THE DEANO & BANDY SHOW - BEYOND A JOKE?

 

 

Recently, a well-respected cartoonist revealed that, as far as he
understands things, one of the companies for which he freelances will
no longer allow him to feature images of his own artwork on his blog,
which he uses to promote the very publications they appear in. Other
artists (plural) apparently still do feature images (although I'm going by
information gleaned from other sources) so, naturally enough this has
led to discussion on various 'unofficial' fan sites as to what exactly
the situation might be.

 

As usual, I was the 'Johnny-come-lately' to the table, but I expressed my
opinion (as a comics buyer and collector) that this seemed to be a mean-
spirited attitude for the company to take, as they would surely only benefit
from their artists promoting the product - so why prevent them from doing
so? (Seems a fair question to me.)

 

In the absence of any clear details or explanation as to why various
contributors seemingly had a different understanding of what was going
on, speculation arose as to whether certain cartoonists were operating
under different conditions and whether there might be dissent between
them, prompting one of them to deny such was the case. (Which is fair
enough.) Unfortunately, he was initially rather vague in explaining why
it wasn't the case, preferring a 'read-between-the-lines' approach as
opposed to a more specific account of the current state of play.

I pointed out that it was hardly fair to bemoan fan-speculation when
his own actions - and subsequent silence or equivocation - has allowed
it to take root; resulting in a sarcastic response which suggested that,
not being 'included' in the situation, I shouldn't be expressing either an
opinion or an interest in the matter. As is usual in such cases, it wasn't
long before the inevitable nameless diddy emerged from the woodwork,
saying that I should be ignored as I was a 'troll' - apparently quite
unaware of the inherent irony in him contributing nothing of
significance and in doing so anonymously.

So, tell me - where do these t*ssers come from?

Anyway, let's hope that the company in question comes to its senses
and removes any impositions which prevent its cartoonists from promoting
the very images they produce for them. And, just for fun, see if you can
spot the subtle visual clues as to exactly which Dundee-based publishers
I'm referring to. A free, lifetime subscription to a certain comic which
ceases publication on December 4th for all those who guess correctly.
(Subscription commences from January, 2013.)