tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post7639901099885187088..comments2024-03-06T01:12:50.627-08:00Comments on Dick Hyacinth's One-stop Hyphen Shop: Taking aim at two very broad targetsDick Hyacinth's Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-62777661958049843242008-07-03T18:37:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:37:00.000-07:00The Vince Colletta piece was not an interview but ...The Vince Colletta piece was not an interview but a recorded telephone conversation with (?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-2428935129041816032007-05-06T10:18:00.000-07:002007-05-06T10:18:00.000-07:00Based on the title of this post, I naturally assum...Based on the title of this post, I naturally assumed it would be about Power Girl.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794208125557817718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-12515206570086409732007-05-06T09:23:00.000-07:002007-05-06T09:23:00.000-07:00I'm w/Sleestak - these days, that "pinnacle of suc...I'm w/Sleestak - these days, that "pinnacle of success" is nothing more than repated instances of bodily and chemical abuse. Moreover, with VERY few exceptions, their careers end in their mid-late Thirties, which is when the rest of us's professional lives are just getting into swing - and again with few exceptions, they're treated as little better than (briefly well-paid) sharecroppers by greedy owners who exploit the "manly purity of sport" fantasies pro sports fans buy into.<BR/><BR/>Whatever else you can say about comics or anime or (ranging farther afield in the same general direction) SF, at least those are the creative and intellectual efforts of geniunely talented men and women, and deserve to be placed on at least as high a pinnacle as pro sports figures.<BR/><BR/>I am not now, nor have a ever been, a jock,<BR/><A HREF="http://spousecreature.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tim Liebe</A><BR/>Dreaded Spouse-Creature of <A HREF="http://www.tamorapierce.com/" REL="nofollow">Tamora Pierce</A> <BR/>- and co-writer of Marvel's <A HREF="http://www.tamorapierce.com/marvel.htm" REL="nofollow">White Tiger</A> comic, #5 out nowTimothy Liebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964909587824784208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-76006448233206148682007-05-03T21:18:00.000-07:002007-05-03T21:18:00.000-07:00Speaking as someone who grew up with Transformers....Speaking as someone who grew up with <I>Transformers</I>...<BR/><BR/>...I am not remotely offended when people diss it. The cartoon was horribly written, the toys I spent my money on could have been spent on better things, all non-Simon Furman comics are negligible, and horrible even by kids comics standards. <BR/><BR/>It's fun stuff, but I choose to let it remain just something that entertains me. However, I don't dislike it, or feel like disliking people who have greater passion for it than I do, because in the end if you seek that sort of thing out you wind up punishing yourself. And after that, your only options are to become a scientologist or an editor at DC Comics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-35836869980281126542007-05-03T16:52:00.000-07:002007-05-03T16:52:00.000-07:00Oops, that should be "Brigid Alverson." Sorry.Oops, that should be "Brigid Alverson." Sorry.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-91188257551775070582007-05-03T16:51:00.000-07:002007-05-03T16:51:00.000-07:00You would be better off asking Ryan Sands or someo...You would be better off asking Ryan Sands or someone else from Same Hat! Same Hat! or one of the many other bloggers who read way more manga than I do (David Welsh, Shaenon Garrity, John Jakala, Bridg Alverson, etc).<BR/><BR/>But if you want to listen to a manga dilettante, I have to say I greatly prefer Dragon Head. Drifting Classroom is worth reading, and a lot of people seem to prefer it. I havne't been crazy about any of the Umezu I've read, (which basically means I suffer from bad taste in manga, from what I understand).<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I really find Dragon Head to be one of the most addictive comics I've ever read. I find its post-apocalyptic scenario to be much more compelling, with a more interesting array of characters. It's not great art/literature, but it's very entertaining.<BR/><BR/>Also, I should probably point out that there are no teenagers in Drifting Classroom, only adults and children.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-8163466594606973002007-05-03T16:14:00.000-07:002007-05-03T16:14:00.000-07:00Dick, I'm interested in starting a 'Teenagers surv...Dick, I'm interested in starting a 'Teenagers survive some terrible catastrophe' manga.<BR/><BR/>Which would you recommend, Dragon Head or Drifting Classroom? Or is there some better alternative?Hugh Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311504903583872112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-54696944702082815482007-05-03T14:11:00.000-07:002007-05-03T14:11:00.000-07:00Okay, then in regards to Matthew's argument, the o...Okay, then in regards to Matthew's argument, the obvious response would be pro wrestling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-7179316759806575812007-05-03T12:24:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:24:00.000-07:00Yeah, I think sports have tremendous cultural impo...Yeah, I think sports have tremendous cultural importance. Except for hockey.Dick Hyacinth's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199236541341734429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-72239501227789384912007-05-03T11:46:00.000-07:002007-05-03T11:46:00.000-07:00No, no; pro sports is less trivial than anything e...No, no; pro sports is less trivial than anything else that has fandom (that I can think of right now, anyway). Because in sports, the objects of interest are real actual people who are struggling to reach the pinnacle of success in their real-life careers. That's not trivial. Compare it to comic-book fandom, where the objects of interest are pictures and words printed on paper.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715773315155138002.post-51383429507541964602007-05-03T09:29:00.000-07:002007-05-03T09:29:00.000-07:00- Really, is there any other group which has built...- Really, is there any other group which has built up such an elaborate fan culture based on such triviality?<BR/><BR/>Pro Sports.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.com