JB0 Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, tekering said: According to Miyauchi's tweet, Miyatake told him Titan Comics were not authorized to use his artwork. Robotech comics: Not caring about your "copyrights" since 1985.
Seto Kaiba Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 2:01 PM, Einherjar said: Before the Robotech universe/multiverse implodes or something from this reboot, I just want to say thank you Titan Comics for setting the stage for how this era of the franchise is going is going to work out - a whole bunch of imitation Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada characters desperately trying to go through the motions of their storylines under pretty ridiculous handicaps. They've been doing THAT for ages... Robotech II: the Sentinels had two original main characters who were literally just transparently obvious bad copies of Hikaru and Misa, with precisely the same relationship and precisely the same problems right down to Karen having an overbearing dad among the military brass. By Shadow Chronicles it'd reached the point of recursion, with Marcus Rush and Maia Sterling being bad copies of Jack Baker and Karen Penn. 10 hours ago, tekering said: According to Miyauchi's tweet, Miyatake told him Titan Comics were not authorized to use his artwork. Well, they kind of are... via Harmony Gold's license to the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Still, it is rather a dick move on their part to constanty trace his work and claim it's their own. It really is beyond rude of some Robotech fans to bring their bastardized work for autographs from Macross's creators.
JB0 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 12 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: It really is beyond rude of some Robotech fans to bring their bastardized work for autographs from Macross's creators. I'm actually surprised that the creators are willing to sign Robotech stuff(even if they do append corrections to the title and copyright alongside their signature).
DewPoint Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 I'm guessing that the actual creators are put in a difficult situation at that point. To most people at my work, it's all Robotech to them. They don't know any better and they don't have enough interest to research and learn. To one guy VF-1s are all Jetfire to him. It's easier to just let it go. You can educate them if they start asking more about it.
Bolt Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 Let's be honest. Kawamori San is much to polite to go off on some idiot tromping an rt label in. Most of us westerners would've choked the fool out.,
DewPoint Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 I think most of us resist the urge to do just that!
Knight26 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 9 hours ago, DewPoint said: I'm guessing that the actual creators are put in a difficult situation at that point. To most people at my work, it's all Robotech to them. They don't know any better and they don't have enough interest to research and learn. To one guy VF-1s are all Jetfire to him. It's easier to just let it go. You can educate them if they start asking more about it. Not knowing better is one thing, but to go up to one of the original creators with the bastardized offspring looking for a signature, well then the ignorance argument doesn't hold. If you know who Miyatake, Kawamori, Mari, are etc... then you have to have done at least the minimum research to realize that they have no connection to RT and HG beyond their original work being bastardized by then.
Knight26 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse: https://graphicpolicy.com/2019/09/02/preview-robotech-archives-the-sentinels-vol-1-tp/ I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Seto Kaiba Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 Nothing says cheap late 80's comic like eye-searing gradient fills, right?
Dynaman Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 It does say it is a reprint of old comics from the eighties.
azrael Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 Even back in the 80s (or perhaps early 90s), they couldn't find someone who could draw properly. You could fit an entire hand on the right interior (his right interior) of that helmet.
Einherjar Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) All I see is a continuity that might be snapped out of existence once Titan Comic’s reboot is complete, like the novels. Edited September 10, 2019 by Einherjar
Bolt Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 I'm not going to even say what i think the SDF-3 looks like.
pengbuzz Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 35 minutes ago, Bolt said: I'm not going to even say what i think the SDF-3 looks like. Just google "rubber dog poop" on the internet and we'll get the idea.
Seto Kaiba Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 4 hours ago, azrael said: Even back in the 80s (or perhaps early 90s), they couldn't find someone who could draw properly. You could fit an entire hand on the right interior (his right interior) of that helmet. Even right after Robotech finished its broadcast run, prospective licensees weren't exactly beating HG's door down looking for the rights... the comics were always an amateurish-looking mess because it was only the little indie publishers that were ever actually interested in it, and most of them weren't giving it their A-game either.
Graham Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 I'm sorry, but just what in the holy shitsnacks is this supposed to be???!!!
TehPW Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Graham said: I'm sorry, but just what in the holy shitsnacks is this supposed to be???!!! Aqua man's ass cheeks?
Old_Nash Posted September 10, 2019 Author Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Graham said: I'm sorry, but just what in the holy shitsnacks is this supposed to be???!!! 2 running fat Aqua men^^ Edited September 10, 2019 by Old_Nash
Seto Kaiba Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Graham said: I'm sorry, but just what in the holy shitsnacks is this supposed to be???!!! Earl from Toejam and Earl in Aquaman cosplay? (Honestly, what gets me is this isn't even colored correctly... it's supposed to be red.) Edited September 10, 2019 by Seto Kaiba
peter Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 I'm not going to lie, at the time this thing came out, I thought this image was done well. Is it traced? Though even at that time, I wondered how the Inbit would have been able to angle it's guns to hit it's target (the woman), given the range.
Bolt Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 I don't think it's traced. Presumably the Inbit vaporized it's target while in flight or from a distance before standing over it..
Dynaman Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Graham said: I'm sorry, but just what in the holy shitsnacks is this supposed to be???!!! Kinda looks like Mermaid Man's ahem... Could also be a couple of frozen chickens painted funny.
Knight26 Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, peter said: I'm not going to lie, at the time this thing came out, I thought this image was done well. Is it traced? Though even at that time, I wondered how the Inbit would have been able to angle it's guns to hit it's target (the woman), given the range. Based on the overall composition of the rest of the frame, maybe not traced, but they had artwork of a Gurab there to reference.
peter Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Gerli said: Oh no! They destroyed Athens! (again) That's another thing I was wondering about.....what they were doing in Ancient Greece or Rome, lol!
Chronocidal Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 Maybe they were going for something in Washington DC? But then what's the big rubber wall of goo melting all over the title?
Gerli Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: Maybe they were going for something in Washington DC? But then what's the big rubber wall of goo melting all over the title? Protoculture can't melt Marble... it's a conspiracy Edited September 10, 2019 by Gerli
Knight26 Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 I checked another scan of that page on an online comics page, and that is a super dark scan by comparison.
Bolt Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 Along the lines of "bad publicity is better than no publicity " , hg is probably very happy with MW forums. I'm sure KM would spin this into something positive for his pals. "See, even Macross fans who hate us cant stop talking about rt!"
Seto Kaiba Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bolt said: Along the lines of "bad publicity is better than no publicity " , hg is probably very happy with MW forums. I'm sure KM would spin this into something positive for his pals. "See, even Macross fans who hate us cant stop talking about rt!" Really, I don't think HG would consider us flaming the old comics to be anything but a rare bit of common ground with us... they're not keen on them either, having publicly disowned them as garbage back in '06.
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Bolt said: Along the lines of "bad publicity is better than no publicity " , hg is probably very happy with MW forums. I'm sure KM would spin this into something positive for his pals. "See, even Macross fans who hate us cant stop talking about rt!" I may have cost them a Kickstarter, and everything done since (like this comic book) is just fallout from it.
Knight26 Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Bolt said: Along the lines of "bad publicity is better than no publicity " , hg is probably very happy with MW forums. I'm sure KM would spin this into something positive for his pals. "See, even Macross fans who hate us cant stop talking about rt!" The fact that we are actually getting some enjoyment out of a Robotech project, even just to make fun of it, while giving 00000 money to HG makes me happy.
Podtastic Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: Really, I don't think HG would consider us flaming the old comics to be anything but a rare bit of common ground with us... they're not keen on them either, having publicly disowned them as garbage back in '06. But who holds their opinions/tastes in any high esteem.?
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