tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post3622936131923674017..comments2023-03-28T04:32:18.124-04:00Comments on Witless Prattle: Witless Dictionary #2--Sim MeridianKazekagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-19439288205587620462009-01-24T23:15:00.000-05:002009-01-24T23:15:00.000-05:00But he probably cussed more. :)But he probably cussed more. :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-46239601956101958712009-01-24T05:44:00.000-05:002009-01-24T05:44:00.000-05:00That's probably what he said too. :DThat's probably what he said too. :DDiana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-13373806472302403522009-01-23T20:58:00.000-05:002009-01-23T20:58:00.000-05:00Yeah. Even in his most twisted Randian mental jabb...Yeah. Even in his most twisted Randian mental jabberings, I'm sure it never occurred to Ditko that his last gift to Marvel (excluding Squirrel Girl) would somehow be bent into dude with piercings who "hurts himself to atone for . . ." man, I hate comics sometimes. :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-71348049243385513172009-01-23T16:30:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:30:00.000-05:00He probably still defends Emoball. Which was wrong...He probably still defends Emoball. Which was wrong on so many, many levels...Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-76005598880780857902009-01-21T08:04:00.000-05:002009-01-21T08:04:00.000-05:00Oh MAN I'd totally forgotten about that. I think J...Oh <I>MAN</I> I'd totally forgotten about that. I think Jenkins has frequently distinguished himself as being almost comically think-skinned. Has been ever since that rather ghastly Hulk annual he did back in the day that featured She-Hulk coming on to her cousin in one of the most brain-blastingly tasteless comics I have ever encountered.<BR/><BR/>I have my moments! :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-53382243339090457732009-01-21T02:37:00.000-05:002009-01-21T02:37:00.000-05:00I remember a particularly odious incident with Pau...I remember a particularly odious incident with Paul Jenkins basically castigating the <I>entire</I> fanbase for reacting so poorly to "The Return of Captain Marvel", which... there really <I>was</I> no defending that clunker, and the fact that he tried just made him look pathetic.<BR/><BR/>An accurate assessment indeed...Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-83095517699109634002009-01-10T18:02:00.000-05:002009-01-10T18:02:00.000-05:00Well, being fallible human beings, I suspect that ...Well, being fallible human beings, I suspect that they, just like all of us, want to pick and choose which criticisms they honour and which ones get tossed into the "Internet is always negative" bin. The next Witless Dictionary will address this very thing, sorta. ;)<BR/><BR/> I think that the fan/creator contact on the web is a lot like the current state of the separation of church and state in Amercia--they're both in each other's business and it really does neither no favours. <BR/><BR/> Look for it soonish. It's not exactly that but everyone who knows the term will know exactly what I'm talking about.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-60163530458245918142009-01-10T14:33:00.000-05:002009-01-10T14:33:00.000-05:00Depressing thought, huh? :(It's one of the central...Depressing thought, huh? :(<BR/><BR/>It's one of the central paradoxes of mainstream comics: for a medium that depends on the Internet for publicity and drumming up interest in new projects, the major companies can be surprisingly insulated against any kind of feedback that isn't fawning praise. And if they <I>do</I> acknowledge their critics, it's with this shockingly juvenile "I know you are but what am I?" response that... well, it's the sort of thing that should make sophisticated adults embarrassed to be involved with it.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you'll think of something. :)Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-63887676379282921882009-01-09T12:54:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:54:00.000-05:00I'm racking my brain trying to find someone who cr...I'm racking my brain trying to find someone who crossed the Sim Meridian and came back, and I'm coming up lemons, honestly--it tends to be something of a inexorable forward movement.<BR/><BR/> (This discounts those who <I>started</I> their career on the wrong side of the Sim Meridian--Liefeld springs to mind)<BR/><BR/> Well, that's what happens, isn't it? The cult of personality that surrounds most comic creators forms this weird Cone of Silence in which no real criticism has a hope in hell of penetrating.<BR/><BR/> I'm sure it's gotten worse since everyone got online, too--and yet, the same people who benefit from this bitch incessantly about those darned snarky bloggers who Mess It Up For Everyone. <BR/><BR/> The Witless Dictionary really needs a term for that. ;)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-16781319826873940562009-01-09T03:09:00.000-05:002009-01-09T03:09:00.000-05:00I wonder whether it's possible for writers who cro...I wonder whether it's possible for writers who cross the Sim Meridian to find their way back to solid ground. In comics, this is unlikely because of the yes-boy phenomenon - any writer, no matter how odious, can find a cluster of fanboys to defend his every move (with the apparent exception of "The Spirit", because even Assbar fans aren't touching that one). And if you're surrounded by a raving pack of hyperactive 40-year-olds-masquerading-as-teens who tell you you're awesome just the way you are, why would you bother trying to improve?Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.com