did anything make you not want to be a comic fan?

[Calavera]

Ive met some people on the net that have pretty much killed my love for comics

wether its beign misrable, *******s or just weirdos, it has helped kill any interest in comics.

a friend of mine, after years of trying to get him into it is getting into them now and i want to go back but i don't think i can.

am i just being too much of a weirdo myself?

 

[Gotham Knight]

Every person in this world is their own person with their own character. What does some socially awkward/rude comic book fans you've met, have anything to do with your enjoyment out of reading comics yourself?

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

It doesn't sound like you loved them very much in the first place.

 

[Calavera]

Every person in this world is their own person with their own character. What does some socially awkward/rude comic book fans you've met, have anything to do with your enjoyment out of reading comics yourself?

them being ***** about what i read or how i act.

 

[Pink Ranger]

- Kevin Smith's writing
- Eminem on the cover of Toyfare (I boycotted that publication for about a year for that)
- Casual threats and written intimidation from comic book geeks on sites just like this, when I know I could effin' destroy them in person if they ever said it to my face
- The shops with the best selection also have the strongest smell of cat pee
- eBay vendors who don't ship to Canada
- The DC reboot
- Justice League of America Vol. 2
- Vixen being the central character of Justice League of America Vol. 2
- Comic book store owners who yell at child customers; I don't have kids myself, but seriously, you're in the wrong line of business

 

[SpideyInATree]

It doesn't sound like you loved them very much in the first place.

The bum speaks wise words.

I've met a ton of crazy angry nerds in my life that leave me rolling my eyes at them. It's never pushed me to not enjoy the comics and things about comics that I love. If you like it then like it. Don't let some idiots rule you not liking something that you want to.

 

[Gotham Knight]

them being ***** about what i read or how i act.

Who gives a crap what they think? You like what you like.

You quit reading comics because of that? It's the same thing with music elitists or any other form of entertainment. Anyone that really gives you a hard time with that, you should pity for not having any good sense. Not the other way around.

 

[The Question]

Hulk and Batman fans.

Obnoxious as hell.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

Comic prices.

 

[Angel_Faerie]

One More Day and Brand New Day almost killed it for me

 

[lordofthenerds]

- Eminem on the cover of Toyfare (I boycotted that publication for about a year for that)

Not a big Eminem fan?

 

[Pink Ranger]

Not a big Eminem fan?

This was in the late 1990s/early aughts, when his music was its most violently homophobic. At that time one day I walk into a comic store to buy my monthly issue of Toyfare and other things, and bam, his snarling face (in action figure form) is on the front cover. So I walk out of the store without buying anything.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

One More Day and Brand New Day almost killed it for me

It did kill Marvel Comics for me, stuck to the fringe characters like Daredevil and the Ultimate books after that story. Wouldn't buy any mainstream titles. Then the comic store close to my apartment closed down and got me out of comics for good. It was actually at a great time, just as the Ultimate and DC lines relaunched, so any and all comics I was buying ended.

 

[Silvermoth]

Disney buying Marvel. I went from buying 10 or so a month to about 2 (and they're not even Marvel comics)

 

[jonathancrane]

-Nolan Batman haters or lovers. They're both annoying as ****. Especially the ones who troll forums unconnected with the the source material. If he had not done the Batman films, the factions would not exist.
-The Hulk v. Thor factions. Plus, the entire debate over who would win the fight is illogical, due to the fact that it would be zero sum.
-People who cherrypick comic histories.
-Individuals who argue that Ant-man is "too unrealistic" to be in the Avengers. On the coattails of that is my frustration with those who treat comics and their adaptations as if they were supposed to be a realistic format. E.g., "well, Batman is more realistic than the Hulk." They're all exercises in fantasy; why is that hard to digest? It depresses me than there are people out there who try to shoehorn superhero films into a media that matches what they consider "realistic."
-Prices.
-The death of one-off or small scale stories. Nowadays, it seems that every other month, a new companywide event is launched. I know the advent of collected comics and graphic novels changed the industry practices, but why can't there be any small stories? I hate having to spend $100 to have a complete story (I do it in paperback form, as it's impossible to buy the comics themselves.)
-At last, but not least, the DC and Marvel factions. Even on campus, I am acquainted with people who align themselves with one side, and form a deep hatred of the other.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

The bum speaks wise words.

