Talking and Drawing with Shane Davis

Episode 16: DC Comics continues their downwards slide, manga continues to rule the sales charts, and pop culture continues to slide down into weirdness Axcend: Level Up is LIVE: https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shane-davis-axcend-level-up-1/x/23556882#/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 2860 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanz #Comics #Marvel #Manga

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Despite mainstream comics claiming that Comicsgate is irrelevant and a dying consumer movement, they are also quick to jump on it as a way to brand their detractors to easily get them labeled for cancellation. Is Comicsgate really such a threat to mainstream comics, or does the mainstream need a common enemy to point to in order to keep their jobs? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Marvel #DCComics

After a series of bloodbaths at DC Comics, and a few quiet departures afterwards, DC Comics president Pamela Lifford has tendered her resignation due to family reasons. This is not the first high profile departure from DC Comics for the same reason, and it will allow her to quietly leave the company with no questions. Is this further signs that DC Comics will turn into a licensing instead of a publishing division soon? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Batman #DCComics

A number of tweets came out all the same time, decrying the need for rock stars in the comic industry. Why is there a sudden attempt to remove A-listers from the industry, and does it have anything to do with the present state of comic sales? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Marvel #DCComics

Tim Sheridan goes on to Twitter to call out anyone who doesn't wholeheartedly support his mini series focusing on Green Lantern Alan Scott's sexuality a member of Comicsgate, which probably puts almost the entire world at odds with him. With zero marketing on the story and full-on focus on the character's sexuality, and telling customers to put the book on their pull list a full 3 months after retailers submitted their final orders, are comic writers even tuned in to the industry and its fanbase anymore? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Comicsgate #DCComics

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Advice is coming in hard and fast from mainstream comic creators in these recent weeks. Surely that means that the industry is doing better than ever, right? Tim Seeley now critizes the variant covers game in the comic industry, and blames speculators for destroying the industry. It definitely has nothing to do with the actual content of those comics. Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Marvel #DCComics

The problem of comic creators being grossly underpaid while their creations make billions at the box office continues to haunt the industry. Yet at a time when the industry is arguably at its weakest, creators are now trying to demand more compensation for their works. If you are a creator that contributed to the lack of interest in modern comics, do you really deserve more pay? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Marvel #DCComics

When comics creators won't give you new characters, you can always take an old one, add a brand new spin to it, and end up with a character you can make a ton of merchandise off of. That is the most likely scenario behind the development of Mary Jane as Jackpot - Marvel's attempt to cash in on her popularity and create a 'new' female character all in one shot. But will readers accept this, or see it as a blatant cash grab? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Marvel #SpiderMan

Dynamite Comics has landed themselves a number of comic book deals for Warner Bros Discovery-owned IPs, which is strange, because said company actually has their own comic division known as DC Comics. With Warner Bros licensing out comic book deals to other comic companies, is this a sign that they are about to gut their own comics division if this venture proves to be profitable enough? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #ThunderCats

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Comic writers and artists who once worked to usher in the era of MCU Phase 1 to 3 and the DCEU have not been working for both companies in the recent years, and in a sign of times to come, have taken to working on creator-owned books instead. A new creator-owned imprint Ghost Machine has been launched by Geoff Johns and includes creators such as Bryan Hitch and Francis Manapul among others. Adding to the list are creators who have fled for DSTLRY such as Scott Snyder, Becky Cloonan and more. With all these household name creators gone, where does this leave the Big Two? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #Marvel

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DC Comics and Marvel have been adding more elements of modern social justice, commonly known as "woke" agenda, into their books. The declining readership in itself is problematic, but have they also irreparably damaged their brand by race/gender/sexuality-swapping their characters and are now unable to go back to their classic versions for fear of being deemed phobic? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #Marvel

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When in doubt, race-swap! At least, that was what DC Comics' editorial team was entertaining during the height of the BLM movement. Retailers rightfully cried foul as sales without Bruce Wayne as Batman had always been historically horrible. But is it worth it for social justice brownie points? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #Batman

DC Comics Superboy Supposed to be a TRANS GIRL! When you are unable to create something new and inspiring, just re-work a beloved comic character to reflect your own lived experience? Mags Visaggio has been working with DC Comics editorial for almost a year on a story to transition Superboy Conner Kent into a trans girl. That the company even humored this in light of their issues with Superman creators Siegel and Shuster should tell you that editiorial is not interested in protecting their own IPs. Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #Superman

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Axcend: Level Up: https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ 9 Lives Comics online store: https://www.9livescomics.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TalkingDrawingwithShaneDavis Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Mandy Summers' Gemshock: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemshock-issue-1/x/23556882#/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MandySummers Dale Keown's PITT Posters: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dale-keown-s-pitt-poster-campaign/x/23556882#/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/44numskull

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When asked about what most peeves them off about the American comic book industry, comic creators have their answer ready, and a lot of these answer are starting to sound like comicsgate talking points?! Gail Simone wants the comic industry to go back to the basics, but is it too little, too late? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #DCComics #Marvel

The American comic industry has alternated between promoting artists exclusively, to promoting writers exclusively, and neither strategy seemed to have worked. Manga dominates the sales chart, where the creator is oftentimes both the writer and the artist rolled into one. Can the American comic industry learn from this and just promote fun comics instead of picking talents to highlight? Axcend: Level Up is Now LIVE! Back it today! https://9livescomics.com/projects/axcend-level-up-vol-1/ Get first print editions of Inglorious Rex and Starlight Cats on our website: https://www.9livescomics.com Fan mail address: Shane Davis & Yanzi Lin 231 Government Ave SW PO Box 9592 Hickory, NC 28603 Follow Shane Davis on these social networks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanedavisart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.davis.7545 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanedavisart2000/?hl=en Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/shanedavisart Follow Yanzi Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linyanzi #Comics #Manga #Anime