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By: Best Online Comics Criticism 2010 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:01:38 +0000

[...] Comics Criticism of 2010.” And, unless your memory is as faulty as mine, you may also recall similar lists being made around the same time last year, as this is an annual event created and overseen by the esteemed [...]

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Best Online Comics Criticism 2010 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:21:50 +0000

[...] Carlson pointed out the absence of both manga and female writers in the Hooded Utilitarian’s Best Online Comics Criticism 2009, featuring pieces chosen from throughout the year by a jury of five (male) critics. It seems likely [...]

By: Madinkbeard » A Class and Criticism Links

Madinkbeard » A Class and Criticism Links — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:13:30 +0000

[...] Best Online Comics Criticism 2009 (Hooded Utilitarian, organized by Ng Suat Tong) [...]

By: Meta: Comics criticism and a confession « MangaBlog

Meta: Comics criticism and a confession « MangaBlog — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:30:16 +0000

[...] The Hooded Utilitarian, Ng Suat Tong presents a juried list of the best online comics criticism of 2009. I encourage you to go and look at the list and read the [...]

By: Tom Crippen

Tom Crippen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:53:02 +0000

Good man!

(Ballsy for Alison Bechdel … there’s a slogan in there someplace.)

By: Christopher Allen

Christopher Allen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:58:26 +0000

Hey Tom,

Fair enough. I never like the guys who only comment negatively on a blog. I’d have to dig through some TCJs for more examples, but I liked the Dykes To Watch Out For review, which was, dare I say, ballsy. And that string of posts on obscure Star Trek supporting actors was fascinating, and I’m not a big ST fan.

Chris

By: Choice words from 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon

Choice words from 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:24:30 +0000

[...] look back on 2009. The bloggers at The Hooded Utilitarian assembled a list of their choices for the Best Online Comics Criticism for the year. I won’t claim I psychically predicted that Johanna Draper Carlson would notice that [...]

By: Tom Crippen

Tom Crippen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:24:53 +0000

Christopher, listen to Bill!

But let’s move on to more pleasant topics. Which of my articles do you like? I mean, if you’re still around, of course.

By: Bill Randall

Bill Randall — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:01:01 +0000

Christopher, your assessment of Tom’s essay makes me wonder if we read the same piece. You’re certainly entitled to your own experience of it, and I don’t mean to wrangle. I do struggle on rereading it again to connect the dots between my understanding and your characterization of it.

I find it one of the finest pieces of criticism I read this year or in the last few. It’s lucid, well-argued and substantial; it speaks to the wider culture in a way I found resonant; and it has Tom’s fine prose and subtle wit.

By: Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:46:21 +0000

I thought the points about Lost Girls were really good actually. I did dislike that book itself, and I thought Moore’s lack of investment in the characters was actually a major problem. And I found Tom’s elucidation of why that might be and how it worked worthwhile.

I don’t dislike Moore’s work over the last 20 years as much as Tom…but I’d agree that there are problems.