Comments on: The Week

By: Matthias Wivel

Matthias Wivel — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:17:28 +0000

I understand that and I’m not really blaming anybody specifically, just lamenting the general state of affairs. I guess the one thing one might try to avoid is too much sensationalism, but although HU has occasionally been guilty of that, it’s also the contentiousness and refusal to accept received wisdom that has made it such a lively and interesting place in the comicsverse, so… I don’t know.

The one issue I am starting to have, as mentioned, is that ideological criticism seems to have taken center stage to an extent where other approaches suffer somewhat. Not so much because there isn’t room for them — HU is very accommodating! — but rather because it is making things a little predictable.

By: Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:14:08 +0000

In terms of the problem of what gets paid attention to and what doesn’t…it’s something I try not to worry about, because you can’t do anything about it, really. It’s the same problem on a smaller scale as with any aesthetic endeavor; the best things aren’t always the most popular, and vice versa. The thing I was proudest of that I wrote recently was my piece on black humor, and if anybody read it, they sure kept quiet about it. On the other hand, my offhand piece about how DC sucks got lots of hits and comments and general chatter. I’d rather it were the other way about, but what can you do?

I do try to keep more ambitious pieces alive in the featured section of the website so folks can stumble upon them for longer periods. I don’t know how effective that is, but at least it’s something. (Suat’s Anders Nilsen piece is still visible on the home page at the moment, for example, though it’s three weeks old at this point.)

By: Matthias Wivel

Matthias Wivel — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:18:05 +0000

Ach, would that whatever I have to offer didn’t only exacerbate the problem.

But regardless, I *do hope to write more at HU in the near future. Soon come.

By: Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:13:26 +0000

You need to write for us more and save us from boringness, damn it!