Comic Blogging Panel

June 25th, 2005

Filed under: Comics, General

Ian points out a comic blog panel at Comic Con. I’d love to be there, but this year I’m looking for smaller conventions to attend.

It seems odd that blogs are referred to as “the fanzines of this century” yet the panel is composed of professional writers and journalists. Where’s the true fanzine blog representative? While I like the professional and semi-professionals who blog, one of the best aspects of blogs is that they allow the common fan’s perspective — yet this doesn’t seem to be represented.

I’m not saying it won’t be a worthwhile panel — it certainly has some top notch people — but it just doesn’t seem representative of the whole of comic blogging.

7 Responses to “ Comic Blogging Panel ”

  1. Dorian
    June 27th, 2005 at 2:38 am

    That’s pretty much what I expected when I heard this panel announced: comics pros talking about their blogs. Either that or comics pros talking about how blogs are somehow bad for the comics industry.

    But then, I’m a tad cynical.

  2. Johnny B
    June 27th, 2005 at 7:12 am

    In all fairness to Evanier, he invited me to be on the panel, but my chances of being able to afford to fly to SD for a weekend are roughly the same as me being able to fly to Saturn, so I had to decline…and I’m certainly no comics pro.

    I can’t believe I’m the only non-pro that got asked…!

  3. Scott
    June 27th, 2005 at 10:57 am
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    JB, good to hear.

    Admittedly, these cons (and panels) are attendence and dollar driven, and a lot more people would pay to see David, Spurgeon, McDonald, et. al., then pay to see me…

  4. Brian Cronin
    June 27th, 2005 at 3:47 pm

    “comics pros talking about how blogs are somehow bad for the comics industry.
    ”

    Hehe…Dorian, you read my mind. I guess I am cynical, too.

    But I don’t feel cynical!

    I just doubt that this panel will end up with a “comic blogs are cool!’ result.

  5. Dorian
    June 28th, 2005 at 1:07 am

    Johnny–That’s very good news, and puts some of my skepticism about the panel at east. But, yeah, as far as I know, no other non-comics pro bloggers have mentioned that they were invited.

  6. Augie De Blieck Jr.
    June 28th, 2005 at 10:45 am

    Blogging has its pitfalls. I’m sure those will be delved into. But I doubt this will turn into a Lynch The Bloggers kind of thing. Worst case scenario — I like you all.

    Last year’s Comics Reviewers panel didn’t do that. Of course, the Evil ME wasn’t hosting that one. ;-)

  7. Johnny B
    June 28th, 2005 at 12:12 pm

    Well, I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, toot my own horn, so to speak- so I didn’t mention it on my blog. I may have mentioned it in passing on the LJ, I don’t remember. I still gotta think that others got invited but had to decline, and just don’t care to discuss it.

    I’ll be very interested in how it all turns out, though, especially if Mike Sterling crashes it dressed as a pirate!

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