Comics So JMS and Joey Q know they screwed up...

[Cullen]

"Just about," as in "close enough."



Looks like the brawlin' in this here thread died out. Damn shame, but that's the price of winning... the other side has to take their ball and go home.

"Close enough?" What? I missed manhood some how?

What rites have I not performed? What steps have I not taken? What do you people want from me?!?!?!?

Sheesh.

 

[LarryLegend]

"Close enough?" What? I missed manhood some how?

What rites have I not performed? What steps have I not taken? What do you people want from me?!?!?!?

Sheesh.

You missed the ritual getting plastered and toliet papering, Joey Q's House.

 

[ScottishFogg]

so . . . what issue of Wizard was this in? i've scoured my last couple of issues and i can't find it anywhere? is my BS detector going off?

 

[TheVileOne]

All it sounds like to me while they admit this stuff was crap, they are going to make even more crappy decisions.

LIKE going back to the 60's

LIKE breaking up the marriage.

Why would they want to just take away all of Peter's development and growth over the decades? Don't we want Peter to grow and change and not be the same as he was all those years ago?

 

[Cullen]

You missed the ritual getting plastered and toliet papering, Joey Q's House.

Nah, nah, did that.

Unless...

Unless that wasn't Joey Q's place...

 

[LarryLegend]

Nah, nah, did that.

Unless...

Unless that wasn't Joey Q's place...

Wait a minute, so you're the punk who tped my house~

 

[shinlyle]

Wow...I go away for a while and all of the sudden there's SSH Flame War '06. Why didn't anybody warn me?

Shin, I would point out that you are the man.

Logan, you are also pretty man-like.

EDIT: Cullen is also closely resembles a "man."

Man, there are a lot of awesome "men" on the boards. I love you guys. Maybe I just missed you all. Who knows? Ignore my ramblings.

It's good to see Quesada and JMS *supposedly* admit their shortcomings in regards to the Spidey books, but I'll reserve judgement until the change actually happens.

Hey...these guys are just as much man as I...! Hell, Herr Logan may even be moreso! Hell, he comes off a lot more "Blunt" than I do...and Cullen, well Cullen has the right mixture of humor and anger....hard nott o consider him a man...

Still....we all know who our friends are, here!

Sorry....I'm just overcome with emotion right now....*sniffle*...think I'll go kill a cute animal...

 

[Cullen]

Wait a minute, so you're the punk who tped my house~

Um... Heh heh heh...

RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY RUN FASTER!

 

[Herr Logan]

Hey...these guys are just as much man as I...! Hell, Herr Logan may even be moreso! Hell, he comes off a lot more "Blunt" than I do...and Cullen, well Cullen has the right mixture of humor and anger....hard nott o consider him a man...

Still....we all know who our friends are, here!

Sorry....I'm just overcome with emotion right now....*sniffle*...think I'll go kill a cute animal...

"Blunt?" Where do you hear such lies?! Why, I'm the master of Tact!
Its unequivocal, unchallenged, draconian, iron-fisted Master, do you hear??

*achem*

You don't need to kill a cute animal to be a man. It just helps.

 

[Herr Logan]

"Close enough?" What? I missed manhood some how?

What rites have I not performed? What steps have I not taken? What do you people want from me?!?!?!?

Sheesh.

I'm kidding, Cullen. You're a man, all right. But there are degrees, you see.

You've measured up to all those degrees-- cognizance, competence, relevance, middle age, rapid decline, antiquity-- and moved past each of them!

 

[Cullen]

I'm kidding, Cullen. You're a man, all right. But there are degrees, you see.

You've measured up to all those degrees-- cognizance, competence, relevance, middle age, rapid decline, antiquity-- and moved past each of them!

I excel at rapid recline.

 

[shinlyle]

"Blunt?" Where do you hear such lies?! Why, I'm the master of Tact!
Its unequivocal, unchallenged, draconian, iron-fisted Master, do you hear??

*achem*

You don't need to kill a cute animal to be a man. It just helps.

Heh heh....that's just because they won't let us type the f-word, though!

 

[LarryLegend]

To get back on topic, the problem is Joey Q and JMS seem to sort of vaguely grasp the idea that they've screwed up. Problem is they don't get the why and how. Therefore any attempt to fix things will likely just **** things up even more. I mean if you're car breaks down after being worked on at a local garage would you take it back to the same people?

