Comments on Comics Comics: Second Gear, Second Verse

I work at a small town newspaper. Even though I'm ...

2008-06-28T11:11:00.000-04:00

I work at a small town newspaper. Even though I'm in the art dept. I attend the weekly "Press Club" lunch which is a sort of meeting of small town 'intelligentsia' getting together to discuss each week's paper and local govt., etc. It included the editor and a reporter ow two along with some local politicians and other invited guests.

While many accused the editor of cavorting with govt. officials and being in a "conspiracy" of sorts, I found that in our group we were willing to take someone to task for things they'd said in a public meeting or article in the paper. Even though we were friends we clearly and openly disagreed on issues- sometimes even stating so in letters to the editor. If we can do that in politics where things actually matter then why can't we do it comics? I understand negative reviews suck, but comics people have excessively thin skins.

I also think the reluctance to allow any open discussion of business matters might be one of the things that has actually stunted the growth of comics over the years.

Also, I second the praise of the Creative Loafing guy.

Dear Tim, If you ever fucking review any of my fri...

2008-06-26T11:58:00.000-04:00

Dear Tim,
If you ever fucking review any of my friends negatively I'm not talking to you.
Love,
Your wife,
Lauren R. Weinstein

I thought I'd throw in that this panel kind of dep...

2008-06-25T16:03:00.000-04:00

I thought I'd throw in that this panel kind of depressed me too. I think it was all good to hear though. It put some things into perspective as far a comics coverage and those covering them goes.

Halo and Warcraft are "cool" things to do with a c...

2008-06-25T10:54:00.000-04:00

Halo and Warcraft are "cool" things to do with a computer?

Jesus, this shit just gets even worse when you get...

2008-06-25T10:51:00.000-04:00

Jesus, this shit just gets even worse when you get to the "will you do this in five years" bullshit.

That creative loafing guy is a class act. He talks and sounds like a grown-up.

God, this is depressing. How can intelligent peop...

2008-06-25T10:22:00.000-04:00

God, this is depressing. How can intelligent people say this stuff and not acknowledge what's coming out of their mouths? This isn't journalism, or criticism, this is public relations. Promotion. It's disgusting.