tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post5180948028910642490..comments2024-03-28T05:18:44.880-07:00Comments on comic bits online: This Is Either The Worst News For Comics Or I Am 100% Wrong. I HOPE I Am Wrong.Terry Hooper-Scharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-91692680368071162422016-08-01T14:30:10.234-07:002016-08-01T14:30:10.234-07:00Hi. Sadly, based on the private emails from peopl...Hi. Sadly, based on the private emails from people who don't want their comments to be public (?) is that they don't really care because there are the movies and that will revitalise the comics -I ignored the "Marvel needs to get a great writer like Alan Moore in to save them!" I think Moore would love to see Marvel die out! Yeah, we had fun in our day when we didn't need The Big Bang Theory to tell us there were these things called "comics"! :-)<br />Terry Hooper-Scharfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-14229853544484696342016-08-01T10:49:23.503-07:002016-08-01T10:49:23.503-07:00To be honest a lot of this went over my head as I ...To be honest a lot of this went over my head as I am not really into the politics of comics, I just like (some) comics (although less and less with every week that passes) but from what I understood and have witnessed (i.e. 5 comics in £1 grab bags one month after being on sale, boxes of comics in charity shops, 100s at car boot sales etc all mostly still unsold) your spot on.<br /><br /> It’s strange though as comics ( superheroes in particular) have a higher acceptance value now than in years gone past through films, tv, t-shirts toys, models , cartoons etc etc but the source material (comics) are just floundering. For me comics are now just a fashion accessory for most kids / young adults and they have little or no interest in the comics themselves just the “image” on a t shirt etc (and that’s fair enough). I think the difference re the problems comics faced in the 50s is so different to what the face now. In the 50s/ 60s the creative talent was there (Eisner, Woods, Kirby ,Lee etc etc) and they could turn their hand to anything and make it good without wanting to be seen as superstars, plus to be fair the advent and effect of the internet, PC technology , cable tv, films, games etc on society is beyond massive as there are so many other things to do that compete with what now looks like boring old paper comics – would a “new” modern 60s “Marvel Bullpen” team of today manage to save the day , Mmmmmm I’m not sure now , I think like the UK comic scene its over (but we had fun in our day).<br />paul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982725171182221096noreply@blogger.com