And if something ends up being a bigger thing I try to actually adjust their deal so they can take part in that too.”īrubaker contrasted it with Netflix, who did right by Dave Chappelle by pulling Chappelle’s Show from its streaming service after the comedian revealed his original “raw deal” with Comedy Central that was settled last February. “When I work with people I try to give them the best deal possible. “When I see ads for the show, it actually makes me feel sick to my stomach.” “I remember sitting in that movie and just remembering this Jack Kirby ulcer growing in my stomach going, ‘This is what it felt like, kid.'”

Not one to mince words, these are just few Brubaker quotes from the podcast that stood out: After a few years though, the lawsuit was eventually settled with a positive outcome for all involved. I can’t help but be reminded how Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie, the widow of Dwayne McDuffie, had to fight on her late husband’s behalf over the Milestone 2.0 relaunch that left McDuffie’s estate out of the deal. The experience is what inspired his Western Pulp graphic novel with artist Sean Phillips.

Adding salt to the wound was that Feige’s assistant was more than happy to let in other assistants and bloggers.īrubaker also recounted a near drowning experience almost two years ago that has him more reflective about how his wife would survive if something were to happen to him. Apparently Brubaker and artist Steve Epting, the team who reinvented Joe Simon and Jack Kirby‘s Bucky Barnes as The Winter Soldier, didn’t even get an invite to the Captain America: Winter Soldier movie after-party and had to text Sebastian Stan (the actor who plays the character in the MCU) to get them in because Kevin Feige‘s assistant apparently didn’t have them on their list.

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