5 Reasons You Hate Comics Now

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And here€™s the rub. Unfortunately, no matter what I say, nothing can change the fact that these are famous characters now. They€™ve been around for decades and have multiple interpretations. Everyone and their brother has an idea of how certain characters should act and Heaven help the writer who crosses them. The old joke is a Star Trek fan will accept a talking ball of floating gas or paradox-free time travel without question, but will lose his mind if Spock cracks a smile. Creators have to contend with the varying perceptions and expectations among the fan base on top of their own biases and beliefs as to how these characters should appear. The disappointing truth is the main reason you hate comics now is: you. You€™re too attached to how comic books SHOULD be. It€™s us, the angry fanboys who take to the internet calling for Bendis€™ head. (Would you really want to please people who call you an idiot anti-Christ when you know they€™re going to buy the books anyway?) WE ridicule new fans for not knowing the intricate history and only knowing about the €œmovie universe.€ (No new readers = no incentive to ever change the current model) If WE would just let go of our strict guidelines for what constitutes a good comic and just allow ourselves to be entertained - you know, just read the book without worrying where it fits into continuity and whether or not Batman would ever say something like that. If we would just accept that these are stories, being told by people about fictional characters we€™ll all be a lot happier. Would Batman ever say that? He would in this story. Does this mean issue #36 never happened? Issue #36 ALWAYS happened, whether or not it€™s currently in-continuity or not. If we let go and stop being so tense about every little change, we€™ll enjoy ourselves a lot more.
 
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Stephen Trevor is a writer from America. He agrees that the 'h' in 'herbs' should not be silent and that 'maths' makes way more sense than 'math' if you think about it. Most days, you can find him wandering the streets of Manhattan, frightening tourists while ranting about the philosophical implications of Saved By the Bell. You can follow him on Twitter here (https://twitter.com/#!/WhileIWatchSBTB).