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	atalantapendrag 2004-12-02 08:24 am UTC (link)
	"Also, this comic is written in the Americanized version of the English language." WTF? If it's set in New York, of course it'd use US English. Although I agree that the "per say" thing is a valid point. I have a couple of friends with lousy spelling and it makes me cringe. A professional publication shouldn't have errors like that. But it's hardly worth a bilious rant (Reply to this)(Thread)

(Anonymous)
2004-12-02 03:53 pm UTC (link)

(nods) I agree on the "per say" thing, though in the publisher's defense, I've caught many a typo in other professionally published works. But then again, I assume this is an American-style comic book... couldn't be more than 48 pages, right?

BTW, who's publishing these new Ghostbusters comics? Back when I was a hardcore Ghostbusters fan, the comics were published by Now and were usually quite good.

--blueshinra

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	mistressrenet 2004-12-02 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	I've seen some hideous typos in 48-page comics. And manga. And novels. And...typos are live. The 'per say' is annoying but certainly not a deal-breaker. The timeshift thing...is...odd. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2004-12-02 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	I've read the sentence 'typos are live' four times and I'm still not entirely sure what I meant. I think 'typos are part of life.' I think. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dragomorph 2004-12-02 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	I think they were saying they made that decision because otherwise all the Ghostbusters would be in their 50s at the time of the comic. At least this way, they don't have to try and make jokes about the 80s only a few hardcore folk would get. Dragomorph "Last thing we need is more replacement Ghostbusters. rolls eyes" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2004-12-02 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but like The Wedding Singer used that kind of stuff pretty cleverly. I mean, I'm not going to get upset about it or anything, it just struck me as ood. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sesana 2004-12-04 07:44 am UTC (link)
	It doesn't strike me as being odd, since it is a comic. Like somebody on the thread mentioned, they do it all the time in comics like Spider-Man. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dragomorph 2004-12-02 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	88 MPH Studios. Insaaaaanely slooooow about it, but at least the writing's good. Dragomorph "Worth it almost entirely for the 'Egon's Hair' gag." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2004-12-05 08:21 am UTC (link)
	This is sad. I remember seeing the 'per say' thing on my first read-through, and now I can't find it at all... But iirc, Venkman's saying it, and to me, that fit his character perfectly. So. shrug L (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nevadafighter 2004-12-02 08:30 am UTC (link)
	Ah, my fandom tries so hard to bring the wank . . . (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kinneas 2004-12-03 05:34 am UTC (link)
	What the shit was with attacking the ranter so rabidly, anyway? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragomorph 2004-12-03 08:30 am UTC (link)
	Probably because he dared to nitpick on the ONE TRUE ITEM THAT WILL REVIVE THE FANDOM AND LEAD ITS FOLLOWERS TO GLORY ZOMG! ...Yeah, they're pretty wanky too. Dragomorph "It's a COMIC, people! Sheesh!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

nevadafighter
2004-12-03 10:32 am UTC (link)

Never underestimate the small (or in some cases not so small) portion of fans in every fandom who see it as their sacred duty to defend their fandom's honor against anyone who would DARE to ~~point out the flaws that every film/show/book/anime/whatever has whether that pointing out is meant as harsh or not~~ malign the fandom's sacred name.

Because, you know, people are only allowed to say good things about fandoms.

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telophase
2004-12-03 06:39 pm UTC (link)

I've run into this with a friend who believes that every single word Terry Pratchett has ever written is gold, and that writers slave over books until Every. Single. Word. Is. Perfect and that the book as it is released is the exact way the writer was intending it and that to criticize it shows my ignorance because I can't see what the writer was intending.

Said friend wants to be a professional writer but hasn't finished anything in almost a decade, from what I understand. Gee, I wonder why. He also wants to write for my webcomic, but I refuse to work with anyone who looks like they can't take me editing them.

(And while I love Pratchett, he does have good books and not-so-good books, although everyone differs on which they think are which.)

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	telophase 2004-12-03 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	(Come to think of it, I want to see him published because I think the resulting wank could eclipse Anne Rice...) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	firebad 2004-12-03 08:19 am UTC (link)
	Suddenly, Porthos references his "really cool Studebaker". Bwa! That so needs to be an icon. I get the OP, though. Errors like that "per say" business make me foam at the mouth myself. It's right up there with "irregardless" for me. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dragomorph 2004-12-03 08:28 am UTC (link)
	Actually, the odd thing is that the company must have fixed the error in later issues, because the one instance I saw of "per se" in my issue 3 was spelled just fine. Dragomorph "You saw nothing!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	firebad 2004-12-03 08:48 am UTC (link)
	Ah, ret-conn. They used to do that with Buffy, Angel and Xena all the time. nod Glaring plot-holes galore! Yet WE SAW NOTHING. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	doyle 2004-12-03 09:35 am UTC (link)
	A wizard did it! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	firebad 2004-12-03 09:46 am UTC (link)
	Tiiiny little wizards, yes! (Reply to this)(Parent)

nevadafighter
2004-12-03 10:35 am UTC (link)

When I FINALLY get the other three books in the series (dumbass me for ordering them and not paying extra to have them shipped as they come in) I plan to just use a little white-out to fix the whole "per say" thing. Otherwise it'll drive me nutty. But see, unlike the person bitching, I plan to DO something about it--but maybe just email the writers and give them a good tongue-lashing for not having a better proofreader. Like me. ;)

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	iczer6 2004-12-03 11:35 am UTC (link)
	There are GB comics now? Where can I find these wonderful books? Icz (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dragomorph 2004-12-04 11:09 am UTC (link)
	Doopty doo... http://www.88mphstudios.com/ Of course, I've just been waiting for them to come into the comic shops myself. Dragomorph "Which takes FOREVER, but at least I got a copy of Issue 3 with a corrected 'per se...'" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	oxydosic 2004-12-03 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	humps nevadafighter's egon icons Erm, anyway...there's still a Ghostbuster's fandom active? Wicked. (Reply to this)