One MO time for the kids in the back JUST can t let go of a few items huh Okay from the top 1 My info on the GLAAD awards and the EISNER Nominations came from Winick s website BUT is that s not good enough 2 I did a quick GOOGLE WINICK and GLAAD AWARDS and found various articles to that effect Here s one that mention awards from 2001 2002 here s the link to the GLAAD awards in 2003 they don t archive back further then that and a photo from 2003 3 the Eisners was more difficult because were too many sites and not a definitive archive I punched in Winick and Eisner awards into GOOGLE and got over 500 hits Some mention his nominations in articles ABOUT him some site specific years in articles ABOUT the Eisner nominations It doesn t look like his website is lying Now onto some specific comments Furthermore I saw the article more pro gay than anti gay I think the previous version of the article attempts to put Judd in a rather heroic role by saying that he pushed boundaries and was willing to shrug off industry standards to get his point across It may have had a POV issue but I don t think that it was homophobic I would be careful about throwing that word around being that you are suggesting unbiased claims Practice what you preach and all that Forgive me jumping the gun on mentioning homophobia but the article REALLY didn t read as positive or heroic when 1 It focussed almost ENTIRELY on the issue of Winick writing about gays 2 Tossed some interpretation that he made Robin of Batman and Robin into a crossdresser which he didn t it was JOKE It d be like accusing MONTY PYTHON of promoting lifestyle choices by having them dress as women all the time 3 Adding allowing an erroneous comment from another comic book creator MIKE Miller later changed into the a false statement by FRANK Miller 4 And lastly make mention of gay groups who took issue with disagreed with etc Mr Winick s portrayal of gays No evidence t that fact was given and it appears that the VAST majority of the gay community doesn t have a problem with him All of THIS didn t really come off as an endorsement a slap on the back or in much of ANY way that he was being applauded for making a stand I would add two points 1 The article should definitely include some discussion albeit NPOV of Winick s penchant for gay characters He has consistently used his writing to present gay characters and homosexual issues to young readers He hasn t made a secret of that either The article should be neutral but that fact is a critical facet of Winick s career I don t agree It COVERS the issue already You re asking for an opinion I ve been told several times that THAT isn t the point of this site Also Winick s penchant for gay characters Why JUST talk about gays I mean is it because he get PRESS about them He s got LOTS of other people in his comics But if you re mentioning GAYS because it s gotten media coverage then THAT is already IN the article No need to expand on it He has consistently used his writing to present gay characters and homosexual issues to young readers He hasn t made a secret of that either 1 What s all this stuff about YOUNG readers Comics and even his book were aimed at ALL readers Are you trying to slide in a sideways comment that Winick is targeting children And secondly in the 3 times I ve heard Winick talk about this subject he always comes back to the point that he includes ALL types of people in his stories Diversity is the goal In general you seem VERY intent on shining a different light on this issue One that falls into opinion and editorializing The facts are covered It s there It s done 2 He is not considered one of the top writers in comics Frank Miller Grant Morrison Jeph Loeb there are plenty of names at the top but Winick s has never been among them I ve never read a claim otherwise either so if this article is going to allege Winick s prominence you d better include some sort of citation Well 1 It doesn t say he s the MOST prominent writer in comics like a Frank Miller Neil Gaiman Grant Morrison or an Alan Moore It s says ONE of the top writers To that fact He s one of only about 30 writers signed exclusively he writes top titl