Aug 20, 2023
I really want to say something about the abuse of comic creators leading them to suffer and die young for so, so many reasons. But instead I will just send healing vibes out into the universe for Jeff Smith after his cardiac arrest, and hope that he knows that regardless of his life-changing work and the many number of people who are touched by his amazing creations who might want to tell him or meet him at comic cons. that his health should always, always come first. That healing and taking time to do so is the only priority.
#Jeff Smith#comics#comic creators#comic artists#just heal as best you can ok#I wrote out a whole angry thing#because I am genuinely furious about comic cons and no masks and people proudly going while very sick#and the forced labor of comic creators to do every part of the work#drawing writing printing editing promoting etc#that we get paid so little and treated like shit#and that people I look up to are getting sick and dying young#that people who changed my life so completely are being left behind#and ignored#I just#even if they hadn’t done anything life changing to me#they’re still people#we should protect and care about them#but we just sort of ignore the abuse#the bad pay#the lack of consideration and care#it just infuriates me#anyway#please send him healing vibes if you can#he’s genuinely a kind and amazing person#even if you don’t know his work or who he is
