tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post116528690045915426..comments2023-10-26T03:57:50.903-07:00Comments on Comics Fairplay: Wizard 2006 Year End Awards: My TakeHeidi Meeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165457117919405522006-12-06T18:05:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:05:00.000-08:00Carl, I was waiting for your ten cents on this! I ...Carl, I was waiting for your ten cents on this! I love it! <BR/><BR/>The hubby and I decided that it would be a very happy day if Marvel sold The Punisher to a different comic book company and let someone else take the reigns! :-) We know you would be for that!<BR/><BR/>I obviously don't agree with Joey da Q being named Man of the Year, but then again I don't have to kiss his hiney to sell advertising. The old school spirit of Wizard is long dead; in it's place is a book that tries to be what it thinks it should be and fails miserably.<BR/><BR/>I take it you aren't going to Make Yours Marvel any time soon??!!<BR/>Heh.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165456954577560782006-12-06T18:02:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:02:00.000-08:00notintheface- I have to agree that there was defin...notintheface- I have to agree that there was definitely something rotten in Denmark with Spidey not detecting that bomb. Maybe Millar forgot about the character's powers, or maybe he just didn't care. God knows.<BR/><BR/>Gail is indeed deserving of Woman of the Year. She has been very busy and has done excellent work on her titles. I can't say enough positive about her.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165414647038604112006-12-06T06:17:00.000-08:002006-12-06T06:17:00.000-08:00Heidi, I can't believe you'd be so sexist about "M...Heidi, I can't believe you'd be so sexist about "Man Of The Year", sheesh! You should know by now that Marvel stands for "Men Advancing Retroreality Visions Excluding Ladies", ho ho!<BR/>I despise Joe Q. He got rid of Wolverine's cigars (in spite of having a healthing factor that makes cancer impossible for him), outed The Rawhide Kid who was minding his own bidness in the Old West and was the hand at the wheel when Spider-Man gave his enemies the greatest gift of all time, his real id. I personally see the guy as a snake-oil salesman and carpetbagger, willing to do anything for money and make sure Marvel stays on top, even if it means eventually turning the characters into complete money whores like some I could mention but won't *coughwolverinecough*.<BR/>Excuse me.<BR/>I still love The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Blade and the hard-core Marvel characters. They could all break away from the regular MU and I'd never look back. I'd think, thank God I don't have see another damned mutant filled with angst and fighting bigotry (poor thing!), a pompous ass rich playboy in armor that goes off the wagon when his sales go down or pick up a book with a rampaging hulk that I never know which version it's going to be this story arc. If anything, there needs to be a new set of awards to give to Marvel, perhaps called "The Cashies" and have the lil'statue be a fist with a wad of bills in a death-grip. Sounds about right...Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642758191046222448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165379125851152382006-12-05T20:25:00.000-08:002006-12-05T20:25:00.000-08:00Also, no slight against other great women in comic...Also, no slight against other great women in comics, but if a "Woman of the Year" award existed Gail Simone would walk away with it every year. She's just THAT awesome!notinthefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537680561821564347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165378882153332662006-12-05T20:21:00.000-08:002006-12-05T20:21:00.000-08:00Wait a minute. "Civil War" had EDITING??I just fla...Wait a minute. "Civil War" had EDITING??<BR/><BR/>I just flashed back to the scene in CW#5 where Spidey was completely taken by surprise by that bomb. It's too bad he doesn't have some kind of early warning system. You know, a special SPIDER ability that would allow him to SENSE danger before it happened? Oh, wait...notinthefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537680561821564347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165373336893801112006-12-05T18:48:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:48:00.000-08:00Lisa- I agree with you 100%. I was pretty relieved...Lisa- I agree with you 100%. I was pretty relieved to see a non-Marvel book or two win something, and would have liked to see even more diverse titles awarded.<BR/><BR/>JQ is definitely NOT Man of the Year for many reasons, and I agree that his lack of being able to produce a book just makes it that much more painfully obvious. We need a creator/editor/executive type who believes in the future of the industry to be selected for this honor.<BR/><BR/>Civil War- yep. I think I have probably done more then my share of complaining. I quite frankly feel sorry for the retailers who are having books sit on their shelves as customers fall away from the whole concept. It is a gamble in more ways then one.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165373157877154352006-12-05T18:45:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:45:00.000-08:00Redlib- Simone had a great year, in my opinion. I ...Redlib- Simone had a great year, in my opinion. I think she is a talented lady, and furthermore believe her to be a class act. It would be nice to see her honored as such.<BR/><BR/>I agree on throwing in some "non-Marvel and non-DC" titles into the awards pool. It was nice to see Dark Horse and Image get one each, but it would have been better to see more spread around. <BR/><BR/>Maybe next year with all the shifts at wizard? I am crossing my fingers! I love how you call them cartoonMaxim- that is totally what it is!Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165373014578534572006-12-05T18:43:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:43:00.000-08:00David- I was very surprised to see Wizard give Bre...David- I was very surprised to see Wizard give Brevoort top editing honors. After the schedule shifting and blame merry-go-around of a circus, I frankly figured he was disqualified. I was hoping that Stephen Wacker, who had been doing a great job of editing 52 before leaving for Marvel, would get the prize. Shows you what I know.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't justify the award either. Civil War is not my cup of tea and to see it so lauded surprises me to no end. I just kept thinking that Marvel must have been Wizard's number one advertiser to get such accolades!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for checking in with such great thoughts!Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165359381236587872006-12-05T14:56:00.000-08:002006-12-05T14:56:00.000-08:00I was just happy to see that eventually someone ot...I was just happy to see that eventually someone other than Marvel won something. At first I thought it was the Wizard 2006 Marvel Awards. <BR/><BR/>Of all of the choices, JQ as man of the year is a bad one. He can't get any of his own comics done on time (Daredevil Father) and sets a bad example for everyone - now no one feels the need to adhere to deadlines. In addition, wasn't he the one who said he doesn't think that they'll still be publishing flopy monthlies in another 10 years? I'm pretty sure it was him.<BR/><BR/>And don't even get me started on Civil War and how it's so obviously just a stunt and won't live up to the hype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165355708419084322006-12-05T13:55:00.000-08:002006-12-05T13:55:00.000-08:00I'm with you on Simone. Let's call her the real, ...I'm with you on Simone. Let's call her the real, street-cred "Woman of the Year". Naming the head of one of the big 2 companies as the 'man of the year' is redundant. <BR/>And Civil War, for all David's reasons, is not an unmitigated success with fans or critics. <BR/> <BR/>I would throw some love to Image titles like Girls; Vertigo ones like Jack of Fables, American Virgin; or real indie success like Mouse Guard.<BR/><BR/>Maybe half the staff being canned at Wizard/cartoonMaximRedheadFangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130452058774732168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1165328661811606692006-12-05T06:24:00.000-08:002006-12-05T06:24:00.000-08:00One of the things that gets me, is even if you thi...One of the things that gets me, is even if you think <I>Civil War</I> is an artistic triumph for some reason (I think it's a horrible, character-trashing disaster), isn't it almost by definition impossible to justify giving it an award for editing?<BR/><BR/>With extreme cascade-failure lateness affecting the company's bottom line, and multiple glaring inconsistencies between the main book and its tie-ins, I can't see any way to justify that award.David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.com