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Post by Dr. Poison on Aug 20, 2015 19:33:33 GMT -5
From Twitter: WeirdScienceDCBlog @weirdsciencedc 23h23 hours ago Harley Quinn and Power Girl #3 Review goo.gl/IbI1jY @dccomics #harleyquinn #powergirl #dcyou Embedded image permalink RETWEETS 2 FAVORITES 5
Jimmy Palmiotti @jpalmiotti 21h21 hours ago @weirdsciencedc you can really stop reviewing each issue. It's just not your thing. That's cool.
It appears that this blog has been giving Jimmy's Harley Quinn/Power Girl series somewhat negative reviews and Palmiotti is not thrilled about this. It seems like he only wants positive reviews for his books. I think the readership(or potential readership) deserves to hear both sides of the story.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 20, 2015 19:57:15 GMT -5
I think it reflects poorly on an author (comic or otherwise) to criticize his critics unless they've clearly hit below the belt. If they don't know what they're talking about, that will be apparent to the readers; give them some credit. But this comes off more like sour grapes.
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Post by Dr. Poison on Aug 20, 2015 20:01:21 GMT -5
I think it reflects poorly on an author (comic or otherwise) to criticize his critics unless they've clearly hit below the belt. If they don't know what they're talking about, that will be apparent to the readers; give them some credit. But this comes off more like sour grapes. I couldn't agree more. People should be allowed to express their opinions on comics as long as they are respectful and don't directly insult the creator(s). If a writer/artist/etc. can't accept constructive criticism, he probably should find another profession.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 20, 2015 20:04:59 GMT -5
You know, reading it again within the context of the review, I partially take back what I said. I originally assumed when he said "it's just not your thing," he meant that reviewing comics was not the critic's "thing". I now realize he meant that the comic he had written was not the critic's "thing" (something I think the author would agree with).
So it's still pretty tactless for Mr. P to be responding to a detractor and giving him permission to stop reviewing, but it isn't insulting in the way in which I had originally read it. My outrage is scaled back to a 3 instead of a 10.
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Post by Dr. Poison on Aug 21, 2015 6:07:49 GMT -5
Late last night, Jimmy notified me that he & the reviewer are working things out:
Jimmy Palmiotti @jpalmiotti 10h10 hours ago @vince_gattuso @weirdsciencedc Vince, we are talking, the reviewer and i…all good…honest, nobody likes everything.
Perhaps Jimmy was just having a bad day earlier yesterday?
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Post by jimmypalmiotti on Aug 21, 2015 22:28:24 GMT -5
Hey guys, it was a bigger part of a conversation that we had offline, but we are buddies and it came off weird on twitter, which was my mistake. All is good…anyone can review what they like…lol…I dont even mind the bad ones really…there is something to learn in good and bad alike.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 22, 2015 7:19:27 GMT -5
The Hunter S Thompson homage in Harley Quinn and Power Girl #3 was hilarious!
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Post by Dr. Poison on Aug 22, 2015 7:40:07 GMT -5
Hey guys, it was a bigger part of a conversation that we had offline, but we are buddies and it came off weird on twitter, which was my mistake. All is good…anyone can review what they like…lol…I dont even mind the bad ones really…there is something to learn in good and bad alike. Thanks for the clarification. I'm glad the issue was resolved quickly.
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