Comments on: A Genuine Ultimatum, Part 2: Wicked Powered

By: Myth

Myth — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:10:41 +0000

Lewis,

As I mentioned, I’ll agree that Superosity falls outside the claims I made, and to have even implied judgement on something I haven’t read was a failing on my part.

As for Crosby’s other strips vs Ctrl+Alt+Del… well, Buckley’s jokes may be badly delivered and/or nonexistent, while I would describe Sore Thumbs and Wicked Powered as well-delivered low-brow humor. Why does Ctrl+Alt+Del get a spot on the list when they don’t?

I can’t really give a good answer, but given it is probably going to be part of this series as well, don’t expect it to stay on the list for long.

By: Lewis Powell

Lewis Powell — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:31:51 +0000

Mr. Myth,

I am going to chime in also on behalf of Superosity not being lowest common denominator. I find it to be one of the smartest/cleverest comics being written today.

I honestly find it hard to believe that you consider ‘control alt delete’ to be a ‘darn cool comic’ while finding any of the strips in the Superosity archive lowbrow, but my aim isn’t to get into a debate about the comparative merits of those comics.

My actual point is (1) that you should read Superosity, because it is an amazing comic, and (2) while I don’t know whether your judgment about crosby’s writing was reasonable given your previous samples, I think that the judgment itself is incorrect, and would advise you to read Superosity to verify that for yourself.

By: Myth

Myth — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:41:22 +0000

Chris – I’ll admit that I haven’t read all of Superosity, and was basing my statement on my experience with Sore Thumbs, Wickedpowered, etc. In my defense, the few times I did encounter Superosity I was confronted with some low-brow humor, and that was exactly what had turned me away – but I’m willing to accept those were the exception rather than the norm, and so my apologies for claiming that was the majority of what you produced.

Same goes on the co-authorship – I had been under the impression you were the primary writer on the strip, and the Gieni was just producing the art. An assumption that was a disservice to both of you – so, again, apologies.

I may have realized that your style of humor really isn’t for me, but I do wish you the best with your various projects and the eventual return of Wicked Powered.

By: Chris Crosby

Chris Crosby — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:27:47 +0000

I take issue with the statement that most of my work caters to the lowest common denominator. If you happen to only read the work of mine that does purposefully make the LCD somewhat of a target audience like SORE THUMBS and WICKEDPOWERED, that may seem to be the case. However, SUPEROSITY is roughly 80% of my creative output, and there is virtually no “boob jokes” or “gay jokes” and very little “toilet humor” in that strip.

As well, it should be noted that I’m the co-writer on both WICKEDPOWERED and SORE THUMBS, not the sole writer. As an example, most of the dialogue in the panel posted with your article was written by Owen Gieni, not yours truly. (I think I contributed the Jim J. Bullock reference. That is my kind of humor, a reference to an obscure celebrity.)

I do apologize (as I did in my note on the homepage) that you felt tricked by the time-loop, but that wasn’t our intention, in spite of the initial lack of explanation. Truthfully, we’ve got a million projects going, and I’m just really really lazy when it comes to editing HTML files.

Based on the overall enthusiasm of our fan base, I do believe WICKEDPOWERED will return one day. I’m sorry you won’t be reading it.