rexphantom

I've been thinking about comics a lot lately. I'm at a point where I'm writing three different books for three different artists, and as we creep closer to publication with each of them I'm wandering onto more and more comic book related message boards.

And I'm suddenly reminded that, while I love comics, I hate most of the people who read them.

I've never seen a group of people who seem to dislike the very things they spend so much time reading and thinking about as much as comic book fans. They take every opportunity to put down the folks writing and drawing the books they buy every month, and they seem to enjoy complaining about the comics more than reading the comics themselves . . . I just read an interview with writer Joe Casey and looked at the accompanying message board posts and it's full of personal attacks on Casey. He's crucified for talking about writing certain books "to feed his family and put bread on the table." One fan seems to think this makes Casey some sort of monster, when in fact it simply makes him a guy with a job.

I guess it comes down to the fact that most mainstream comic books are written with an adolescent audience in mind, despite the fact that most mainstream comic books are read by the same adults who have been buying them since their adolescence.

Must control rage . . . calm self . . . by looking at . . . pretty girls . . .