On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 05:46:05PM -0600, The Eternal Lost Lurker wrote:
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I was attempting to point out a bit of irony in Mr. McAvoy's recommendation
of Neon Exodus Evangelion.

Obviously some of us didn't think it was ironic.

For all that Eyrie is and isn't, it would be very hard to argue that any of
the writers lack talent with respect to telling a good story.  Some don't
like what they stand for, or the way they develop their worlds, but what
they do, they do well.  

And don't get me wrong, I'm not a rabid Eyrie-fanboy out to vindicate my
heroes.  I do enjoy most of the works they do, though there have been ones
I didn't care for, just like many other authors I consider to be good,
including you Lurker.  I do count NXE among the better ones.  Yeah, DJ is
somewhat an annoying character, especially in the first few parts, but as a
whole, it's an interesting and fairly well developed story.

Makes one wonder why they seem to draw even more flack than their own
(admittedly inflated) egos would warrant.

	-DaR
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