Comments on: Brownsville http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Wed, 23 May 2012 15:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Interview With Neil Kleid, Graphic Novel Writer » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/comment-page-1/#comment-108411 Interview With Neil Kleid, Graphic Novel Writer » Comics Worth Reading Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:49 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/#comment-108411 [...] Kleid, writer of Brownsville and The Big Kahn and cartoonist of Ninety Candles and various minicomics, has just self-published [...]

[...] Kleid, writer of Brownsville and The Big Kahn and cartoonist of Ninety Candles and various minicomics, has just self-published [...]

]]> By: The Big Kahn » Comics Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/comment-page-1/#comment-105773 The Big Kahn » Comics Worth Reading Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:15:15 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/#comment-105773 [...] execution doesn’t live up to the potential of the premise. Neil Kleid previously wrote Brownsville and Ninety Candles. This is Nicolas Cinquegrani’s first major work. The publisher has posted [...]

[...] execution doesn’t live up to the potential of the premise. Neil Kleid previously wrote Brownsville and Ninety Candles. This is Nicolas Cinquegrani’s first major work. The publisher has posted [...]

]]> By: neil kleid http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 neil kleid Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:57:55 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/#comment-1425 Hey, to each their own :) I can completely understand that. Thanks for the call to attention, Johanna! Hey, to each their own :) I can completely understand that.

Thanks for the call to attention, Johanna!

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/comment-page-1/#comment-1423 Johanna Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:31:39 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/#comment-1423 For my paid jobs, I am sometimes given books to cover that I wouldn't have chosen. In those cases, though, that's part of the job. I also have the benefit of editors that are aware of my tastes, strengths, and preferences and take those into consideration when selecting works for me. I know a newspaper TV critic who does sometimes trade off with co-workers to better suit material to writer. We often don't know what factors went into behind-the-scenes decisions at media outlets when deciding what to cover and who will do it. I'm trying to be more transparent about my choices, since this site is just me. My other option was to ignore the book altogether, which I didn't want to do, since Neil's a good guy and deserves attention. Oh, I guess I could have pretended to write a review but concentrated mostly on plot description and summary. That's another critic's trick when they don't have a strong opinion. For my paid jobs, I am sometimes given books to cover that I wouldn’t have chosen. In those cases, though, that’s part of the job. I also have the benefit of editors that are aware of my tastes, strengths, and preferences and take those into consideration when selecting works for me.

I know a newspaper TV critic who does sometimes trade off with co-workers to better suit material to writer. We often don’t know what factors went into behind-the-scenes decisions at media outlets when deciding what to cover and who will do it. I’m trying to be more transparent about my choices, since this site is just me. My other option was to ignore the book altogether, which I didn’t want to do, since Neil’s a good guy and deserves attention.

Oh, I guess I could have pretended to write a review but concentrated mostly on plot description and summary. That’s another critic’s trick when they don’t have a strong opinion.

]]> By: Barry http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Barry Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:23:51 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/03/19/brownsville/#comment-1422 Another facet of comics reviewing that I find interesting and very different from the rest of the entertainment world. Film critics like Roger Ebert or Leah Rozen or prose critics don't get to say "I'm not going to watch/read this movie/novel because I'm not interested in the genre or material". Their job is to give the fairest review possible of the material at hand, fan or not. That's because it's their job and naturally they get paid and aren't critics who run their own website with little to no financial compensation. So I'm curious as to how, if you were a paid critic who did this job full-time and had no choice but to review Brownsville, you would put your disinterest or dislike of the genre aside to give it a fair and balanced review. Another facet of comics reviewing that I find interesting and very different from the rest of the entertainment world. Film critics like Roger Ebert or Leah Rozen or prose critics don’t get to say “I’m not going to watch/read this movie/novel because I’m not interested in the genre or material”. Their job is to give the fairest review possible of the material at hand, fan or not. That’s because it’s their job and naturally they get paid and aren’t critics who run their own website with little to no financial compensation.

So I’m curious as to how, if you were a paid critic who did this job full-time and had no choice but to review Brownsville, you would put your disinterest or dislike of the genre aside to give it a fair and balanced review.

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