Wikipedia tells me that in fiction mainstream is the opposite of genre. I think comics will always be genre. Now I'm confusing myself.
The money was too good. I got stupid.
Jayne ,'Ariel'
Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
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Laga - Mar 07, 2009 8:38:36 am PST #2150 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2009 11:58:26 am PST #2151 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Though I'm reading "mainstream" as "pop culture commonly consumed by people other than niche markets." Comics have long been considered the realm of kids and geeks.
It also gets confusing if you throw comic strips into the mix. That was where comic books evolved from, but they took different paths.
I also think the horror comics freak-out in the 50s made comic books (as opposed to strips) a pariah form of entertainment for a long time. But everyone still knows who Superman, Batman, Spiderman, etc. are.
And, hilariously, my spell check just flagged the latter two as mistakes but left Superman as is.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 07, 2009 12:01:27 pm PST #2152 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Spellcheck was right on the second of the two; it's Spider-Man. t /pedant
Steph L. - Mar 07, 2009 12:43:27 pm PST #2153 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Batman, on the other hand, is never wrong.
Tom Scola - Mar 07, 2009 12:44:31 pm PST #2154 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Except when it's "The Batman".
Frankenbuddha - Mar 08, 2009 2:26:57 pm PDT #2155 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Except when it's "The Batman".
Or "The Goddamn Batman!"
Still got the spellcheck error. Do I on Spider-Man? Why no.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 08, 2009 4:51:35 pm PDT #2156 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It cracked me up several years ago that I had to make that correction to a set of Art textbooks, as well as changing Star Trek: The Movie to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It literally paid to be a geek on that project.
Tom Scola - Mar 09, 2009 3:14:51 pm PDT #2157 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In "Whatever Happened To..." news, David Mazzucchelli has a graphic novel coming out: [link]
Polter-Cow - Mar 09, 2009 4:02:30 pm PDT #2158 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh, I figured the discussion in here was about the new Buffy issue, so I didn't come in until I read it! I liked it, even though I don't remember who the hell Simone and Nisha are. I'm a little confused about the Ragna demon and the whole not-killing-it part. The issue felt like it would make a good episode, which is something I haven't felt in a while.
Steph L. - Mar 09, 2009 4:13:41 pm PDT #2159 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
P-C, I didn't remember who they were, either! But I liked the dialogue a lot, and I thought it moved pretty well.
Although I admit my favorite part was the preview for next month. The cover, specifically. Faith and Giles!!!! (Uh, not like *that.*) Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!