Why All Of The Hate??

I just noticed that my last posting was another in an unintended series of posts that treats the comic fan community like someone who scorned me.I wondered" Why did I return to that topic?Why even bring it up?"I think it's because some of those people are scary as hell.Not all. Some I enjoy enough to even comb through their blog archives.But the ones that are really...mmm...I don't know...Don't want to sound too nasty here...hmmmmmmmmm...intense?Yeah.The "intense" ones just make me marvel at the sheer volume of emotion that one can possess over a comic book.

I'm sure a lot of the shouting is internet bravado, but it astonishing.The whole kerfluffle(Love that word.Kerfluffle.)over the Spider-man OMD/BND reboot was incredibly entertaining.My recurring fascination with this topic is my commentary on that "scene".

This is a group of people who will purposely buy books that they don't like and expect failure from, all with the attitude that their creators should modify the book to suit their specific whims.It's "You had better change these books or...we're going to keep buying them anyway and complain about them on the internet."I know most of them would say that they buy books they like, but you wouldn't know it from reading many of the blogs and message boards.And every time it crosses my mind, it just makes me want to say "Relax.You can be pissed.But all the time?It's OK to say you like something too.Maybe you'll turn some people on to something GOOD."

I always wonder if these "intense" fans who shout so loudly on the internet are that outspoken and passionate in person.I wonder if they are that obsessed and passionate about anything else in their lives, like hamburgers, or roller coasters, or the Beatles?How extreme does someone have to be to make their eyes roll?

That's enough complaining.I'm going to give the ball a push in the right direction and say that I've been loving the last few issues of Thor.They're introducing this "culture clash" element into the book between the Asgardians and their small town, Oklahoman neighbors.The last issue was actually pretty funny with a well placed poop joke that didn't even feel forced.This book has become one of my current favorites as far as monthly comics go.

That wasn't hard at all.