Hasbro deleted the signature of Jeff Easley from the movie poster prints... Can they go ONE fucking week without doing something evil?

What's their beef with Easley?

Quote from: cavalier973 on May 02, 2023, 02:56:26 PM
What's their beef with Easley?

Well he's an old white dude who paints attractive women, which is all they need. Perhaps he did something unforgivably evil, like Tweet that Trump wasn't the literal devil, or that he approves of Ron DeSantis. You know, Nazi stuff.

At the boardroom meeting at Wizards of the Woke:

EXECUTIVE: You know, with the stuff we've done with orcs and alignment, and Pinkertons and the OGL fiasco, and getting so into racism and fascism, I think there's still more we can do to turn people against us.  Any suggestions?

Corporate Goon #1 raises his hand.

EXECUTIVE: Yes, Corporate Goon #1.

CORPORATE GOON #1: Maybe we can rub out the signature of one of our artists' art.

CORPORATE GOON #2: Give than man a raise!

Blech. That sucks.

This and the recent Star Frontiers thread reminds me of how the original Star Frontiers game had no writer credits. It was listed as being written by "TSR Staff". I wonder about what's behind both of them.

Somehow having the corporate logo on the cover isn't enough - they also have to erase the name of the creative person(s) actually responsible for the work.

Professor DM mentioned that the recent movie in the credits, said the movie was "based on Hasbro's game, Dungeons & Dragons". There was no mention of Gygax and Arneson.

And so it continues as more tell WotC to fuck off.

Quote from: jeff37923 on May 02, 2023, 03:56:20 PM
And so it continues as more tell WotC to fuck off.

The more people who do this the better the hobby is.  No one needs WOTC.

Quote from: jhkim on May 02, 2023, 03:46:33 PM
Blech. That sucks.

This and the recent Star Frontiers thread reminds me of how the original Star Frontiers game had no writer credits. It was listed as being written by "TSR Staff". I wonder about what's behind both of them.

Somehow having the corporate logo on the cover isn't enough - they also have to erase the name of the creative person(s) actually responsible for the work.

Yeah that sucks.

Quote from: jeff37923 on May 02, 2023, 03:56:20 PM
And so it continues as more tell WotC to fuck off.

Greetings!

Great video clip you found here, Jeff! Thank you!

Greyhawk Grognard's video is absolutely ON POINT. He encapsulated everything I have thought over the last few months to a year.

Totally right. I agree entirely. I am just like Greyhawk Grognard. I've been collecting and buying WOTC books and products for decades. (And, of course, TSR products before WOTC). Like him, I have entire bookcases devoted to WOTC and other game related books. Thousands and thousands of dollars.

Let us see how well WOTC enjoys it when all of MY MONEY is gone from them, and other gamers just like me. At some point, that flavour will not be enjoyable or pleasant, even if they do manage to carry on surviving as a company. Whatever, though. WOTC can burn in napalm!

Fuck WOTC.

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

Egad.

Glad I ejected from that particular brand many moons ago.

Rest in piss, WotC.

A little more detail on this from GeekNative, including links to Easley's remarks on the subject:

https://www.geeknative.com/157539/hasbro-removes-artists-signature-from-dd-movie-poster/

QuoteLikely done by Hasbro or eOne, the production company that filmed the D&D film, this change was an unexpected, and arguably needless, alteration to the original work.

In this case, removing Jeff Easley's mark contrasts with the signature policy of some of Hasbro's subsidiaries. Wizards of the Coast (WotC), Hasbro's subsidiary that publishes the Dungeons & Dragons RPG as well as Magic: The Gathering card game, does not remove artist's signatures from the artwork that they source.

In fact, Jeff Easley provided artwork for the 2021 Magic: The Gathering core set, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms as well as other card art over the years. His signature was left intact unless cropping was required. His artwork for The Den of the Bugbear (Dungeon Module version) Magic: The Gathering (MtG) card clearly shows his signature. MtG goes further in celebrating the artist by listing their name on the bottom of each card.

It's notable that WotC's standard MtG art policy clashes with Hasbro or eOne's handling of this promotional poster. This incident may be attributed to a difference of policies within different arms of Hasbro's corporate empire.

At other times, this erasure might have flown under the radar were it not for Hasbro's recent history of troubling public incidents like sending the Pinkertons to a fan's house, the OGL crisis, Bank of America's scrutiny over their MtG prices, and other heavy handed decisions. Needlessly erasing Jeff's signature is yet another incident to add to Hasbro's list of ill advised decisions thus far in 2023.

Despite the fact that the alteration to the printed artwork could be taken as an insult, Jeff Easley's reaction was professional and lighthearted. In the same thread where he announced the signature revelation, he stated that he found this "more amusing than anything else..." The creatives that work for Hasbro and similar companies cannot control, and are not at fault for, their management's decisions. As with any of the difficulties he's experienced in his long career of working for corporate clients, Jeff Easley proves he's a class act.

Update 2: 1st May – On Facebook, Jeff Easley shared his thoughts on the incident. His point of view and attitude are the hallmarks of professionalism.

"To be fair, none of the other promo art I saw was signed. None of the 50's and 60's poster artists ever got credit for their work. I would just think my association with early-ish TSR would be the only reason I got the job." – Jeff Easley – April 30, 2023

I think we're coming up on a couple of decades since Games Workshop stopped crediting artists and writers, and WotC/Hasbro are at least as soulless and evil as GW. Faceless corporation content mills FTW.

Quote from: SHARK on May 02, 2023, 05:01:16 PM
Greetings!

Great video clip you found here, Jeff! Thank you!

Greyhawk Grognard's video is absolutely ON POINT. He encapsulated everything I have thought over the last few months to a year.

Totally right. I agree entirely. I am just like Greyhawk Grognard. I've been collecting and buying WOTC books and products for decades. (And, of course, TSR products before WOTC). Like him, I have entire bookcases devoted to WOTC and other game related books. Thousands and thousands of dollars.

Let us see how well WOTC enjoys it when all of MY MONEY is gone from them, and other gamers just like me. At some point, that flavour will not be enjoyable or pleasant, even if they do manage to carry on surviving as a company. Whatever, though. WOTC can burn in napalm!

Fuck WOTC.

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

Yep they insult and piss off the people who actually buy their products and think that they will be OK and maybe those who never buy their books will start doing so.

If those people never bought their books, there is probably a reason.

More bad decision making from Wizards.

Quote from: Danger on May 02, 2023, 07:51:24 PMGlad I ejected from that particular brand many moons ago.

yeah... you hate to say it... but there is a good portion of players going "what took you so long" to all the people feeling the burning boat! : )