Okay, I've been a Dick
My Public Apologies List:
1) Ryan North- I told you to fuck off, and in retrospect, that was wrong of me. I don’t agree with you on a lot of points, and I doubt I’ll ever be a Dinosaur comics supporter, but it’s time for me to admit I was the dick in this situation, not you. So I apologize for my public and vehement criticism of your comic, and the way I treated you yourself.
2) T Campbell- Since I left Graphic Smash, our friendship hit the skids, and it did so because of my own efforts. I took the decision you made regarding that project I was going to draw for you too personally. What you had to do couldn’t be helped, but my actions were deliberate, and to that end I see now that they were unwarranted. I know I’ve already apologized for this before, but I wouldn’t be the level of creator I am now if not for your advice and influence, so that end I can’t apologize enough.
3) The collective force behind Comixpedia- I doubt I’ll ever agree with the points made in your review of my now ended work on Saga of the Ram. It did cut me deep, and I convinced myself because I’d been a contributor to your publication, that this was a betrayal. But the truth is, I knew all along you were just doing what a publication like this supposed to do- review and assess creative works for their readers. I know not everyone is going to like my comics, that’s just not how human nature works. But I was angry at the time, and I’m the kind of person that let’s my anger get the better of me. I just want to say you’re a good group of people, and I really do respect what your publication is trying to do for webcomics as a whole.
So, why am I doing this publically? Because these were all mistakes I’d made publically. I don’t expect forgiveness, or really even want it. Over the last year I’ve made a lot of mistakes and stepped on a lot toes that didn’t deserve stepping on. In these particular instances, I was just being a big dick, and it’s time I owned up to that. Starting crap with people and holding grudges, and I speak from the experience of a rather miserable several months, it’s just not a good way to live. It’s certainly not the kind of person I wanted to be or wish to be in the future.
1) Ryan North- I told you to fuck off, and in retrospect, that was wrong of me. I don’t agree with you on a lot of points, and I doubt I’ll ever be a Dinosaur comics supporter, but it’s time for me to admit I was the dick in this situation, not you. So I apologize for my public and vehement criticism of your comic, and the way I treated you yourself.
2) T Campbell- Since I left Graphic Smash, our friendship hit the skids, and it did so because of my own efforts. I took the decision you made regarding that project I was going to draw for you too personally. What you had to do couldn’t be helped, but my actions were deliberate, and to that end I see now that they were unwarranted. I know I’ve already apologized for this before, but I wouldn’t be the level of creator I am now if not for your advice and influence, so that end I can’t apologize enough.
3) The collective force behind Comixpedia- I doubt I’ll ever agree with the points made in your review of my now ended work on Saga of the Ram. It did cut me deep, and I convinced myself because I’d been a contributor to your publication, that this was a betrayal. But the truth is, I knew all along you were just doing what a publication like this supposed to do- review and assess creative works for their readers. I know not everyone is going to like my comics, that’s just not how human nature works. But I was angry at the time, and I’m the kind of person that let’s my anger get the better of me. I just want to say you’re a good group of people, and I really do respect what your publication is trying to do for webcomics as a whole.
So, why am I doing this publically? Because these were all mistakes I’d made publically. I don’t expect forgiveness, or really even want it. Over the last year I’ve made a lot of mistakes and stepped on a lot toes that didn’t deserve stepping on. In these particular instances, I was just being a big dick, and it’s time I owned up to that. Starting crap with people and holding grudges, and I speak from the experience of a rather miserable several months, it’s just not a good way to live. It’s certainly not the kind of person I wanted to be or wish to be in the future.
posted by Brian at 2:01 PM
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