 

[LarryLegend]

Um... Heh heh heh...

RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY RUN FASTER!

Dayum punks, I'll get you.

 

[Herr Logan]

Heh heh....that's just because they won't let us type the f-word, though!

F-word? You mean "fanboy?"

If I had my way, not only would that word be bleeped out by the censors, but anyone who used it as a pejorative against people who dissent against inaccurate portrayals of classic supeheroes in movies and other media would be skinned and rolled in salt.

Now don't any of you question my reasonableness ever again!

 

[Cullen]

F-word? You mean "fanboy?"

If I had my way, not only would that word be bleeped out by the censors, but anyone who used it as a pejorative against people who dissent against inaccurate portrayals of classic supeheroes in movies and other media would be skinned and rolled in salt.

Now don't any of you question my reasonableness ever again!

All it took was a few months on this board to make me hate the "f" term. God, the contempt behind it is... Urf.

On JMS and JQ, yeah, they're seeming pretty far gone Which is what happens when you think you can walk on water.

Well, when all you lesser folk think that...

 

[shinlyle]

F-word? You mean "fanboy?"

If I had my way, not only would that word be bleeped out by the censors, but anyone who used it as a pejorative against people who dissent against inaccurate portrayals of classic supeheroes in movies and other media would be skinned and rolled in salt.

Now don't any of you question my reasonableness ever again!

actually....i meant the f-word that rhymes with "truck"....

As for "fanboy", that term gets under my freakin' skin!! Like anyone on these f***in' boards can call someone else a "fanboy"!!! You're on a SUPERHERO mesage board talking about SUPEHERO stuff...or at least COMIC BOOK stuff. We're all geeks, here! One person calling another person on here a "fanboy" is alot like hating on people who drive cars. You drive a car, too, so shut the hell up!!!!

I swear...it gets so bad on these boards....look at ANY debate about the comics. Some ignorant jackass who saw Spider-Man in a new costume who bought it so that they could hopefully make some money on ebay posts about how the new costume rules....and they don't even read comics. We get every jackass who doesn't even know what the hell they're talking about rambling in here about what they think is right for a character that they only saw in a f***in' movie!!!

The nest person to use the word "fanboy" in an insulting manner on these boards should just be strung the hell up by his tendons.

 

[Gregatron]

actually....i meant the f-word that rhymes with "truck"....

As for "fanboy", that term gets under my freakin' skin!! Like anyone on these f***in' boards can call someone else a "fanboy"!!! You're on a SUPERHERO mesage board talking about SUPEHERO stuff...or at least COMIC BOOK stuff. We're all geeks, here! One person calling another person on here a "fanboy" is alot like hating on people who drive cars. You drive a car, too, so shut the hell up!!!!

I swear...it gets so bad on these boards....look at ANY debate about the comics. Some ignorant jackass who saw Spider-Man in a new costume who bought it so that they could hopefully make some money on ebay posts about how the new costume rules....and they don't even read comics. We get every jackass who doesn't even know what the hell they're talking about rambling in here about what they think is right for a character that they only saw in a f***in' movie!!!

The nest person to use the word "fanboy" in an insulting manner on these boards should just be strung the hell up by his tendons.

Enthusiasts of comic books used to be called "readers". And they weren't organized, didn't bicker amongst themselves, and didn't work to spoil or attack stories months in advance because they just went to the newsstand every month, picked up a book, and read it.

Today, the obsessive, selfish, spiteful, ignorant, bickering trolls that have nothing in their lives except comics and now constitute the majority of the fanbase are "fanboys".

"Fan" as in "fanatic", remember?

 

[Cullen]

Enthusiasts of comic books used to be called "readers". And they weren't organized, didn't bicker amongst themselves, and didn't work to spoil or attack stories months in advance because they just went to the newsstand every month, picked up a book, and read it.

Today, the obsessive, selfish, spiteful, ignorant, bickering trolls that have nothing in their lives except comics and now constitute the majority of the fanbase are "fanboys".

"Fan" as in "fanatic", remember?

Didn't bicker amongst themselves? Really? That's not how I remember it. Comic fandom are like sports, politics, and religion. A whole swarm of camps who think their right in every way shape and/or form, but who are right if and only if THEY AGREE WITH ME!!! CAUSE I'M DAMN PERFECT BY NATURE, SEE, AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT!!!

