Arthur Suydam stole tables from three artists at Montreal Comic Con

[Quicksilver]

Arthur is a pretty big douche bag, hes been to the Calgary expo the past few years and he is not a nice person. He refuses to sign anything unless you buy at least one print, thats really all he cares about is selling prints. One year I asked him to sign a marvel zombies hardcover, he didnt do the main art but he did all the covers which were included in the book, he literally spent 5 minutes flipping through the book making fun of the other artists and their artwork laughing and saying how bad it was, very unprofessional

in calgary he always has a really big table setup going, at this expo he probably thought "how dare they give the great arthur such a small table, I will steal these other artists tables because they suck and arent as good as me at art, so its justified"

[MONSTER]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Arthur is a pretty big douche bag, hes been to the Calgary expo the past few years and he is not a nice person. He refuses to sign anything unless you buy at least one print, thats really all he cares about is selling prints. One year I asked him to sign a marvel zombies hardcover, he didnt do the main art but he did all the covers which were included in the book, he literally spent 5 minutes flipping through the book making fun of the other artists and their artwork laughing and saying how bad it was, very unprofessional

in calgary he always has a really big table setup going, at this expo he probably thought "how dare they give the great arthur such a small table, I will steal these other artists tables because they suck and arent as good as me at art, so its justified"

Really? Has he taken a good look at his art lately? I'm sorry but its photoshop at its worst.

[Alpha_Flight]

As Quicky so eloquent put it... Suydam is the most narcissistic, unprofessional artist I have ever encountered. Slated other artists work and then said something to the effect of how Marvel needs his covers to sell books. He wanted $300.00 for a ballpoint pen head sketch inside of the book, but they are "super detailed" according to him. I laughed and walked away. I will never, ever purchase anything else of his for as longs as I live.

[greenjeans1978]

Here's Suydam faux-addressing the Photoshop jobs:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/...ine-confirmed/

He also claims he hasn't updated his website in years, although some have pinpointed it was updated this past April.

Spin spin spin spin....spin spin spin spin....

Arthur is a pretty big douche bag, hes been to the Calgary expo the past few years and he is not a nice person. He refuses to sign anything unless you buy at least one print, thats really all he cares about is selling prints. One year I asked him to sign a marvel zombies hardcover, he didnt do the main art but he did all the covers which were included in the book, he literally spent 5 minutes flipping through the book making fun of the other artists and their artwork laughing and saying how bad it was, very unprofessional

That definitely squares with all the other stories fans have of him reaming other artists as "journeymen" he doesn't want to be "associated with" and wanting top billing over guys like Stan Lee and Neal Adams. And it also explains a lot about why he feels entitled to steal other creators' tables. If he holds other creators in such contempt, why would he care about costing them business?

[Underdog07]

I am still in shock that last February Pete Carroll did not hand the ball to Arthur

[carlito1978]

Why is "journeyman" a bad thing?

[greenjeans1978]

Originally Posted by carlito1978

Why is "journeyman" a bad thing?

We're talking about someone whose self-penned bio makes him out to be the Second Coming. I don't think his idea of "journeyman" lines up with that it actually means.

[Alpha_Flight]

Suydam should compare himself to an artist like Alex Ross. The Ross exhibit should steal his tablessss haha.

[snappahead]

Originally Posted by greenjeans1978

Here's Suydam faux-addressing the Photoshop jobs:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/...ine-confirmed/

He also claims he hasn't updated his website in years, although some have pinpointed it was updated this past April.

Spin spin spin spin....spin spin spin spin....



That definitely squares with all the other stories fans have of him reaming other artists as "journeymen" he doesn't want to be "associated with" and wanting top billing over guys like Stan Lee and Neal Adams. And it also explains a lot about why he feels entitled to steal other creators' tables. If he holds other creators in such contempt, why would he care about costing them business?

LOL, that's really embarrassing. It's so sad to see the lies that he's coming up with the explain that pic. "It must be a photo from a Sunday when I draw free sketches for the kids" Sure, buddy just look at all the kids in that line.

[snappahead]

Originally Posted by Behold Gravitas

Get in (the photoshopped) line.

Noe THAT'S funny. I've never met Arthur before, but this one story was enough to make me not like him too much. The other details are just an orgy of evidence that he's a likely tool box. I don't want to see someone get ruined over something like this, but if he can take his lumps and become a good dude as a result then this is all good medicine.