There is a lot of truth packed into those two sentences. As I have been really trying not to overly bitch and complain about current comics (heck, I still owe Shag a dollar for getting back into the Superman books) the current comic book marketplace is really not for long time, hardcore continuity minded fans anymore. That isn't to say that long time fans can't enjoy what is out there because some readers don't have as much invested in certain characters as others. There are also the types of readers that go with the flow and while they may have a problem or two still love their particular characters or universes so much that they just deal and move on. The fans that do have a lot of emotional investment are the ones that seem to be the ones that the comic companies think about the least. I am not saying that they aren't considered but the way companies and in turn writers think today is they will do what serves the story they want to tell best and if that doesn't jibe with what has been presented in the past so be it. Some writers do this with a sense of belligerence. Some do it without intending to upset anyone. I think they all do it to try and attract new readers to a medium that has been on life support for going on two decades now and as someone that works for a company that is having issues itself I suddenly see why certain directives are in place.
It does create a weird paradox though. I was and to a certain extent still upset at how NEW KRYPTON went down. Van has had some serious issues with how the AVENGERS have been handled over the last...eight years. That doesn't stop me from picking up NEW AVENGERS and going, "Hey, this is kind of cool even though I can see some of the flaws to it," and Van from picking up NEW KRYPTON and digging the hell out of it. It's kind of amusing when you think about it but it also is what it is. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Van Plexico <[email protected]> wrote: > This is why, in today's comics world, your reading experience is so much > better if you know very little about the characters and history. It allows > Mike to enjoy Marvel and me to enjoy DC while simultaneously cringing at > what the other is reading. > --Van > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
