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Jenning:
Re: Dull people, of which 9 of 10 are categorized.
Yes, I believe that people who cannot be drawn in by comic books are dull. I'm sure they find eachother fascinating, but if we don't have comic books as common ground to start from, we probably won't be great friends. In general, most people don't have the chemical reaction that I had to comic books. I bought one with some birthday money, and couldn't stop thinking about them. I was 11. I bought comics with every dime I had, and lied about my age so that I could get a fast food job at age 13, in order to buy the expensive Claremont/Byrne/Cockrum Uncanny X-Men books.
It confuses some people who's agenda is to increase the sales of comic books by broadening them for a mainstream audience. It must be that comics are badly done, or silly, or too narrow in terms of content. So let's try different things. Hire better talent, go on television shows, advertise in different media...All of this is good for fans, but won't make a substantial difference in how well comics sell. Because everyone knows about comics, everyone LIKES comics, but few people are interested in making them a fixture in their lives. Even if they're really really good. Because television and movies are easier, and require almost no effort on the part of the entertainee.
These people I find to be dull. I know it's a sweeping, perhaps rude generalization, but it's my opinion, as stated. I wouldn't go to parties with non-comic book people if I didn't have to occasionally, and I can't imagine the drudgery of socializing daily with people who's 'mom threw away all of my old comics when I went away to college. I had some good ones, too. Batman. Bet they'd be worth something now, eh?'
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