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All due respect, Mr. Cronin, no, it wasn't. Maybe if I knew who Terry Moore is, but I don't.

She should pick up some 'books of magic' and see if comics can't crack that top shelf.

>>Maybe if I knew who Terry Moore is, but I don’t.

Wrote & drew Strangers in Paradise (which I otherwise know, & care, nothing about). Doing the same right now with Echo, which is pretty decent. And, I think, now writing Mary Jane Loves Spider-Man, for some odd reason ... presumably because bills won't pay themselves

>>no, it wasn’t.

Well, I guess it *was* if the point is that Harry Potter obsessives are at least as insufferably stupid as comics obsessives tend to be.

Probably there's more to it than that, but (a) I seem to be in a bad mood (more than usual, even) & (b) it's Monday morning.

>>Maybe if I knew who Terry Moore is, but I don’t.

In addition to what Mr. Bailey put up, he's also currently writing Marvel's Runaways. But I think what Brian wrote is correct, you don't really need to know who the writer was for the story to be amusing (in fact the original Blog doesn't even say who it was). It's not exactly comedy gold, but an interesting exchange between a comic professional and a new fan.

It's like comics meets Curb Your Enthusiasm. It all goes pear-shaped, fast; hilarity ensures.

I liked it, I was indeed amused. But I have to figure comic-writer-guy was glad to see the back of it. Enough crazed fans to deal with, poor guy probably doesn't need crazed NON-fans too!

>>In addition to what Mr. Bailey put up, he’s also currently writing Marvel’s Runaways.

Thanks for mentioning that, since I think I didn't really realize it. I read the series, but only in digest form (which means I'm apparently a few months away from Whedon's run, much less Moore's).

Meh.

It's like a really bad "Dear Mr. Henshaw".

Knowing who it was does add to the uncomfortableness of it all, given that Terry Moore has a reputation for being just one of the nicest guys ever. Poor guy! Just trying to be nice to the new reader!

Gotta love it.

Comic book nerds looking down their noses at Harry Potter nerds.

Surely we all need someone to look down on. Personally, I look down on people into Harry Potter, manga, gaming, wrestling ... basically, anyone who's into anything I'm not.

I'm loving Echo so far.

The only happy ending for that story would be a bomb going off.

All due respect, Mr. Cronin, no, it wasn’t. Maybe if I knew who Terry Moore is, but I don’t.

Well, I guess it *was* if the point is that Harry Potter obsessives are at least as insufferably stupid as comics obsessives tend to be.
Probably there’s more to it than that, but (a) I seem to be in a bad mood (more than usual, even) & (b) it’s Monday morning.

It’s not exactly comedy gold,

Meh.
It’s like a really bad “Dear Mr. Henshaw”.

Jeez guys, you're acting like Brian posted this next part of Comic Critics or something...

Surely we all need someone to look down on. Personally, I look down on people into Harry Potter, manga, gaming, wrestling … basically, anyone who’s into anything I’m not.

Yup - Personally I look down on Real Ale Drinkers. (that's not just people who drink real ale, but the ones who hate anyone who doesn't)

I look at the discussion here and I can only think of the words of a great philosopher. "Good grief..."