Swamp Thing artist Yanick took to Facebook to publicly highlight his thoughts on creator rights, As a reply to a survey the company has given to staff to complete.

Feeling that current DC policy for creator rights and credits at the publisher isn’t conducive to maintaining the company against competitors, he writes;

“For me, above anything else, the quality of my work is imperative. The level of sacrifice required to do this job can only be justified by being proud of its final result. Yet, all my effort as the artist would be insignificant without the care and talent of my most pivotal collaborator; The colorist.

By resisting to align its royalties and recognition policy on Marvel, it has become excessively difficult to secure the best Colorists for DC projects. In this digital day and age, where often the entire comic visual is a two person operation, it seem aberrant that one of the two won’t receive the Royalties or exposure respect they fully deserve.

It’s about time we revisit that royalty pie split. And if we find the courage to slaps some annoying last minute advertisement banner on the cover, certainly adding the colorist name there shouldn’t be that challenging.”

However this isn’t the first time Yanick has mentioned his dismay via social media at DC’s crediting of creators. In September of last year when it emerged 3D Covers for Villains month would not feature credits, He took to Twitter at the time tweeting;

“Not Crediting their Creators on the cover of these Villains Month’s comics is UNACCEPTABLE, contemptuous, shame on you DCcomics! :(“

Yannick later added:

“It is the Hard work of these Creators that gave all value, if any, to these book. DC removing cover credit is a scandalous move.”

And in response to artist Chris Burnham, Who suggested it was a technical oversight Yanick said;

“@TheBurnham yeah but that’s no excuse.Credits are not on the art. Cover design is always a last minute business.remember these arrow banners”.

Clearly this divisive issue at the publisher won’t rest, Bleeding Cool even suggested that there is a level of worry among those taking part in the survey what kind of fallout there will be.

Given that the artist is using his profile, rather publicly to try and cause a positive change in the company (that he works at) as well as improve the working conditions of creators we can only salute him for it.