Jay

January 13, 2012 12:54 pm Cursed when I got to the SCALPED bit, because i'm a trade waiter too. However, if we're going to read a page that's "panels of the week," and we've not read all the books listed, it's not really fair to moan at the guys for our mistake. This is a spoiler thread by default. So yes, i'm angry, but at myself, not ifanboy. I'm swearing like Clay Davis right here.

December 20, 2011 5:55 am (And i wish i'd proof read that, yikes.)

December 20, 2011 5:52 am There is a strange sense of entitlement on the internet. It's like extreme libertarianism. I think it's from the fact that we're all sat in a room typing into a metal box, without having to face up to the people we're talking too. But people have an expectation that they should be able to say what they want, when they want, however they want. And of course, people have the right to say what they want. But, as Ian Malcolm said, that doesn't mean you SHOULD. Any time i've politely asked people on the net to be sensitive about spoilers, or about the way they discuss things, or about leaving the 'constructive' out of 'criticism,' they react as of you're taking away some basic human right. Once i asked (as a Brit myself) another Brit on twitter to hold off on discussing Doctor Who for the seven hours it took for our U.S. friends to have seen it too, and I was told that I was bullying that person, that I was "telling them how to behave" and that I was "censoring them." Quite a bizarre reaction, that can only come from this warped sense of entitlement that the net has created. I'm with Jim on this. And I think the net would be a much nicer place of people had to face the people they were being snarky to. And none of us are immune. It's easy. We've all given in to the easy shot at some point. I'm know I have. And I know there are people who like to come into these comments and point out the VERY rare occasions when Ifanboy staff have done it. But the reason i still come to this site after all these years, and when i've given up on comics discussion everywhere else, is because the conversation here tends to be adult, friendly, and mindful of others. And I see nothing wrong in people asking for it to stay that way. (there was probably an easier and quicker way for me to say this, maybe just "I agree with Jim.")

October 2, 2011 11:32 am To be honest, I'm not sure this is the place to judge how successful the relaunch has been at bringing in new readers. This is a site for comic book fans, run by comic fans, read and supported by comic fans. All of our conversation is going to be based either around what we already know, as already established comic book readers, or on guesswork as to what the "other" folk think of the books. Whether or not the relaunch has attracted new comic book fans is something we'll find out further down the line, as we see new people coming to sites like this and joining in the conversation. For now, we don't know.

July 6, 2011 7:52 pm Have to side with Josh in this.

These terms are not set in stone rules. Thats just the comic geeks in each of us wanting to define things.

The only solid fact is that ReBoot was a fun TV show.

June 20, 2011 12:45 pm Spot on. great stuff.

January 20, 2011 6:11 pm Maybe the era of Bane that Nolan is looking at is his time working with Ra's and Talia?

Would make sense as the closer to a trilogy that started with Ra's and the league of shadows. Maybe a revenge story of sorts for what happened in BEGINS. Take the basic idea that kicked off KNIGHTFALL- That Bane is a mysterious tactitian trying to bring down Batman- add in some elements of the PREY storyline, and throw in Selina as a distraction.

Could Nolan be really ballsy, and pull the Ra's reveal for the third time in the trilogy? 

November 13, 2010 1:32 pm

Was great to have Paul and Joey on the show.

We really covered a lot of ground, lots of love for SCALPED and CRIMINAL. The second episode will have some debate on SIN CITY, and some talk about great crime films. 

September 25, 2010 9:57 am

Very interesting question. 

Someone above posed the question, 'did watching THE WIRE make you stop watching TV?' And to be honest, for a long time it did. But not forever. Sometimes the right work combines with the right medium, and it gives you enough to digest that you need some time off. I went a long time without watching TV, and then was drawn back by season 5 of DOCTOR WHO and by CASTLE. Both of which are well written and fun, and both are a world removed from THE WIRE.

I would guess if you're brand new to comics and you read WATCHMEN, then maybe you could miss out on a few layers like Wood has said, and you'll want to try other things because your first experience was so good. If you try it and you GET all of those complexities, then maybe you'll get a full meal. Maybe you'll not need another for awhile, but there will still always be something that will draw you back in, because there's just too much variety out there.

The other thing; we ask these questions about TV and comic books. Do we ask them about novels? Has anyone asked "does reading THE MALTESE FALCON ruin all other books?" I'm just curious, because i've never seen that kind of discussion outside of comics and (occasionally) TV, and winder if that speaks to a deeper insecurity? 

June 20, 2010 1:35 pm

Interesting article, and the comments that followed. Good to see the different points of view.

I'm a reader. I don't bag and board, and if i like a comic its liable to follow me round in my back pocket or get passed on to someone else to try and get them interested. 

I think for folks like me, the easy/lazy assumption is that everyone who "collects" does it with a value in mind.  But that is a lazy assumption. Not everyone collects, bags and boards for that reason, some just like to keep their stuff in good condition. Nothing wrong with that.

I can't get my head round the value side of things. I can't see the point in keeping a comic for that reason, in the same way that the novels on my shelf are there because i like them, NOT because they might make me or my family some money one day.

But even then, if thats what people want to do, the all power to them. One way or another, we ALL collect.