Comments on: Green Arrow Action Figures

By: Shag

Shag — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:56:45 +0000

@Ray – Thanks for the comment. I met Judd Winick at DragonCon in 2003. At the time I liked his writing. I saw him on several panels and had a chance to talk with him myself a few times during the convention. Maybe he was having an off week, but after about 5 separate encounters at DragonCon with him I realized that Judd was all about Judd. During panels his ego led him to dominate the conversations, monopolizing the time and taking away time from others like Geoff Johns and Julie Schwartz (two of the greatest people and comic writers around). At his table all he cared about was getting fans money. Overall, he just made a really bad impression. Since then I’ve found I don’t enjoy the comics he’s written, and I feel he typically borrows other peoples ideas and expands upon them (rather than coming up with new ideas himself). For example, doing a whole storyline on the return of Jason Todd as the Red Hood, when Jeof Loeb had done a similar thing with Jason Todd in “Hush” the year before. Just my opinion.

Thanks again for commenting!

By: Ray Feighery

Ray Feighery — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:39:01 +0000

I’ve met Judd Winnick on several occasions and he was an increibly nice, humble guy. At one point I was sitting at the CBLDF Booth with him during a signing (I was a volunteer) and kept trying to talk about HIS work but he kept want to talk about his friend Geoff John’s (Who was just coming into his own)
He was also extemely nice to my wife at a seperate signing that she helped with.
When meeting pros at conventions keep in mind the sheer multitude of idiotic fans they have to deal with.
YOU may have just followed someone who had been repeatedly bothering him all day!
I find a good rule is meeting someone at LEAST twice (preferably three times) before forming an opinion…some still fail the tes though.

By: Adama

Adama — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:43 +0000

Dude, I love that PVC fig! One of these days, when I have a job again, I’ll have to find one on Ebay. I actually own that DC Superheroes Green Arrow. I love the real cloth outfit!

By: dug

dug — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:46:42 +0000

Well, the homeless bum-arrow still had a lot more soul than Firestorm….

By: Shag

Shag — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:26:38 +0000

Ouch. This coming from the guy who is a fan of the Homeless-Bum Green Arrow from Kevin Smith’s first issue.

By: dug

dug — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:18:34 +0000

I’m glad you’re finally realizing that Green Arrow is better than Firestorm.

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:46:46 +0000

“In my own defense, I didn’t realize what a tool he was at the time. It was actually during that convention when I realized it.”

I guess you never watched that season of The Real World, eh?

I shouldn’t say anything because 1) I’m kind of a dick myself and 2) I really dig his Outsiders stuff. Plus his current Batman is fun.