Comments for Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction by Out and About: Brooklyn Book Festival 2011 « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/mocca-fest-2011-sequential-non-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-14396 Out and About: Brooklyn Book Festival 2011 « Nonfiction Comics Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2050#comment-14396 [...] you missed the “Sequential Non-fiction” or “Building a Book” panels at MoCCA Fest this past spring,  both Dean Haspiel [...] [...] you missed the “Sequential Non-fiction” or “Building a Book” panels at MoCCA Fest this past spring,  both Dean Haspiel [...]

]]> Comment on Liberty and Fraternity by Kris http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2010/12/liberty-and-fraternity/comment-page-1/#comment-11734 Kris Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:36:45 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1620#comment-11734 Just because you don't agree with my assessment of the book, it doesn't make the review ridiculous or myopic. This is a blog focusing on nonfiction comics, so I reviewed this title on the basis of how well it teaches history and how well it works as a comic, and found it lacking in both departments. And I don't appreciate having a quote attributed to me that I never actually used. I said that they "would have a huge impact on history," which can mean a number of things depending on where the writers choose to take the story in future volumes. The point is that it will not adhere to historical record. Just because you don’t agree with my assessment of the book, it doesn’t make the review ridiculous or myopic. This is a blog focusing on nonfiction comics, so I reviewed this title on the basis of how well it teaches history and how well it works as a comic, and found it lacking in both departments.

And I don’t appreciate having a quote attributed to me that I never actually used. I said that they “would have a huge impact on history,” which can mean a number of things depending on where the writers choose to take the story in future volumes. The point is that it will not adhere to historical record.

]]> Comment on Liberty and Fraternity by Jamal Jenkins http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2010/12/liberty-and-fraternity/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 Jamal Jenkins Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:05:50 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1620#comment-11724 This is the a ridiculous review for an excellent book. "If they really existed the war would be over"-- Really? What kind of implications do you think slave superheros would have for the rest of the slave population in the 18th century. This book tells the story of two gifted and cursed children and it's brilliantly executed. It is is both entertaining and engaging and the art is absorbing! Children, both African American and Caucasian in my school are reading it and enjoying it--too bad you don't get it. You should really refrain from reviewing books if all you are going to do is look for an excuse to rattle your self-righteous sabre and spew your myopic viewpoints. This is the a ridiculous review for an excellent book. “If they really existed the war would be over”– Really? What kind of implications do you think slave superheros would have for the rest of the slave population in the 18th century. This book tells the story of two gifted and cursed children and it’s brilliantly executed. It is is both entertaining and engaging and the art is absorbing! Children, both African American and Caucasian in my school are reading it and enjoying it–too bad you don’t get it.
You should really refrain from reviewing books if all you are going to do is look for an excuse to rattle your self-righteous sabre and spew your myopic viewpoints.

]]> Comment on Tintin, Communist Spy? by News from the Tintinologists http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/05/tintin-communist-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-9783 News from the Tintinologists Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:17:15 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2270#comment-9783 [...] is a whole other debate), but I don’t think that Moulinsart will go over it lightly. (via Non-fiction Comics and Bleeding cool – check out fragments from the book [...] [...] is a whole other debate), but I don’t think that Moulinsart will go over it lightly. (via Non-fiction Comics and Bleeding cool – check out fragments from the book [...]

]]> Comment on Biology as Technology by Chorbs;> http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2010/09/biology-as-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-9106 Chorbs;> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:16:52 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=806#comment-9106 This helped me in my homework. :> thank you!:D This helped me in my homework. :> thank you!:D

]]> Comment on Single Female Superhero by Being an Attractive Superheroine Isn’t Easy « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/03/single-female-superhero/comment-page-1/#comment-8379 Being an Attractive Superheroine Isn’t Easy « Nonfiction Comics Tue, 24 May 2011 04:11:53 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1950#comment-8379 [...] day now, but Empowered still came to her rescue after those photos were released, following up her comments on the script with new commentary about the trials and travails of being an attractive costumed heroine, as well [...] [...] day now, but Empowered still came to her rescue after those photos were released, following up her comments on the script with new commentary about the trials and travails of being an attractive costumed heroine, as well [...]

