Please, Won't Someone Think Of The Children?
In a sure sign of the Apocalypse, I'm now blogging about the comments
on Graeme's blog.
This
thread has taken on a life of its own, passing 100 comments with no
sign of slowing down. It stems from
some
pros' reactions to
Michael
Chabon's Eisner keynote speech but it's spiraled into a big debate
on
Kids and Comics (sample topics: Do kids read
comics?
Should kids read comics? Are there enough comics for kids?
If not, whose fault is it?). Anyway, what I love most about the
thread is how
angry everyone is:
"that's fucking stupid."
"This entire thread makes me want to rip the pulsing hearts from the
chests of half of you."
"wow, talk about your wretched hive of scum and villainy, huh?"
"It's not helpful. It's reactionary and makes you sound like a moron."
Why are comic fans so hostile? It's like we learned social
interaction from Marvel comics: When two characters meet, they
must fight. (No, I don't have anything substantive to add.
This was all just a set-up for a joke about comic book fans emulating
their beloved childhood heroes. And besides, I think
Jeff Parker already summed up my
feelings on the debate with
this
line: "This subject seems to be a rorschach for the comics
industry-- you either agree that kids should have a few comics to read,
or you kneejerk that someone's going to take your precious super-rape
away.")
