Sunday, January 08, 2006

Fan Interest

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.

Comments:
Man, you spend too much time at that community if you visit any board other than the WW and Starman boards.

Try 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. :-)

I 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.
 
I 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. :)
 
Going to the DC boards and reading stupid shit is like a hobby for me!

I do it almost every day and read on almost every board.

But I've never posted.
 
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