Tenacious Termites
Ralph Phillips of
Termite
Terrace has a couple interesting entries up. First, a
reminder that
the
comics medium is distinct from the portion of the comics industry known
as the Direct Market. It's a point people often overlook in
their zeal to "Save Comics" but it's an important one. I agree
with Ralph here, especially after seeing bookstores filed with graphic
novels during a recent trip to Paris. People will continue to
create sequential art even if your favorite superhero comic is
cancelled. (And I'm not trying to belittle anyone's attachment to
low-selling superhero comics, either; I know the pain of loss all
too well, having endured the all-too-short runs of favorites such as
Power
Company and
Chase.)
Second, Ralph looks at
the
etiquette of properly attributing sources when blogging. It's
something that occasionally crosses my mind when reading others' blogs
("Did they get that from me?") but I think Ralph's right here as
well: Make the best effort to give the proper credit, but don't
get hung up on it if others fail to return the favor.
Welcome to the blogosphere, Ralph. Here's wishing you a long run
of finding links I can take credit for.