]]> Comment on A True Tale of Cheese by Josh http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/true-tale-of-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-7676 Josh Sat, 07 May 2011 01:20:42 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2193#comment-7676 Hey Kris, Thanks for the write-up! I swear I wasn't googling my own name... Glad to have gotten my comic into your hands. Robin: Don't worry, both Josh Neufeld and I think that Joe Sacco is incredibly cool and respectable. He's one helluva journalist. I think what Josh was trying to get at in his quote is that most comics journalists now have kinda stumbled into it once they got the idea. There are some notable exceptions, including Joe, but he'll be the first to tell you that it took him years and years to come back to journalism and combine it with comics. Hey Kris,

Thanks for the write-up! I swear I wasn’t googling my own name… Glad to have gotten my comic into your hands.

Robin: Don’t worry, both Josh Neufeld and I think that Joe Sacco is incredibly cool and respectable. He’s one helluva journalist. I think what Josh was trying to get at in his quote is that most comics journalists now have kinda stumbled into it once they got the idea. There are some notable exceptions, including Joe, but he’ll be the first to tell you that it took him years and years to come back to journalism and combine it with comics.

]]> Comment on A True Tale of Cheese by Kris http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/true-tale-of-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-7477 Kris Sun, 01 May 2011 23:20:05 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2193#comment-7477 You might want to take this up with Josh Kramer and Josh Neufeld, as I was (poorly) referencing the pull quote printed in the first issue of Cartoon Picayune: http://www.cartoonpicayune.com/?p=235 Not to say I believed it completely, I did do a quick search around and was unsure enough to use the word "might" in there. But I stand corrected and can change the wording accordingly. Thanks for reading, I'll do better next time, I promise. You might want to take this up with Josh Kramer and Josh Neufeld, as I was (poorly) referencing the pull quote printed in the first issue of Cartoon Picayune:

http://www.cartoonpicayune.com/?p=235

Not to say I believed it completely, I did do a quick search around and was unsure enough to use the word “might” in there. But I stand corrected and can change the wording accordingly.

Thanks for reading, I’ll do better next time, I promise.

]]> Comment on A True Tale of Cheese by Robin Margolis http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/true-tale-of-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-7475 Robin Margolis Sun, 01 May 2011 23:06:09 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2193#comment-7475 While I read a lot of comics, I know I'm not up on the controversies, consensuses, and vocabulary of the comics or non-fiction comics blogosphere, so I may have missed when Joe Sacco stopped being cool or respected. If so, y'all crazy. But if he counts (which he most certainly he does) then he started working as a journalist in high school and went to University of Oregon for a B.A. in journalism. Kind of a big blind spot there. Fact check a bit. Other than that am excited to have stumbled on your blog. Covering nonfiction comics well is rich with potential, needed, and appreciated. While I read a lot of comics, I know I’m not up on the controversies, consensuses, and vocabulary of the comics or non-fiction comics blogosphere, so I may have missed when Joe Sacco stopped being cool or respected. If so, y’all crazy. But if he counts (which he most certainly he does) then he started working as a journalist in high school and went to University of Oregon for a B.A. in journalism. Kind of a big blind spot there. Fact check a bit.

Other than that am excited to have stumbled on your blog. Covering nonfiction comics well is rich with potential, needed, and appreciated.

]]> Comment on A Refuge for Graphic Journalism by Editorial Wikigroaning « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/a-refuge-for-graphic-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-6870 Editorial Wikigroaning « Nonfiction Comics Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:04:44 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2121#comment-6870 [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « A Refuge for Graphic Journalism [...] [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « A Refuge for Graphic Journalism [...]

]]> Comment on MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction by MoCCA Fest 2011: On the Floor « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/mocca-fest-2011-sequential-non-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-6613 MoCCA Fest 2011: On the Floor « Nonfiction Comics Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:08:41 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2050#comment-6613 [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction [...] [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction [...]

]]> Comment on Out and About: MoCCA Festival 2011 by MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/out-and-about-mocca-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-6565 MoCCA Fest 2011: Sequential Non-fiction « Nonfiction Comics Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:02:47 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=2034#comment-6565 [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « Out and About: MoCCA Festival 2011 [...] [...] Nonfiction Comics A blog for comics that instruct, educate, and enlighten. « Out and About: MoCCA Festival 2011 [...]

