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So Fantagraphics has laid Dirk Deppey off and tomorrow will be the last Journalista.
I've followed Journalista since pretty much day one, and with Dirk going, who knows what's going to happen to it? Dirk had the perfect mix of perspective, attitude, outrage and befuddlement at the frequently circlin'-the-drain world of comics. Also he namechecked Mister Kitty a lot, especially the "Betty mentioning Dan DeCarlo" thing. Unbelievable as it may look, I don't spend a lot of time sittin' in front of the computer, and without Dirk's ability to deliver links of note, I'm going to miss out on a lot of interesting stuff. I mean, Comics Reporter is well worth reading, but it's a completely different kind of blog; and most other comics blogs are uselessly obsessed with dumb-ass superhero comics. Well, one more tombstone in the internets graveyard, I suppose.
To be honest, my relationship with the entire field has diminished to the point where I get way more entertainment from the various blogs that detail the various stupidities the "industry" subjects itself to in attempts to wring the last dollar out of a shrinking, decadent market, than I do from anything that actually gets published. Maybe it's just as well I spend less time on such schadenfreudish endeavours.
I've followed Journalista since pretty much day one, and with Dirk going, who knows what's going to happen to it? Dirk had the perfect mix of perspective, attitude, outrage and befuddlement at the frequently circlin'-the-drain world of comics. Also he namechecked Mister Kitty a lot, especially the "Betty mentioning Dan DeCarlo" thing. Unbelievable as it may look, I don't spend a lot of time sittin' in front of the computer, and without Dirk's ability to deliver links of note, I'm going to miss out on a lot of interesting stuff. I mean, Comics Reporter is well worth reading, but it's a completely different kind of blog; and most other comics blogs are uselessly obsessed with dumb-ass superhero comics. Well, one more tombstone in the internets graveyard, I suppose.
To be honest, my relationship with the entire field has diminished to the point where I get way more entertainment from the various blogs that detail the various stupidities the "industry" subjects itself to in attempts to wring the last dollar out of a shrinking, decadent market, than I do from anything that actually gets published. Maybe it's just as well I spend less time on such schadenfreudish endeavours.
