Andrew McGinn
Autor/a de The Legacy
Obres de Andrew McGinn
Obres associades
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- McGinn, Andrew
- Gènere
- male
Membres
Ressenyes
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 1
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 18
- Popularitat
- #630,789
- Valoració
- 3.6
- Ressenyes
- 10
- ISBN
- 1
"I found the book interesting and entertaining because I pretty much knew exactly what the writer was getting at. A lot of newspaper strips are pretty vapid, especially the ones that aren't even done by the original creators now. That's why I rarely ever look at a comics page anymore (well, and the fact that no one buys newspapers). I know from my work experience that the newspaper strip industry isn't driven by content and sales, but by licensing product. Lots and lots of product. And that is precisely Chas' problem in the strip—it's hard for him to get anyone to give a damn what he does in the actual "Simple Pleasures" strip because the managing editor only cares about keeping the licensees happy.
After a while it gets a bit tiresome, though, because not only is the anti-syndicate message very heavy-handed, but even I couldn't find Chas' increasingly disturbing strips funny. It went a little too far; not that there isn't a place for that type of humor, but it felt pretty disrespectful for Chas to do what he did. And plenty of people say that to him, including his own mother, but they're "outsiders" so we aren't meant to take them as seriously. His editor lets it all slide because she thinks it's all pretty hilarious and doesn't care if the strip gets cancelled, but it seems pretty damn irresponsible for her to let some of those get published."… (més)