Comic book creators overreacting to the negative reviews of their work is nothing new. It’s a phenomenon almost as old as the Internet itself. Mostly they just whine and cry and denounce whoever is saying not-so-nice things about the comic book they created.
Joseph Larkin recently took his overreaction to a whole other, quite possibly criminal, level.
Kevin Church posted a review of Larkin’s Arcade Of Cruelty by posting a 48 second YouTube clip from This is Spinal Tap. It’s the scene where the fictional band is confronted with some of the most negative reviews.
Like most clips from This is Spinal Tap, it’s really quite hilarious. Equally hilarious is how Kevin Church employed the 48 second video clip to say so much about Larkin’s comic.
You know who didn’t find it so funny? Joseph Larkin. He showed up in the comment section by issuing the following comment:
LOL, my friend! I doff my cap to you, funny guy! A clever “review” like that deserves an equally clever retort. Here’s mine: I just Mapquested (not a real word) directions to [REDACTED], which you may recognize as your street address. I’m about to hop into my expensive luxury automobile, where I will write the word “FAIL” in black magic marker on the knuckles of my right fist, you know, my punching fist. Many hours from now, I will use that fist to pound on your door, which you will foolishly open only to be greeted by a tsunami of punches, kicks and gnashing teeth. I will pummel you until the word “FAIL” is tattooed on your stupid fucking face and imprinted on every one of your stupid fucking teeth, even the ones that will no longer be in your smart little mouth, the one that’s never ever kissed a girl. I’ll handily ask through clenched teeth, “How’d you like THAT shit-sandwich, bitch?!” You will say nothing in response because you are a cowardly pussy of a man that has never kissed a girl let alone fondled a girl’s breasts. See you soon!
I’ve never heard it said before that you can gauge a man’s courage by whether or not he’s ever fondled a girl’s breast. Would a man who has fondled two breasts, both the left and the right belonging to the same girl, be twice as courageous as a man who has only fondled one?
Maybe it’s just me, but I have a hard time believing a guy who starts out a comment by saying, “I doff my cap to you” is really all that much of a bad-ass.
As blogger Laura Hudson points out, his book has only recieved one review over on Amazon and it’s from Larkin himself.
