps DC shouldn’t have been so hasty.
August 16th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Bedard said that it was a 3 issue run in an interview and on his board on CBR. In the interview, though, he said that a three issue run can be an arc to hold down the fort for another team to takeover…or a bit of a tryout for the job (the part where he says he may have implied it was a bigger deal).
I’m a bit disappointed, because I don’t see the bragging about Puckett as great if he’s replacing Bedard. I’m not saying Puckett is bad…I just don’t see him as better than Bedard (who I dig).
August 18th, 2007 at 11:27 am
What a publicity hack job. I love Tony Bedard and I was really looking forward to seeing his take on Supergirl. Nowhere in the article I read did it say he was only doing one story arc.
It seems like everything I read is going through change after change in the creative team. As someone who likes stability in my comics, I gotta say I’m less than thrilled.