Comments on: Big-City Comics and a New Blogger http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/04/big-city-comics-and-a-new-blogger/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:42:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/04/big-city-comics-and-a-new-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Johanna Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:46:50 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/04/big-city-comics-and-a-new-blogger/#comment-344 Book publishers are a lot more mature/professional than comic publishers are in many ways. I also think it's a different situation when an already established writer reviews something in their field than when someone who wants to be discovered does so. I personally look askance at someone who's reviewing comics at the same time they're trying to break into writing comics. Part of that is due to my championing reviewing as a craft in itself -- too many people see it only as a way to get noticed and gain traction to do what they really want to do. I think that's bad for the field, and I want a higher level of professionalism than that. I also think that newbies should concentrate on one or the other, at least while they're getting started and learning the ropes. I remember having to explain to a reviewer one time that if he was praising issue #1 of an anthology while he knew that a story of his was going to be in issue #2 of the same anthology, he really needed to tell his readers that. Book publishers are a lot more mature/professional than comic publishers are in many ways. I also think it’s a different situation when an already established writer reviews something in their field than when someone who wants to be discovered does so. I personally look askance at someone who’s reviewing comics at the same time they’re trying to break into writing comics. Part of that is due to my championing reviewing as a craft in itself — too many people see it only as a way to get noticed and gain traction to do what they really want to do. I think that’s bad for the field, and I want a higher level of professionalism than that. I also think that newbies should concentrate on one or the other, at least while they’re getting started and learning the ropes.

I remember having to explain to a reviewer one time that if he was praising issue #1 of an anthology while he knew that a story of his was going to be in issue #2 of the same anthology, he really needed to tell his readers that.

]]> By: Tony Isabella http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/04/big-city-comics-and-a-new-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Tony Isabella Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:33:33 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/01/04/big-city-comics-and-a-new-blogger/#comment-343 What a load of crap. Mystery writers review mystery books. Science fiction and horror writers review science fiction and horror books. I bet there are even romance writers who review romance novels. Why should writing comics and reviewing them be considered unethical? Of course, since I've been fighting this battle since you were a toddler *smile* I may be taking these comments a wee bit personally. What a load of crap. Mystery writers review mystery books. Science fiction and horror writers review science fiction and horror books. I bet there are even romance writers who review romance novels. Why should writing comics and reviewing them be considered unethical?

Of course, since I’ve been fighting this battle since you were a toddler *smile* I may be taking these comments a wee bit personally.

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