Just An Observation [Not a TSIF* Thread]

[Robert]

Coincidence, sure.  

But what I can't stand is that the NEW DC is holding artists and writers accountable for deadlines and quality of product but editorial can't get the names correct when it comes to printing the parties involved with creating their product?  This comes across as hypocritical to me.  

I understand that mistakes are inevitable, but this screams of inconsistency, especially when several different books are making similar style mistakes.

[Brian G]

In the age of trade waiting and collected editions, I often feel like single issues are almost pre-releases. For some reason I take typos and mis-credits in collected formats as being more of an issue.

I'm weird.

This is actually an interesting point. I never saw it that way.

[evaD]

If it's made later.

Absolutely. Hopefully it's not a big if that happens a lot.

Except when bloggers or reviewers or podcasters or anyone that writes or talks about the issue continue to run with the erroneous information.

I see that as a separate problem. Fact checking is an important part of reporting - but, I think, if the cover of a book says it's done by this and that persons and the reviewer is telling me which book they think I should get, the information should be match what is on the cover so I can find the book. When the company corrects things on the cover, then it should be referred to by what is on the cover at that point. If it is known by the reviewer that the credit info is erroneous, both the correct and incorrect info should be included, exactly as you've done. I'm not saying that's a rule, I'm just saying what my expectation is. I think you handle the situation as it should be handled. I think you might get more worried about the credit than the people in question do. In some situations, I can see where they might even be thankful. 

[David]

[slurmo]

Tweets that make you go hmmm has quickly turned in to tweets that make me  angry furious at the big two.

[slurmo]

 

The paper vesion of Swamp Thing number 3 gives cover credits to Scott Snyder & Yanick Paquette.

Yet when you read it you find that Victor Ibanez drew more than half of the book. his name should be above Yanick's on the cover credits

c'mon DC you're dropping the ball here

[LoadofBS]

Who's fault is this? Assistant Editor? Editor? An uncredited position?

If this leads to DC doing an Assistant Editor's Month then I'm all in. That's a way-wayback wednesday.

[InspectorSpacetime]

dc is notorious for credit errors. i guess id care more if it cost them money and not credit. single issues release to meet a deadline will always have this problem. if someone gets short changed on royalties thats another thing altogether.