De Guzman: Moore Assertion “Bullshit”

Although thanking the writer for the attention paid her comics line, Slave Labor Editor in Chief Jennifer de Guzman has sent a strongly-worded letter to Punk Planet characterizing as "bullshit" the conclusion to an editorial by Anne Elizabeth Moore where Moore, ironically herself working under contract to mainstream book publisher Houghton-Mifflin, asserted in vague, odd fashion that Slave Labor's deal with Disney could have dire selling out-style consequences:

But will this comprise the entirety of the SLG partnership with Disney? Or might we one day see a fun-for-the-whole-family Johnny the Homicidal Maniac animated musical? For now, Vado remains steadfast. "Us licensing our stuff to Disney is not part of the equation," he says.

But equations change -- especially when dealing with corporations as powerful (and deep-pocketed) as Disney. It may just be a matter of time before the rough edges of indie comics are smoothed into the clean lines and furry bodies that wave their way down Main Street USA.

De Guzman's response and discussion of Moore's piece can be found here.

Among other things, de Guzman points out the contractual impossibility of the creator-controlled Johnny property being made into a Disney musical simply because of Dan Vado's dealings, even if the publisher with two decades of admirable track record in indy comics were to do a career about-face and lean that way, a "Comics 101" point that suggests either deep ignorance or willful obfuscation in service of a strained point on Moore's part.

Also, even though I'm a weekly reader of de Guzman's journal so I bet I would have picked up on this, Chris Arrant had it first and e-mailed it to me, so you should click through and read his take on it -- he has a nice comment on Disney/SLG compatibility -- or at least just click through and then backspace so I feel less guilty.
 
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