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In yesterday’s post about Newsarama’s need to edit its typos and homophobic posts, the few comments that got through (I tried a few times early on, but only got Word Press errors) were met with grace a dignity.  And by grace and dignity, I mean dismissive and sardonic.

Sigh…

I’m even less interested in teaching people to read than I am in explaining jokes Richard. I didn’t mean “gay” as in “lame” I meant “gay” as in “gay,” as I wrote. Am I supposed to rewrite the same thing again because you made a comment? Will repetition somehow make it clear?

Does being compared to a superhero personally offend you? Because it used to be the other way around, where superhero fans found people calling their superheroes gay which offended them. Progress!

Anyway, be offended or don’t be offended, comment or don’t comment, read or don’t read—it’s a big Internet. I’m sure you’ll find something else to your tastes if we’re not.

And by “teaching people” what gay vs gay mean, he’s addressing a gay owner of an Eisner Award winning comic shop.  But he’s right in that it’s a big internet.  Readers (and writers) have moved on from Newsarama, even if it’s still a major news site with a large public profile with little concern for its readers.

In other news

Let’s send some local love to the D-Hop.  David Hopkins is excited about How To Lose Big with artist Paul Milligan.  Sounds like it’s coming along nicely.  Can’t wait to read it.  Also, they write a mean comics strip on D Magazine.

Not related to comics, but if you were ever relieved Twilight finally left the theaters, you’re not alone.

Alan Gardner found an article about comics transitioning to the internet.  That’s not too groundbreaking (seems every other day that Marvel Comics takes one step closer to publishing their comics online as they hit the shelves), but the article brings up an interesting point when it comes to webcomic artists crossing over into print; using the web to decide what’s worth the ink. (link)

Um, there are real superheroes? (World Superhero Registry)

Isaac Magaña takes another stab at reading Watchmen.

And lastly, as we near the non-stop coverage of NYCC, Kevin Laurie explains a bit about this crazy thing called ‘con’ so we can all be better geeks.

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