Comments for Radical Hive

Comment on Comic books are dead by Noel Dempsey

Noel Dempsey — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:08:46 +0000

I am a comic artist and I think the reason comics are dying is because of commercialism. They turn all the good comics into movies and animated cartoons,so that people don’t have to buy the comic to see the characters and stories.Most people don’t even know about Batman or Spiderman only for television.If these characters were only in comics, people who are interested in those characters and themes would buy them and be loyal to them.

Comment on Customized or Scalable? by adrian

adrian — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:22:15 +0000

The other caveat to consider is the database implementation. Google uses Bigtable which flies in the face of a relational database. Everything is in one table. The database itself live on thousands upon thousands of distributed servers. They want to add another application/customization? No problem, add a column and distribute over another thousand servers. Back0end architectural decisions can balance the custom vs speed dilemma.

Comment on Fan Expo in review by Don

Don — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:34:40 +0000

Another buddy of mine went this year and had tickets for Billy Dee.. apparently he likes his Colt 45 Malt Liquour adds. Anyway.. he showed up 4 hours before the signing.. and it still took him almost 3 to get in. What if you thought your ticket was enough to get you in? And then you showed up 1 hour early? Screwed. I’m glad it was good for you guys.. BTW will the Disney Marvel merger mean Peter Parker will actually be happy? ‘Nuff Said.

Comment on What I want in a home office by John

John — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:06:59 +0000

Good soundproofing. If this is room next to laundry and the kids room I can tell you that I wish I had stuck insulation in between the two rooms.

Comment on PSD2HTML.com – A review by Andrew Jhonson

Andrew Jhonson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:13:22 +0000

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Comment on The Belly Off plan (part 2) by Liam

Liam — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:13:59 +0000

Good luck. And kudos to you both.

Comment on Artistic Hypocrisy by Brian

Brian — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:23:43 +0000

Kevin, comics are PART of my life, not my whole life, so I didn’t notice this until recently (and thought it was posted in July).

Maybe you could chillax a little, get out, see some of our cloudy, perpetually rainy sky, and stop commenting on my blog which obviously bugs you so much.

As soon as I have a chance I will post an update to this. Until then, please leave it as is.

Thanks.

Comment on Artistic Hypocrisy by Kevin Boyd

Kevin Boyd — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:01:46 +0000

Actually, I thought the point of this column was so that you could show your cleverness by reviving a debate that died over a month ago and calling Michael Cho a hypocrite (the column is entitled “Artistic Hypocrisy” after all) for taking offense to a picture he was given of a guy wearing an unauthorized t-shirt with his work on it while at the same time making money off of drawings of Kirby created characters.

Comment on Artistic Hypocrisy by Brian

Brian — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:23:38 +0000

Sure, that sounds great, and should he DARE to show his face in public with that t-shirt, I feel safer knowing that the Kirby Collector mob will chase this base villain down with pitch forks and torches!

I highly doubt that he made or bought that t-shirt with malice. However you and all of your supporters are absolutely justified in treating him like the ABSOLUTE MONSTER that he is!

I hope against HOPE that you guys win your valiant crusade, and we see this guy’s charred garment on the streets one day.

That will teach him.

All New Comics sells (get this, it’s a crazy hook)

All.

New.

Comics.

I know! Right? Isn’t it an incredibly clever name? PLUS it starts with A which means we get higher listings in alphabetical programs and such.

Yes at shows we sell a few dollar books, but the large majority of those are overstock that we’ve paid full pop from Diamond for, some is collection stuff, but it’s a fraction of a fraction. I’ve personally donated to HERO every year that we’ve been in business, so I feel okay about what I sell, and that I’m doing good stuff for my industry.

Also…and this is a HUGE difference, I’m not out there crusading for the rights of Jack Kirby. I’m a dude who thinks it’s not causing irreparable harm when someone makes a t-shirt.

Which in case you missed the point, is what this was about.

I’m moving on to other issues now…like unicorns.

Comment on Artistic Hypocrisy by Kevin Boyd

Kevin Boyd — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:20:30 +0000

And you are 100% correct on live performances of copyrighted music in public places (except for churches and private events with just family/friends). That is protected under copyright law.

So maybe the guy should just wear the t-shirt in his own home and not wear it outside in public.