The Dan Slott Debate

In case you are unaware, Amazing Spider-Man writer, Dan Slott, defended himself against allegations that he is a "hack" -- someone in it only for the money and furtherance of his own career, showing no regard to the medium or form. An anonymous poster in some forum accused him of such and Slott's clever retort was, "FUCK YOU!!!!"

'Cuz he's a writer.

I don't know who Dan Slott is so, if I've read him, I had no major reaction to his work; had I really enjoyed his work or really hated it, I probably would remember his name. It was a publicity stunt engineered by Slott and/or his friends or editors. But, since it's here, we may as well treat it as though I thought it were real (I do not). IOW, sure, I'll bite:

I think it's fine for someone to anonymously call him a "hack," or basically anything else, and if he were pleased with his work, I don't think he would have taken it the way he did. Of course, it can be hard to maintain under even the best circumstances and, as cellphones become more prevalent and more people come online, there is more of this kind of behavior today than ever before. After a certain point, and most of us have reached it, you stop caring whether or not the comment is sincere.

At any rate, it's just as okay for Dan Slott to defend himself however he pleases -- of course, meaning online in silly communiques and what-not, not IRL. He would have made more progress if he'd engaged the writer on a higher level -- asking him to define the term, or include some other examples -- but it's just as cool to be angry. I don't care.

I'm still not reading Amazing Spider-Man. I can't afford it, anyway.

© C Harris Lynn, 2010