Former DC Comics artist and the creator of Cyberfrog Ethan Van Sciver took to Twitter to declare that “comics are being destroyed by the SJW Taliban.”
Van Sciver’s comments came amid an increasing trend where individuals are lampooning beautifully drawn women and their artists.
The Green Lantern artist took to Twitter to call for a return to “beautiful sexy superwomen in comics.”
Nobody wants this weird anti-human shit. Let’s get back to beautiful sexy superwomen in comics again, or just go out of business. 🐸🌈🤷♂️ https://t.co/OPFjb6lOMo
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
One Twitter user, Gary T. Burnaska, would respond to Van Sciver’s call to return to “beautiful sexy superwomen in comics again” by comparing it to pornography.
Burnaska wrote:
“WANK OFF TO REAL PORN. This is the fanboy mentality that is destroying comics.”
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He added, “Slit the throat of anyone who wants to pull the industry out of the fanboy neck beard ghetto.”
WANK OFF TO REAL PORN. This is the fanboy mentality that is destroying comics. Slit the throat of anyone who wants to pull the industry out of the fanboy neck beard ghetto.
— Gary T. Burnaska (@MediaWarrior) December 5, 2019
That’s when Van Sciver would respond, educating Burnaska on the distinction between attractive female comic book characters and pornography.
Van Sciver writes, “Porn is sexually explicit material. The glorification of the female form, beautifully exaggerated to physical perfection is one of the things that SELLS COMICS.”
He added, “Comix are being destroyed by the SJW Taliban that shames people for having FUN and finding JOY in this. Repent.”
Porn is sexually explicit material.
The glorification of the female form, beautifully exaggerated to physical perfection is one of the things that SELLS COMICS.
Comix are being destroyed by the SJW Taliban that shames people for having FUN and finding JOY in this.
Repent. https://t.co/xohCcKF0Qb
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
Van Sciver and Burnaka would go back and forth and continue to explain the difference between sexy comic book characters and pornography asking, “Why are you b******* about women being half-clothed and beautiful in them, and calling that porn?”
I want comics that people want to pay for.
If kids aren’t reading comics, why are you bitching about women being half-clothed and beautiful in them, and calling that porn? https://t.co/5FESbGWGmU
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
So your plan is to make them ugly and undesirable so that nobody wants to make the effort to get them?
Food for thought.🤷♂️🐸🌈 https://t.co/7NOyw83MMt
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
Van Sciver would add that comics are continuing to die because of SJW Puritans noting that this trend will continue with “more and more rabid lunacy like this.”
As Comics continue to die because of SJW Puritans, you’ll see more and more rabid lunacy like this.
ComicsGate is doing great. These people can leave their sadness where they are. https://t.co/tQb9QKrjru
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
He concluded saying, “SJW shit failed. Nobody wants to be scolded and lectured by soyboys and bluehairs about Diversity with shitty fake characters.”
Comics have been a niche medium for the last 50 years.
SJW shit failed. Nobody wants to be scolded and lectured by soyboys and bluehairs about Diversity with shitty fake characters.
Kids don’t need to read comics. Adults can afford them. They should be aimed at customers.🐸 https://t.co/xCvAwJtiVO
— ComicArtistPro Secrets (@EthanVanSciver) December 5, 2019
Van Sciver is not the only artist who has been outspoken about this recent phenomenon.
Danger Girl creator J. Scott Campbell referred to a number of individuals as “dumb” after they attempted to trash artist Nacho Arranz’s Medusa art.
Just to clarify, I’m not down. I actually found this to be a mood booster, because again, it wasn’t specific to me. Just a reminder that really dumb comments can get a lot of dumb people liking it. I mean, is there anything more ridiculous & unreasonable than THAT comment..?!?
— J. Scott Campbell♠️🎨 (@JScottCampbell) September 9, 2019
One tweet trashing the art that described men as “trash” and noted they “shouldn’t be allowed to draw women” was retweeted over 5,000 times and received over 28,000 likes.
again, men are trash and shouldn’t be allowed to draw women https://t.co/2zXAOh41TA
— Lo✨ CEO of halbruce (@wonderhexgem) September 7, 2019
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Campbell also defended fellow artist Frank Cho after he came under fire from Comics Alliance’s Editor-in-Chief Andrew Wheeler back in 2016. He described the individuals attacking Cho as “finger waggers, internet moms, and overzealous SJWs.”
Everglade Angels creator Blake Northcott would also defend Cho describing Wheeler as “an angry vocal minority who [doesn’t] even READ comics, but complain about them incessantly.”
What do you make of Ethan Van Sciver’s statement? What do you make of this ongoing trend when it comes to comic book art?