Prejudice Against Batman?

[IBRAH08]

I was in a comic shop in the town where my school is and I was buying a couple monthlies. I was making small talk and I mentioned the great work Morrison is doing. He didn't seem to know what I was talking about. But that's fine because not everyone reads Batman and I understand that. so I said "OH you know he's that guy who did the prose issue on Batman with the Joker's transformation" thinking maybe he had at least heard of such a crazy idea. He scoffed and like rolled his eyes and said "I'm not a Batman fan and I'm definitely not a JOker fan." Has anyone else gotten this now that the character is so popular and "mainstream". Like a bunch of people going all "Nerd Pride" on you because you like a character that is popular? Like they are real comic book fans and you're just some poser? Let's hear your thoughts and experiences

 

[Cain]

Well the success of the new movies did indeed bring forth a lot of "posers" and bandwagon jumpers. That being said I look like a "regular" guy but in 22 years no comic nerd has ever dared question my knowledge of and loyalty to the medium. Certainly not because I'm a huge Batman fan. That's cause I'm usually on my p's and q's on a lot more than just Batman though.

 

[Karem-Knight]

I can understand some resentment and someone not being a Batman fan, but that guy defiantly seemed to be one of those "indie-comic worshippers" who tend to stray away from the mainstream Marvel and DC stuff.

 

[IBRAH08]

Yeah, I dunno it just felt unnecessary, I was just being folksy. Plus, you would think in an industry that is somewhat dying like comic books (although does seem to be making a come back) that people would welcome newcomers in any form (not that I'm a n00b I've read comics for years, but you see my point). I dunno, it's like those pretentious alt people that think they are way cooler than you with their hand rolled cigarettes and their beat poetry.

 

[Mace Dolex]

I guess non-Batman fans feel the character is just way too popular and can't really see the distincion from good Batman comics to bad movies like Batman & Robin.

I was already a fan two years before Tim Burton's film but newer fans who aren't familiar with Batman's history take everything they've seen in the movies at face value.

-people think Joker killed Bruce's parents
-they think Batman wears all black
-they think Catwoman was a lowly mousy secretary

 

[C. Lee]

If many Batman fans act in public the way they act on the net...then I would understand a prejudice against them.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Words. Words. Words.

 

[IBRAH08]

Well it's lame that as a fan of the Comicbook character Batman I should get slack because of other people. Bue I guess everyone just wants to pretend like they are the most original and different. It's jusy like, why do comics need to be so exclusive and often pretentious? I don't get it. I try not to be that way, and yet, I catch myself doing it all the time. Why?

 

[SixtyThree]

you can thank "the Dark Knight" for all of the hate. movie makes a mockery out of Batman comic fans because it was 'SOO REAAAALL' and comics are SOO fake

 

[Cain]

If many Batman fans act in public the way they act on the net...then I would understand a prejudice against them.

especially even more funny after I bothered much to my regret to even look through some threads in The Dark Knight sequel spoiler board.

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

you can thank "the Dark Knight" for all of the hate. movie makes a mockery out of Batman comic fans because it was 'SOO REAAAALL' and comics are SOO fake

Actually that would be the fans then not the film, which just took a different approoach whether you agree with it or not. The crazy fans are another thing, just remember all those threads when the first Joker pic surfaced and suddenly a thousand posters were talking about how "stupid" the comic Joker origin is and how they never took it seriously. Yeah, its not like Batman exists in a world of plant controlling women and freeze gun toting madmen at all.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

Actually that would be the fans then not the film, which just took a different approoach whether you agree with it or not. The crazy fans are another thing, just remember all those threads when the first Joker pic surfaced and suddenly a thousand posters were talking about how "stupid" the comic Joker origin is and how they never took it seriously. Yeah, its not like Batman exists in a world of plant controlling women and freeze gun toting madmen at all.

Yeah that's quite funny actually. I do not take these people too seriously. Sheep mentality. It's part of human nature.

But I am glad that the real life is much different from the Internet of today, before it these strange beings existed but now thanks to the www they know eachother.

 

[IBRAH08]

Actually that would be the fans then not the film, which just took a different approoach whether you agree with it or not. The crazy fans are another thing, just remember all those threads when the first Joker pic surfaced and suddenly a thousand posters were talking about how "stupid" the comic Joker origin is and how they never took it seriously. Yeah, its not like Batman exists in a world of plant controlling women and freeze gun toting madmen at all.

MY god is that true?? I'm glad I missed that... although I must say I like TKJ only as a theory not as a steadfast origin. Cause the Joker, to me, is better left an enigma