A Descent into Dullness

So while skimming my blog roll, I noticed that a friend had a link to Your Webcomic is bad. I'd read them before a few times, then it went on hiatus, then it came back with comments disabled, then it paused again and came back saying it would have commentary again then didn't. But anyway, there is a relatively recent "review" of webcomic Dresden Codak. And by review I mean he (or possibly they, as it used to be four reviewers. But since I could never tell their "styles" apart I have no idea if thats still true.) attacks Dresden Codak's creator for 1. saying he's going to make the comic his business and then not making his weekly update schedule and 2. its only popular because us nerds want to fuck the main character now. Not like back in the day, when it was still cool. And only sometimes about Kimiko "Thunderbolt" Ross. See if you have a webcomic and its somewhat popular and it has an attractive female lead, then it follows that its only us nerd-manboys and our lonely lusts that drive that popularity. Women obviously don't read Dresden Codak. Unless they're lesbians I guess. Or bi. But probably still lonely...

Yep. Its not because of the comics' artistic style or imaginative storys or odd and clever humor. Nope. Its all about wanting to tap that fictional ass...

Anyway normally I'd just roll my eyes and ignore the guys blog (or their blog as the case may still be). But I'm tired and cranky so I'll bitch about it for a bit. Now, I really don't mind the Angry Review style that much. Hell, I've got a friend who still has some vague hope of making a career out of it. But Solomon (I went and checked again and I think thats the main guy. And at least one other person has written for the site in the last couple months. So I guess its still a them) and his cohorts just seem to come off as bullying. They act like they want to help "improve" the comic they tear down. But really all I get is another group of yelling people on the internet, looking to build themselves up by tearing down others...

For example, a while back they "reviewed" my friend indigoskynet's webcomic, Kismetropolis. And I'll be honest, I love Indigo, but I've never been able to get into her comic. I'll read it for awhile, get confused as to the storylines and give up. And then she'll post about it and I'll go back and try to read some more and get lost and give up and so forth. I've seen better art also, but I do think that Indigo puts a lot of energy and life into her characters. And Solomon (or whichever of them wrote the post) just tore it apart. Not offering any real advice. Just pointing out everything they found that sucked about it. Which is actual more effort than they seem to go to now. But still, it was mean-spirited. And its the kind of "humor" that I don't get...

Its why I don't read The Boys or All-Star Batman & Robin or well, Your Webcomic Is Bad...

I think I had a point in all this but I've lost it. Urgh. Need sleep...