All the Internet's done is intensify things and improved rumor gathering. Spoilers and trolls were always here; they've just gotten more powerful.

 

[Herr Logan]

actually....i meant the f-word that rhymes with "truck"....

As for "fanboy", that term gets under my freakin' skin!! Like anyone on these f***in' boards can call someone else a "fanboy"!!! You're on a SUPERHERO mesage board talking about SUPEHERO stuff...or at least COMIC BOOK stuff. We're all geeks, here! One person calling another person on here a "fanboy" is alot like hating on people who drive cars. You drive a car, too, so shut the hell up!!!!

I swear...it gets so bad on these boards....look at ANY debate about the comics. Some ignorant jackass who saw Spider-Man in a new costume who bought it so that they could hopefully make some money on ebay posts about how the new costume rules....and they don't even read comics. We get every jackass who doesn't even know what the hell they're talking about rambling in here about what they think is right for a character that they only saw in a f***in' movie!!!

The nest person to use the word "fanboy" in an insulting manner on these boards should just be strung the hell up by his tendons.

Ex-feckin'-actly! Those are most of my arguments against that term right there.

The sheer ignorance and hypocrisy it takes to call another poster that... it's unforgivable. I say we skin them, string them up by their tendons, then toss salt and squirt citric juices at them. Justice must be meted out, and the hypocritical heathens must be cleansed of their folly with pain!

 

[Herr Logan]

...THEY AGREE WITH ME!!! CAUSE I'M DAMN PERFECT BY NATURE, SEE, AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT!!!

Cullen, are you mocking me?

You dare?!

 

[Dyeathrose]

The nest person to use the word "fanboy" in an insulting manner on these boards should just be strung the hell up by his tendons.

Well, I prefer the word fangirl, myself.

 

[Grim Goblin]

Enthusiasts of comic books used to be called "readers". And they weren't organized, didn't bicker amongst themselves, and didn't work to spoil or attack stories months in advance because they just went to the newsstand every month, picked up a book, and read it.

Today, the obsessive, selfish, spiteful, ignorant, bickering trolls that have nothing in their lives except comics and now constitute the majority of the fanbase are "fanboys".

"Fan" as in "fanatic", remember?

you think that this is a new and comics-specific phenomenon?
You...have...no...idea.

Everyone is a fan of something and is just as passionate and vocal about it than us comic books fanboys. How manny times did I hear someone say:

-Man, team X sucks this season.
-yeah but that's only because of coach Y/player Z.
-If they'd have coach A/player B on the team, now that would rock!
-Are you crazy? that guy sucks so much it's not even funny!

or movies:

-I went to see movie X last night.
-That movie was the worst ever!
-Really? I loved how Actor Y played his character. he really nailed it!
-yeah, the performance was ok, but what were they thinking when they hired director Z to make this film? he's a total hack!

I could go on, but basicaly the same principle applies for any medium. if you're passionate about something, you're going to talk about it. When you do, you'll find people who agree and disagree with your POV. That's the nature of the crowd. They cheer when they like something and they boo when they don't.

The only difference is that with the internet, the conversations are no longer restrained to close friends, neighbors and co-workers. Comics fanboys aren't different from any other kind of fan.

 

[Grim Goblin]

with that said, Gregatron I got a question for you...

Just who the **** do you think you are, coming here and lecturing us on how to be fans .

You come here and call fanboys trolls, and yet you go from thread to thread
to repeat essentialy the same thing: Fanboys are losers.

Guess what? We all have lives, we all have friends, we all have a myriad of different interests in life. So to sum up my point in two words: **** you!

Fanboys (and girls) are in every medium. they all share a passion for something and like to express it. You don't like it? leave, period.
Cancel your internet plan (or tell mom and dad to do it if you're under-age) and leave those who enjoy to discuss comic books in peace.

We don't need any holier-than-thou speeches. We don't need to stop doing what any fans of anything does. And we surely don't need to be lectured by someone who's contempt for fans of the genre has been made clear on numerous occasions.

This is how the world is. Deal with it or shut the **** up and leave.

 

[Shadowknight]

Well, I prefer the word fangirl, myself.

No no... we live in a PC world now, where we should respect the opinions of obsessive comic fans in a fair and gender-neutral way.

The correct title is "fan-PERSON"