On the question of the mentality/demographic to which mainstream superhero comics are pitched: a sampling of my fellow comic fans' thoughts and opinions from the DC Comics Message Boards.
Title of thread: Power Girl's Boobs
Location of Thread: Infinite Crisis Board
Number of responses: 1,173
Thread Initiated: Dec 2, 2005
Title of Thread: Kendra's Heinie
Location of Thread: Hawkman Board
Number of Responses: 887
Thread Initiated: May 15, 2003
Title of Thread: This Board is Getting Creepy
Location of Thread: Supergirl Board
Number of Responses: 73
Thread Initiated: Sept. 13, 2005
Title of Thread: Would You Rather Kiss Mr. Bones or Have Sex With Amanda Waller?
Location of Thread: Infinite Crisis Board
Number of Responses: 46
Thread Initiated: Jan 6, 2006
Title of Thread: DC's Brokeback Lesbian Mountain
Location of Thread: Infinite Crisis Board
Number of Responses: 40
Thread Inititated: Dec 25, 2005
Title of Thread: Anyone Else OK With Supergirl Being More Powerful Than Superman?
Location of Thread: Supergirl Board
Number of Responses: 95
Thread Initiated: Dec 17, 2005
Title of Thread: My Problem With Supergirl
Location of Thread: Supergirl Board
Number of Responses: 39
Thread Initiated: Dec 10, 2005
And yes, I do recognize that the threads listed co-exist with a plethora of fairly prosaic statements and requests for information. However, items 1 and 2 do seem to have generated an inordinate amount of fan response.
Man, you spend too much time at that community if you visit any board other than the WW and Starman boards.
ReplyDeleteTry Comic-Bloc or CBR.
*nod* I tend to avoid message boards myself. They seem to reflect a different portion of the audience...and the topics are creepy. :-)
ReplyDeleteI like blogs better.
Great Krypton! That's insane. And I agree with Ragnell. I only forayed into the DC Message Boards once. *shudder* I never went back.
ReplyDeleteI must admit I get questionable excitement out of watching the verbal brawls on the Green Lantern board, though. It makes up for having to work during the hockey games. :)
ReplyDeleteGoing to the DC boards and reading stupid shit is like a hobby for me!
ReplyDeleteI do it almost every day and read on almost every board.
But I've never posted.