Last week, IDW publisher, Chris Ryall, posted some John Byrne Star Trek cover art in the course of putting down rumors that Byrne had been difficult to work with. While I’m genuinely glad to hear that Byrne’s actually playing nice with IDW (seriously, I’d love to see the guy’s attitude and career get back on track), I can’t help but be a little weirded out by the covers.
At a glance, typical Byrne. However, when you blow thm up and look at them full size, you notice that the woman’s facial expression is always one of open-mouthed, submissive fear. Possibly in keeping with the book’s story, but still somewhat disturbing especially given Byrne’s history of abusing female characters.
Seriously, doesn’t it kinda look like the story revolves around an animatronic blow-up doll…from the future?
John has never been good at drawing women, ironically. I’m not really surprised at all the trout mouth chicks he’s drawing into Starfleet.
You mean like a Skin-e-max favorite from back in the day – Cherry 2000?
I can’t believe there are victimized female characters in a comic book!
I also have hopes for Byrne…I did like that difficult rumour…if anyone should be allowed to be difficult its him…
That said I love that he is drawing Trek comics – I remember he drew the covers (?) for the Trek Who’s Who from DC eons ago and know he is a Trek nerd too.
Anyways you could do worse – like the guy drawing Trek now for IDW…stinkeroo – the Sharp Bros did a great fill in job for the one issue they did.
Why should he be allowed to be difficult?
He’s a has been.
Better a has-been than a never was T Unit.
Next you going to tell me that Colan, Buscema, Adams and Kirby are all has-been’s too just because they aint cool today?
If you want to slam him for his personal online comments that’s fine, but you cannot take away his contributions to the comic industry.
(I am not John Byrne)
Lucas, sorry. I don’t think being a once good artist gives someone the right to be an asshole, no matter how ameturistic and mysogyny driven his art has become. That’s just ridiculos.