]]> Comment on Illustrating the March for Civil Rights by Egyptian Comic Gets English Treatment « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/04/illustrating-the-march-for-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-6212 Egyptian Comic Gets English Treatment « Nonfiction Comics Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:14:20 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1977#comment-6212 [...] comic book may have inspired the protests in Egypt, and now those protests have cleared the way for more [...] [...] comic book may have inspired the protests in Egypt, and now those protests have cleared the way for more [...]

]]> Comment on Images Do Speak Louder Than Words by Explaining Health Care « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/03/images-do-speak-louder-than-words/comment-page-1/#comment-6152 Explaining Health Care « Nonfiction Comics Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:05:57 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1973#comment-6152 [...] been talking a lot about how comics are a great way to boil down complex topics, conveying these topics in a form that will get people to actually read and understand them. [...] [...] been talking a lot about how comics are a great way to boil down complex topics, conveying these topics in a form that will get people to actually read and understand them. [...]

]]> Comment on Out and About: C2E2 by Food and Comics at C2E2 « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/03/out-and-about-c2e2/comment-page-1/#comment-5657 Food and Comics at C2E2 « Nonfiction Comics Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:32:42 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1926#comment-5657 [...] panel we neglected to mention in our highlight post was “Food and Comics.” Let’s take a peek at that description: Food and Comics [...] [...] panel we neglected to mention in our highlight post was “Food and Comics.” Let’s take a peek at that description: Food and Comics [...]

]]> Comment on With Great Power Comes Great Unemployment by Cap Does Suicide Prevention « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2010/12/with-great-power-comes-great-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-5224 Cap Does Suicide Prevention « Nonfiction Comics Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:37:53 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1593#comment-5224 [...] off of their previous effort where Spider-Man helps New Yorkers get a job in these tough economic times, Marvel is now handling [...] [...] off of their previous effort where Spider-Man helps New Yorkers get a job in these tough economic times, Marvel is now handling [...]

]]> Comment on The Revolution Was Streamed and Tweeted by Kris http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/02/the-revolution-was-streamed-and-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-4683 Kris Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:28:40 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1784#comment-4683 I believe you already told me you and Azzie enjoyed the book, but I'm glad. I believe you already told me you and Azzie enjoyed the book, but I’m glad.

]]> Comment on The Revolution Was Streamed and Tweeted by Jenny Ng http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2011/02/the-revolution-was-streamed-and-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-4674 Jenny Ng Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:53:46 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1784#comment-4674 I thought that name looked familiar. I didn't hear about Glidden's Kickstarter for Damascus, but I'm glad she raised enough money to go and am really interested w/ what she comes up with. Also, dunno if Ian passed on word to you, but I found her "How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less" to definitely be a keeper. At least 3 other people got a good read from it, so thank you for sending it. I thought that name looked familiar. I didn’t hear about Glidden’s Kickstarter for Damascus, but I’m glad she raised enough money to go and am really interested w/ what she comes up with. Also, dunno if Ian passed on word to you, but I found her “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less” to definitely be a keeper. At least 3 other people got a good read from it, so thank you for sending it.

]]> Comment on Westward Explorers by Manifested Destiny « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2010/10/westward-explorers/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 Manifested Destiny « Nonfiction Comics Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:38:43 +0000 http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/?p=1166#comment-3947 [...] to make westward settlement come alive for today’s youth, another recent interpretation is Nick Bertozzi’s graphic novel adaptation of the journey of Lewis and Clark. The book is set for release next week (February 15), but right now you can take a look at his [...] [...] to make westward settlement come alive for today’s youth, another recent interpretation is Nick Bertozzi’s graphic novel adaptation of the journey of Lewis and Clark. The book is set for release next week (February 15), but right now you can take a look at his [...]

]]> Comment on Drops of the Gods by Drops of the Gods Fall on US Shores « Nonfiction Comics http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/2008/10/drops-of-the-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 Drops of the Gods Fall on US Shores « Nonfiction Comics Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:23:03 +0000 http://nonfictioncomics.com/?p=186#comment-3511 [...] in various major news outlets like the Japan Times, the Daily Mail, the New York Times and this very blog, is finally coming to the United [...] [...] in various major news outlets like the Japan Times, the Daily Mail, the New York Times and this very blog, is finally coming to the United [...]

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