Should comic writers Unionize?

[Ice]

Newsarama asks the question.



As the strike by members of the Writer's Guild of America dominated discussions in the entertainment industry this week, Newsarama decided to utilize this month's question for "The Q" to allow creators to share their opinions on whether writers in the comic book industry should form a similar union.

Earlier this week, Newsarama shared comments on the WGA strike by Brian K. Vaughan, who supported the idea of a union for comic book writers. But as he and others have pointed out, starting a union for creators in this industry has been tried before by creators like Arnold Drake and others – but none of those attempts have been successful.

So it's time for creators to sound off on the issue as we asked the question:

- Should comic book writers unionize? Could they unionize?

 

[Ice]

Poll added.

This is a good topic to have one for.

 

[Hibiki]

yes mostly for health insurance reasons. From what vaughn was saying in that other article, theirs funds for comic writers or foundations for those who are in bad accidents but no good health coverage from the companies themselves.

 

[Ultimate Houde]

I hate Unions

So no.

 

[Joe Kalicki]

I hate Unions

So no.

Me too.

The South will rise again!

 

[Gemini]

I don't care

 

[ourchair]

*Dave Sim masturbates*

 

[Random]

yes mostly for health insurance reasons. From what vaughn was saying in that other article, theirs funds for comic writers or foundations for those who are in bad accidents but no good health coverage from the companies themselves.

I agree.

 

[Jaggyd]

I feel all comic book employees should be unionized.

 

[E]

*Dave Sim masturbates*

Post of the Day! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

[Dr.Strangefate]

Unions would have prevented the whole idiotic Superboy mess going on right now... As well as prevented a whole lot of writers from dying poor and penniless after getting screwed out of creative rights.

 

[Jaggyd]

Unions would have prevented the whole idiotic Superboy mess going on right now... As well as prevented a whole lot of writers from dying poor and penniless after getting screwed out of creative rights.

Exactly

 

[ourchair]

Post of the Day! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I wish more people got the joke.

But hey, at least the guy who gives POTDs did.

 

[SSJmole]

No , I have my reasons.

 

[Hibiki]

No , I have my reasons.

Jimmy hoffa?

 

[Ice]

No , I have my reasons.

Which are?

 

[SSJmole]

Which are?

Well most strikes happen because people are unionised so no union very low chance of that happening

 

[Ice]

Well, from the looks of it, the pros seem to outweigh the cons.

 

[Hibiki]

Well most strikes happen because people are unionised so no union very low chance of that happening

That...makes no sense?

 

[SSJmole]

Well, from the looks of it, the pros seem to outweigh the cons.

I also don't like unions though

That...makes no sense?

It doesn't?