Comments on: Inside Wizard with Rick Marshall http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-553559 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:51:12 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-553559 "socially and maturationally-retarded males" Ha! I love that line! Basically, that's why I stopped buying the print version; I didn't fall into the above-quoted demographic. “socially and maturationally-retarded males”

Ha! I love that line!

Basically, that’s why I stopped buying the print version; I didn’t fall into the above-quoted demographic.

]]> by: Nick http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-552895 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:32:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-552895 So how is Rick Marshall, a man who has been in the comics industry for decades without talent? Because he doesn't want to play the "suck up to advertisers" game? Having written for 2 different comic magazines myself back in the '90's I can attest that this pressue is often put on a writer. I was fortunate that Robert Overstreet and his editors didn't force me to write glowing reviews of advertisers. Under Rick Marshall's tenure Wizard's online presence actually began to slightly reflect the diversity in the comicbook industry and be something more than a club for socially and maturationally-retarded males. Something light years beyond what the actual print version can claim. High praise is due the man for attempting to use his platform for some kind of good within the industry. How is he without class? Simply because he is telling the truth about the practices behind the scenes? I'm sure anyone with any degree of experience and savvy can imagine the scenario Rick is describing very easily happening. I guess if all you're looking for is a magazine that runs features like "Match The Rack", though, Rick would seem to be a bad guy for actually valuing the comic book medium and highlighting work that had some actual worth. So how is Rick Marshall, a man who has been in the comics industry for decades without talent? Because he doesn’t want to play the “suck up to advertisers” game? Having written for 2 different comic magazines myself back in the ’90’s I can attest that this pressue is often put on a writer. I was fortunate that Robert Overstreet and his editors didn’t force me to write glowing reviews of advertisers.
Under Rick Marshall’s tenure Wizard’s online presence actually began to slightly reflect the diversity in the comicbook industry and be something more than a club for socially and maturationally-retarded males. Something light years beyond what the actual print version can claim. High praise is due the man for attempting to use his platform for some kind of good within the industry.
How is he without class? Simply because he is telling the truth about the practices behind the scenes? I’m sure anyone with any degree of experience and savvy can imagine the scenario Rick is describing very easily happening.
I guess if all you’re looking for is a magazine that runs features like “Match The Rack”, though, Rick would seem to be a bad guy for actually valuing the comic book medium and highlighting work that had some actual worth.

]]> by: mrwpants http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-551280 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:56:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/19/inside-wizard-with-rick-marshall/#comment-551280 What a joke. This guy not only has no talent, he now proves he has no class either. What a joke. This guy not only has no talent, he now proves he has no class either.

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