User talk:Bernard ferrell

An Introduction for visitors to The REXCAVE

In my posts on the various Batman related pages, I have expressed my staunch support for Batman's creator, Bob Kane, and while I do admit to being a fan, this in no way diminishes my love for the work of his one time studio writer, Bill Finger. My argument remains this: I am a vociferous defender of creator rights and uppermost in this support is the right for cartoonists (and occasionally writers) TO OPERATE INDEPENDENT STUDIOS.

I strongly defend the Kane Studio, Iger & Eisner, Eisner's solo studio, The Jack Binder Shop, Todd McFarlane Prod., Aardvark-Vanaheim, WaRP Graphics and many more who either published their own material or worked with a corporate publisher. This is how it has been done in Japan and Europe and it's the only way that makes any sense to me.

Like other fans I used to shake my head in dismay whenever I read about Bill Finger or Steve Gerber's travails--until a funny thing happened: Image. When Image was formed, many of the "veterans" of that period didn't support the Image group but took cheapshots at their drawing or writing efforts, secretly hoping they would fail. That was ridiculous then and remains so to this day. Like they used to say in the 60s: "You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem!"

The key to the long-term survival of the American Comic Industry is for DC and Marvel to act like REAL PUBLISHERS and less like copyright holders. On the flipside, some of the creators who work on the "assembly line" should worry about what's good for the industry as a whole and less about getting a fraction of a fraction of ownership for a character produced under "work for hire" conditions, in the pathetic hope of getting something from a movie deal...

David Vern Reed

DAVID VERN REED was born in 1924 as David Levine. He grew up to become a versatile and prolific writer with his work appearing under several Anglicized pseudonyms.He was hired to write comic book scripts by his friend, Julius Schwartz, an editor of National\DC Comics and a future legend of the industry. It was at DC where Levine would become best known to Batman fans as "David V.Reed" as well as the creator of the villain, DEADSHOT.

Re Submitting articles -- there is already an article on this topic at David Vern Reed. Please feel free to expand that article, making sure that you cite to reliable independent sources. NawlinWiki (talk) 18:49, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

References at David Vern Reed

You posted these as references for the article, but I can't really make any sense of them. Could you clarify for me so I can add them back to the article in the wiki-format?

BOOKENDS\ANTI for information on Vern Reed's pseudonyms and sci-fi work.

What is Bookends\Anti? Is it a magazine? If so, which particular issue or issues, and which articles are being cited? Who are the authors? Publication dates would also be useful.

FictionMags Index\Last Update: March 7, 2008 and "Letters to The Batman" letter's page, BATMAN #271, 1976

What does the letters page reference? And as above, what is FictionMags and what does it reference?

Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics and "The Joker's Utility Belt", The Greatest Joker Stories, DC Comics 1990, Wiki page for plot of "Joker Is Wild".

What is Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics?

Appreciate your help, Hiding T 08:07, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Bernard. I only just now saw your note on my talk page (which as you noted is a little crowded; I need to archive). Sorry I couldn't have come to help sooner — though I see some of our fellow Wikipedians all dropped by to help raise the barn! Now that's neighborly! I'll stop back around to help with formatting and such when I get a chance. Best wishes, B. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)