Comments for Archive 7

Comment on The devaluation of writing by John Seven

John Seven — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:26:17 +0000

Hi Nate – Thanks for that clarification. I’ll only say that I know a few people who read that similarly to the way I did – which is, that if you were being proposed that kind of money on one occasion, it seemed that was closer to your regular fee. I appreciate you taking the time to explain and apologize for using your example inappropriately. I’ll figure out altering this to reflect your comments.

Comment on The devaluation of writing by Nate Thayer

Nate Thayer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:04:01 +0000

I have no problem with your article save for a couple factual errors. I did not write I was payed $125,000 a year by the Atlantic. I said I was offered to write 6 articles a year by the then Editor of the Atlantic back in 2003. before it came to fruition, while we both were in Iraq–myself in Baghdad itself when the American “awe and shock” war began as a freelancer (actually for Slate for a grand total of $2000 and no expenses paid, to be precise), that Editor was killed while embedded with US troops assaulting the city I was in. I, in fact have never made 125,000 a year, and my income over the last decade has never to be entirely transparent exceeded 25,000 dollars. Given I am two months late on rent as we speak, and the article that I did write for NK News, by my choice, I was paid exactly $50, I think you are using the wrong man as an example to make your point

Comment on Review: Taxes, The Tea Party, and Those Revolting Rebels by Stan Mack by NBM Review Round-Up! : NBM Blog

NBM Review Round-Up! : NBM Blog — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:02:49 +0000

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Comment on Review: Amour by musicMagpie

musicMagpie — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:27:07 +0000

Fantastic post, Fantastic film, for my money some of the best performances of the year, how it managed to steer clear of becoming completely gloomy despite the difficult subject matter is nothing short of remarkable.

Comment on Review: 4 New Titles from DC Comics by wwayne

wwayne — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:56:37 +0000

Dial H is my favorite New 52 series, along with Animal Man and Team 7.
Talking about new titles, yesterday DC announced that 4 titles are ending with the 16th issue:
Blue Beetle
Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
Grifter
Legion Lost
2 of them will be replaced with a JL spinoff and a new Superman title (it’s so ironic that DC replaced C-list titles with A-list ones, like when they replaced Mr. Terrific and Men of War with Earth 2 and Batman Inc). The other 2 replacements are an enigma. What do you predict?

Comment on Review: Lost Dogs, Animal Man, and The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire by wwayne

wwayne — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:56:31 +0000

“Though it is technically a superhero genre story, Lemire has taken it about as far away from those trappings as anything can get”: You’re right, Animal Man’s biggest strenght lies with the way Lemire deconstructs the superhero mythology. For example:
1) Superheroes tend to monopolize the attention of the reader, while Animal Man is constantly upstaged by the supporting characters of the series.
2) Superhero comics usually don’t give much importance to the private life of their main character (they tend to focus only on the “costume on” part); in Animal Man, on the contrary, the private life of Buddy is the main theme of the series. In fact, it is rather infrequent to see Buddy with his costume on.
3) Buddy is not perfect, and is not perceived as perfect by other people: in fact, in the 11th issue, when he tells his wife “It’s going to be okay”, she replies “Don’t give me anything of that superhero crap, Buddy.” That cut and thrust perfectly enlightens the philosophy of the series.

Comment on Profile: Janice Wright Cheney by Art, Craft, and the Coy Wolf | spokes and petals

Art, Craft, and the Coy Wolf | spokes and petals — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:20:17 +0000

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Comment on Profile: Janice Wright Cheney by Janice Wright Cheney | .:soulexposed:.

Janice Wright Cheney | .:soulexposed:. — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:01:18 +0000

[...] of art piece to deal with it, but loss is such a personal and vulnerable thing to describe, so the bear allowed her to project without exposing her own very personal wounds. It’s important to note that this piece [...]

Comment on Profile: The Devil Makes Three by John M. Hoyt

John M. Hoyt — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:04:37 +0000

Awesome article…

Comment on Is Mitt Romney the new Jerry Lewis? by John Seven

John Seven — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:48:35 +0000

Your opposition to Obama is your business, but however horrible Obama might be, that doesn’t make Romney a very good candidate, sorry.