Comments on: X-Men‘s Len Wein survives house fire

By: jioeru

jioeru — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:55:44 +0000

this is the first i’ve heard him essentially bemoaning his status as a freelancer, when in the past he’s extolled the benefits of it and essentially put down those who made the choice to go for “the steady paycheck.” I didn’t even mention how that short paragraph comes across to me as being more “bereaved” over the loss of some paper (ok, art) than the family’s

By: Ed Green

Ed Green — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:19:53 +0000

Eva, Michael was the one with the injured knee. They are all doing okay – I’ve been there a few times this week, and its tough, but they are all strong.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:57:13 +0000

I’ve met Len a couple times and he is simply the most jovial, approachable individual ever. It’s not often you meet an experienced writer in the business who hasn’t been “hardened” to some extent by the frontlines.

Really fun guy to have at parties too! I will dig through my old collections, but unfortunately they aren’t in great shape…

By: diego

diego — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:46:59 +0000

I just lost my dog yesterday and I know now what a terrible loss it is. The material things can be recovered or re-buyed but a dog is ultimately a family member. I’m very sorry for their Loss.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:43:42 +0000

hopefully the folks who made many millions of dollars off of his creations will throw Len a few hundred grand.

By: Terry Johnson

Terry Johnson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:14:33 +0000

Len Wein created two of my four favorte characters of all time, Nightcrawler and Colossus…and is responsible for the modern version of another, Ted Kord.

I am glad he is physically ok but I imagine the emotional damage must be devestating. I will pray he finds the strength to move on again before too long.

By: Dave G

Dave G — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:52:59 +0000

I am more sad about hearing about the dog than any of the original art.

By: hondo

hondo — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:08:52 +0000

The contribution Len has made to the industry is sizeable to say the least. I’ve never had the privilege of meeting him but have always heard he’s a great guy. I’m glad to hear his family is mostly unharmed but am saddened at the loss of Sheba. My wife and I recently lost one of our dogs and it was crushing.

I’m hoping the Hero Initiative can put something together along the lines of a benefit book that people can get behind to help Len out.

By: Eva Whitley

Eva Whitley — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:04:34 +0000

I found this, which I take to be their fire:
http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_12086953?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com

Who had the injured knee, Len or Michael?

My heart goes out to Christine, Michael, and Len.

By: Peter Svensson

Peter Svensson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:03:01 +0000

If you want to help Len right now, go buy the books he’s written. Purchase the Watchmen videogame he wrote. Preorder his upcoming issues of JLA. The money from royalties will help him and his family rebuild. Every little bit helps.

By: mbrady

mbrady — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:59:40 +0000

the thing is, he’s not bemoaning it, he’s stating it. You’re the one who’s interpreting it in a fashion so that it’s conducive for you to attack him, and bring out some old argument you apparently have against him, and call him names. All in a thread about someone else’s house burning.

It’s just very much one of those things where you see someone trying to attack someone else, and they’re making themselves look worse than the person that they’re attacking, is all. If that’s where you were aiming, you’ve succeeded in spades.

By: eaglesfillthesky

eaglesfillthesky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:49:16 +0000

hey, it’s not like i ignored the wein’s plight, i addressed that right off the bat. i chose to attack ellison, here, now, because this is the first i’ve heard him essentially bemoaning his status as a freelancer, when in the past he’s extolled the benefits of it and essentially put down those who made the choice to go for “the steady paycheck.” I didn’t even mention how that short paragraph comes across to me as being more “bereaved” over the loss of some paper (ok, art) than the family’s pet.

By: nightwingoracle

nightwingoracle — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:30:06 +0000

wow! this is horrible news. I hate for it to happen to anyone, especially someone whose work I’ve enjoyed for decades. Keep us updated as to if there’s any type of help fund.

By: mbrady

mbrady — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:24:08 +0000

All Ellison was saying was that, essentially, no steady, guaranteed paycheck coming in and everything that entails – no more, no less. You put the baggage on it for your own reasons, and chose to attack him about it.

I’m not sure how much latitude someone who turns news about a man saying that his friend’s house burning into a rant about the person making the news known has in calling someone else an ass though. Not much, I’d suppose.

By: Matt Halteman

Matt Halteman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:21:10 +0000

“but, it just reminds me what a pompous ass ellison is and probably always was, but i couldn’t see it when i was a teenager and a big fan. i mean not for nothing, but you chose to be a freelancer and in a way put down those who chose to “work for the man” as sellouts. well, choices have consequences is all i’m saying. and these are “frightening economic times” for everyone, not just freelancers. i’m just saying.”

Classy. Good choice of forum for your rant. Proud of yourself?

By: eaglesfillthesky

eaglesfillthesky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:14:55 +0000

this is absolutely bad news and i wish the weins the best in the coming days.

but, it just reminds me what a pompous ass ellison is and probably always was, but i couldn’t see it when i was a teenager and a big fan. i mean not for nothing, but you chose to be a freelancer and in a way put down those who chose to “work for the man” as sellouts. well, choices have consequences is all i’m saying. and these are “frightening economic times” for everyone, not just freelancers. i’m just saying.

By: jimmy palmiotti

jimmy palmiotti — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:43:50 +0000

say the word len…

By: Matt Halteman

Matt Halteman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:34:33 +0000

“But so grateful Len and family are OK.”

Well, while I’m grateful that Mr. Wein, his wife and his kids are OK, his family in general is not, as it appears their dog died in the fire. That’s a member of their family that died. I would be devastated by that, myself.

By: Alter Ego Steve

Alter Ego Steve — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:21:46 +0000

OMG. We have had Len on our show a few times and he has always been the nicest guy ever. Truly a legend in the comics industry. This is a tragic story and I hope that he gets back on his feet soon. Godspeed, Len!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:05:22 +0000

Thoughts are with Mr. Wein and his family.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

By: Scott Christian Sava

Scott Christian Sava — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:26:47 +0000

Truly horrible news.
But so grateful Len and family are OK.