tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19261226.post4340702175199920795..comments2024-03-18T06:15:47.178-03:00Comments on The Dissector: MaGnUshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06351888054411049033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19261226.post-21990747117474449532007-05-01T20:21:00.000-03:002007-05-01T20:21:00.000-03:00>mistakes are bound to slip by and this is somethi...>mistakes are bound to slip by and this is something that has been part of <BR/><BR/>Of course mistakes are bound to slip by, but as I always like to point out; the people who this (as far as I know) get paid for writing and proofing this books, and if I can find the errors (be it 14, 15, or 26) in one read, and I'm not getting paid (but in fact, people PAY to read these books)... well, it is obvious that you could use one more set of eyes for the coordination.<BR/><BR/>Writing Dazzler instead of Dagger is something that stands out at a first read, just to mention one thing.<BR/><BR/>>we acknowledge the fact that we do our best, but unfortunately there will >be mistakes as explained on the online Data Corrections page.<BR/><BR/>I know that, and while I'm sometimes overly caustic (that's the style of this column); I do appreciate all the hard work done by the creators involved. I just think that some things could be avoided just by paying a little bit more of attention.<BR/><BR/>>One thing to remember is that this was written in the perspective of Tony >Stark and how he views them. For example, with Iron Fist. He believed that >he was Daredevil and that the one in the Avengers was an imposter, but >couldn't prove it.<BR/><BR/>I understand that some thins are written from Tony's perspective, and I have absolutely no problem with that. However, there are discrepancies between profiles, and even inside a specific profile. That is different from being Tony's point of view.<BR/><BR/>>The spelling of certain names, while it might be the incorrect way to spell >it in real life, in the comics they are spelt that way and if it is >printed, then that is what is used. For example claiming that Captain Forsa >was incorrectly spelt is incorrect in itself because that is how it was >spelt in the comic itself.<BR/><BR/>And that's what I say things like <I>"Of course, this nit should probably go as a nit first found on Alpha Flight V1 #78, where Capitão Força first appeared, but I never read that book.."</I> and <I>"although this is probably Peter David's fault, as the writer who co-created the character in the first place"</I>.<BR/><BR/>It is still an error, even if it was not made by the people writing this particular book.<BR/><BR/>>For those interested, here is a link to the Data Corrections page for this <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link, and the credit in the corrections page, all of that and a shout out to you was going to be included in my next post (probably later tonight).<BR/><BR/>>Now given the fact that there are only 14-15 mistakes in an issue like >this, I think that the writing team did an outstanding job working on this >title. I also happen to know that the Handbook writers in general do an >outstanding job with every issue they work on.<BR/><BR/>I agree completely, and again, my acid writing non-withstanding, I enjoy the Handbooks, they are very helpful and complete. I don't mean any disrespect to any of the creators involved, and write everything I do in the spirit of constructive criticism, and hope it's taken that way.<BR/><BR/>If it's not, and I offended someone, my apologies. Thanks for commenting DragynWulf.MaGnUshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351888054411049033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19261226.post-28226507264559346272007-05-01T13:31:00.000-03:002007-05-01T13:31:00.000-03:00While this is your blog and you have every right t...While this is your blog and you have every right to write on it what you want. You overlook one important thing, which I will mention a little later. You open the blog entry with the following statement...<BR/><BR/>"<I>Damn... this book was one hell of a heavy read. It actually reads like an official report of the post-CW Marvel 616 Earth. It's 64 four densely packed pages of almost pure text, with few images (one or two per page), and absolutely no comic pages.</I>"<BR/><BR/>And then go right into the following comment...<BR/><BR/>"<I>It has a "head writer" and "coordinator", but only one plain "writer"; and of course, someone in charge of "proofing coordination". One hell of a job guys, seems like you fell asleep while doing it (just as I was falling asleep while reading the book); there's exactly 26 nits in a single book…</I>" <BR/><BR/>The important thing you are overlooking (other than the fact that just because you believe there are 26 errors, when in fact there are only 14 or 15) is that this is book mainly comprised of text. With all the research that goes into this Handbook (or even Handbook in general), mistakes are bound to slip by and this is something that has been part of the Handbooks from day one back during the original series. Just like the original, Deluxe, Update '89, Master and now the current run of Handbooks, we acknowledge the fact that we do our best, but unfortunately there will be mistakes as explained on the online Data Corrections page.<BR/><BR/>While I would like to thank you for pointing out errors, not every one of them are indeed errors. <BR/><BR/>One thing to remember is that this was written in the perspective of Tony Stark and how he views them. For example, with Iron Fist. He believed that he was Daredevil and that the one in the Avengers was an imposter, but couldn't prove it.<BR/><BR/>The spelling of certain names, while it might be the incorrect way to spell it in real life, in the comics they are spelt that way and if it is printed, then that is what is used. For example claiming that Captain Forsa was incorrectly spelt is incorrect in itself because that is how it was spelt in the comic itself.<BR/><BR/>For those interested, here is a link to the Data Corrections page for this particular issue.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.marvel.com/universe/OHOTMU:Data_Corrections_Civil_War_Battle_Damage_Report" REL="nofollow">Civil War: Battle Damage Report Data Corrections</A><BR/><BR/>Now given the fact that there are only 14-15 mistakes in an issue like this, I think that the writing team did an outstanding job working on this title. I also happen to know that the Handbook writers in general do an outstanding job with every issue they work on.<BR/><BR/>Again, I thank you for bringing to our attention the mistakes that were made.DragynWulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730939580292543594noreply@blogger.com