Comments on: SPX 2009: The Critics Panel

By: Choice words from 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon

Choice words from 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:24:42 +0000

[...] notice that there are no articles by women on the final list, but I was sitting next to her during the criticsâ€™ panel at SPX, so itâ€™s not like thereâ€™s no precedent for this observation. And it inspired Melinda Beasiâ€™s [...]

By: Gary Groth

Gary Groth — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:31:30 +0000

You’re pretty startlingly well preserved yourself, Heidi.

Though not the babe I am, of course.

By: Journalista – the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Sept. 29, 2009: Different lessons to impart

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:37 +0000

[...] Small Press Expo 2009 Link: Chris Mautner, David Welsh, Johanna Draper Carlson (one, two), Ben Towle and Samuel [...]

By: Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:58 +0000

[...] on to the Small Press Expo, and convention recaps from David Welsh, Alert Nerd and Samuel Rules. Johanna Draper Carlson reports on the Critics' Roundtable panel, while Sean T. Collins provides the audio. [...]

By: THE BEAT » Blog Archive » SPX memories…and there are a lot of them

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:40:03 +0000

[...] The Critics Panel at SPX was much discussed. You can either read about it, in Johanna Draper Carlson’s [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:30:56 +0000

Ha! I’m glad you chose comfort and safety over looks.

By: Sean T. Collins

Sean T. Collins — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:50:52 +0000

Would you believe I actually gave some thought to not wearing glasses to the panel for precisely “they’re all wearing glasses” reason you mention? But I was pretty tired and my contacts tend not to do well in my eyes when I’m tired. I assure you that if you see me around, at least 50% of the time you will be dazzled by my spectacle-free baby blues.

By: Chris Mautner

Chris Mautner — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:40:33 +0000

Does that mean I owe you an anniversary present?

By: Jog

Jog — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:33:57 +0000

I believe Chris is Christ (naturally), which would make me Jesus’ wife Mary Magdalene, if I’m remembering this correctly.

By: Chris Mautner

Chris Mautner — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:33:15 +0000

According to my wife, I’m clearly Christ, based on body posture. Jog’s eyes, leading you out of the frame, let you know he’s John.

But if Tom’s Hagrid then I call dibs on one of the Weasley twins. Not the dead one. The other one. Jog’s obviously HP. Tucker can be Draco.

Anyway, it was fun to be on the panel. And it was good to see you again Johanna.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:46:16 +0000

And I’m with Heidi: Gary’s a babe.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:23:57 +0000

Thanks for filling in the question, Rob. I also forgot to use the adjective “apple-cheeked” to describe Joe McCulloch. I would have loved to have been on the panel, but only because I had an opinion on everything you discussed. :)

By: Heidi M.

Heidi M. — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:16:16 +0000

Gary is starting to be “startlingly well preserved.” We chalked it up to comics keeping you young with their startling youngness.

By: Back from SPX « Precocious Curmudgeon

Back from SPX « Precocious Curmudgeon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:37:39 +0000

[...] I sat next to Johanna Draper Carlson at the panel, and it was nice to catch up with her. She’s probably hard at work on a fuller write-up of the critics’ panel and posted a photo of me from the convention, taken during the three or four minutes when I actually had any responsibility of any kind. (Update: Her panel wrap-up is here.) [...]

By: Rob Clough

Rob Clough — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:44:51 +0000

Tom, you can’t see my enormous gut in this photo. The slimming effect of sitting behind a table.

Johanna, thanks for this report. I felt a little uncomfortable that there wasn’t a bit more diversity up there as well, and frankly stunned that the room was so jam-packed. I would have loved to have seen you on the panel, especially since you would contribute a different perspective than the other panelists and that you’ve been at this for such a long time.

By the way, the second question asked was regarding the positives and negatives of writing on the internet and how that may have changed over the past five years.

By: Tom Spurgeon

Tom Spurgeon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:10:58 +0000

This sounds awful. You should put a paypal button up.

Also, I think I outweigh this entire panel. In fact, I’d say this looks like a black velvet painting of the Last Supper starring a troupe of circus midgets, only I can’t tell if Mautner or Jog is supposed to be Christ. Seriously, Sean Collins looks like the biggest guy on the panel, and I once carried Collins around the San Diego con floor for a full day in my shirt pocket. I would have looked like Hagrid up there.

I have to admit David Welsh is right in that this is the third picture of Gary where he seems 15 years younger.