Kordey Off ‘Excalibur’

In a move that apparently came as a surprise to the artist, Igor Kordey was removed as the penciller on the upcoming Excalibur book. Oddly enough, the move has provoked sympathy at The Pulse and cheering at Newsarama.

Now I’m not one for firings, but it seems pretty clear to me that Kordey was not well liked by fans. And that is the best reason to use other artists.

None of us know anything about the situations involved, but it seems like Kordey was complaining about how he was treated, and I’m guessing he may not have been as cooperative as he could have been. I say this based solely on my experience hearing him speak in San Diego last year, where he seemed to carry an obvious and public chip on his shoulder.

But again, I know nothing of the circumstances, other than many fans will be happy to pay for the book with a different artist on board.