Left-wing artists throw Dan DiDio under the bus, for the wrong reasons, though he does deserve it
While DiDio definitely deserves whatever ostricization he's getting now, this sure is surprising to discover he actually spoke to somebody considered a conservative-leaner, Jon del Arroz. And Jamal Igle posted the following:
Now the CBR article itself has apparently been deleted (update: Igle removed a post where he'd pointed to it, so I had to remove the post frame too), and too late for anybody to archive. But is this serious? One of the same bad men who practically laid out the groundswork for wokeness, along with other offensive elements, actually saw fit to tell us about wokeness? Trouble is, he's doing so awfully late, and doubtless without admitting his own wrongs from years before. One more reason why it'd be ill-advised to buy any new comic he's got in store. When he was at DC, he even wrote at least a few comics himself, which sold pretty poorly, even at store level.
Now here, via Bounding Into Comics, is more on what DiDio said:
Bounding Into Comics themselves reported:
Anyway, anybody who realizes DiDio was an early example of what went wrong with DC, with the crossover events being just the beginning, won't be buying his new comic, Ancient Enemies, and besides, it's apparent he's just virtue-signaling. Why, what if said comic builds on liberal metaphors, which were plentiful when he was in charge of DC? One more reason nobody should be taken in by his podcast interview that's now led to something he had long in coming. And, lest we forget, so long as he's serving as editor for Frank Miller's imprint, that's another reason it'd be strongly advised to stay away.
Now here, via Bounding Into Comics, is more on what DiDio said:
DiDio stated, “I used to use an expression that I put in [Ancient Enemies]. I used to say corporations don’t have values. Corporations have profits. So, you know, the only time they have values is they think it’s going to add to their profits.”No thanks to him in particular. He oversaw the hiring of Brian Bendis when he was still there, who was quite a SJW himself, as is DiDio. An even better question is whether DiDio's willing to apologize for making it easy for SJWs to continue from where he left off as one of the first real SJWs himself. Besides, it's clear he didn't care whether he turned a profit, nor did Time Warner. All he cared about was crafting left-wing political metaphors, and worst, he did it at the expense of women's dignity, as Identity Crisis made clear.
“So when people start to talk about what a company stands for, a company stands for money. That’s all they ever do. If you ever think anything more than that you’re misguided. They present themselves differently,” he elaborated.
Specifically referring to the story of Ancient Enemies, he said, “What I like to do is pull back that veneer just to make that when we see the people inside the company while they’re talking quietly amongst themselves they understand exactly what their purpose is even if everybody else is seeing them for something else.” [...]
Later during a question and answer portion where viewers sent in SuperChats, DiDio was asked, “Dan, do you think there’s a chance that our beloved characters like Batman/Superman will be saved from the SJW’s who have taken over?”
He briefly answered, “Look at the cycle of the characters. Look at the world. Where have we been over the years? Look at how many times the characters have changed and moved on.”
Bounding Into Comics themselves reported:
Artist Jamal Igle, who worked on a number of DC titles such as Supergirl, The Ray, Firestorm, and others, recently announced he’s ended his relationship with former DC Publisher Dan DiDio after he did an interview with Jon Del Arroz. And he’s receiving praise and support from a number of comic book professionals.So Comicsgate is his reason? Sigh. So, how come he never considered Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis and Amazons Attack a red line? And how come a lot of these other so-called pros never did either? If a movement they consider conservative is the only boundary they can set in place, they're not being altruistic. That's not saying DiDio doesn't deserve the ostracization he's receiving now. He most definitely does. But it's regrettable it has to come for the wrong reasons, and many of these same professionals probably won't admit he did some serious wrongs years before either.
Igle reacted to DiDio doing the interview with Del Arroz on his Facebook account where he posted, “I just unfriended an ex employer for crossing a line they can never comeback from. Once you cross that comicsgate line, we’re done. Professionally and personally.”
Anyway, anybody who realizes DiDio was an early example of what went wrong with DC, with the crossover events being just the beginning, won't be buying his new comic, Ancient Enemies, and besides, it's apparent he's just virtue-signaling. Why, what if said comic builds on liberal metaphors, which were plentiful when he was in charge of DC? One more reason nobody should be taken in by his podcast interview that's now led to something he had long in coming. And, lest we forget, so long as he's serving as editor for Frank Miller's imprint, that's another reason it'd be strongly advised to stay away.
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