NYC blogging circles have been abuzz for months with all the upheavals and woes at Gawker, but honestly, this lame ass post called Jonatham Lethem’s Comic-Book Woes is more pointless than poking a dead woodchuck with a sharp stick:
Jonathan “novelist-hot” Lethem’s Omega the Unknown is a project that you might not know about unless you’re a geeky comics reader. Then again, even if you are a comics reader, sales figures indicate that you might not know about it
If you’re going to write about a scandal, make sure there’s an actual scandal, kids.
PS: Mick Stevens blog about cartooning at the New Yorker is quite funny!
Arguments like this are irrelevant given the success of the graphic novel market. Poopoo on those who are insinuating that Omega will not prove profitable in the end.
Gawker: unfamiliar with the concept of “waiting for the trade”, Y/N?
Those reading the complete piece will note the acknowledgment of it being published to the trade. You described November sales as “not very good at all”, inspiring my piece!
And as for blogging woes at Gawker, the site has always been in transition and current numbers are soaring, so if you’re going to write about a scandal, make sure there’s an actual scandal, kid.
I’ll remain a Heidi fan, even if I’m “dumb”.
Rod