Comments on Lonely Panel: Exploring Comics and Beyond (Formerly Webcomic Finds): Hotspot #8: Creation and Evaluation, and Why One D...

Then again, if you had the only cathedral in town ...

2005-04-15T05:33:00.000Z

Then again, if you had the only cathedral in town for the longest time, then many, many, much better cathedrals come along, then the viewer can feel qualified to mention the comparative lack of quality of the original cathedral.

As for the "legitimacy" question, until they offer an advanced degree in webcomic critiqueing, all thoughts on legitimacy is nonsense and does nothing but give

On the other hand, it takes a hundred years to bui...

2005-04-12T19:38:00.000Z

On the other hand, it takes a hundred years to build a cathedral and two seconds to say, "Psh. That's ugly. It sucks." Unqualified, ignorant opinions are useless and destructive.

Having a webcomic, especially a successful one, is one way to demonstrate that your opinion is not unqualified. But sure, it's not the only way.

Personally, I'm more than open to being flattered ...

2005-04-11T19:27:00.000Z

Personally, I'm more than open to being flattered / bought off, and if anyone is looking for a great review from me, let me know and I'll set up a Pay Pal button.

The artist of Hypercomics (http://ape-law.com/hype...

2005-04-11T18:46:00.000Z

The artist of Hypercomics (http://ape-law.com/hypercomics/comics.htm) has said the same thing in his livejournal (http://www.livejournal.com/users/nvonflue/116715.html) about there needing to be a wall between people who make comics and people who evaluate them.

Colby: Thanks. I think I'm still the one getting m...

2005-04-11T12:11:00.000Z

Colby: Thanks. I think I'm still the one getting most out of this blog though. Not only do I keep finding great comics I wouldn't otherwise, it also makes me think a lot about what i consider makes a good comic and the philosophy behind a lot of things. In the end it helps me evaluate my own work a lot better.

One might say that it's the selfish reason I do this comic ;) I say that's

Mr. Burns has a point: it's this weird double-edge...

2005-04-11T05:49:00.000Z

Mr. Burns has a point: it's this weird double-edged sword. On the one hand, if you're not a creator, folks will sometimes jump on you and say you lack legtimacy because you "don't know what it's like doing a [fill in the blank artsy thing]." But if you ARE a creator, then they jump on you for being biased in favor of your own work over others (which I think is only a natural thing--I mean, if

Damned well said, Ping. I'm gonna keep an eye on y...

2005-04-11T04:57:00.000Z

Damned well said, Ping. I'm gonna keep an eye on you, bud.

Ping, I just want to mention that I love Webcomic ...

2005-04-10T16:31:00.000Z

Ping, I just want to mention that I love Webcomic Finds; it never ceases to be interesting. I like how you mix up reviews with other things of interest, especially to webcomic artists such as myself. I never bother to read any other webcomic rag, so it says a lot that it happily holds my interest. Keep up the great work!

Weirdly, I have any number of people who've implie...

2005-04-10T15:56:00.000Z

Weirdly, I have any number of people who've implied that somehow I've lost legitimacy as a critic now that I write a webcomic.

So the converse also seems to be true. Even as there are some who think that you have to be a creator in order to evaluate... so there are some who think that if you are a creator, you can't possibly be objective enough to evaluate.

I think this