Okay, maybe not the whole universe — just the world of Wizard.
Comics Alliance has reported that Scott Kurtz has done more than just throw down the gauntlet with the convention/magazine company — Laura Hudson likened it to the Daken versus Punisher battle, in which Frank gets literally cut to pieces. I’m not sure if I entirely disagree.
Here’s some highlights from the PvP creator, who Wizard unfortunately called “Kurt”:
Your conventions are total horseshit, so it’s wise to stop branding them with the name Wizard. But no amount of polishing is going to make me want to attended any of the 5 turds your company is going to crap out in 2010, especially when you schedule them against other shows in some bullshit dick measuring contests that serves no other purpose but to fracture an already dying industry that I have nostalgic ties to.
Remember Mike Wieringo? Remember how you guys only cared about him when he was the “hot artist” for a window of time and then you quickly forgot his name despite the fact that he was producing some of the best work of his career on Fantastic Four with Mark Waid? And then remember how after he died you had the balls to name one of your panel rooms the Mike Wieringo room? I will eternally hate everyone associated with your company for that. For eternity. For Jack Kirby’s version of Eternity where the concept is embodied as a giant man made up of the universe. That’s me, hating you for the Mike Wieringo thing. Forever.
Whether you agree with Kurtz or not, these are definitely some harsh words, especially regarding an invitation to next year’s Anaheim Comic-Con — already controversial, since it’s scheduled on the same weekend as competitor Reed Exhibitions’ C2E2 in Chicago. What say you, Rama readers? Give us your thoughts!
November 6th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Kurtz is an angry giant man
November 6th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
In BleedingCool there are some pieces of Kurtz vs Hudson, he is so angry that he’s starting to turn green.
Peace.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
I’ve often wondered why Kurt is so angry. I don’t like his stuff, but he seems successful and productive. Where’s all the anger come from?
November 6th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Kurtz is right in many ways: Wizard is crap, stretched thin, and they’re simply trying to trip up other conventions by scheduling directly against them when they don’t even have their shit together.
And I’d be pretty pissed too if they couldn’t be bothered to get my name right in the first place.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Wizard’s faux pas could have been even worse. Imagine if they had invited “Kurt” to a con while simultaneously promising that Warren Ellis will be there when he’s actually never been booked.
Then there would be some egg on face, I assure you.