Comments on: Anatomy of a Takedown http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: JoEliz713 http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-629357 JoEliz713 Thu, 12 May 2011 19:57:10 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-629357 I just stumbled on the article from Bleeding Cool thanks to a strip done by the web comics Gutters and was enraged, but curious when I saw that it was an old issue. It's now May and his Facebook is missing, his webpage is gone, his deviant art page has been discontinued and the google search is full of people calling him out. It's even worse when you read the comments on the original Bleeding Cool article he (Rob, although its not proven) goes in under various "Anonymous" posters claiming to be executives, editors (with atrocious spelling and grammar skills ironically), and even his "ex super model ex wife" who's two boys she had with Rob are "drawing perfect spiderman at age 2" thanks to the talent they gained from their father. I commend the comic book community for protecting their own. I am only a fan who reads few and far between, but grew up with the stories and the cartoons- WB's Batman being my favorite, and even I was astounded at the audacity of this man and pity for what convinced him that this was right. Hopefully karma catches up with him and he reaps what he sowed... I just stumbled on the article from Bleeding Cool thanks to a strip done by the web comics Gutters and was enraged, but curious when I saw that it was an old issue.
It’s now May and his Facebook is missing, his webpage is gone, his deviant art page has been discontinued and the google search is full of people calling him out. It’s even worse when you read the comments on the original Bleeding Cool article he (Rob, although its not proven) goes in under various “Anonymous” posters claiming to be executives, editors (with atrocious spelling and grammar skills ironically), and even his “ex super model ex wife” who’s two boys she had with Rob are “drawing perfect spiderman at age 2″ thanks to the talent they gained from their father.
I commend the comic book community for protecting their own. I am only a fan who reads few and far between, but grew up with the stories and the cartoons- WB’s Batman being my favorite, and even I was astounded at the audacity of this man and pity for what convinced him that this was right. Hopefully karma catches up with him and he reaps what he sowed…

]]> By: geoff http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-611181 geoff Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:51:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-611181 my biggest problem and what really set mark waid and ethan off about granito was he claimed to have been close friends with dwayne mcduffie and worked with him on milestone comics. he never knew dwayne and never worked at milestone. shortly after he made those claims he deleted that post but not before colleen doran made a copy of it my biggest problem and what really set mark waid and ethan off about granito was he claimed to have been close friends with dwayne mcduffie and worked with him on milestone comics. he never knew dwayne and never worked at milestone. shortly after he made those claims he deleted that post but not before colleen doran made a copy of it

]]> By: Russ Burlingame http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-609985 Russ Burlingame Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:43:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-609985 @benwahbob - True. We'll see how long his will holds out, though, given that anyone who hasn't read his posts and doesn't know what his goal is, will probably hassle him about leaving it up and giving him server space. I've already seen people in the comment threads at Bleeding Cool and on Facebook saying, "I can't believe it's still up..." etc. Peacock seems like a stand-up guy and I can't imagine that if he keeps getting 2 to 20 e-mails a week from people saying, "Why are you giving this guy a forum?", he'll find it worthwhile to dedicate that amount of time to e-mailing back and saying, "Well, you see, it's because...". @benwahbob – True. We’ll see how long his will holds out, though, given that anyone who hasn’t read his posts and doesn’t know what his goal is, will probably hassle him about leaving it up and giving him server space. I’ve already seen people in the comment threads at Bleeding Cool and on Facebook saying, “I can’t believe it’s still up…” etc. Peacock seems like a stand-up guy and I can’t imagine that if he keeps getting 2 to 20 e-mails a week from people saying, “Why are you giving this guy a forum?”, he’ll find it worthwhile to dedicate that amount of time to e-mailing back and saying, “Well, you see, it’s because…”.

]]> By: benwahbob http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-609590 benwahbob Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:21:39 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-609590 Here's the thing, from what I understand the guy who built the site, Joe Peacock, has decided to leave the site up so that people can actually see the level of bull. Here’s the thing, from what I understand the guy who built the site, Joe Peacock, has decided to leave the site up so that people can actually see the level of bull.

]]> By: CapCanuck http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-609552 CapCanuck Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:30:13 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-609552 I just went to his website... http://www.robgranito.com/published.php If you look on his site, a lot of his work is clearly "borrowed" and funny, under "published work" he provides NO PICTURES. This guy actually has a "Dumb Con Questions Section"... I laughed b/c at the bottom of his web page it reads "All images contained herein are © and property of their respective owners. No rights are given or implied". I just went to his website…

http://www.robgranito.com/published.php

If you look on his site, a lot of his work is clearly “borrowed” and funny, under “published work” he provides NO PICTURES.

This guy actually has a “Dumb Con Questions Section”…

I laughed b/c at the bottom of his web page it reads “All images contained herein are © and property of their respective owners. No rights are given or implied”.

]]> By: Rich Johnston http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-609488 Rich Johnston Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:50:44 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-609488 One other thing,. Pirated DVDs at conventions. Some of it work unavailable elsewhere, but often work that is readily available. There's always the same stall at every US con I go to.... One other thing,. Pirated DVDs at conventions. Some of it work unavailable elsewhere, but often work that is readily available. There’s always the same stall at every US con I go to….

]]> By: Rich Johnston http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/03/28/anatomy-of-a-takedown/comment-page-1/#comment-609485 Rich Johnston Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:49:20 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=23505#comment-609485 "bent on exposing Rob Granito for appropriating work and selling it as his own." Actually no. The conversation went that way eventually buit from teh beginning it was about claiming false credits, and taking them away from others. Suddenly he's a ghost artist for George Perez and Brian Stelfreeze, he's a BTAS artist for Paul Dini and that's how he commands high fees from unsuspecting punter for his work. That's where Bleeding Cool started from. If he was just a common or gardern swiper, I'd probably never have bothered. “bent on exposing Rob Granito for appropriating work and selling it as his own.”

Actually no. The conversation went that way eventually buit from teh beginning it was about claiming false credits, and taking them away from others. Suddenly he’s a ghost artist for George Perez and Brian Stelfreeze, he’s a BTAS artist for Paul Dini and that’s how he commands high fees from unsuspecting punter for his work. That’s where Bleeding Cool started from.

If he was just a common or gardern swiper, I’d probably never have bothered.

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