I usually stay far away from threads. It’s aggravating when my favorite authors are slandered, and even more so when my favorite authors leave their literary talent at the door and start arguing like five-year-olds.

I’m nobody. I haven’t written a webcomic. I am just a fan. That said, I was excited when I stumbled across the news of Campbell’s book. Sounds interesting! About time someone wrote a book about it!

Will it be accurate or compelling or just? I certainly won’t know until I read it! My only point is… I will read it. And if I find parts of it lacking, I probably won’t label them “self-masturbatory.”

Now, it’s a damn shame that authors and the people who write about them always have to fight. Remember, histories are NECESSARILY subjective. Which is why any public library will hold many, many, many history books written by many, many, many different people.

I hope that Campbell’s book is followed by many others. I applaud him for taking this risk. Every other history written after this will critique him because he is the first. Webcomics are worth writing about. Attempting to judge their influence is a worthwhile discussion. I’m glad that someone is willing to take the discussion out of the bastardized syntax of the forums and into publication.