He says he was surprised by how big a deal the interview became, noting that while he may have sounded angry when quotes from the Fatman podcast were used in news articles, in the audio, he was telling the stories calmly and with a laugh. “I feel like they definitely got the message,” Brubaker says with a laugh. That in turn sparked greater interest in Brubaker’s work, leading to an uptick in sales.īrubaker tells The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel has been in touch following those public comments and he is hopeful for a happy ending to the story. While Brubaker only gave one interview on the subject, it was picked up by news outlets around the world and sparked a conversation about creator pay at Marvel and DC. In April, Brubaker gave a widely circulated interview to Fatman Beyond‘s Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin in which he revealed his disappointment with the compensation he received from Disney as the co-creator of the Winter Soldier, the popular character played by Sebastian Stan in the Captain America movies and in the recent Disney+ show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. He also currently co-headlines the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.Ed Brubaker Took Inspiration From Nicolas Winding Refn for Graphic Novel 'Night Fever' With the introduction of Bucky (Sebastian Stan) as the titular soldier in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the character quickly gained popularity with fans and would go on to appear in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Endgame. What followed was a highly successful comics run that garnered Brubaker multiple Eisner awards and nominations for Captain America.
Brubaker discussed his relationship with the MCU during an appearance on Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin’s Fatman Beyond podcast, where he delved into his history with Marvel.īrubaker, along with artist Steve Epting, resurrected the character of Bucky Barnes and transformed him into the Winter Soldier in 2004.
But does any of that money trickle down to the writers and artists who created these beloved characters and stories? Not much, according to writer Ed Brubaker. The global success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has earned Marvel and Disney billions of dollars over the past decade.
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