So last week, Newsarama posts an interview with the editor of the new Whedon written Buffy comic, Scott Allie. At one point Allie runs down the schedule of the title, including the different creators involoved and ‘rama inadvertently lists Pat Lee as the artist on issue 5. Mayhem ensues on the posts immediately following the article with various readers making proclamations about skipping the issue, downloading it to avoid paying for it, having gaps in their collections and other various ways to communicate how displeased they were with the idea of a Pat Lee drawn Buffy.

Problem is, it’s actually Paul Lee (friend of the site) who’s working on the fifth issue. Not only is he not related to Pat in any way shape or form, but his art style couldn’t be more different than Pat’s if he tried. After checking his driver’s license (just to make sure), Paul joined in on the conversation with the following declaration and solution to the reccuring issue of mistaken identity:

I can assure you that it is Paul Lee, and not Pat Lee. How? Because I am Paul Lee and I am working on issue #5. Also, no relation to Pat Lee. Stan Lee is my grandfather however, Jim Lee is my dad. Jae Lee is my brother. Lee Bremejo is my cousin. And Lee Weeks is someone I’d really like to meet. That being said, there are too many Lee’s in comics. So officially, Pat Lee can be refered to as Pat Liefeld from now on…. just to avoid confusion.

Not to be outdone, Scott Allie joined in once again:

And to clear up further confusion, the message posted at 11:28 tonight was NOT Paul Lee, but actor Jason Lee, posing as Paul, trying to make up for that time he grabbed Paul’s butt when he was drunk at Comicon after the release of Mallrats in 1995—Jason was there with his costar Stan, and Paul was there trying to get his picture taken. With his grandfather. Jason, apparently, has a thing for Asians, like so many guys who are into comics.
Sorry, Paul. It had to be said.

So there you go - It’s Paul Lee, not Pat, drawing Buffy. It’s amazing to see how far Pat’s star has fallen. Honestly, this is worse that the vitriol that occurs whenever Liefeld himself is announced on a title. Pat Lee may very well be the most loathed creator in comic books today.

Comics