Posted by Peter David at spider-ti043.proxy.aol.com on April 01, 2000 at 18:22:20:
In Reply to: Peter David.. is a big fat fucking biittcch,oh yea posted by MickCollins. on March 31, 2000 at 18:21:43:
: : Why has Kevin Smith spoken out against Peter David in so many ways?
: : 1. The CLERKS comic
: : 2. CBG lettercolumn
: : 3. WIZARD magazine::
: Don't forget Wizard World. I went to releave myself, and I distinctly caught a hooded-sweatshirt sporting chap pissing under the stall divider onto Peter David's shoes while Mr.David squeezed out enough cable to wire Africa for ISDN. But you did not hear it from me.
: : Peter David has been speculating on his Usenet board as to why, but claims to have no real notion.:::
: I remember Peter saying, and I may be paraphrasing(A skill Peter needs to check into),that Petey did not like Hollywood writers waltzing into his industry and acting like they are the greatest thing since sliced artichokes. And the only Hollywood writer doing that and setting the Comic geeks on fire,is one Kevin Smith. Akiva Goldsman tried and even Marvel realized the ability to lace everything you write with homo-erotic subtext does not a good writer make.>
A hypocrite is someone who says one thing and does another. Would you mind explaining how the fact that most of my films never played theatrically, or that I've written Young Adult books, has anything to do with any sort of hypocrisy?
: B) Peter is ugly. Kevin can drop the poundage, David could drop 190 pounds and still look like he was assembled with a retarded kids Mr.Potatohead.
And you feel the need to comment on my looks...why?
: C)Peter David is not even a good comicbook writer. His stuff sells decently,from what I've checked, but he is not Frank Miller. If Frank took a shot at Kevin, I'd be upset.Or Vice-Versa. But both have talent and know it. Peter David is just a hack.
I'm certainly not going to get into any "who's-more-talented" debate. But the phrasing seems to indicate that you think I've taken "a shot at Kevin." I haven't. I've had nothing but praise for his work.
: D) Peter David is a Monster Star Trek Fan. Even the people who make Star Trek think that trekkies are losers. Petey D strikes out on every plane of human existence.
Really. You're saying that the producers of Star Trek think their fan base is losers? That seems a rather ungrateful way to treat those people to whom the producers owe their jobs.
As for your last statement...
Kid. You don't know me. You know nothing about me. You've made me out to be something in your head that I simply am not, and that's a shame. Because it says far more about you than it does about me.
--Peter David