Comments on: Kibbles ‘n’ Bits http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Strip News | ArtPatient.com http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2588622 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:19:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2588622 [...] Here’s a few things to think about if you’re trying to get into the Comic Book Biz or doing some freelancing (via PW Beat) or growing an audience…. This would be a nice problem to have, don’t you think? Of course, then you’d need to know how much to charge. [...] […] Here’s a few things to think about if you’re trying to get into the Comic Book Biz or doing some freelancing (via PW Beat) or growing an audience…. This would be a nice problem to have, don’t you think? Of course, then you’d need to know how much to charge. […]

]]> by: How Jiro Got Fingered, or, If This Is a Teapot, Call Me Helen Hunt « Picture Poetry http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2577135 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:53:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2577135 [...] The blog chain reaction to all this is bizarre. It’s weirdly appropriate that a book described as “a very long, cross-cultural game of Telephone” should turn out this way. I think most people were using pretty restrained language (”this is weird,” “I’m surprised”) at first; Laura then went with “for shame, Pantheon” and Heidi said “that is more than a little lame, Pantheon and Chip Kidd.” In these somewhat mild rebukes, Kidd and friends saw themselves being attacked for a project they’d launched with the best of intentions and which had turned into a heroic rescue mission involving some sacrifice and philanthropy on their part. Kidd fired back with a fairly heated response curated by Chris, which put a few folks on the defensive, including this guy whose “I won’t make that mistake again with Kidd” led to Johanna’s headline of “Boycotting Chip Kidd?” (seriously, I think internet controversies would be cut in half if Johanna never used headlines on her blog). Graeme smelled blood in the water and hyperbolically announced “Bat-Manga Ignites Online War Of Words Between Fans And Author.” Newsarama posters responded with their usual sensitivity. People continued to weigh in to the “controversy” because suddenly we had one, and that’s what you do. Then Chris got online in the wee hours, responding with a cannon to a burst of machinegun fire that didn’t exist. Yay internet! [...] […] The blog chain reaction to all this is bizarre. It’s weirdly appropriate that a book described as “a very long, cross-cultural game of Telephone” should turn out this way. I think most people were using pretty restrained language (”this is weird,” “I’m surprised”) at first; Laura then went with “for shame, Pantheon” and Heidi said “that is more than a little lame, Pantheon and Chip Kidd.” In these somewhat mild rebukes, Kidd and friends saw themselves being attacked for a project they’d launched with the best of intentions and which had turned into a heroic rescue mission involving some sacrifice and philanthropy on their part. Kidd fired back with a fairly heated response curated by Chris, which put a few folks on the defensive, including this guy whose “I won’t make that mistake again with Kidd” led to Johanna’s headline of “Boycotting Chip Kidd?” (seriously, I think internet controversies would be cut in half if Johanna never used headlines on her blog). Graeme smelled blood in the water and hyperbolically announced “Bat-Manga Ignites Online War Of Words Between Fans And Author.” Newsarama posters responded with their usual sensitivity. People continued to weigh in to the “controversy” because suddenly we had one, and that’s what you do. Then Chris got online in the wee hours, responding with a cannon to a burst of machinegun fire that didn’t exist. Yay internet! […]

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2576720 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:32:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2576720 "We also like the advice Dan Slott once gave us on freelancing: Do something every day." Something? Like ... ? “We also like the advice Dan Slott once gave us on freelancing: Do something every day.”

Something? Like … ?

]]> by: Laura Hudson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2571888 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:56:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2571888 Don't worry, Tom, we can all hold the lightning rod together. For the record, I first heard about this through a <a href="http://www.tcj.com/journalista/?p=711" rel="nofollow">brief mention</a> on Journalista, and then through <a href="picturepoetry.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Leigh Walton's blog</a>. Don’t worry, Tom, we can all hold the lightning rod together. For the record, I first heard about this through a brief mention on Journalista, and then through Leigh Walton’s blog.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2570404 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:44:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2570404 Burma Chronicles is a very fun book! :) Burma Chronicles is a very fun book! :)

]]> by: Tom Spurgeon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2569473 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:30:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2569473 I think it's funny you gave Laura Hudson credit for noticing the lack of credit instead of the people she credited for uncovering it. I think it’s funny you gave Laura Hudson credit for noticing the lack of credit instead of the people she credited for uncovering it.

]]> by: Al http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2569321 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:36:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/07/kibbles-n-bits-27/#comment-2569321 Another thought in terms of running your own business is: What do you need to charge for your time in order to show a profit? Yes, we all love working for ourselves and calling the shots. But what are your costs, and what do you need to have as profit above and beyond the rent and the upgraded Mac? As a business owner, you need to show yourself a profit after a certain period of time. Another thought in terms of running your own business is: What do you need to charge for your time in order to show a profit? Yes, we all love working for ourselves and calling the shots. But what are your costs, and what do you need to have as profit above and beyond the rent and the upgraded Mac? As a business owner, you need to show yourself a profit after a certain period of time.

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