Comments on The Roar of Comics: Flame On!

Until he deleted his blog, I totally thought it wa...

2006-09-18T12:58:00.000-04:00

Until he deleted his blog, I totally thought it was a brilliant Brer Rabbit-esque stunt. But it turns out he was a) serious and b) an idjit.

Jason, which hermit-crab like inhabited the abandoned domain-name (and the inherited linkage) to promote Postcards, now HE is a genius.

I've been following the Meeley dust-up because it'...

2006-09-18T12:24:00.000-04:00

I've been following the Meeley dust-up because it's fun to watch idiots have meltdowns and then get smacked by the world, and I for one appreciate the summary of ...y'know, Meeley's entire history of hateability. The funny thing is, I remember the homophobic email from YA #3 and that totally pissed me off too. I had no idea it was the same guy. If Meeley can handle two or three more incredibly

This James character is a genius! I bet he gets mo...

2006-09-16T16:16:00.000-04:00

This James character is a genius! I bet he gets more traffic now than I ever have! I should start a flame war too.

Y'know what? We're taking this to a new post. See ...

2006-07-31T23:00:00.000-04:00

Y'know what? We're taking this to a new post. See you on front page.

Why would you care? No idea. Common courtesy maybe...

2006-07-31T22:25:00.000-04:00

Why would you care? No idea. Common courtesy maybe? You do post comments on other blogs. Debating an issue rather than attacking people maintains a sense of decorum. If you can't see the value of this then I really feel sorry for you and I hope you never take this attitude into a situation where it could be used against you.

uh, Philip, I posted this 2 days after the dust-up...

2006-07-29T17:56:00.000-04:00

uh, Philip, I posted this 2 days after the dust-up on Ragnell's blog. Not weeks.

And if you want to talk about my superior attitude, I guess you missed the post entitled I AM A GIGANTIC MORON.

But you know what? It IS a cheap shot. James Meeley was being an insufferable ass

This is the most hilarious thing I've read today. ...

2006-07-28T03:58:00.000-04:00

This is the most hilarious thing I've read today. You are to be congratulated, sir, for your delicious summary for those of us who weren't around to be entertained.

Kris (badficwriter at livejournal)

Wow, what a cheap shot. James' comments were dumb,...

2006-07-26T17:39:00.000-04:00

Wow, what a cheap shot.

James' comments were dumb, but dragging up the matter weeks later to show off how superior you are isn't exactly commendable. Ragnell's approach of debating the issue and not letting it get into personal attack is probably the better way to go. It's your blog of course, you can do what you want, but I'd prefer to see you take the high road in cases like this.

meeley used to runhttp://thecomicasylum.blogspot.c...

2006-07-06T21:56:00.000-04:00

meeley used to run
http://thecomicasylum.blogspot.com/
and famously objected to the gay agenda at display in Young Avengers (should be issue 6 or 7 where the latter was printed.)
IIRC he claims to run/work out a comics story in a less enlightened area (Texas?) and framed it all as concern over customers. Later exchanges showed that his own attitudes could be described as somewhat

Great re-cap of the drama... I really would love t...

2006-06-30T14:34:00.000-04:00

Great re-cap of the drama... I really would love to hear why James thought he could get away with the third person thing -- it was really kind of pathetic when you think about it. Why not just shut up and wait 'til it's all over -- why feel the need to advocate for yourself IN THE THIRD PERSON??

But ultimately, I think James genuinely believes feminist comic readers are ruining "his

Hey Steven,Thank you for an excellent post.I reall...

2006-06-30T10:57:00.000-04:00

Hey Steven,

Thank you for an excellent post.
I really do hope that James has
calmed down by now. Frankly I'm
still laughing over it. What
astonished me...other than not
equating women with "regular" comic book fans...Grrrrr, was that
he just kept getting in deeper and deeper. All his frenzied attempts
to excuse his original posts just
kept making it

Ahh, the grand tradition of sockpuppets, in which ...

2006-06-29T13:47:00.000-04:00

Ahh, the grand tradition of sockpuppets, in which a person uses alternate, anonymous accounts to aggrandize himself.

The guy seems entirely too emotionally wrapped-up in the argument to be reasonable. Although his malapropism was painfully hilarious.

Dear Steven,Well put sir. I also commentedbriefly...

2006-06-29T13:29:00.001-04:00

Dear Steven,

Well put sir. I also commented
briefly on Ragnell's site, and
was astonished by the fact that
young James separated women comic
book readers from "regular" comic
book readers. I'm sorry, but this
REALLY gets my goat! I may be an
old lady, but I have the entire
run of "Preacher" for heaven's
sake!

Back to the kitchen for me.

I'm glad to see the opinion that Meeley's a jackas...

2006-06-29T13:29:00.000-04:00

I'm glad to see the opinion that Meeley's a jackass (which I formed in January) has been confirmed.