Over at Wolverine: Origins writer Daniel Way’s insane message boards — which mostly draw deeply negative reviews about Origins and then hyper defensive, barely literate rebuttals — a mini-war has officially broken out between fans and the Marvel scribe.
About a month ago, a fan posted the following message:
I gotta be straight up honest and say that Wolverine:Origins is tremendously underwritten. I used to read people bitch about Bendis “decompressing” all his Marvel work and truly roll my eyes I couldn’t care less and didn’t agree with it as well. Up until you took over Wolverine that is Dan… it took me 12 minutes to read the trade to the first arc on Wolverine you wrote and it cost me 20 bucks. It took me 5 minutes exactly to read your lastest issue of Origins, that ain’t cool, it really gives me a ripped off kinda feeling.
I don’t see why each issue should be so sparse just because 5 are mandatory, I’ve been reading comics a long while and many writers don’t have a problem with jamming a shitload into one issue. Don’t get me wrong though I actually enjoy your writing a lot and that’s why it’s even harder to write to you about this problem. More internal dialogue would be welcome anything at all you could do to get more of your work into each book: sorry if I sound like a dick I’ll buy you a beer, thanks man.
Read Daniel Way’s response and more after the jump!
To which Way responded:
Cool. I’ll be straight-up honest with you, as well:
I don’t give a shit about what you think.
Nothing personal, homey–I’m just looking at the numbers. Even though you might not like it, there are about 149,999 other people who do. Okay…149,998 (I forgot about that jm guy).
Have a nice day,
-Dan
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Of course, this sent some fans into a beserker rage, particularly at one of comicdom’s biggest sites. The flames died down until today.
After Way opened up a Q&A thread for fans to ask questions, a very vocal critic of the writer’s posted, and shortly thereafter, he had the word “Fag” imposed under his avatar.
When someone asked, “Why did you put “Fag” under JM’s name? Is he a giant cigarette?”, Way initially replied, “Because it makes me laugh.”
Later, he posted this excuse:
…about the whole “fag” thing.
The guy who set up this forum asked me if I wanted to assign ranks…I didn’t know what the ____ he was talking about. He then explained to me what that meant. I said okay…how about, after 100 posts, they get ranked as, like, a super-fan? My friend, being witty, suggested something different but similar: “super-fag”. Jokingly, I said something like, “Well, I don’t know about ’super’…”
Anyway, he did it. And JM-whatsisface is the only guy with over 100 posts so, guess what happened? I’ve since had this corrected and I in no way intended to hurt anyone’s feelings. I’d also like you all to know that I didn’t ban JM for what he said in this forum but for what he said in another forum–a post which contained a link to this site.
So, that’s it. Fags.-Dan
That’s fine — except the guy labeled “fag” apparently already had about 121 posts at the time the word magically appeared.
So that’s it for Round 1. I’d call it a draw.
Comic pros should stay off the internet.
I was thinking that.
You know, if “fag” is a writer’s idea of a particularly amusing bon mot, they’re not much of a writer. Just, you know, an opinion.
Good point. Not the smartest move, either.
If “fag” is an insult to him, he probably shouldn’t be working on spandex-wearing characters- certainly not on X-MEN, who are incredibly blatant(metaphorically speaking).
More to the point, when you’re charged with the duty of writing X-Men characters, it supposedly brings with it the need, desire, and most of all, capability to write on the theme of acceptance, tolerance, and fighting against prejudice.
In other word: with great power comes…
Aw, nevermind.
That’s why I call people “sport”. Look up the definitions.
Origins is terrible, but more so for Dillon’s art, not way’s writing.
Geez, what a maroon.
Mr. Way has a very strange definition for “witty”.
Speaking of which…
That’s why I call people “sport�. Look up the definitions.
What? Mutant/monster? Or, more accurately, an organism that somehow differs from the baseline. Given what the baseline is these days, I’m not sure if that’s an insult or a compliment…
Daniel Way shot my dog and ate my cat.
Daniel Way is responsible for New Jersey. Even the smell.
Daniel Way steals candy from babies and gives it to diabetics.
Daniel Way killed all the yeti to make carpet for his Condo of Evil.
Yikes! I like the 2nd one.
I have to disagree with #1. Comics pros should definitely keeping spending time on the internet. It’s cheaper and in some cases more entertaining than their books.
Ragnell — Very true. Ha ha ha.