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		<title>fred pierce and wizard entertainment</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/10/05/fred-pierce-departs-wizard-entertainment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/10/05/fred-pierce-departs-wizard-entertainment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, yeah, Wizard Entertainment head honcho Fred Pierce is now a former head honcho. And while it seems smart to shake things up at the sinking company, I can&#8217;t help but feel like this is an arrow that&#8217;s missed the mark.
To be honest, I didn&#8217;t have much of a problem with Pierce during my time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So, yeah, Wizard Entertainment head honcho Fred Pierce is now a former head honcho. And while it seems smart to shake things up at the sinking company, I can&#8217;t help but feel like this is an arrow that&#8217;s missed the mark.
To be honest, I didn&#8217;t have much of a problem with Pierce during my time [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>wizard entertainment: fear and loathing and webcomics</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/07/10/wizard-entertainment-fear-and-loathing-and-webcomics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I posted a link to Laura Hudson&#8217;s analysis of a &#8220;statement&#8221; by Wizard Entertainment Chairman Gareb Shamus regarding his departure from the mixed martial arts league he co-founded and return to a more &#8220;active&#8221; role in his floundering publishing company.
Shamus subsequently mentions a closer consolidation of the magazine, website, and conventions, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A few days ago, I posted a link to Laura Hudson&#8217;s analysis of a &#8220;statement&#8221; by Wizard Entertainment Chairman Gareb Shamus regarding his departure from the mixed martial arts league he co-founded and return to a more &#8220;active&#8221; role in his floundering publishing company.
Shamus subsequently mentions a closer consolidation of the magazine, website, and conventions, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>wizard world chicago: strange times</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/06/28/wizard-world-chicago-strange-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/06/28/wizard-world-chicago-strange-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange times indeed here at Wizard&#8217;s biggest show of the convention season.
I can&#8217;t go 20 feet without bumping into a former co-worker, with many of them now operating out of the PR departments for various publishers. Apparently, I&#8217;m one of the only people to leave Wizard Entertainment (whether voluntarily or by the ol&#8217; box and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Strange times indeed here at Wizard&#8217;s biggest show of the convention season.
I can&#8217;t go 20 feet without bumping into a former co-worker, with many of them now operating out of the PR departments for various publishers. Apparently, I&#8217;m one of the only people to leave Wizard Entertainment (whether voluntarily or by the ol&#8217; box and [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>wizard entertainment: continuing the decline</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/05/22/wizard-entertainment-continuing-the-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/05/22/wizard-entertainment-continuing-the-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my former writers, Kiel Phegley, was let go by Wizard Entertainment yesterday. In the last couple of months, Kiel had become the most (and perhaps, only) respected voice of Wizard to the online community, hosting their Wizard TV video coverage, spreading himself thin representing the company at various events and contributing to what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of my former writers, Kiel Phegley, was let go by Wizard Entertainment yesterday. In the last couple of months, Kiel had become the most (and perhaps, only) respected voice of Wizard to the online community, hosting their Wizard TV video coverage, spreading himself thin representing the company at various events and contributing to what [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>links for 2008-03-08</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/03/07/links-for-2008-03-08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/03/07/links-for-2008-03-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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Comics Should Be Good! Â» Thoughts onâ€¦Wizard Deleting their Online Archives
&#8230; apparently, I&#8217;m not alone in wondering about this.
(tags: dumbassery wizard)


Myspace.com Blogs &#8211; COMIX: On Wizardâ€™s Alleged Slave Labor Practices &#8211; andy kâ„¢ MySpace Blog
&#8230; good advice at the end of this one. sounds familiar.
(tags: dumbassery wizard)


The Comics Reporter: You Don&#8217;t Have To Write One [...]]]></description>
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Comics Should Be Good! Â» Thoughts onâ€¦Wizard Deleting their Online Archives
&#8230; apparently, I&#8217;m not alone in wondering about this.
(tags: dumbassery wizard)


Myspace.com Blogs &#8211; COMIX: On Wizardâ€™s Alleged Slave Labor Practices &#8211; andy kâ„¢ MySpace Blog
&#8230; good advice at the end of this one. sounds familiar.
(tags: dumbassery wizard)


The Comics Reporter: You Don&#8217;t Have To Write One [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>comicmix: 30 days later</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/03/06/comicmix-30-days-later/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/03/06/comicmix-30-days-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[my own horn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[March 1 marked the end of my first full month on the job at ComicMix, and though I worry about the jinx of saying so, it seems as if things are going well thus far. Traffic has nearly doubled, the pool of contributors is expanding, and the word from friends and professional colleagues is that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[March 1 marked the end of my first full month on the job at ComicMix, and though I worry about the jinx of saying so, it seems as if things are going well thus far. Traffic has nearly doubled, the pool of contributors is expanding, and the word from friends and professional colleagues is that [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>word gets around: me and comicmix</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/02/06/word-gets-around-me-and-comicmix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/02/06/word-gets-around-me-and-comicmix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, many thanks to everyone who has e-mailed, posted comments or otherwise expressed kind words regarding my new position at ComicMix. It&#8217;s really great to move from condolences to congratulations in such a short time, and I can honestly say that every person who has contacted me about the departure from Wizard and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[First off, many thanks to everyone who has e-mailed, posted comments or otherwise expressed kind words regarding my new position at ComicMix. It&#8217;s really great to move from condolences to congratulations in such a short time, and I can honestly say that every person who has contacted me about the departure from Wizard and the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>on the road and in the air</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/12/11/on-the-road-and-in-the-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/12/11/on-the-road-and-in-the-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m heading out shortly to catch a flight to Chicago (another job interview), but there are a few bits and pieces I wanted to touch on before I hit the road, then the air, then the Windy City sidewalk.
1. Tim Tebow = 2007 Heisman Trophy Winner
No candidate has ever deserved the award more&#8230;. with the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m heading out shortly to catch a flight to Chicago (another job interview), but there are a few bits and pieces I wanted to touch on before I hit the road, then the air, then the Windy City sidewalk.
1. Tim Tebow = 2007 Heisman Trophy Winner
No candidate has ever deserved the award more&#8230;. with the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>more words that aren&#8217;t mine&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/11/21/more-words-that-arent-mine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/11/21/more-words-that-arent-mine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The messages from people reacting to the Wizard interview are still arriving as it gets picked up on other sites. While I make no judgments about the validity of the senders&#8217; concerns, there&#8217;s something to be said for their decision to send them &#8211; and how many people have seen the interview as a signal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The messages from people reacting to the Wizard interview are still arriving as it gets picked up on other sites. While I make no judgments about the validity of the senders&#8217; concerns, there&#8217;s something to be said for their decision to send them &#8211; and how many people have seen the interview as a signal [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>on the job front and such&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/11/20/on-the-job-front-and-such/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindpollution.org/2007/11/20/on-the-job-front-and-such/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m feeling better this week now that I&#8217;ve lined up a bunch of interviews over the next few days before heading away for Thanksgiving. On the positive side, this whole situation has finally provided the impetus for me to look outside the NY area, so a few of this week&#8217;s interviews are of the phone [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m feeling better this week now that I&#8217;ve lined up a bunch of interviews over the next few days before heading away for Thanksgiving. On the positive side, this whole situation has finally provided the impetus for me to look outside the NY area, so a few of this week&#8217;s interviews are of the phone [...]]]></content:encoded>
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