Comments on: PR: What Not to Do: Asking Reviewers to Jump Through Hoops

By: PR: What Not to Do: Badger Reviewers Into Ignoring You » Comics Worth Reading

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:29:05 +0000

[...] talked before about how dumb it is to require reviewers to jump through hoops before you let them see your comic. I understand that some small companies may be paranoid about [...]

By: Russell Lissau

Russell Lissau — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:37 +0000

How about getting press releases that don’t have the 5W’s and the H? If you want me to promote your book/movie/event/etc., at least tell me who’s involved, what it is, when it is, where it is, why people should care and how to learn more.

For most of the journalists I know, releases that don’t have the 5 W’s go right into the trash.

By: William George

William George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:51:21 +0000

Johanna, I have a comic I’d like you to review as well.

But first I’d like you to write and draw it for me because doing it myself is difficult and time consuming?

Okay? Thanks!

By: James Schee

James Schee — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:33:12 +0000

If I promise to not set the hoop on fire, can I get reviewers to jump through once?:) Thom’s idea would be a cool thing to do at a con, though more for a private party then a book probably.:)

Weird thing about owning a Mac is how much stuff online doesn’t work for it, as I’ve seen various companies (and even government agencies) requiring Active X controllers and the like.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:09:14 +0000

Ha! I can see someone creating a plan like that as part of some kind of promotional stunt, actually.

I hope the point that came through is that it’s a really tough time to get noticed, because we are living in a new Golden Age of comics. There’s never been more good works available, both new and historical.

By: Thom

Thom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:53 +0000

So…uh…my plan to require a reviewer to drive to a small town in Louisana, slide a card under the door of the bathroom of the local gas station, then wait at the local diner for a special pie that has a code for you to take to another small town (in Wisconson) and deliver to a guy waiting at the coat check of a specific hotela who will give you a key to a PO Box where you will find the password to download a PDF to print out and mail back to me for the review copy to be mailed to you would be a bad idea???? ;)

By: Meg W

Meg W — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:37:47 +0000

good for you!