tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post4055501321013040418..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: the many talents of Professor BarkerJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-53541444373955193552009-02-08T17:25:00.000-06:002009-02-08T17:25:00.000-06:00Does anyone know:Did Barker's agreement with TSR l...Does anyone know:<BR/>Did Barker's agreement with TSR last only as long as TSR kept his work in print?<BR/>It would seem counterproductive for an artist to owe royalties to a company that does not help him/her promote the work that royalties are being paid on, but I suppose those sorts of 'bad deals' occur.Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-59762433307238774292009-02-02T18:51:00.000-06:002009-02-02T18:51:00.000-06:00I'd love to see one of those figures. I don't part...I'd love to see one of those figures. I don't particularly like action oriented figures. My favourite was a 25mm wood elf by (I think!) Minifigs that just had him walking forward with buckler and sword. Then there were a great range of orcs that looked a bit like pigs. Very few of them were striking or shooting. I think there's something atmospheric in figures that share some of the archetypal feeling of chess pieces - for certain games at least.<BR/>As a writer myself 20 per cent in perpetuity seems a bit of an odd deal, more like you get in the music industry than in publishing. That said, many publishing deals for major authors give them nine or ten per cent flat. The publisher keeps 90 per cent. They get an advance up front but allowing the author 80 per cent would, in those terms, seem very generous.<BR/>After my advance is earned out I get about £1 for every book sold, which seems OK to me. This is pretty much a standard deal.mdlachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475849095469967994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-72342360910804656532009-02-02T11:01:00.000-06:002009-02-02T11:01:00.000-06:00I have seen Prof. Barker's figures, and actually h...I have seen Prof. Barker's figures, and actually held one or two. Yes, by today's standards, they are not very "action-oriented" but for figures carved from wood and then painstakingly assembled by hand with glue and then painted - they are amazing.Victor Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928494560036528653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-46107868760837572342009-02-02T09:19:00.000-06:002009-02-02T09:19:00.000-06:00Awesome post, Jeff. I'm going to have to get a cop...Awesome post, Jeff. I'm going to have to get a copy of that issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com