I've met a ton of crazy angry nerds in my life that leave me rolling my eyes at them. It's never pushed me to not enjoy the comics and things about comics that I love. If you like it then like it. Don't let some idiots rule you not liking something that you want to.

If I am trying to explain to someone why *I* have reasons not to like something as much, that they like, then anyone accusing me of trying to put other people off, would in fact be deliberately trying to mix and twist things, and would in fact be the type of person they are falsely accusing me of being, as they are trying to put that person off me through false accusations.
So, they would not only be a lying, opportunist bs-er, but a hypocrite, and an enemy.

 

[Calavera]

i have not read marvel honestly since right after one more day. i just got sick of it and wanted something different.

i am kind of tempted by the new 52 but dc has honestly always annoyed me

 

[bullets]

One More Day and Brand New Day almost killed it for me

I haven't read any new Spider-man since.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

I still don't get the 'Dc or Marvel' thing, always baffled me, I always just went by which particular comic I liked to read, through a combination of the character, and what writers and artists were working on them. I never cared one way or another what company produced the comics.
Can someone explain that to me?

 

[BillPardy]

To many cross overs.

 

[Quasimod0]

Nolan lovers and haters. I'm sick and tired about hearing about those films all the freakin time. And if i dont think theyre the best comic films of all time, people jump all over me like I'm an idiot. I used to really love batman until the dark knight came out. At least arkham city got me back to loving comic batman

 

[Pink Ranger]

I still don't get the 'Dc or Marvel' thing, always baffled me, I always just went by which particular comic I liked to read, through a combination of the character, and what writers and artists were working on them. I never cared one way or another what company produced the comics.
Can someone explain that to me?

Same reason why people join gangs (people who are usually stronger, tougher and dumber than comic fans, but equally loserish). People feel stronger when they can identify with a large group or a "side," so they choose one.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Anyway, to further comment on what I was replying to SpideyInATree...

When you are explianing your position on a certain subject, it can actually be more to do with protecting your own reputation, not trying to defame someone else's. Last night, *that* is what I was more concerned with, people accusing me of being a fool, when I am not.
I'm not gonna have people dredge sh** up from the past, and accuse me of being a fool.
I am entitled to my own opinion, there is truth in what I believe, my opinion should also be respected.
Other people have strong enough character to hold their own opinion, and so do I.
I know people, and I can recognise behaviour patterns. I have been in positions where I have figured sh** out when no-one else knew what the hell was going on, and was vindicated later when the truth came to light.

And the funny and ironic thing is, I was putting all this sh** in the past, and giving this subject the benefit of the doubt that this sh** wasn't gonna continue.
And now what? This sh** is dredged up again by other people, just to make me look like a fool?
I didn't drag it up back up again, you all did, so don't ****ing try to make me out as the bad guy.
Same old bs, make me look worse than I am, and make someone else look better than what they are.
Why? Because that is what goes on around here, cause that is what suits the status quo.

I am not the type to try and turn my gf off something she likes, but I am also not the type of person who likes her thinking I am a deluded fool, when I am not, I will defend my own reputation to the hilt.

 

[Gotham Knight]

Nolan lovers and haters. I'm sick and tired about hearing about those films all the freakin time. And if i dont think theyre the best comic films of all time, people jump all over me like I'm an idiot. I used to really love batman until the dark knight came out. At least arkham city got me back to loving comic batman

It's funny because you come off as the arrogant critic you're disowning.

 

[C. Lee]

Did anything make me not want to be a comic fan?

Nope.