Comments on: When Did Comic-Books Stop Being FUN??? http://billmyerscreations.com/blog/2006/07/28/when-did-comic-books-stop-being-fun/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Thom http://billmyerscreations.com/blog/2006/07/28/when-did-comic-books-stop-being-fun/#comment-188 Thom Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:39:49 +0000 http://billmyerscreations.com/blog/?p=67#comment-188 Even worse are the fans who are cheering when they win and praise the greatness of the team, but can't say anything nice if they are on a losing streak-even if it's the same players. Yeah, I mean, i may not care for a series (I will admit, it annoyed me to find Booster Gold was being reverted back to the "Money Hungry Celeb Hero" for 52, only because I thought the death of Ted Kord would be a nice catalyst towards turning him into a strong and maybe even noble hero. But I was also one of those people who loved Keith and J.M.'s Justice League. Hey, I liked the idea of a super-hero book that was funny. I don't participate much in the debates on the stuff, because people seem to quick to become upset over the little things. On the other hand, i am one of those sickos who also like stories where the hero is less noble or struggles to overcome tragic odds. Even worse are the fans who are cheering when they win and praise the greatness of the team, but can’t say anything nice if they are on a losing streak-even if it’s the same players.

Yeah, I mean, i may not care for a series (I will admit, it annoyed me to find Booster Gold was being reverted back to the “Money Hungry Celeb Hero” for 52, only because I thought the death of Ted Kord would be a nice catalyst towards turning him into a strong and maybe even noble hero.

But I was also one of those people who loved Keith and J.M.’s Justice League. Hey, I liked the idea of a super-hero book that was funny.

I don’t participate much in the debates on the stuff, because people seem to quick to become upset over the little things.

On the other hand, i am one of those sickos who also like stories where the hero is less noble or struggles to overcome tragic odds.

]]> By: Bill Mulligan http://billmyerscreations.com/blog/2006/07/28/when-did-comic-books-stop-being-fun/#comment-187 Bill Mulligan Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:20:32 +0000 http://billmyerscreations.com/blog/?p=67#comment-187 You know what it is? I've found it to be a basic truism of life that the smaller the stakes, the greater the passion. It's ridiculous.Feuds that tear families apart can be over the most insignificant of slights. A school board meeting can result in a political melee that almost makes you forget that this is the absolute bottom rung of the political process. What gets me aboutthe debate in question is how quickly people assume the worst of each other when we are arguing about the freaking Elongated Man, for the love of God! We bitch about how are portrayed in the media maybe it's not as unfair a portrayal as we deserve. (then again, sports fans are just as bad--witness all the couch quarterbacks who mope for weeks when "they" lose a game. Yeah, like "they" were anywhere near the field. And how is it their team anyway. I have students who can't zip up their pants by themselves but they root for the Duke Bluedevils like they will one day actually be at the school. I don't get it. Anyway, don't take it to heart. It's always been like this. Read some of the letter columns from musty old issues and you'll see that comics...um, let's just say, they attract a certain type. And I've got my own issues so who am I to judge? You know what it is? I’ve found it to be a basic truism of life that the smaller the stakes, the greater the passion. It’s ridiculous.Feuds that tear families apart can be over the most insignificant of slights. A school board meeting can result in a political melee that almost makes you forget that this is the absolute bottom rung of the political process.

What gets me aboutthe debate in question is how quickly people assume the worst of each other when we are arguing about the freaking Elongated Man, for the love of God! We bitch about how are portrayed in the media maybe it’s not as unfair a portrayal as we deserve.

(then again, sports fans are just as bad–witness all the couch quarterbacks who mope for weeks when “they” lose a game. Yeah, like “they” were anywhere near the field. And how is it their team anyway. I have students who can’t zip up their pants by themselves but they root for the Duke Bluedevils like they will one day actually be at the school. I don’t get it.

Anyway, don’t take it to heart. It’s always been like this. Read some of the letter columns from musty old issues and you’ll see that comics…um, let’s just say, they attract a certain type. And I’ve got my own issues so who am I to judge?

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