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Archive for August, 2008
No Baltimore for Mellon
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2008 by kevinmellonDue to my continuing financial lack of awesomeness, I’ve had to cancel going to the Baltimore Comic Convention. I have a feeling that aside from a local KC con in September, I’m probably done with cons for the rest of the year.
I apologize to those of you I told I’d see in Baltimore, but with things going the way they have with the books I’m working on, and my general inability to find other work it’s an unfortunate reality of this business that the part of it that can be the most fun outside of work (going to conventions) is also the most expensive part of the job when you’re at the low level that I am.
-Mellon
The kid makes sense every now and then :)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2008 by kevinmellonThe “Lar” in AiT/PlanetLar reminds us all what really matters in this little write-up which I have stolen most of to repost here.
“I don’t know why creators pay attention to reviews at all. Critics aren’t writing for the artistes, they’re writing for the audience. As a publisher, I have to read them, so as a creator I long ago came to an understanding of the role of perceived ‘bad’ reviews in the conversation between creator and audience (which I assume is what Scott is talking about). As a creator, you just do your thing, and hope it connects with the people who like that sort of thing and don’t worry about the folks who don’t like that sort of thing. Getting mad at a reviewer who doesn’t respond to your work is like getting mad at someone for not liking anchovies on their pizza.
“Besides, if you believe every review that says you’re a genius, you have to believe every review that says you’re a schmuck. Best to let the work just be the work and have people figure it out on their own. I once famously told Greg Burgas that I don’t care if you like my stuff or not; I just care that you read it and give it your attentions. Anyone who’s in comics to be loved is in comics for the wrong reason.
“This is why my long-discussed fake autobiography is going to be called THANKS FOR YOUR THIRTEEN DOLLARS because that’s all I really have to say about that. Sorry you didn’t like this one; thanks for your thirteen dollars. Maybe the next one will be more to your liking. You miss the bus, another will be along in the next PREVIEWS. It’s not like we’ve been publishing ten years of one sort of book. Little something for everyone here, while we’re Making Comics Better.”
Preach on, brother-man.
-mellon
