John Arcudi says there's robbers and misogynists in positions of power in comicdom

Via Bounding Into Comics, some tweets by veteran writer John Arcudi, currently working at Dark Horse, who says what anybody's surely guessed has been the norm in comicdom for many years:

Look, yes, of course there are thieves in positions of power in comics. And there are racists, and misogynists, too. And much worse. But don't let them - don't let anybody - marginalize you or push you out of this medium. Comics needs you, okay?

— John Arcudi (@ArcudiJohn) May 21, 2019

And yes, this IS a response to a specific event but I’m respecting someone’s privacy so please don’t ask.

— John Arcudi (@ArcudiJohn) May 21, 2019

I've been aware of that for years already. Not only are there sexists and misogynists in comicdom, they've even conveyed their beliefs into the comics proper, if we take 2004's most notorious "events", Identity Crisis and Avengers: Disassembled, as examples. There's also the Eddie Berganza case. And thieves are running amok too. One of the ways they rob creators is by refusing to reprint their work, as DC and Marvel have refused to do for years when it comes to Bill Messner-Loeb's stories, which have otherwise not been reprinted for years and are still gathering dust on the shelves. I'm sure there's more victims, but that should serve as a telling example for now.

Arcudi also noted the following about the movie based on Dark Horse's Mask from 1994:

No thank you. Was not treated well on the movie so no desire to revisit that.

— John Arcudi (@ArcudiJohn) May 22, 2019

That's interesting to know the makers of a movie based on a comic he'd been a contributor to apparently short-changed him as well. It's not just the comics medium proper where thieves and misogynists pose a problem, but also the movie adapters.

The more creators willing to speak up about what goes on inside, the easier it might be to deal with the issues some day.