Comments on: Wizard sort of responds http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/ the personal weB LOG of rick rottman. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rick http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-446 Rick Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:37:38 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-446 Kevin - There's a real good chance that there isn't anyone over at Wizard that can explain exactly what happened. At least not without making it sound as shady as it already does now. Also, I got the impression from Seldin that he was somewhat new to Wizard. Personally, the fact that he could not (or would not) just answer my question told me that there wasn't anything in place to ensure Wizard the magazine didn't learn of anything as a news gathering organization and then pass it over to Wizard Universe so they could corner the eBay speculator market. If there was some kind of information firewall in place between the two entities, he would have maybe said so. Kevin - There’s a real good chance that there isn’t anyone over at Wizard that can explain exactly what happened. At least not without making it sound as shady as it already does now.

Also, I got the impression from Seldin that he was somewhat new to Wizard.

Personally, the fact that he could not (or would not) just answer my question told me that there wasn’t anything in place to ensure Wizard the magazine didn’t learn of anything as a news gathering organization and then pass it over to Wizard Universe so they could corner the eBay speculator market. If there was some kind of information firewall in place between the two entities, he would have maybe said so.

]]> By: Kevin Huxford http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-445 Kevin Huxford Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:19:14 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-445 Funny...when I called Drew Seldin to specifically ask for someone at Wizard to discuss accusations that they took their knowledge of Cap's death as a news source and were using it for an unfair advantage as a retailer on Monday, he told me that he wasn't the person that could address that, but he would give my number to someone who could discuss it and they would call me back. Still waiting... Funny…when I called Drew Seldin to specifically ask for someone at Wizard to discuss accusations that they took their knowledge of Cap’s death as a news source and were using it for an unfair advantage as a retailer on Monday, he told me that he wasn’t the person that could address that, but he would give my number to someone who could discuss it and they would call me back. Still waiting…

]]> By: Tim B. http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-444 Tim B. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:52:52 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-444 It's just a freakin' comic book. It’s just a freakin’ comic book.

]]> By: Rick http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-443 Rick Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:01:12 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-443 I just thought it was nice for someone to finally say that I had a goal. :) I wonder what Marvel thought of Wizard selling copies of Captain America #25 on eBay. Not that I think Marvel would ever come out and say anything negative about Wizard. I think Wizard really needs to figure out what it wants to be when it grows us. Does it want to be the pinnacle of comic book journalism? Does it want to sell comic related <strike>crap</strike> collectibles on eBay? It cannot not do both. At least not with any ethical integrity. If nothing else, this gives me something to ask Joe Quesada about at this year's Cup of Joe panel at the Baltimore Comic-Con. I just thought it was nice for someone to finally say that I had a goal. :)
I wonder what Marvel thought of Wizard selling copies of Captain America #25 on eBay. Not that I think Marvel would ever come out and say anything negative about Wizard.

I think Wizard really needs to figure out what it wants to be when it grows us. Does it want to be the pinnacle of comic book journalism? Does it want to sell comic related crap collectibles on eBay? It cannot not do both. At least not with any ethical integrity.

If nothing else, this gives me something to ask Joe Quesada about at this year’s Cup of Joe panel at the Baltimore Comic-Con.

]]> By: DJ Sloofus http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-448 DJ Sloofus Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:22:55 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-448 You'll have plenty of time to produce that comic. What a dick (the guy from Wizard). He completely avoided the question. If they didn't utilize 'insider information,' he wouldn't feel under attack. He'd have nothing to hide. He has something to hide, so he feels like he's under attack. What a dick. You’ll have plenty of time to produce that comic.

What a dick (the guy from Wizard). He completely avoided the question. If they didn’t utilize ‘insider information,’ he wouldn’t feel under attack. He’d have nothing to hide. He has something to hide, so he feels like he’s under attack. What a dick.

]]> By: Jesse Jace http://bentcorner.com/2007/03/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-447 Jesse Jace Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:37:45 +0000 http://www.bentcorner.com/2007/03/15/wizard-sort-of-responds/#comment-447 The obvious course of action is to write, draw and ink a hasty comic about Wizard apologizing for their crime, and sell a whole bunch of copies on eBay before Wizard actually does apologize. Lucrative. The obvious course of action is to write, draw and ink a hasty comic about Wizard apologizing for their crime, and sell a whole bunch of copies on eBay before Wizard actually does apologize.

Lucrative.

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