Comments on: This and that http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Kevin Huxford http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34005 Kevin Huxford Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:03:38 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34005 No, Heidi...I don't. You reported a rumor that you said had plenty of backup. Said you'd be delving into it more. Haven't seen you cover it any further and was curious. How would I know why you didn't cover a rumor that I didn't believe had any truth to it? No, Heidi…I don’t. You reported a rumor that you said had plenty of backup. Said you’d be delving into it more. Haven’t seen you cover it any further and was curious. How would I know why you didn’t cover a rumor that I didn’t believe had any truth to it?

]]> By: The Beat http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34004 The Beat Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:04:17 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34004 Kevin -- give me a fucking break. You know full well what happened. Kevin — give me a fucking break. You know full well what happened.

]]> By: Kevin Huxford http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34003 Kevin Huxford Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:48:33 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34003 You posted over at Everyday is Like Wednesday: <i>You guys I stand by my rumor -- and the emails I got afterwards provided even more substantiation. However since everyone seems SO interested in this it should be a fertile ground for follow-up.</i> No follow-up? Or did your sources all of a sudden seem less trustworthy? You posted over at Everyday is Like Wednesday:

You guys I stand by my rumor — and the emails I got afterwards provided even more substantiation. However since everyone seems SO interested in this it should be a fertile ground for follow-up.

No follow-up? Or did your sources all of a sudden seem less trustworthy?

]]> By: Kevin Huxford http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34002 Kevin Huxford Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34002 Why no apparent effort made to contact the concerned parties on that Newsarama/Quesada bit? Why no apparent effort made to contact the concerned parties on that Newsarama/Quesada bit?

]]> By: Joe Quesada on MySpace » Comics Worth Reading http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34001 Joe Quesada on MySpace » Comics Worth Reading Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:11:16 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34001 [...] You may recall that Quesada did something similar previously at Newsarama, but that site’s no longer the big kid on the online block. (Heidi has the rumor that “Marvel and the comics news giant had a falling out over a broken embargo.”) Newsarama preaches to the converted, but MySpace provides the not-yet-customers who might be convinced to start buying those hip comic things. And carefully selected questions and marketing-written answers can keep them looking hip. [...] [...] You may recall that Quesada did something similar previously at Newsarama, but that site’s no longer the big kid on the online block. (Heidi has the rumor that “Marvel and the comics news giant had a falling out over a broken embargo.”) Newsarama preaches to the converted, but MySpace provides the not-yet-customers who might be convinced to start buying those hip comic things. And carefully selected questions and marketing-written answers can keep them looking hip. [...]

]]> By: Just A Guy http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34000 Just A Guy Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:47:40 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-34000 I'd argue this on Chris' own blog, but can't handle the onslaught he throws when anyone disagrees with him - BUT - for a guy who throws people out of his store for using the word "f_ _ _ ot" and constantly condemns homophobic materials but still brings them into his store regularly - i find these comments a little suspect, or at the least said to the tones of pounding one's own chest I’d argue this on Chris’ own blog, but can’t handle the onslaught he throws when anyone disagrees with him – BUT – for a guy who throws people out of his store for using the word “f_ _ _ ot” and constantly condemns homophobic materials but still brings them into his store regularly – i find these comments a little suspect, or at the least said to the tones of pounding one’s own chest

]]> By: Impartial Observer http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-33999 Impartial Observer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:49:14 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-33999 Come on; that Newsarama bit is crazy. CBR clearly breaks embargos all the time. Joe Q obviously thinks that MySpace is the PromisedLand. Problem is that the child predators, high school girls, and casual networkers who dominate the place still won't care about comics. Come on; that Newsarama bit is crazy. CBR clearly breaks embargos all the time. Joe Q obviously thinks that MySpace is the PromisedLand. Problem is that the child predators, high school girls, and casual networkers who dominate the place still won’t care about comics.

]]> By: Michael http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-33998 Michael Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:40:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/11/this-and-that/#comment-33998 Minor quibble: Quesada's bit on Newsarama was called "Joe Fridays." Minor quibble: Quesada’s bit on Newsarama was called “Joe Fridays.”

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