When Words Collide - Aug 13, 2012

[CBR News]

"Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker" scribe Joe Casey talks about the creator-owned comic, the status of the comic landscape as a whole and discusses the concept of capital-A Art.


Full article here.

[aNamored]

No joke, I was just thinking about where the heck issue 8 was (why can't I pick the winning lottery numbers?)

This is the Joe Casey I remember: swagger, lunacy a bit of raunch and painfully honest. I'm not looking for anything deep in Butcher Baker, just a really O.T.T. good time.

[Ziza9]

Psyched for the return of BB and I'll leave it at that.

[DarthCommenter]

This series is the reason I continue to buy new books from Image. I bought it on a whim and loved it instantly. It's great to see it back. I love the feeling of reading a comicbook and thinking, "oh man, am I really reading this? This is so good. I need more."

[Mike Huddleston]

Not to take a personal conflict public (although Joe wasn't shy about giving his opinion via interview), but for the record: "overcommitment" was not the issue with Butcher's schedule. As much as I love Butcher Baker it was a project that just didn't make enough money for me to live on. I took other work to keep the lights on and continued to work on Butcher when I could. I've apologized to fans and to Joe for the delay.

[Arkady Rossovich]

Not to take a personal conflict public (although Joe wasn't shy about giving his opinion via interview), but for the record: "overcommitment" was not the issue with Butcher's schedule. As much as I love Butcher Baker it was a project that just didn't make enough money for me to live on. I took other work to keep the lights on and continued to work on Butcher when I could. I've apologized to fans and to Joe for the delay.

When I initially read that part of the interview, I didn't take it as Joe ripping you...although now that you bring it up, I can see how him being so frank may have unintentionally painted you in a poor light. Whatever the reasons for the delay, I will happily lap up issue 8 tomorrow and enjoy your wonderful art.

[Greg Anderson]

Not to take a personal conflict public (although Joe wasn't shy about giving his opinion via interview), but for the record: "overcommitment" was not the issue with Butcher's schedule. As much as I love Butcher Baker it was a project that just didn't make enough money for me to live on. I took other work to keep the lights on and continued to work on Butcher when I could. I've apologized to fans and to Joe for the delay.

Just keep up the great work, you're doing amazing. From my years of being a fan of creator owned books, I know of the craziness of trying to make bread as a creator and needed other means to support yourself while trying to churn out a book like this. I can speak for me and I'm sure a few understanding readers that we're behind you.

[starman]

I love The Strain. Hopefully he'll continue on that book til Del Toro finishes the novels.

[Ziza9]

Just keep up the great work, you're doing amazing. From my years of being a fan of creator owned books, I know of the craziness of trying to make bread as a creator and needed other means to support yourself while trying to churn out a book like this. I can speak for me and I'm sure a few understanding readers that we're behind you.

This. However long it takes, the wait for such fine art is worth it. Psyched for tomorrow.

[starman]

Just picked up and read my issue today. Loved it. Hope Bleeding Cool is wrong and this series continues forever.