Laird--- What do you think of him?

[J Legault]

After seeing the 4 interviews of him on the TMNT DVDs.

He looks like a great guy to talk to.

I don't care if he does TMNT his own way since he & his ex-partner Eastman came up with the idea and now it's evolved in the years. he has better control of the series.
I'm not sure if there are any other comic artists that do stuff their own way.

So I like the way he's doing with the new cartoon and other stuff he does at Mirage.

Every person has their own way in all.

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

Ohh Boy

Laird is cool

very cool

I read an interview with, which somebody posted here on the Drome. And Laird is the only of the TMNT creaters WHOM I have really heard of. Well I know what Kevin looks like and so on. But from I've read, Kevin kinda seems like a bad guy ???

[lhb412]

I love him. I totally understand how he is about complaining fans. If I created a popular comic book series I would do what I wanted with it, no matter what fans think. People wouldn't have to like it, the most important thing is that I would like it. Storytellers who change their stories to apease that masses are called sellouts.

[FAH Q]

i thank he and eastman for creating such a cool series as TMNT,
the toyline at times seems questionable, but that's how the commerce goes... i have no opinion of them, they created one of my greatest artistic loves, so i'd like to think of it more of that way.

[Jester]

It's there art....he can do whatever he wants....but i can understand the comments about being nicer to fans....at least make them think u care...and hey....maybe u might get some good suggestions u can use

[sango]

awl I can say is him and kev made the tmnt...n I really appreciate em doin that...!!

n its their characters..they can do whatever they wants with em...

s'all good!

N I'm happy Peter decided ta bring em bawk...yush yush!

[TournamentFightersOwns]

I'm just glad he and Kevin Eastman came up w/the TMNT and were able to allow others to see their creations through the three films,and the various TV shows. Kudos to him for still being interested in his creation twenty years after the fact.

[Sheila]

A man I appreciate for creating TMNT, the remarkable SF story

[Dane E5R]

I love his creation, I love his art, and I appreciate him. But I don't like him much. The man can not take constructive criticism. I am an artist, and when someone tells me how they believe I can improve my work, I don't lash out at them and insult their intelligence because they have different ideas than I have. Some of the things he says to the fans are just insulting and unnecessary. Whether it's his creation or not, it's the fans that keep it going. Like someone else said, we're the ones who put the money in his pockets so he can buy his segways. He should at LEAST respect our opinions.

[Coola Yagami]

Exactly what kinda insulting things did he say to the fans? I keep hearin em but I want examples.

[heretic888]

Exactly what kinda insulting things did he say to the fans? I keep hearin em but I want examples.

Despite what some individuals have claimed on this thread (only two by my count), I have yet to find any of these examples. And I own every single issue of the new Mirage series (except for issue 6).

It seems to me that what most people call "cannot take constructive criticism" really means "doesn't bow down to and massage the ego of every person that writes in to him".

This has less to do with Laird and more to do with defects in people's psychology as a whole. Its a case of extreme narcissism, which seems to have taken hold in Western society as a whole. People want their egos to be validated, acknowledged, massaged, worshipped even. When someone points flat-out that many of their concerns are artficial, unfounded, or even unintelligent and/or irrational, they try and demonize the criticizer.

Such demonizations include standard lines like "he's arrogant" or "he's a bully" or "he doesn't respect others' opinions" or "he can't take criticism".

They, in essence, project their own egotistical deficiencies onto the criticizer in a vain attempt to make themselves look better. Typical Freudian/Jungian projectionism.

Very, very sad. In my opinion.

Rant over. Laterz.

[cqb101]

Originally Posted by heretic888

Despite what some individuals have claimed on this thread (only two by my count), I have yet to find any of these examples. And I own every single issue of the new Mirage series (except for issue 6).

It seems to me that what most people call "cannot take constructive criticism" really means "doesn't bow down to and massage the ego of every person that writes in to him".

This has less to do with Laird and more to do with defects in people's psychology as a whole. Its a case of extreme narcissism, which seems to have taken hold in Western society as a whole. People want their egos to be validated, acknowledged, massaged, worshipped even. When someone points flat-out that many of their concerns are artficial, unfounded, or even unintelligent and/or irrational, they try and demonize the criticizer.

Such demonizations include standard lines like "he's arrogant" or "he's a bully" or "he doesn't respect others' opinions" or "he can't take criticism".

They, in essence, project their own egotistical deficiencies onto the criticizer in a vain attempt to make themselves look better. Typical Freudian/Jungian projectionism.

Very, very sad. In my opinion.

Rant over. Laterz.

I have no clue what you just said, but it sounded intelligent.

[raphael_is_cool]

Although that's true I think it's his defence of people criticising Lawson's latest drawing of Vol. 4 that is where this has come from (although I think the inker being a bit slack seems more the cause since City at War looks ace)

I'm not saying I think he's wrong or anything but he also feels it necessary to put in his rants about people who say things to him about his segway and he just comes off as a bitter person.

But I already posted my views, an artist is an artist

[Kid Icarus]

Originally Posted by heretic888

They, in essence, project their own egotistical deficiencies onto the criticizer in a vain attempt to make themselves look better. Typical Freudian/Jungian projectionism.

Ah, but couldn't that also be applied to Mr. Laird? .

[Amanda]

*steps the hell out of this thread*

seriously, let it go.

Amanda

[Kali]

Okay, this is an old argument, and I said that if it went anywhere near bashing, it was over.

Originally Posted by cqb101

I have no clue what you just said, but it sounded intelligent.

"Sounded" being the operative word.